The Orwells

Shaky Knees 2016 lineup (Florence, MMJ, Jane's Addiction, At the Drive In, Deftones, Huey Lewis, Baroness & more)

Atlanta’s annual Shaky Knees Festival happens in 2016 from May 13-15 with Florence + the Machine, My Morning Jacket, and Jane’s Addiction (playing Ritual De Lo Habitual…

Death, Cloud Nothings, Bully, Cold Cave, DFA1979, Orwells & more on new Tony Hawk Pro Skater 5 soundtrack

Countless band reunions, Wet Hot American Summer, and the ’90s/early ’00s revival continues when Tony Hawk Pro Skater 5 comes out this f…

Pitchfork Fest is this weekend and will be streaming live ++ a guide to the aftershows

The Pitchfork Music Festival happens this weekend in Chicago (7/17-7/19), featuring performances from Wilco, Sleater-Kinney, Chance the Rapper, Future Islands, The New Pornographers, Run the Jewels, Caribou, Panda Bear, Todd Terje & the Olsens, Mac Demarco, Kurt Vile and loads more. Br…

Coachella 2015 day 3 in pics: Drake, St. Vincent, Jenny Lewis, Built to Spill, Desaparecidos, Ryan Adams, OFF! & more

Remember punk? The supposed sound of youth and clarity? I don’t know about that. Every kind of music has the age it is and the age it wants to be…

David Letterman's last show is May 20; guests for final month include Tom Waits, Bill Murray, Jerry Seinfeld & lots more

David Letterman‘s final night as host of The Late Show is May 20 and EW points out the show has announced many of its big final guests, which include a rare performance and interview with Tom Waits on May 14…

Coachella 2015 lineup announced (AC/DC, Jack White, Drake, Ride, Drive Like Jehu, St. Vincent, Tame Impala, Steely Dan, Belle & Sebastian, MANY more!)

Coachella 2015 happens April 10-12 and April 17-19 this year in Indio, CA. The lineup was just announced and includes AC/DC, Jack White, Drake, Ride, Drive Like ……

The Orwells playing two New Year's shows at Lincoln Hall

The Orwells @ Riot Fest Chicago 2014 (more by James Richards IV) Local upstarts The Orwells have announced that they’ll be ringing in 2015 with a pair of hometown shows…

Riot Fest Chicago day 2 in pics (The National, Flaming Lips, Afghan Whigs, Television, Buzzcocks, Samiam, more)

& Milos Markicevic Riot Fest Chicago kicked off this past Friday (9/12) in Humboldt Park and continued the following day with Samhain (playing Initium) (video below), The National, The Flaming Lips, Descendents (playing Milo Goes to College), The Get Up Kids (playing Something to Write Home About), The Afghan Whigs, Television, Buzzcocks, Samiam, Wavves and many more…

James Williamson releasing an LP of re-recorded Stooges rarities w/ guest singers (stream 1 w/ Mario from the Orwells)

The Stooges guitarist James Williamson is releasing a solo album, Re-Licked, features “lesser-known Stooges tracks properly recorded and mixed for the first time” with an impressive list of guest lead singers, including Jello Biafra (Dead Kennedys), Mark Lanegan (Screaming Trees), Alison Mosshart (The Kills), Mario Cuomo (The Orwells), Bobby Gillespie (Primal Scream), Ariel Pink and oth…

Outkast played Firefly (duh), playing Las Vegas fest 'Life is Beautiful' (duh)

We went to the music festival that happened in Delaware over the weekend, and not surprisingly, Outkast was one of the headliners. Pictures from their set are in this post…
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