Desert Daze Festival

watch Iggy Pop play a Stooges classic at Desert Daze 2017 ++ 2018 lineup additions

Watch exclusive video of Iggy playing Stooges classic “I Wanna Be Your Dog” from his Desert Daze 2017 Saturday headlining set.

Desert Daze 2017 Sunday pics (Spiritualized, Eagles of Death Metal, more)

The 2017 edition of Desert Daze fest wrapped up on Sunday, October 15 at The Institute of Mentalphysics in Joshua Tree, CA. Spiritualized were the headliners, and the day also featured sets from Eagles of Death Metal (who covered Bowie’s “Moonage Daydream”), Hope Sandoval & The Warm Inventions (whose tour just hit NYC)…

Desert Daze 2017 Saturday pics (Iggy Pop, King Gizzard, John Cale, more)

Saturday (10/14) of Joshua Tree, CA’s Desert Daze fest featured legends like Iggy Pop, John Cale, and Terry Riley, somewhat younger but still veteran acts like Thurston Moore, The Make-Up, The Gories…

Desert Daze 2017 Friday pics (Courtney Barnett & Kurt Vile, Ty Segall, more)

The 2017 edition of Desert Daze began on took place earlier this month at the Institute of Mentalphysics in Joshua Tree, CA. Things got underway proper Friday, October 13…

Desert Daze 2016 pics (Television, The Sonics, BJM, Primus and MUCH more)

Also: Deerhunter, Thee Oh Sees, Foxygen, Pond, Cherry Glazerr, Washed Out, The Black Angels, METZ, La Luz, King Gizzard, and plenty more.

Föllakzoid streaming new album, announce tour around Levitation and Desert Daze fests (dates)

Chilean psych band Föllakzoid release their third album next week via Sacred Bones. It’s four long, interconnected tracks making for a seriously heavy trip…

Warpaint releasing new singles in 2015 (listen to the first), touring Europe, headlining 2015 Desert Daze fest (line-up)

Warpaint will be releasing a series of new digital singles this year, the first of which will be “No Way Out” b/w “Riot” in March. You can stream “No Way Out” below…

2014 Desert Daze Festival in pics (Blonde Redhead, DIIV, Raveonettes, Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Deap Vally & more)

Speaking of Deap Vally, the female rock duo had a wonderful set filled with dancing, child fans and Moon Block Party members on stage to dance and back them up on vocals…

Liars releasing 'Mess' in March (stream the first single)

Liars will release their seventh album, Mess, via Mute Records on March 25. That’s the cover art above and tracklist is below. Following 2012’s glitchy, introverted WIXIW, frontman Angus Andrew says this one is quite different:We are a reactionary, or maybe a better word is schizophrenic band…