The second-ever NYLON Summer Music Tour stopped at Washington’s Rock ‘n’ Roll Hotel on the evening of June 24. The Hotel – incidentally not a real working hotel – is a teensy weensy club in Northeast that usually hosts under-the-radar acts. All four acts on this bill – Jaguar Love, Plastiscines, Living Things, [...]
More than 80,000 people. That’s how many showed up for Movement 2009 in Detroit, which must make the festival the biggest one of it’s kind in the United States, if not North America (how many people make it out to Mutek? Not sure). The pre-event buzz on my favorite dance site Resident Advisor was [...]
There is no name more recognized the world over than Michael Jackson. Just over two months before his 51st birthday, the King of Pop was rushed to the hospital for cardiac arrest and pronounced dead yesterday, June 25, 2009. His career began four decades ago with The Jackson 5 and blossomed into a rich and [...]
After a rather breezy opening set by The Hold Steady, I was rather surprised by how soon Dave Matthews Band was scheduled to follow the opener with a gap of maybe 20 minutes which is something I appreciated. Noticing about five more additional photographers join the pit for DMB (now making 8), I knew [...]
Bonnaroo Day 1: Thursday, June 11… Bonnaroo, or the Roo as some like to call it (although Colin Meloy will tell you that anytime anybody calls it that, a kitten dies), is unreal if you have never been to a camping music festival. The festival is just as much about what happens off the stage as [...]
03 July 2009
To many in the music scene, Conor Oberst is a hero. Love him or hate him, the guy does have a way with words. And despite the frequent comparisons to Bob Dylan, Oberst is versatile and more than a rehash of Dylan. I guess you could say that with projects that have ranged from Desaparecidos [...]
03 July 2009
It’s all crazy! It’s all a dream! It’s alright and it’s all in a concert that made yet another amazing night in Lawrence, Ks. If you couldn’t figure out from that terrible attempt at a pun in my lede, the concert was MeWithoutYou’s tour with the Dear Hunter and Kay Kay and the Weathered Underground. Seattle’s [...]
03 July 2009
Tipped last month by Britain’s Q magazine as one of the “10 Best New Bands on Earth”, NYC indie rock band the Pains of Being Pure at Heart have posted on their official website a string of North American tour dates for July, September, and October. Catch them at a club near you. They’re also [...]
02 July 2009
If you have missed the Nightmare of You tour in your city, start kicking yourself now. You may have just missed the best show of the summer. Brian Bonz (minus the Dot Hongs) kicked off with his angelic, but devilishly powerful voice accompanied by acoustic guitar. He accented his chord progressions by alternating taps and slaps [...]
02 July 2009
Swedish dance pop princess Lykke Li has just announced on her MySpace several new North American tour dates, including her biggest gig in Los Angeles to date and a smaller club show in Chicago before her appearance at Lollapalooza. Aug 1 Osheaga Festival / Montreal Aug 2 All Points West Festival / Jersey City Aug 4 Wiltern / [...]
01 July 2009
Most loved for their infectious live shows, Old Crow Medicine Show will release their first live concert DVD, Live at the Orange Peel and Tennessee Theatre, on August 18. Directed by Lee Tucker, who also directed the band’s videos for “Wagon Wheel” and “Tell It To Me”, Live at the Orange Peel and Tennessee Theatre was [...]
01 July 2009
Welcome back, readers! As I’m sure you’ve already heard, the King of Pop and musical visionary that is/was known as Michael Jackson passed away last week sending the world into a state of complete and utter shock. Google, Wikipedia, and Twitter temporarily shut down due to the surge of MJ-related activity and searches, Billy Mays, [...]
01 July 2009
Fresh off some of the biggest headline shows of his career–including a once in a lifetime night at Radio City Music Hall, Andrew Bird has confirmed a final leg of the Noble Beast tour to follow this summer’s trek through the U.S. and abroad. St. Vincent will support on all of Bird’s fall headline dates. [...]
01 July 2009
It would appear that Yellowcard is no longer on hiatus: The Florida rockers went on a self-described “hiatus” in April 2008. Since then, members have taken time to work on their personal lives and side projects such as Big If. There is currently no word on set tour dates or any plans to release new music. Yellowcard: website [...]
30 June 2009
New York chanteuse Ingrid Michaelson is set to release her new, highly anticipated album, Everybody, in late August, with the first single “Maybe” preceding the album in mid-July. This record will be released through Ingrid’s very own Cabin 24 Records. On “Everybody” Michaelson showcases a matured point of view as she explores a new relationship with [...]
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