Desaparecidos
Conor Oberst cancels rest of Desaparecidos tour & NYC show due to exhaustion; Lauryn Hill added to Fun Fun Fun Fest
Desaparecidos have been forced to cancel the remainder of their US tour dates, as well as Conor Oberst‘s appearance at the Ground Control Touring 15th anniversary show at NYC’s Webster Hall in December:Conor Oberst fell ill while on tour in Jacksonville, Florida and was briefly hospitalized due to laryngitis, anxiety, and exhaustion…
Riot Fest Chicago day 2 pics: Billy Idol, The Damned, Echo & the Bunnymen, The Dead Milkmen, Babes In Toyland, more
Some of the best action of the day went down on the smallest stages. I can’t begrudge anyone for focusing on the big names, but I wish more folks had turned up for the ripping sets from younger acts such as Meat Wave and Joyce Manor (the latter of whom had a sizable crowd anyway)…
Riot Fest Denver day 2: Rancid's 'And Out Come the Wolves' set, Drive Like Jehu, GWAR, more
Riot Fest Denver 2015 began on Friday (review, video) and continued Saturday (8/29) with another load of great bands. Actually, they started a few hours earlier this time and had even more great bands, so picking highlights for day 2 was even har…
Fun Fun Fun Fest reveals 2015 comedy stage, day-by-day lineups, single-day tickets
Austin’s 2015 Fun Fun Fun Fest announced its comedy stage and day-by-day lineup, and put single-day tickets on sale today.
The comedy stage includes Tig Notaro, Doug Benson, Eric Andre, Todd Barry, Eugene Mirman, Sabrina Jalees, Jonah Ray and Kurt Braunoh…
Riot Fest Denver & Chicago daily lineups & Chicago Groupon
The full Riot Fest Denver and Chicago lineups were already announced, and more recently the day-by-day lineups were revealed. Check those out…
Government Issue, The Beltones, Andrew WK, Mean Jeans, Radon & more added to The Fest (updated lineup)
Gainesville punk bonanza The Fest has added more bands to its 2015 lineup. There’s reunited hardcore legends Government Issue (who also play NYC this month), party animal Andrew WK, Ramonesy punks Mean Jeans, Gainesville vets Radon, one of Mikey Erg’s many bands Hatrabbits, a solo set from KJ of Chixdiggit, emo revivalists Foot…
Desaparecidos & Bandroidz @ Rough Trade (pics)
Conor Oberst’s punk band Desaparecidos brought their tour to NYC to celebrate their great new Payola LP with two release shows: Shea Stadium on 6/25 and Rough Trade on 6…
Conor Oberst's band Desaparecidos rocked Shea Stadium with The So So Glos (pics, review)
The last time I saw Conor Oberst in a live setting was at Radio City in 2011. Conor and his band (Bright Eyes) were in semi-formal attire, and the lavish venue was decked out with huge, elegant stage props…
watch Desaparecidos play "City on the Hill" on 'Late Night with Seth Meyers'
Desaparecidos just put out their great new album, Payola, this week, and they’re currently in NYC supporting it. Last night, Conor Oberst and…
Riot Fest Denver 2015 adds Death Grips, System of a Down, The Prodigy, 88 Fingers Louie & more (updated lineup)
First Toronto, then Chicago, now here’s the 2015 Riot Fest Denver additions: System of a Down, The Prodigy, 88 Fingers Louie, Chef’Special, Input & Broke…
