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LYDON AND THE LADS VISIT U.S. TO CELEBRATE 30TH ANNIVERSARY PiL Since returning in December 2009 for seven monumental concerts in the United Kingdom - their first shows in 17 years - Public Image Ltd. (PiL) now continue into 2010 with a headlining North ...

Motion Potion challenges America's DJs to a "Silent Soundclash"Wireless headphones from Silent Events propel a 2-channel Silent Disco battle in U.S. clubs Motion Potion For more than a decade, Motion Potion has been pushing "Electric Nostalgia," a style that unites the past 40 years of ...

Artist: Double DaggerEP: MasksRelease Date: March 23Label: Thrill Jockey Tracklist: 01 Imitation Is the Most Boring Form of Flattery02 Pillow Talk03 Sheep in Wolf's Clothing04 Sleeping With the TV On05 Song for ...

Photo by Kirstie Shanley Less than a year after the release of their debut album Manners, Passion Pit are giving it the deluxe reissue treatment. Out April 13 on Frenchkiss/Columbia, the new Manners will feature three bonus tracks and new ...

Artist: Wye OakEP: My Neighbor/My CreatorRelease Date: March 12 (Merge website), April 20 (all other digital outlets), June 8 (physical), also available on tourLabel: Merge Tracklist: 01 My Neighbor02 Emmylou03 My Creator ...

SXSW: 40 Watt/JamBase Party Featuring: The Whigs, Dead Confederate, Camper Van Beethoven Saturday, March 20 / Noon to 8:00 p.m. / The Side Bar SXSW is just around the corner and JamBase will be there. Not only will we be reporting daily on our musical discoveries, but we'll be helping ...

In 2008, Athens scuzz-rock survivors Harvey Milk cranked out Life... The Best Game in Town, a crushing slab of bottom-heavy, generally unfriendly metal that landed them in our Best New Music section. On May 18, they'll follow ...

BEN HARPER AND RELENTLESS7 RELEASE CD/DVD LIVE FROM THE MONTREAL INTERNATIONAL JAZZ FESTIVAL ON MARCH 9 BEN HARPER/EDDIE VEDDER SPLIT SINGLE BENEFITTING HAITI RELIEF NOW AVAILABLE Ben Harper and Relentless7 On the heels of an incredible first year as a band and the release of their ...

Last fall, the cosmopolitan dance party band the Very Best had several dates on their American tour canceled due to "passport-related travel issues." But now those dates have been rescheduled, just in time for SXSW. Following a run in March leading up to SXSW, the ...

MP3:> Phosphorescent: "It's Hard to Be Humble (When You're From Alabama)" Last year, Matthew Houck's Brooklyn-based indie folk project Phosphorescent released To Willie, a collection of Willie Nelson covers, but it's ...

Last year, John Lydon reunited his Public Image Ltd. outfit to tour the UK. Except he didn't really reunite the band-- the newly reconstituted version featured no original members besides Lydon, or even any early-period ...

Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra Premiere Video and Announce U.S. Tour in Support of New Album, Kollaps Tradixionales Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra Thee Silver Mt. Zion Memorial Orchestra (SMZ) returns with its sixth full-length recording and first since the band's lineup change ...

Julian Casablancas Adds Spring Dates to World Tour Julian Casablancas Julian Casablancas (The Strokes) will continue his world tour this spring in support of his solo debut Phrazes for the Young (Cult Records/RCA, Rough Trade in the U.K.). Casablancas recently performed on The ...

Starscape Festival To Feature The Disco Biscuits, Pretty Lights, Lotus, The New Deal The 12th Annual Starscape Festival has released its initial lineup. Set to take place at Ft. Armistead Park in Baltimore, MD on June 5, 2010 from 2 p.m. to 6 a.m., this year's event will include six ...

Photo by Rez Avissar Minimal London goth-pop trio the xx have canceled six European dates after co-leader Romy Madley Croft's dad passed away today. Updated tour schedule is after the jump; stay tuned for any further changes. So far, the xx's spring U.S. tours with jj and Hot Chip ...

K'naan Announces Co-Headlining U.S. Tour With Wale K'naan Acclaimed hip hop artist K'naan returns to the U.S. for a co-headlining tour with Wale. The 11-date, East Coast trek kicks off at New York City's The Fillmore at Irving Plaza on March 31. ...

UNKLE Announces New Full Length Album Where Did The Night Fall UNKLE London-based UNKLE announces the release of their fourth full-length record Where Did The Night Fall on their label Surrender All on May 11. The album will feature fourteen tracks recorded over ...

Dillinger Escape Plan Announces Upcoming Tour With Additional Dates The recently announced Dillinger Escape Plan tour with supporting acts Darkest Hour, IwrestledABearOnce and Animals As Leaders has been augmented to include more dates. The tour is in support of the band's newest album, Option Paralysis which drops March ...

Photo by Williams + Hirakawa In between finishing up the new Strokes album and hitting the festival circuit with the Strokes this summer, singer Julian Casablancas is heading out on tour this spring in support of his solo album, Phrazes for the Young. The new Strokes ...

Josh Ritter's New Album So Runs The World Away Out May 4 With Supporting Tour Josh Ritter So Runs The World Away, the new album from renowned singer-songwriter Josh Ritter, will be released May 4 on Pytheas Recordings. This is the fifth full-length ...