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Words by: Justin Gillett | Images by: Eric Lawson Noise Pop 2010 :: 02.23.10-02.28.10 :: San Francisco, CA Har Mar Superstar :: Noise Pop 2010 If I didn't live in San Francisco there's a good possibility I wouldn't know what the hell Noise Pop ...

May is shaping up to be a prime time for festival-ready indie rock with the likes of LCD Soundsystem, Broken Social Scene, Band of Horses, the Black Keys, and the Hold Steady releasing new albums that month. Here's another big name: The National's fifth LP, High Violet, ...

TRUTH & SALVAGE CO. TO RELEASE DEBUT ALBUM MAY 25 ON SILVER ARROW/MEGAFORCE RECORDS PRODUCED BY THE BLACK CROWES' CHRIS ROBINSON ON TOUR WITH THE AVETT BROTHERS IN APRIL Truth & Salvage Co. Truth & Salvage Co. will release their debut studio album on May ...

A late, and philosophical, return to American political campaigning for Jerry BrownTHE dark, floppy hair has gone, and the face is a little rounder, but otherwise Jerry Brown, at 71, looks much as he did when he slept on a futon on the floor of his office and squired Linda ...

Words by: Jonathan Zwickel | Images by: Dave Vann Sound Tribe Sector 9 (STS9) :: 02.18.10-02.19.10 :: Crystal Ballroom :: Portland, OR Sound Tribe Sector 9 (STS9) :: 02.20.10-02.21.10 :: Showbox :: Seattle, WA STS9 :: 02.13 :: Oakland, CA There's a bigger picture ...

SUBLIME TO OFFICIALLY HIT THE STAGE AGAIN WITH NEW FRONTMAN ROME SIX-DATE THEATER TOUR BEGINS 4/20 AT HOLLYWOOD PALLADIUM IN LOS ANGELES Sublime with Rome Founding members of Sublime, drummer Bud Gaugh and bass player Eric Wilson have announced after 14-years they will ...

THOM YORKE DATES CONFIRMED IN NEW YORK, BOSTON, CHICAGO, OAKLAND, SANTA BARBARA Yorke, Waronker, Refosco, Flea, Godrich Thom Yorke announced today at radiohead.com/deadairspace that his band Atoms For Peace (previously billed as ????) will play a series of eight U.S. shows ...

Front page photo by Colin Greenwood Thom Yorke's other band-- you know, the one with Radiohead producer Nigel Godrich, Beck/R.E.M. drummer Joey Waronker, percussionist/multi-instrumentalist Mauro Refosco, and Flea-- now has a name: Atoms for Peace. The news comes straight from Thom himself via ...

When U2 continue their 360° tour this summer, they'll bring along fellow rock dino Lenny Kravitz, Coldplay detritus the Fray, and brooding New York rockers Interpol. After a solo turn from singer Paul Banks as well as various side projects, it looks ...

Steel Train on Tour with Tegan & Sara; Announces New Album Steel Train has announced a new album and North American tour with Tegan & Sara. The eight-week tour that began in Massachusetts on February 12 will give Steel Train a chance to debut new songs from their upcoming ...

Metric Announce New Headlining U.S. Tour Dates Metric In continued support of Fantasies, Metric has announced that they will hit the road for a short run of headlining dates, beginning March 17 in Tempe, AZ and wrapping up March 27 in San Diego, ...

Director Kevin Smith declared a Twitter war on Southwest Airlines over the weekend after the Silent Bob star was tossed off a flight from Oakland to Los Angeles for being “Too Fat To Fly.” Smith has been Tweeting incessantly about the incident since he was booted from the friendly skies ...

Kevin Smith — portly star of the Silent Bob films — is not happy about being called a “safety risk” by Southwest Airlines. The Cop Out director — who also helmed comedy Mallrats and Clerks — took to his Twitter account this weekend to inform his over 1.6 million followers ...

Photo by Sylvere.H They'll put out a new album this May, but Brooklyn brood-rock royalty the National have been keeping a pretty light touring schedule so far this year. So we're happy to report that the band will bring their ...

The Avett Brothers Official Bonnaroo Announcment Welcome to The Avett Brothers' official Bonnaroo announcement! Below is an exclusive clip given to JamBase that the band made in order to bring this exciting news to fans and friends. Also included here are the band's current tour dates. ...

Photo by Michael Alan GoldbergYou know who tours a lot? Mastodon. Mastodon tours a lot. Last year, they followed Crack the Skye with a European tour opening for Metallica, as well as a North American ...

SLEEPY SUN SET FOR FEBRUARY AND MARCH TOUR DATES Sleepy Sun Sleepy Sun - Brian Tice (drums), Jack Allen (bass), Rachael Williams (vocals, haberdashery & interpretive dancing) Bret Constantino (vocals & harmonica), Evan Reiss (guitars) and Matt Holliman (guitars) - have announced February and ...

ZAC BROWN BAND WEST COAST TOUR DATES Zac Brown Band Grammy-nominated Zac Brown Band will bring their Breaking Southern Ground tour to the West Coast for the first time with over a dozen concert dates starting in March. The band will also make ...

THE XX RETURN TO THE U.S IN MARCH AFTER FEBRUARY EUROPE TOUR Following an extensive European tour that stretches through February and into early March, The xx return to North America for a slew of shows, including stops in New York City, Montreal, and California's Coachella festival. The xx Tour ...

THE NATIONAL CONFIRM U.S. AND EUROPEAN TOUR DATES, ALBUM DETAILS COMING SOON The National The National have confirmed their first shows of the new decade. Highlights include their biggest headlining shows to date in New York City and London at Radio City Music ...