Lightning Bolt Announces North American Tour

Lightning Bolt Announces North American Tour

Rhode Island-based noise rock duo Lightning Bolt announced a North American tour that will primarily sweep across the South and up the West coast with only a few dates in Canada, the Midwest and New England....  read more

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The Jesus and Mary Chain Announce Additional Tour Dates

The Jesus and Mary Chain Announce Additional Tour Dates

The Jesus and Mary Chain have announced additional Midwest and East Coast tour dates for the Scottish band’s first U.S. tour in four years. They just finished a set of West Coast shows, and will hit the road again starting on Aug. 2, in Buffalo, N.Y....  read more

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Conor Oberst Announces Additional Tour Dates

Conor Oberst Announces Additional Tour Dates

Bright Eyes founder Conor Oberst has added four more dates to his 2012 solo tour. The additional dates follow his highly anticipated tour with Desaparecidos’ original lineup that also includes Landon Hedges, Matt Baum, Denver Dalley and Ian McElroy. The band hasn’t toured together since 2002 and only released one album, Read Music/Speak Spanish....  read more

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Menomena Announce New Album and Fall Tour

Menomena Announce New Album and Fall Tour

Menomena has announced their newest album Moms will be released on Sept. 18 through Barsuk Records. After the departure of founding member Brent Knopf, the remaining duo Justin Harris and Danny Seim stuck together to create the follow up to the band’s 2010 record Mines....  read more

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David Byrne and St. Vincent Announce Collaborative Album Details

David Byrne and St. Vincent Announce Collaborative Album Details

The highly anticipated collaborative LP from David Byrne and St. Vincent now has a release date: Love This Giant will hit stores via 4AD on Sept. 11. The 12-track album features 10 joint efforts and two individual songs from Annie Clark and the former Talking Heads frontman. The Dap-Kings and Antibalas are also featured on “The One Who Broke Your Heart.” You can download the first single for free here. Byrne and Clark will also be hitting the road together this fall, touring North America and performing cuts from the album as well as their respective catalogs. Check out the...  read more

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Sondre Lerche Announces Live Album, Vinyl Releases, Tour

Sondre Lerche Announces Live Album, Vinyl Releases, Tour

In celebration of Sondre Lerche’s 30th birthday in September, the Norwegian-born artist will be releasing a new live album, titled Bootlegs, on Sept. 4. Lerche discusses the album in a press release: “For 12 years I’ve had to endure the constant disappointment of hearing professional multi-track live recordings of my shows … This was the first time I had actually felt excited upon hearing a recording of one of my shows … The crowd is enthusiastic but easily distracted and rowdy; it’s a Saturday night in Norway.”...  read more

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The xx Confirm Four U.S. Tour Dates

The xx Confirm Four U.S. Tour Dates

Starting in July, The xx is slated to make its first U.S. appearance since 2010. The dates, which were announced today, include stops in four U.S. cities and two in Canada....  read more

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The Gaslight Anthem To Livestream Tonight’s Show

The Gaslight Anthem To Livestream Tonight’s Show

New Jersey rock band The Gaslight Anthem is playing its first gig in support of forthcoming album, Handwritten, tonight at the Music Hall of Williamsburg in Brooklyn, N.Y. The band will premiere songs from their fourth full-length album at tonight’s sold-out show and as a treat to fans unable to attend, the quartet will livestream the entire concert. The band takes the stage at 9 p.m. EST, so be sure to tune in here. And for those lucky enough to attend the show, the band is asking audience members to bring canned goods to donate to the Food Bank For...  read more

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Leonard Cohen Announces North American Tour

Leonard Cohen Announces North American Tour

Leonard Cohen announced today an extension of his world tour in support of his latest album, Old Ideas. As previously reported, Cohen is slated for a European tour that kicks off in Aug. 12 in Belgium and ends Oct. 7 in Portugal. And as promised, Cohen’s tour is now set to hit North America beginning on Halloween in Austin, Texas.   read more

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D'Angelo to Play First North American Show in a Decade

D'Angelo to Play First North American Show in a Decade

As previously reported, D’Angelo is back to performing live, and now fans in North America will have the chance to see the R&B songwriter for the first time in 10 years at the Essence Music Festival. The festival announced the addition of D’Angelo today, which also includes appearances from Charlie Wilson, Mary J. Blige, Kevin Hart and Aretha Franklin. D’Angelo’s performance at the New Orleans festival is slated for July 6.  read more

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