Jack White and Brendan Benson have announced a slew of new dates for their Raconteurs act.
I really dig their material and wish they would make it to NOLA. They sound to me as if The White Stripes would sound if they weren’t limited by a minimalistic theme. At any rate, I hope you’re amongst the […]

This is where I’ll be this evening, and I suggest you do the same. The Mints are quite renowned amongst the indie kids. They’ve been compared to The Flaming Lips, though I think that is mostly because they hail from the same area in Oklahoma–that and singer Allen Vest sound vaugely like Wayne Coyne. Whatever […]

This show will be supported by Giant Drag and The Joggers. Pretty Girls Make Graves aren’t bad, but I’m a big fan of The Joggers, as I’ve mentioned a few times. With a Cape and a Cane was one of my favorite albums of last year. Doors open at 9PM — $10 cover.
www.myspace.com/prettygirlsmakegraves
www.myspace.com/thejoggers
www.myspace.com/giantdrag

The San Diego Street Scene lineup was announced today. SoCal mainstays TOOL and hiphop darling Kanye West will headline this year’s installment of the annual festival. Other performers include AFI, Social Distortion, Snoop Dogg, Modest Mouse, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Queens of the Stone Age, Wu-Tang Clan, My Chemical Romance, Sean Paul, Bloc Party, Bad Religion, […]

Chris Cohen, Deerhoof’s bassist/guitarist, announced yesterday via the band’s Myspace stating that he was leaving the band to dedicate more time to The Curtains, his first band.
How do I say this? For me, it’s big news - I’m not going to be in Deerhoof anymore.
As hard a decision as it was - I loved […]

Hedgpeth has announced the lineup for its summer festival in Twin Lakes, Wisconsin. The two day festival will be headlined by The Flaming Lips and Primus and will also feature what is, as far as I know, the first confirmed performance of Mike Patton’s newest act Peeping Tom (not counting the upcoming Conan O’Brien performance). […]

Rehage Entertainment has announced the headliners for the 2006 Voodoo Music Festival in New Orleans. Red Hot Chili Peppers and Duran Duran will be on the main bill this year. The two day festival has continued to expand over recent years, making it one of those most significant events in the country. This year’s headliners […]

It seems like everyone is cancelling shows for some reason or other lately. Pitchfork reported earlier that indie rockers The Concretes have been forced to cancel their remaining US dates. Apparently frontwoman Victoria Bergsman has some sort of baddie and been advised by her doctor to take a break. So if you had tickets for […]

ACL announced today the lineup for their 35th annual music festival. The lineup, as per recent years, will feature a melting pot of rock, indie and hippie crap. Most notable on the list is Massive Attack, who kicked total ass at Coachella. The rest is pretty vanilla:
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers, Van Morrison, Willie Nelson, […]

Anyone other than me up for some punk minimalism? I hope so. This is going to be a great show. These guys played at Coachella, but they were scheduled at the same time as TOOL and I had to miss them. But I will be there tonight! Last year’s Bang Bang Rock & Roll is […]