One of the most eclectic lineups in the US, Hopscotch Festival in Raleigh, NC, will be back for 2013 on September 5 -7. Pulling from all genres, this year's line-up includes names like Big Boi (who plays NYC tonight), Spiritualized, Sleep, Wolf Eyes (who have a new video), The Breeders (performing Last Splash), John Cale, Kurt Vile & the Violators, Gorguts, Inter Arma (who play NYC on Saturday), Double Negative (who played NYC this past weekend), Swearin' (them too), Pissed Jeans, Dan Friel, Waxahatchee and many many others. Three-day wristbands are on sale now with individual day tickets going on sale in June. Full lineup is below.

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Tickets to the Governors Ball after-party with Japandroids at Music Hall of Williamsburg go on sale today at noon.

Tickets to see New Order with Holy Ghost! at Williamsburg Park go on sale today at noon.

The Roots and Jim James' Celebrate Brooklyn! show at Prospect Park has changed dates from June 19 to June 18. These tickets go on sale today at noon.

Tickets to see Low and Mike Doughty at Music Hall of Williamsburg go on sale today at noon.

Tickets to see Paul Weller at Apollo Theatre, Webster Hall and Music Hall of Williamsburg go on sale today at noon.

Tickets to see Woods and Alex Bleeker and The Freaks at Bowery Ballroom go on sale today at noon.

As mentioned, Alex Bleeker & the Freaks will also play a Record Store Day in-store at In Living Stereo, and they're also playing their own show on May 28 at Knitting Factory. Tickets for the Knitting Factory show are on sale now.

Tickets for the 'Electric Soul Circus' at Barclays Center with Cee Lo, Goodie Mob, Busta Rhymes, and more go on sale today at noon.

Tickets for the Bleeding Rainbow and Fat Creeps show at Mercury Lounge go on sale today at noon.

Shakey Graves, who played a BV Austin CMJ show last year, is playing Mercury Lounge on June 23 with Wild Child and Marmalakes. Tickets for that show go on sale today at noon.

As mentioned, Fake Problems are going on a tour with The Menzingers that hits NYC on Saint Vitus on June 11. That show has since sold out, but you can catch Fake Problems a couple days later at Mercury Lounge on June 13. Tickets for that show go on sale today at noon.

Tickets to see Rogue Wave and Caveman at Music Hall of Williamsburg and Bowery Ballroom go on sale today at noon.

Tickets for the Summer Slaughter festival, Dillinger Escape Plan included, at Best Buy Theatre go on sale today at noon.

Big Black Delta, who are playing Glasslands in June, have added another NYC show happening a few days earlier at Mercury Lounge on June 19. Tickets for that show go on sale today at noon. Tickets for the Glasslands show are still available too.

Tickets to see Friend Roulette, Eula and Matty Fasano at Mercury Lounge go on sale today at noon.

Tickets to see Sheer Terror and The Templars on a Rocks Off cruise go on sale today at 11:55 AM.

UK synthpop artist Frankmusik are playing Maxwell's on June 6, Pianos on June 8 and Union Hall on June 12. Tickets to Pianos and Union Hall are on sale now. Tickets for Maxwell's go on sale today at noon.

Kuroma, Fort Lean and IDEATH (DJ set) are playing Glasslands on May 28. Tickets for that show go on sale today at noon.

Tickets to see Radiation City at Mercury Lounge go on sale today at noon.

Tickets for the New Kingston show at Mercury Lounge go on sale today at noon.

Tickets for the Black Sabbath at show at PNC Bank Arts Center go on sale Saturday (4/20) at noon.

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Winnipeg hardcore band Comeback Kid are celebrating the 10th anniversary of their debut full length, Turn It Around, on a tour this year where they'll be playing songs from that album and its followup, Wake the Dead. That tour hits NYC on June 13 at Santos Party House with Bitter End and Suburban Scum. Tickets for the NYC show are on sale now.

Tickets to the Governors Ball afterparty with Japandroids at Music Hall of Williamsburg are currently on Governors Ball presale. Password is "JeffGoldblum"

Tickets to see Jim James and The Roots at Celebrate Brooklyn at the Prospect Park Bandshell go on venue and AmEx presale today at 10 AM.

Chaka Khan, Mary J. Blige, Jennifer Holliday, Patti Labelle and Alexandra Burke are playing the Apollo Spring Gala 2013 at The Apollo Theatre on June 10. Tickets for that show go on Apollo Alist presale today at 10 AM.

Tickets to see Beth Orton at Le Poisson Rouge go on sale today at 10 AM. Tickets to see her at The Bell House are already on sale.

Tickets to see Low and Mike Doughty at Music Hall of Williamsburg go on AmEx presale today at noon.

Tickets to see Rogue Wave at Music Hall of Williamsburg and Bowery Ballroom go on AmEx presale today at noon.

Tickets to see Paul Weller at Apollo Theatre, Webster Hall and Music Hall of Williamsburg go on AmEx presale today at noon.

Tickets to see Radiation City at Mercury Lounge go on AmEx presale today at noon.

Bleeding Rainbow and Fat Creeps are playing Mercury Lounge on July 5. Tickets for that show go on AmEx presale today at noon.

Big Black Delta play Mercury Lounge on June 19. Tickets go on AmEx presale today at noon. Regular on-sale happens Friday (4/19) at noon.

New Kingston is playing Mercury Lounge on July 25. Tickets for that show go on AmEx presale today at noon.

Bombino is playing Brooklyn Bowl on July 30. Tickets for that show go on sale today at noon.

Individual night tickets to see Black Hippy, Purity Ring, Earl Sweatshirt, Sky Ferreira, DIIV, Palma Violets, Trash Talk, Beach Fossils, Teengirl Fantasy, Inc., Ducktails, Royal Teeth, and Black Dave play the Downtown Music Festival at Mercury Lounge and Bowery Ballroom are on sale now.

Single day tickets for Downtown Music Festival, which hits multiple LES venues and includes Black Hippy (aka Kenrick Lamar, Schoolboy Q, Ab-Soul, and Jay Rock all playing together), Purity Ring, Earl Sweatshirt, Sky Ferreira, DIIV, Palma Violets, Trash Talk, and more, go on sale today at 11 AM.

Tickets for The Specials at shows at The Paramount in Huntington, NY and Stone Pony Summer Stage in Asbury Park go on sale today at 10 AM, and their Danbury, CT show goes on sale at noon. Tickets are still available for their Pier 26 show.

Admission to the Hot 97 Summer Jam Festival Village show at MetLife Stadium with Action Bronson, Joey Bada$$, A$AP Ferg, Vinny Cha$e, Smoke DZA, Bodega Bamz, Troy Ave, Kid Ink and Radamiz can only be gained with your Summer Jam ticket, which go on sale today at 10 AM.

Big Black Delta are playing Glasslands on June 22. Tickets for that show go on sale today at 10 AM.

Tickets to see Adam Ant on two nights at Irving Plaza go on sale today at 10 AM.

Tickets for the Cibo Matto shows at Littlefield go on sale today at 10 AM.

Tickets to see Night Beds at Glasslands go on sale today at 10 AM.

Tony Bennett is playing Radio City Music Hall on October 11. Tickets for that show go on sale today at 10 AM.

Tickets to see Tom Jones at Bowery Ballroom go on sale today at noon.

Tickets to see Avey Tare's Slasher Flicks at Glasslands go on sale today at noon.

Tickets for the Gaslight Anthem at shows at Pier 26 at Hudson River Park (one with Bouncing Souls, one with The Hold Steady) go on sale today at noon.

Tickets to see The Mountain Goats at Maxwell's with The Baptist Generals go on sale today at noon.

Tickets to see The Baptist Generals play their own show at Mercury Lounge go on sale today at noon.

Dan Croll is playing Mercury Lounge on June 17. Tickets for that show go on sale today at noon.

Flobots and Wheelchair Sports Camp are playing Santos Party House on June 4. Tickets for that show go on sale today at noon.

Tickets to see OBN lIIs and Ex-Cults at Mercury Lounge go on sale today at noon.

Tickets to see Old 97's on their three-night stint at Brooklyn Bowl go on sale today at noon.

Tickets to see Hooded Fang at Mercury Lounge go on sale today at noon.

Tickets to see Villagers at Bowery Ballroom go on sale today at noon.

Tickets to see Nightlands at Mercury Lounge go on sale today at noon.

Tickets to see Treetop Flyers at Mercury Lounge go on sale today at noon.

Tickets to see Frank Turner on two nights at Music Hall of Williamsburg go on sale today at noon.

Tickets to see Mobb Deep with Waka Flocka Flame and Heems at Best Buy Theatre go on sale today at noon.

Tickets for the Social Distortion show at Warsaw with Cheap Time and Dave Hause, and their show at Stone Pony Summer Stage with that same lineup plus Hot Water Music, are on sale now.

Tickets to see Coastgaard (who were named by L Magazine as one of the 8 "bands you need to hear") at Mercury Lounge go on sale today at noon.

The Black Crowes, Tedeschi Trucks Band and The London Souls are playing PNC Bank Arts Center on August 9 and Nikon at Jones Beach Theatre on August 10. Tickets for those shows go on sale today at noon.

Dead Confederate and Roadkill Ghost Choir are playing Maxwell's on May 19. Tickets for that show go on sale today at noon.

Tickets for the Pacific Air show at Mercury Lounge go on sale today at noon.

Tickets for the Bob Schneider show at Bowery Ballroom go on sale today at 3 PM.

Lissie is playing Bowery Ballroom on June 3. Tickets for that show go on sale today at noon.

Alt-J @ SXSW 2013 (more by Kyle Dean Reinford)

Thao & the Get Down Stay Down @ SXSW 2011 (more by Dominick Mastrangelo)

Everything Everything @ MHOW 2010 (more by Chris La Putt)

today in NYC
* Matt Darriau @ Barbes
* Spanglish Fly @ Barbes
* Chris Gross @ The Stone
* Jangle Pop Hoot! @ Maxwell's
* Justin Vivian Bond @ Joe's Pub
* Garbage, IO Echo @ Terminal 5
* Schubert/Gavett Duo @ The Stone
* Alt-J, Hundred Waters @ Webster Hall
* Lou Gramm (of Foreigner) @ City Winery
* Bit Funk, Sammy Bananas @ Brooklyn Bowl
* Stone Cold Fox, Land of Pines @ Glasslands
* Breakbot, Irfane, Alex English @ Webster Hall
* Them, The Kernal, Old Soul@ Pete's Candy Store
* Behold the Arctopus, Helen Money @ Saint Vitus
* Brandi Carlile, The Lone Bellow @ Beacon Theatre
* The Shivers, Roses, Matt Longo @ The Rock Shop
* Heloise & The Savoir Faire, The Mast @ Union Pool
* Velta, Twin Wave, Half Sister @ The Bowery Electric
* Esben And The Witch, Heliotropes @ Mercury Lounge
* They Might Be Giants, Moon Hooch @ The Paramount
* Knxledge, Ohbliv, Time Wharp, Tuamie @ Living Bread
* Chainwave, Gross Relations, Germans @ Cameo Gallery
* Tough Luck, Lost Gloves, Warehouse, Battle Ave @ Cake Shop
* Planetarium (Sufjan Stevens, Bryce Dessner, Nico Muhly) @ BAM
* Everything Everything, Swim Deep, Junior Prom @ Brooklyn Bowl
* Crushed Out, Crazy and The Brains, Valved Voice @ Shea Stadium
* Matt Shadetek, DJ Rupture, Geko Jones, Chief Boima @ Glasslands
* Bueno, Zula, Celestial Shore, Baked, Ovlov, DJ Rat Foot @ Big Snow
* Little Tybee, Colorfeels, Kiddo, Marc Kamhi, Becky Mimiaga @ Pianos
* Sports Bar, The Eskalators, Dirty Virgins, The Toothaches @ Death By Audio
* Wheeler Brothers, Screaming Orphans, Jasper Lewis @ Rockwood Music Hall
* Perdition, Neo Cons, Hero Dishonest, Deformity, Combat Zone @ The Acheron
* Reigning Sound, The Swingin Neckbreakers, Daddy Long, The Piggies @ The Bell House
* Thao & The Get Down Stay Down, Sallie Ford & the Sound Outside @ Bowery Ballroom
* Greg Fox, G. Lucas Crane, Baby Birds Don't Drink Milk, Phone Tag, Great Mason @ Silent Barn
* The Meter Men (featuring Page McConnell of Phish, Zigaboo Modeliste), The Main Squeeze DJ Cochon De Lait @ Manhattan Center

Whole lotta big shows tonight. What are you going to go see?

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Big Black Delta made a video for their song "Side of the Road" that has main man Jonathan Bates dancing in a holodeck-like digital axis. You can watch it below.

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photos by Amanda Hatfield, words by Andrew Sacher

M83 at Central Park Summerstage - 8/8/12

Laser light shows, clouds of fog, thrashing guitars, an orchestra, and club bangers are just a few of the things seen on stage at M83's sold out Central Park Summerstage show last night (8/8). Like Animal Collective, who achieved a similar feat back in 2009, M83 spent about a decade as one of indie rock's most consistent bands, and when the release of 2011's arena-sized Hurry Up, We're Dreaming inevitably put M83 in arena-sized venues, they were more than ready for it. Main member Anthony Gonzalez really knows how to be a frontman, fulfilling the most classic definitions of the word (he does things like yell "NEW YORK!" in between songs). The band's light show is phenomenal, blending a glossy 80s aesthetic with a keen sense of futurism. They've got lasers, floodlights, spotlights, and four light-up panels on stage which shift in color and shape throughout the show. And every member of the band looks like they're having a great time on stage for the whole set. When members switch instruments, they don't simply walk over to their new position, instead they prefer to dance their way over. When a band has that massive a presence, it's hard to ignore them.

That said, I can't promise everyone in attendance felt the same. Unfortunate to admit, but the only song that really got the crowd going wild was "Midnight City," and I definitely felt the density of people lighten after that one ended. Summerstage's sound system wasn't quite loud enough for this one and it helped make it too possible to hear all of the talking going on during songs. The only other downside was that the band's set was way too short (just an over an hour), especially for a band with six studio albums and a 70+ minute double album as their breakthrough. But all road bumps aside, this was a great show and certainly one to remember. The setlist hit all the high points of Hurry Up, We're Dreaming, including "Intro," "Reunion," "Wait," and "Steve McQueen," and dipped into their back catalog as well, reaching as far back as their 2001 debut. At this point the band have both the potential and the right to play a "hits" set, but they continue to throw in instrumental tracks, which add to the flow of the show and promise that M83 might be dipping a foot in mainstream waters, but like all great crossover bands, they're also keeping one on the land where they started.

M83 will be back in NYC when their ongoing tour brings them here for two Hammerstein shows (10/2-3) and a Wellmont show (10/4) in October. All three of those shows are with Sun Airway.

Big Black Delta opened last night's show. More pictures of both bands and M83's setlist are below.

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DOWNLOAD: Sun Airway - I Need You Close mixtape (WAV)

Sun Airway

M83's sold-out Central Park Summerstage show is tonight (8/8) and sure to be quite the A/V spectacle under the stars. If you didn't get tickets, the band have a number of shows this fall, including the just-announced October 4 show at Wellmont Theatre, and two at Hammerstein (10/2-3) before that.

Opener for tonight's show is Big Black Delta who is Los Angeles resident Jonathan Bates, formerly of Mellowdrone if you remember them from the mid-'00s. You can stream a track below plus his remix of M83's "Midnight City." BBD (not to be confused with BV's own BBG) will play two additional NYC shows at Pianos this month on August 9 and August 17 and tickets are still available to both. They also play Brooklyn Bowl on August 11 with St. Lucia and Capital Cities (tickets). All Big Black Delta tour dates are at the bottom of this post.

While on the subject of M83 openers, Sun Airway will be touring with the band this fall, and will be at all three NYC shows in October. All Sun Airway tour dates are listed at the bottom of this post. The band's new album, Soft Fall, is out October 2 (the same date as the first Hammerstein show) via Dead Oceans. You can stream the album's first single, "Close," below. The band just released a new mixtape featuring Boards of Canada, Bowie, Dirty Projectors, The Chemical Brothers and more. You can check out the track list below and stream it, or download it above (warning: it's a half-gig wav file).

Streams and lists of tour dates are below...

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DOWNLOAD: The Hood Internet - "Grown Up Has No Trigger" (MP3)

As mentioned, The Hood Internet are releasing their new album, FEAT, on October 2 and playing shows in support of it including a NYC date on August 11 at Brooklyn Bowl. That show is no longer happening, and Brooklyn Bowl calendar now lists an early show that day (8/11) with Natural Child, The Peoples Temple, and Liquor Store, and a late show with St. Lucia, Big Black Delta, and Capital CIties.

Instead, The Hood Internet will make their way to NYC for a show on September 14 at Music Hall of WIlliamsburg with Body Language, My Gold Mask, and Oscillator Bug. Tickets for that show go on sale Friday (8/3) at noon with an AmEx presale starting Wednesday (8/1) at noon. All Hood Internet dates are listed below.

The Hood Internet recently made a very topical mashup of Danny Brown's "Grown Up" and Dirty Projectors' "Gun Has No Trigger" called "Grown Up Has No Trigger." You can download that above or stream it below, along with a list of all dates...

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