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Tour news: 100 gecs, 10,000 Maniacs, Screaming Females, DJ Koze, Delicate Steve, more

Plus: Antibalas, O+ Festival, Walter Etc, Jawbreaker / Joyce Manor, Shygirl / Tinashe, Dave Chappelle, Daniel Sloss, Molly Tuttle, Blacklisted, and more tour and festival news.

Le Poisson Rouge reopening in August (initial lineup w/ Daughters, High on Fire, more)

After over a year closed due to COVID, Greenwich Village mainstay Le Poisson Rouge is returning in late August for its 13th operating year.

New Orleans Jazz Fest 2017 lineup: Stevie Wonder, Tom Petty, Nas, Snoop Dogg, more

The lineup also includes Usher & The Roots, Margo Price, Earth Wind & Fire, Wilco, Alabama Shakes, Dr. John, Big Freedia, Leon Bridges, and more.

SXSW announces third round of bands for 2013 Fest (Vampire Weekend, Frightened Rabbit, TOY, The Thermals +++ more)

Frightened Rabbit @ T5, Nov. 2010 (more by Lionel Bergeron) SXSW has just announced another round of bands for the 2013 edition of the annual music festival that will happen March 12 – 17…

SXSW announces even more artists (Vampire Weekend, Local Natives, Thermals, Clutch, Rockie Fresh, Waxahatchee, more)

Vampire Weekend in Brooklyn in 2012 (more by Greg Cristman) SXSW already revealed one round of artists, then a second, and now they’ve just revealed a third announcement which includes Vampire Weekend, Local Natives, The Thermals, Black Lips, Camera Obscura, Merchandise, Clutch, Rockie Fresh, Baauer, Bleached, TOY, Waxahatchee, Bleeding Rainbow, Count Bass…

the Notorious B.I.G.'s "GREATEST HITS,"

“Bad Boy Records has announced the upcoming release of the Notorious B.I.G.‘s “GREATEST HITS,” a 16-track compilation honoring the extraordinary life and career of the late, great hip-hop legend…