Mumford and Sons

Arcade Fire nominated for Album of the Year (and other 53rd Annual Grammy nominations)

And the nominees for “Album of the Year” are:* The Suburbs * Recovery* Need You Now* The Fame Monster* Teenage DreamCrazy. Also funny: Mumford & Sons are up for Best New Artist against Justin Bieber (and Drake, Florence & The Machine, and Esperanza Spalding) Robyn is up for Best Dance Recording against Lady Gaga (and Goldfrapp, La Roux, and Rihanna)…

Mumford & Sons played 2 shows @ T5 w/ Cadillac Sky & King Charles, and 1 smaller one later (pics, video, setlist & some related Laura Marling news too)

“It reminded me very much of what it was like being in a band starting out. They are on a great roll at the moment as you hear on the track…

Ray Davies re-recorded Kinks songs w/ special friends, playing NJ & other dates

Ray Davies has a new LP on the way entitled See My Friends due on November 1st. The release will see The Kinks frontman pairing with multiple bands to re-record, and sometimes re-imagine, Kinks songs…

Mumford & Sons, Cadillac Sky & King Charles add another gig

The November 15th Mumford and Sons show at Terminal 5 is sold out, so they added a second show for November 16.

Mumford & Sons announce fall 2010 Tour Dates

Mumford & Sons @ Mercury Lounge in 2009 (more by Tim Griffin) Mumford & Sons writes,”America, Canada – we are delighted to be bringing some rather exciting news to you fine folk this morning and that news is thus: The four young gentlemen collectively referred to as Mumford & Sons will be returning to your shores this Fall for a 17 state, 20 date tour…

Sasquatch 2010 Day 1 in pics (My Morning Jacket, Hold Steady, Broken Social Scene, Vampire Weekend, Miike Snow & more)

“At the sold-out Sasquatch, bands holding down the headliner spots haven’t necessarily turned out to be the biggest draws. Sure, My Morning Jacket played to a mostly packed house on Saturday, and Massive Attack was overwhelmingly solid on Sunday despite a not-so-full amphitheater floor, but the band drawing the most populous, most stoked, most deserved gathering was unquestionably Vampire Weekend…

Mumford & Sons & the Middle East played Webster Hall - pics & setlist

I’m not sure when or how it happened, but sometime in the past year Mumford & Sons got big. From Cleveland to Phoenix, the British four-piece has sold out the vast majority of their upcoming tour dates, and their two shows this week in New York were no exception…

Mumford & Sons and The Middle East played MHOW (pics)

Mumford & Sons and the Middle East played to a full house last night, 5/17, at Music Hall of Williamsburg. As the night’s only opener, the Middle East (a band on their first US tour who just played their first North American shows period around SXSW in March) had a bit of pressure on them to hold the attention of an audience primed for Mumford’s more uptempo fare…

Caves are the new Bears (except for Cave Bear)

Move over wolves, crystals, girls and bears. Caves are cool now. Following in the footsteps of cave granddaddies Cave-In (who recently reunited to cash in on the cave phenomenon) and Nick Cave, there seems to be a sudden influx of cave bands hitting the scene…

Lollapalooza actually announces 2010 lineup

“The 2010 Lollapalooza line-up is official: Soundgarden, Green Day, Lady Gaga, Arcade Fire, The Strokes, and Phoenix will headline, joined by Social Distortion, MGMT, Jimmy Cliff, Hot Chip, and The Black Keys…
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