The Black Lips
Burger Boogaloo 2015 to be hosted by John Waters, w/ Black Lips, King Khan, Shannon & the Clams, The Pandoras & more
The Burger Boogaloo is back in the Bay Area for 2015, happening at Oakland’s Mosswood Park Amphitheatre on July 4 & 5. John Waters is not just on the poster above, he’ll be hosting the show as well. Th…
Shaky Knees Festival 2015 lineup (Strokes, Wilco, Pixies, DFA 1979, Spiritualized, Panda Bear, American Football & more)
We’re officially in Music Festival Announcement Season, and the latest one is Atlanta’s annual Shaky Knees Festival, happening May 8-10. This year includes The Strokes, The Avett Brothers, Wilco, Pixies, Social Distortion, Ryan Adams, Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds, Tame Impala, Brand New, Mastodon, Neutral Milk Hotel (supposedly one of your last chances to see them for a while), Interpol, Flogging Molly, TV on the Radio, Manchester Orchestra, James Blake, Death from Above 1979,…
Black Lips and The King Khan & BBQ Show touring together this fall, including two NYC shows (dates)
Black Lips @ Austin Psych Fest 2014 (more by Tim Griffin)
With their new album, Underneath the Rainbow, out, The Black Lips train keeps on rolling with no signs of stopping…
Austin Psych Fest Day 1 in pics: Black Angels, Black Lips, Quilt, Zombies, Graveyard, Fresh & Onlys, Dandy Warhols & more
Boston’s Quilt played early on Elevation, and not a ripple in the water came from their laid-back soft psych. They would be infuriating to see in a club on a Saturday night, but against the scenic backdrop of Carson Creek, they were appropriately pleasant…
Black Lips & The Coathangers both played NYC & Burgerama III (belated pics); Coathangers play NYC again tonight
Burgerama III happened last month at Santa Ana, CA’s The Observatory featuring a whole lot of bands on Burger Records‘ extensive, denim-clad roster…
Forecastle 2014 lineup (Outkast, Jack White, Beck, Slint, The Replacements, Spoon, tUnE-yArDs, Against Me! & more)
Forecastle Festival returns to Waterfront Park in Louisville, KY from July 18-20 with a lineup of Outkast, Jack White, Beck, The Replacements, Slint (their first US reunion date so far…
SXSW Lou Reed tribute line-up announced: The Black Lips, Susanne Vega, Cheetah Chrome, Baseball Project & more)
One of this year’s anticipated SXSW events is the official Lou Reed tribute which will happen on Friday, March 14 at the Paramount Theatre from 7:30 PM to midnight…
Fun Fun Fun Fest 2012 pics & video (part 5): Run DMC, Dum Dum Girls, Cursive, Sharon Van Etten & more
The best part about Austin’s annual good time known as Fun Fun Fun Fest is diversity. While punk and metal are driving the tattoo-sleeved set nuts on the Black Stage (pics HERE and HERE), there is an entirely different festival going on at some of the other stages – legendary MCs to movie star cameros, punk legends to some of the best indie bands on the come-up…
Val Kilmer joined the Black Lips @ Fun Fun Fun Fest (videos)
Val Kilmer & the Black Lips @ FFF FEst (photo by el_deego)
To quote one YouTuber, “As part of the Terrence Malick movie being filmed in Austin, here’s Val Kilmer acting “drunk” using a chainsaw on a speaker and cutting his own hair off during a performance with the Black Lips at Fun Fun Fun Fest 2012 (with Rooney Mara and Michael Fassbender on stage)…
