12 ItemsPhotos: Joanna Newsom [Grass Valley, CA; 05/27/07]
Photos by Caitlin Loper
Joanna Newsom joined Hella's Aaron Ross this past weekend for a benefit concert at St. Joseph's Cultural Center in Grass Valley, California. The beneficiary of this benefit show? Why, the venue itself.
St. Joseph's traces its roots back to a Gold Rush-era Catholic orphanage, and since the 1970s it's been a state-protected historic landmark, providing space for weddings, receptions, and of course, concerts. Although its historic status provides the center with some state funding, the Governator has yet to cough up the $150,000 needed to repair the chapel's crumbling centerpiece, a 110-year-old stained glass window.
The humble harpist serenaded the docile crowd of do-gooders, and ticket proceeds supported the aging community center. Miss Newsom has one remaining date scheduled so far this year: she'll perform at London's Royal Albert Hall on September 28.
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Photos: Frog Eyes [Chicago, IL; 05/27/07]
Ever hop under the covers on a particularly chilly night and just let loose one hell of a wiggle, your own little cathartic ode to the warmth that has until that moment eluded you? My theory is this is what Carey Mercer's doing each night on stage with every yelp and grimace, at least 75% of the time (the other 25% he's catching his breath, see).Perhaps this also goes some to explain the Frog Eyes frontman's especially jovial mood between songs at this Schubas gig, where he and band (no Spencer Krug this time out) treated a boisterous crowd to selections from this year's Tears of the Valedictorian. Banter topics touched upon included: Tom Tom Club, Yoo-hoo ("the chocolate drink, you know?"), and (facetiously) Mercer's burgeoning side career as an improv poet.
Frog Eyes brave Fargo tonight before sweeping back to their Canadian homeland to wrap up this latest tour.
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Beirut Issues New "Elephant Gun" Single
What follows is the least depressing story you'll read about Beirut anytime soon
Like a college junior fresh off a semester abroad in Prague, Beirut's Zach Condon continues to relish his Euro fetish. Not only is the Balkan-inspired tunesmith scheduled to make a trek across the pond for a string of summer dates, but he'll issue the UK-only 7" for the Lon Gisland EP's leadoff track "Elephant Gun" June 25 on 4AD. And it features a take on Jacques Brel's "Le Moribond" on the B-side. (Makes sense-- Condon was big-upping Brel in our recent interview with him.)
Could the other trappings of a Euro-fixation-- a Union Jack flag above the bed, a parade of Oasis records, and an inexplicable fascination with Stella Artois-- be next for Young Master Condon?
Busy at the helm of his upcoming LP The Flying Club Cup, Mr. Condon is letting up a bit on the constant touring that left him winded last spring, with only a few U.S. dates-- all, presently, attached to the Wordless Music Series-- on the docket for September. [MORE...]
Since the release of Wincing the Night Away earlier this year, the Shins have made their name practically synonymous with touring, as in "I think what our band really needs is to go on the Shins to support our album" or "This the Shins would be much better if we had a competent the Shins manager to make sure we got paid." It's a freaking epidemic.
The Shins' newly announced the Shins includes its share of summer festival dates, but even more prominently featured is their slab of Australian shows in August. Wanna guess what song will get the loudest cheers at those gigs?
The the Shins kicks off July 29 at the Fuji Rock Festival in Japan. [MORE...]
Man Man Set Eyes on Summer Tour
Strong enough for a Man Man, ph-balanced for a werewolf
With combs for their curiously unironic moustache-moustache-moustaches, sweatbands aplenty, and a fresh change of white-hued everything in tow, the vegan diners, swimwear models, partners in discovery, and mouse trappers of Man Man hit the road for a smattering of live shows this June and July.
Unfortunately, three of the gigs are sponsored by Camel cigarettes. Tickets may be free, but you're paying with your SOUL.
The Philly-borne odd sods-- having just wrapped a stint perplexing 11-year-old "Dashboard" fans and their well-intentioned adult chaperones alike-- will hopefully fill in the rest of their time cranking out the follow-up to last year's wicked Six Demon Bag. [MORE...]
Arctic Monkeys Bundle Japan Bonus Tracks on 7"
Plus: "Fluorescent Adolescent" single due in July
Love those Arctic Monkeys but loathe shelling out the megabucks for bonus-track-bolstered Japanese import versions of their albums? Your favourite Monkeys have you covered, by way of a special edition white label 7" arriving June 18 overseas.The white label includes two bonus tracks from the Nippon edition of Favourite Worst Nightmare, "Matador" and "Da Frame 2r". Being a white label pressing, it's not technically affiliated with any label, although a limited number of copies will be available at the Domino webstore.
The Arctics follow up this 7" with their next proper single, "Fluorescent Adolescent", on July 9. They've also tacked on a handful of European engagements since our last report, and enlisted the Coral to open their non-fest dates. [MORE...]
TV on the Radio to Release "Province" Single
After the blast of awesome that was Return to Cookie Mountain, TV on the Radio seem content to keep the release of new music to a trickle (see: their Live at Amoeba Music EP, their contribution to Adult Swim's Warm & Scratchy compilation).
The trickle continues (for UK residents at least) on July 2, when the band will release Cookie Mountain highlight (and David Bowie vocal assist) "Province" as a 7" single, backed by non-album track "Dumb Animal" as the B-side. 4AD Records will put out the vinyl.
TVOTR will stay in the spotlight this summer with a cool handful of festival dates, the first of which is in Norway on June 28.
Thanks to reader John Spaziano for the tip. [MORE...]
Photos: Sasquatch!, Day Two
[George, WA; 05/27/07]
Photos by Nilina Mason-Campbell
No Bigfoot sightings (as far as we know), but plenty of big bands afoot at the 2007 installment of the Sasquatch! Music Festival, which went down this past Memorial Day weekend in George, Washington. Sunglasses were all the rage as fest vets such as Björk, Arcade Fire, Interpol, Beastie Boys, Spoon, Patrick Wolf, Electrelane (including former Pitchfork contributor Mia Lily Clarke), and Grizzly Bear brought their fan-favorite fare to George's Gorge Amphitheatre. This year's gathering wasn't without snags: M.I.A. canceled last week and the Polyphonic Spree and others had sets cut short due to dangerous high winds.
Click here for photos from Day One.
Click here for full festival coverage by Rebecca Raber.
BEASTIE BOYS
INTERPOL
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Photos: Sasquatch!, Day One
[George, WA; 05/26/07]
Photos by Nilina Mason-CampbellNo Bigfoot sightings (as far as we know), but plenty of big bands afoot at the 2007 installment of the Sasquatch! Music Festival, which went down this past Memorial Day weekend in George, Washington. Sunglasses were all the rage as fest vets such as Björk, Arcade Fire, Interpol, Beastie Boys, Spoon, Patrick Wolf, Electrelane (including former Pitchfork contributor Mia Lily Clarke), and Grizzly Bear brought their fan-favorite fare to George's Gorge Amphitheatre. This year's gathering wasn't without snags: M.I.A. canceled last week and the Polyphonic Spree and others had sets cut short due to dangerous high winds.
Click here for photos from Day Two.
Click here for full festival coverage by Rebecca Raber.
BJÖRK
ARCADE FIRE
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Spoon, Yo La Tengo, Lupe Play Free Detroit CityFest
Femi Kuti, Thunderbirds Are Now!, Weird Al too!
What's a huge financial concern want with a ragtag bunch of indie rockers, rappers, Afro-Beat-ers, garage bands, and, um, novelty songsmiths? No, not overdraft penalties; not this time, anyway. Comerica Incorporated has called on Spoon, Yo La Tengo, Lupe Fiasco, Thunderbirds Are Now!, Femi Kuti and the Positive Force, and many others to spruce up downtown Detroit July 4-8 for the Comerica CityFest.
The Wailers, Cheap Trick, the Detroit Cobras, Carl Craig, the Go, the High Strung, the Hentchmen, and -- wait for it-- "Weird Al" Yankovic will all rock throughout the long weekend.
All this entertainment comes to you free, courtesy of Comerica. Now you know where those bounced check fees are going.
Pitchfork Music Festival Reveals Final 07 Lineup!
Now with 100% more Mastodon, Junior Boys, Voxtrot, Cadence Weapon, Brightblack Morning Light, the Field, Cool Kids, and William Parker Quartet!
So, that's it for this week's Pitchfork news updates. But before we fire up the grill for Memorial Day weekend, we've got one last fish to fry: Ladies and gents, boys and girls, wizards and warriors, Pitchfork is pleased to announce...THE FINAL LINEUP OF THE 2007 PITCHFORK MUSIC FESTIVAL, popping off at Chicago's Union Park July 13-15.
We've already announced Sonic Youth rocking the entirety of Daydream Nation, GZA/Genius performing Liquid Swords, and Slint doing Spiderland. You also heard about Yoko Ono, De La Soul, Cat Power and Dirty Delta Blues, the New Pornographers, Clipse, Iron & Wine, Of Montreal, Stephen Malkmus, Battles, Jamie Lidell, the Sea and Cake, Girl Talk, Grizzly Bear, Deerhunter, Klaxons, and all the rest.
Now we have the final additions. And they are...
Reigning metal majordomos Mastodon! Glossed-out electro-pop giants Junior Boys! Deft indie janglers Voxtrot! Techno maestro the Field! Laser-tongued MC Cadence Weapon (aka ex-Pitchfork scribe Rollie Pemberton, full disclosure fans)! Swamp-psych duo Brightblack Morning Light! Jazz envelope-pushers William Parker Quartet! And rising Chicago rap duo the Cool Kids!
And so, here it is, the final lineup, in its entirety (with today's additions in boldface).. the 2007 Pitchfork Music Festival!
Friday, July 13:
Sonic Youth perform Daydream Nation
GZA/Genius performs Liquid Swords
Slint perform Spiderland
Saturday, July 14:
Yoko Ono
Cat Power and Dirty Delta Blues (w/ members of Dirty Three, the Delta 72, and Blues Explosion)
Clipse
Mastodon
Iron and Wine
Battles
Grizzly Bear
Voxtrot
Califone
The Twilight Sad
Girl Talk
Dan Deacon
Oxford Collapse
Professor Murder
Fujiya & Miyagi
Beach House
William Parker Quartet
Ken Vandermark's Powerhouse Sound
Sunday, July 15:
De La Soul
The New Pornographers
Of Montreal
Stephen Malkmus
Jamie Lidell
The Sea and Cake
Junior Boys
Menomena
The Ponys
Deerhunter
Klaxons
The Field
Cadence Weapon
The Cool Kids
Craig Taborn's Junk Magic
Nomo
Brightblack Morning Light
Fred Lonberg-Holm's Lightbox Orchestra
Tickets are still on sale at Ticketweb-- but act fast, as individual Friday night passes (a paltry $15) are nearly sold out! Once those are gone, you're left with three-day passes at $50, individual passes for Saturday and Sunday at $25, or the Saturday/Sunday pass, which will run you $35. Still an unbeatable deal, if you don't mind our saying so.
In the meantime, keep up on all the latest festival news and details by bookmarking the Pitchfork Music Festival webpage and by tuning into the Pitchfork Music Festival podcast.
See you in July!
Mars Volta's Rodriguez-Lopez Lets Loose Bufalo
Whereas most folks wandering around Amsterdam limit their prolificacy to the number of brownies they can cram into their mouths, Mars Volta guitarist Omar Rodriguez-Lopez's year in the Netherlands resulted in four full-length albums. One such platter, Se Dice Bisonte, No Bufalo, will see the light of day May 29 from Gold Standard Laboratories. The disc, a mostly-instrumental jam-fest featuring a few Volta members and Money Mark Ramos-Nishita, also sports the Volta's live fave "Rapid Fire Tollbooth" and a spin on "Please Heat This Eventually" from the EP of the same name, sans the pipes of Can vocalist Damo Suzuki. [MORE...]
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Thu: 05-15-08: 04:15 PM CDT
Radiohead, Live Nation Respond to Virginia Washout
Thu: 05-15-08: 03:30 PM CDT
The Dodos Extend Tour All the Way to the Fall
Thu: 05-15-08: 02:30 PM CDT
Weezer Issue New Single, Cover Talk Talk, The Band
Thu: 05-15-08: 01:45 PM CDT
Nas Shares Some New Album Details, Tours
Thu: 05-15-08: 12:45 PM CDT
Decemberists' Moen Recruits Malkmus for Solo Debut
Today's Other Headlines
- Wedding Present Re-Team With Steve Albini for New LP
- Clogs Score New Flick, Turn the River
- Hot Chip Announce Fall North American Tour
- Thunderbirds, Sloan, Von Bondies, Apes Play Rock City
- Hold Steady Line Up Summer Tour, First Positive Single
Browse
Wed: 05-14-08
- The Gits' Mia Zapata Memorialized in Documentary
- Battles, Diplo, Lidell, Vamp Weekend Do SummerStage
- The Week That Was [ex-Field Music] Preps Debut
- Built to Spill Bringing Perfect From Now On to NYC
- Tim Hecker, Mt. Eerie, Marissa Nadler Play Suoni Fest
- Bon Iver Adds Dates With Wilco, Bowerbirds
- Dandy Warhols Fire Up New Label to Release Sixth LP
- Outkast's Big Boi Reveals More Solo Album Details
- Mates of State Hit the Road With Headlights
- Indie Rock Hits the Funny Pages, Again
- Death Cab Challenge You to a Round of Call of Duty 4
- Nurse With Wound Set to Unleash Huffin' Rag Blues
- Page France Dissolve, Cotton Jones Takes Flight
- Los Campesinos! Launch Tour, Play Camelot Benefit
- Blondie's Clem Burke Talks Parallel Lines Anniversary
- Bjork, Franz Ferdinand, Robyn, Hot Chip, Battles Melt!
Tue: 05-13-08
- Rainer Maria's Fischer Drafts the Blow, Mates for LP
- Sigur Ros Sneak Peeks of New Album, Expand Tour
- Marmoset's LonPaul Ellrich, R.I.P.
- Weezer Push up Album Release
- Silver Jews, Four Tet, Field, Hercules Hit SoundCity!
- Joe Lally Lines Up Gigs With Geoff Farina's Glorytellers
- Neil Young, Now a Spider, Plans Blu-ray Box Set
- Be Your Own Pet Join Warped Tour!
- More Beck Album Details Emerge
- Update: Chicago Music Venues Safe for Now
- CocoRosie Unleash New Digital Single
- Girl Talk Throws Taco Bell Party in Pittsburgh
- Cee-Lo + Jack Black = "Kung Fu Fighting"
- DJ Spooky Mixes the Avant Garde on Sound Unbound
- Shearwater's Meiburg Officially Leaves Okkervil River
- The Faint Start Their Own Label to Release New Album
- Leonard Cohen, Morrissey, Sigur Ros Do Benicassim
Mon: 05-12-08
- Photos: ATP vs. Pitchfork [Sunday]
- T.V. Eye: May 12-18, 2008
- Arcade Fire Scoring Donnie Darko Dude's New Movie
- King Khan Turns Summer Supreme With Tour
- Photos: ATP vs. Pitchfork [Saturday]
- Atlas Sound and El Guincho Announce Joint Dates
- Photos: ATP vs. Pitchfork [Friday]
- Autechre Release Quaristice Digital Bonus Tracks
- Ratatat Tease Third (and Fourth!) LPs With Single
- Reunited Pharcyde, Tribe Called Quest Rock the Bells
- Bright Eyes, New Pornos, Of Montreal Make You a Mix
- Fuck Buttons, Matmos, Why?, Pole Play Venn Festival
- Report: The Cure [Fairfax, VA; 05/09/08]
- Jay-Z, Morrissey, Beck, Robyn, Hold Steady Do Wireless
Fri: 05-09-08
- Wilco, MMJ, Decemberists Get out the Vote
- Kweli, YACHT, Black Angels Provide Noise for Needy
- Philip Jeck Preps Sand LP, Plans Live Engagements
- Photos: YACHT / Mount Eerie [Bergen, Norway; 05/07/08]
- Jarvis Begins to Commence to Start LP, Adds Shows
- Finland's Lau Nau Shares Sophomore Set
- Oxford Collapse Craft New Single, EP, Double LP, Tour
- Eugene Mirman Spreads Hilarity on Tour
- Spiritualized Expand North American Tour
- Iggy, M.I.A., Jenny Lewis on Pancake Mountain DVD
- Girl Talk, Cool Kids, Pete Rock, Carl Craig Do Movement
- Coldplay Announce North American Tour
- Vampire Weekend, Battles, Deerhunter Play Accelerator
- Stereolab Announce North American Tour
- ATP vs. Pitchfork Starts Today!
- Beck Signs to XL Recordings in the UK
Thu: 05-08-08
- Stephen Malkmus & the Jicks Prep New Trash Single
- Common Becomes Invincible With LP, Terminator Role
- Talkdemonic Prep New LP, Tour With Helio Sequence
- Andrew Bird, Jon Brion, Fiona Apple in L.A. Club Doc
- Mastodon Hang With Bruce, Join Hellish Package Tour
- Dizzee Rascal and El-P Launch Tour
- Country Music Legend Eddy Arnold, R.I.P.
- My Morning Jacket Announce Lengthy American Tour
- M.I.A., Interpol, Breeders Head Summercase Lineup
- Shins, Built to Spill, Cross, Odenkirk on "Tim & Eric" CD
- Love Is All Return to the States for Brief Tour
- Spiral Stairs, Broken Social Scene Unite for Sled Island
- Yazoo/Yaz Plan Reunion Tour, Prep Box Set, EP
- Be Your Own Pet Kick Off North American Tour Tonight
- Andrew Bird Adds a Few Shows, Blogs Some More
- Nobody at All Playing Vegoose 2008
Wed: 05-07-08
- Robyn Postpones Two Shows to Play "The View"
- Adem Takes on Aphex Twin, YLT, Bjork, Breeders on LP
- Lil Wayne: Sex Columnist, Thespian, Not Guilty Pleader
- James Blackshaw Preps Cloud Follow-Up, Tours
- Cluster Plot First U.S. Tour in Ages
- A Place to Bury Strangers Too Loud for Record Press
- Why?, Cryptacize Cover Dylan, Steely Dan on Split 7"
- My Brightest Diamond Adds Shark Goodies, Tour
- The Vaselines Reunite!
- New Beck LP: 10 Tracks, 30 Minutes, Due This Summer
- No Age Add Dates With High Places and Abe Vigoda
- My Bloody Valentine Remaster Loveless, Isn't Anything
- Allen and Burnham Leave Gang of Four
- Jose Gonzalez Tours Again, Releases "Teardrop" Single
- New Pornos, Battles, Goldfrapp, Ice Cube Do Dour Fest
- Fennesz, the Field, Modeselektor, Tim Hecker Do Mutek
- Joe Strummer Documentary Coming to DVD
Tue: 05-06-08
- Pitchfork.tv Seeks Director of Photography in NYC
- Built to Spill Line Up Tour, Add Pre-ATP Perfect Show
- Parts & Labor Want Your Help for New Album
- Photos: Shearwater / Michael Gira [New York, NY; 05/05/08]
- Abe Vigoda Prep New LP for Dean Spunt's PPM Label
- Vampire Weekend, Deacon, Johnston Play POPPED!
- Sparks Perform Entire Catalog Over 21-Date Residency
- Byrne Update: Musical Building, "Big Love" Soundtrack
- Man Man/Bablicon Offshoot Icy Demons Go to Miami
- My Bloody Valentine Announce North American Tour!
- Massive Attack Curate Meltdown Fest, Tour Europe
- Battles, Wire, Buzzcocks, Prefuse 73 Play Nuits Sonores
- Mirah Conjures Old Days on Rarities Compilation
- The Tale of Asthmatic Kitty and Its Seven New Signings
- Cat Power Appears on New Beck Album
- Photos: Radiohead [West Palm Beach, FL; 05/05/08]
Mon: 05-05-08
- Radiohead Launch Tour, Help Lower Carbon Footprints
- Wildbirds & Peacedrums Issue Debut Worldwide, Tour
- Howlin Rain Open for the Black Crowes
- Rap/R&B Hits + Mathematics = Small Shorties
- Frank Black to Open for Stone Temple Pilots
- T.V. Eye: May 5-11, 2008
- Diplo, Atlas Sound, Jay Reatard, TNV Do Stag & Dagger
- Iron & Wine, Bill Callahan Open for the Swell Season
- Matt & Kim, Death Set, Black Ghosts Do Colt 45 Tours
- Modest Mouse Add Dates to Tour
- Brendan Canning's BSS Presents LP Details Revealed
- Sybris Link With Absolutely Kosher for New LP, Tour
- Cluster, Copeland, Higgs, Whitman Play Full House Fest
- Photos: Britt Daniel [Solana Beach, CA; 05/03/08]
- Tom Waits Reveals "Glitter and Doom" Tour
- Yet Another Surprise New Nine Inch Nails Album
Sat: 05-03-08
Fri: 05-02-08
- The Cool Kids' Bake Sale EP, Here at Last
- Holopaw, Boyracer, Brittle Stars Play Pop Mayhem!
- A Hawk & A Hacksaw Tour With Hun Hangar Ensemble
- Everybody and Their Mom Added to Glastonbury Lineup
- Four Tet Announces Summer Tour
- Mark "BBQ" Sultan Tours, Plays Dates With Clinic
- Spoon Add Dates, Britt Daniel Plays Solo
- Gregor Samsa Issue Rest, Tour Tirelessly
- Deerhunter Gain Member for Forthcoming Tour
- Grizzly Bear Add Shows Between Radiohead Gigs
- Yo La Tengo, Sparklehorse Folks Tour With Johnston
- Grand Archives, Helio Sequence Do Air Race, Tours
- Fleet Foxes Add New Member, More Tour Dates
- M.I.A., Franz, Interpol, Death Cab for Cutie Do Latitude
- Midlake Guitarist Starts Fair Trade Coffee Company
- The Cure Herald New Album With Series of Singles
- Photos: Arcade Fire / Superchunk Rally for Obama [Greensboro, NC; 05/01/08]
Thu: 05-01-08
- High Places Sign to Thrill Jockey, Prep Debut Album
- Cloudland Canyon Tour With Singer
- Annie LP Details: Title, Songs, Killer Guest Stars
- The Ocean, Kylesa Join Forces for U.S. Tour
- Spiritualized's A&E: Bumped, Expanded, Deluxe-ified
- Wolf Parade Join the 2008 Cover Art Hall of Fame
- Justice, TVOTR, Vampire Weekend Do Monolith
- Times New Viking Tour Through the Summer
- Norwegian Black Metal Stars Showcased in Photo Book
- Shearwater Tour With Frog Eyes, Evangelicals
- Phil Elverum, Bret Lunsford, Karl Blau Prep D+ Comp
- Black Kids Sign to Columbia for U.S., Reveal LP Details
- The Mary Onettes Line Up First U.S. Tour Ever
- Polvo Offshoot Black Taj Go Beyonder on New Album
- Hold Steady Reveal Stay Positive Tracklist, Release Date
- Feist, Spoon, Deerhoof, Philip Glass Celebrate Brooklyn
- Clipse, Deerhunter, Shellac Play Villette Sonique
- RZA Unveils Snacks Tracks, Ridonculous Cover Art
Wed: 04-30-08
- Deerhunter, Crystal Castles, APTBS Opening for NIN
- Pitchfork.tv Seeks Summer Interns in New York City
- Albert Hammond, Jr.'s ¿Cómo Te Llama? Due in July
- Cat Power, Jim James, She & Him Head Newport Lineup
- Bjork/Antony/Oldham Arranger Nico Muhly Preps LP
- Spank Rock Hospitalized, Dates Cancelled
- Dr. Dog Embrace Fate on New Album, Tour
- Mojave 3's Halstead Joins Jack Johnson's Label, Tour
- New Order Revisit History on Live DVD Set
- Photos: Goldfrapp [New York, NY; 04/29/08]
- Bloc Party Line Up Summer Tour, Work on New Album
- The War on Drugs Reveal Debut Details, Tour
- Bon Iver Extends Tour, Remixes the Rosebuds
- Photos: The Mae Shi / Pre / Panther [Portland, OR; 04/26/08]
- Photos: Menomena's Record Store Day Foosball Challenge [Portland, OR; 04/19/08]
- Yes! This IS the Cover for Lil Wayne's Tha Carter III!
- Justice, Hot Chip, Vampire Weekend Play Radio 1 Fest
Tue: 04-29-08
- Radiohead "All I Need" Clip Raises Slavery Awareness
- Fiery Furnaces Announce Mammoth Live Album
- Photos: Cut Copy / Black Kids [Portland, OR; 04/28/08]
- Liquid Liquid's Classic EPs Compiled, Expanded
- CSS Reveal Donkey Tracklist
- Stephen O'Malley's KTL Tours With Radian's Nemeth
- Dosh Tours, Snags Andrew Bird for Record Release Gig
- RZA, Wire, Junior Boys Play Futuresonic Fest
- Label Shuffle: 4AD Absorbs Too Pure, Beggars Banquet
- Bikini Kill's Tobi Vail Hits the Road With the Old Haunts
- Radiohead In-Studio Performance Headed to VH1
- Robyn Kicks Off North American Tour Tonight
- Twilight Sad Rework Autumns Tracks on New EP
- Photos: Wulapalooza: Blitzen Trapper / The Blow / Panther [Salem, OR; 04/26/08]
- David Bowie Reissues 1972 Live Set
- Photos: Les Savy Fav / The Dodos [San Francisco, CA; 04/27/08]
- MBV, Aphex Twin, Breeders, Lidell, CSS Do Bestival
- Nick Cave & Bad Seeds Announce North American Dates
- Jay Reatard Toronto Snafu: Promoters Respond
Mon: 04-28-08
- Cave Singers, Love as Laughter Line Up Joint Dates
- Walkmen Update: New Album, New Label
- Dirty Projectors, Phosphorescent Cover Castanets
- Will Oldham Shrooms, Reveals All About New LP
- T.V. Eye: April 28-May 4, 2008
- Death Cab for Cutie Extend Tour
- Wolf Parade Album Gets New Title
- Dylan, Stooges, Kanye, Wilco, Lil Wayne Play Virgin
- Secret Machines Preview Forthcoming LP on Tour
- The Breeders Kick off North American Tour
- Photos: Triptych Festival [Glasgow, Scotland; 04/26/08]
- Coldplay to Play Free Shows in London, NYC
- Centro-Matic, South San Gabriel Team for Split LP, Gigs
- Photos: Coachella [Sunday]
- Photos: Coachella [Saturday]
- Photos: Coachella [Friday]
- Report: Dickson Street Music Festival [Fayetteville, AR; 4/25/08-4/26/08]
- Yo La Tengo Scoring Ryan Reynolds Movie
Fri: 04-25-08
- These New Puritans Gear Up for First U.S. Tour
- Simply Saucer Reveal Half Live LP Details, Tour Dates
- Roky Erickson, Ronnie Spector, ? Do Ponderosa Stomp
- Hold Steady, Sebadoh, Caribou Complete P4k Fest Bill!
- Cee-Lo Co-Writes Jennifer Hudson Song for Sex and the City Movie Soundtrack
- Wolf Parade Announce Summer Tour
- Kevin Barnes, High Places Play Over the Top Fest
- Sigur Ros Line Up Summer Tour Dates
- The Field's Band, Gear Denied Entry to U.S.; Tour Nixed
- Strategy Issues New Album, Co-Curates Ambient Comp
- Ono, Lennon Sons Hit Expelled Folks With Lawsuit
- MSTRKRFT, DFA Remix Chromeo on Fancier Footwork
- Boris Line Up North American Tour
- Coachella 2008 Starts Today
- Stereolab's Tim Gane Talks Chemical Chords
Thu: 04-24-08
- Steve Albini Recording New Scott Weiland Album
- Liars Spice up Radiohead Tour With Headlining Shows
- Awesome Color Serve Up Second LP for Ecstatic Peace
- French Kicks Go Swimming on New Album, Tour
- Nomo Prepare New LP, Contribute to Art Installation
- Beck Announces Summer Tour
- Dresden Dolls Compile Odds and Ends on Comp, Tour
- Bonnie "Prince" Billy Sheds Light on New Album, Tour
- Patti Smith and Kevin Shields' Coral Sea Coming to CD
- Atlas Sound, Hot Chip's Taylor Remix Sian Alice Group
- CSS New Album Title: Donkey
- Bill Callahan Extends Tour
- Photos: Paul Simon / Grizzly Bear [Brooklyn, NY; 04/23/08]
- Radio Slave Project Quiet Village Scores a Silent Movie
- Update: Cat Power "Lord" License Agreement Reached
- Paul Weller Dreams Up New LP With Oasis, Blur Mates
- Beach Boys Box Classic Singles, Brian Wilson Tours
- !!!, DJ Shadow/Cut Chemist, MSTRKRFT Do Camp Bisco
- Hold Steady Sign Overseas Deal With Rough Trade
- Interpol, Death Cab, Gnarls, Justice Do Quart Fest