Ben Kweller to tour on Changing Horses
We already told you that Ben Kweller has gone country on his new album, Changing Horses, out Feb. 3 via ATO Records. Now the young songwriter, who just finished a Fall tour, has planned dates for February and March.... read more
Radiohead heads up Latin America jaunt with Kraftwerk
This morning, Billboard announced that Radiohead will headline a short Latin American tour with German electronic band Kraftwerk. That's right, Radiohead and Kraftwerk on the same stage. Get psyched, Latin America! The tour breaks March 15-16 in Mexico City, while Kraftwerk will headline their own dates April 25-26 in Germany. Full schedule below:... read more
William Elliott Whitmore to tour with City and Colour
Multi-instrumental blues vocalist William Elliott Whitmore is taking to the road during the month before the release of his sixth album. Animals in the Dark, due Feb. 17, is Whitmore's ANTI- Records debut.... read more
The Walkmen to tour West Coast in January
NYC indie rockers The Walkmen have announced a January tour in support of You & Me. The band recently took about a month off, after a brief circuit of the UK and Ireland, and will travel the West Coast mid-next month. Performances begin in San Diego and work their way north, to the tour's culmination in Seattle. Beach House will join the crew for all five dates.... read more
Sarah McLachlan to co-headline Ships & Dip V
Sarah McLachlan is the latest artist to join Barenaked Ladies on their annual cruise, Ships and Dip V. read more
Live From Bonnaroo 2008 DVD to feature My Morning Jacket, the Raconteurs, more
This January, Superfly Productions and A.C. Entertainment will release Live From Bonnaroo 2008, which is exactly what it sounds like. The DVD was originally created as a bonus for ticket buyers to the 2008 fest, but will now be out on the market for those who couldn't make it out. All this for the low, low price of $19.99 (or a $16.95 pre-order, for a limited time). ... read more
Nine Inch Nails to stop touring for a while?
Nine Inch Nails has had at least a couple prolific years since 2005's With Teeth, so it's understandable if they want to take a breather for a bit (penchant for surprise-album releases notwithstanding). Frontman Trent Reznor revealed that they'll probably be doing just that, following the conclusion of next year's Australian tour.... read more
Langerado Music Festival announces initial 2009 line-up
After bouncing from a stadium to the suburbs to an Indian Reservation, this will be the Langerado Music Festival's first year in Miami. A press release calls the Magic City the festival's new home. This year's events--running March 6 through 8, with late night concerts scattered at downtown Miami clubs--will take place at the famous Bicentennial Park (capacity 45,000).... read more
Deerhunter guitarist to debut Lotus Plaza LP in March
Good news for the Deerhunter obsessed (or, in our opinion, just anyone with good taste): Pitchfork reports that guitarist Lockett Pundt's side project Lotus Plaza is finally set to release its debut LP.... read more
Quincy Jones lands South By Southwest keynote
Producer extraordinaire Quincy Jones has been named 2009's keynote speaker at SXSW. Following in the footsteps of 2008 speaker Lou Reed, Quincy will make his address March 19 in Austin, TX.... read more
Black Lips announce 200 Million Thousand, Winter tour
You don't have to be a hip-hopper to be an ATLien. Sure, the jewel of the south may be famous for liking its beat down low and its top laid back, but there's a host of weird and wonderful post-punksters and power-poppers brimming in the galleries and dive bars of Atlanta. Take the Black Lips: after 2007s widely-acclaimed Good Bad Not Evil, this coming Spring will see the release of follow-up LP 200 Million Thousand.... read more
M. Ward announces tour, pre-sale on tickets
The day after the release of M. Ward's new solo album, Hold Time (via Merge Records), the "Him" of She & Him—makers of Paste's album of the year—will set off on a tour of the East Coast/West Coast, with a few European dates thrown in. Fans can buy tickets ahead of time, today-Dec. 11, on MWardMusic.com. Make a note of the pre-sale password: "holdtime," and make sure to log in before Dec. 12, when tickets for all the U.S., U.K. and E.U. performances go on sale to the public.... read more
Animal Collective, Panda Bear, more set for ATP 2009
The second annual All Tomorrow's Parties (ATP) festival has been re-scheduled for Sept. 11-13, 2009 (moved from Labor day weekend). The festival takes place at Kutsher’s Country Club in Monticello, New York and follows the huge success of last year's festival with co-curators and performers My Bloody Valentine.... read more
2009 Grammy noms spread love but focus on stars
There are 110 categories spanning 31 fields in the... read more
Todd Rundgren to produce New York Dolls' 2009 album
Todd Rundgren is reuniting with the New York Dolls for their as-yet untitled 2009 release. Work will begin next month at his studio in Kauai, and the disc will be released through the revamped Atco label. ... read more
Bonnaroo announces 2009 dates and ticketing info
The 2009 Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival will take place June 11-14, in its home on a 700-acre farm outside of Nashville.... read more
Lil Wayne unveils "I Am Music" tour
Lil Wayne has steadily been doing some under-the-radar maneuvering: first the dude says that he's the best rapper alive, then he IS hip-hop, and now he's got the chutzpah to straight up declare he's music itself. Weezy F Baby is apparently dead serious about every single one of those tattoos, because he just spilled the beans about the "I Am Music" tour in support of multiplatinum monster Tha Carter III.... read more
Noise Pop 2009 date, films and musical acts announced
Early announcements are being made for San Francisco's Noise Pop Festival for 2009. The 17th annual film and music festival is set for Feb. 24-March 1 at venues sprinkled throughout the city.... read more
Kathleen Edwards extends tour well into 2009
Canadian alt.country queen Kathleen Edwards has spent all year touring in support of her new album Asking for Flowers, also releasing a Live Session EP. Now the singer-songwriter has announced plans to extend her gigs into 2009.... read more
Brett Dennen announces Spring tour
This year, Paste sponsored a tour for Brett Dennen in May. And then, we got so excited about sponsoring tours that we picked up a couple more artists for the bill. And now, here comes news of Dennen's 2009 tour, in support of his album Hope for the Hopeless, as well as another collaboration with Paste.... read more
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