Francis and the Lights

Eaux Claires Fest is the theme for this week's BrooklynVegan Blog Radio on SiriusXMU (playist)

This week’s BrooklynVegan Blog Radio show on SiriusXMU is dedicated to the Eaux Claires Music and Arts Festival, as well as the ‘Day of the Dead’ compilation, and includes almost every artist that performed in Wisconsin this past weekend, as well as a few tracks from that Grateful Dead tribute album.

Eaux Claires Festival 2016: Bon Iver debuted an LP, people covered Grateful Dead, Chance the Rapper showed up, and more (pics, videos)

Bon Iver’s Justin Vernon and The National’s Aaron Dessner hosted the second-annual Eaux Claires Music and Arts Festival located in Justin’s hometown of Eau Claire, WI this past weekend. The weekend was full of collaborations, surprise guest appearances, and other exciting things…

Eaux Claires Music Fest 2016 lineup (Bon Iver, James Blake, guest-filled Grateful Dead tribute, Erykah Badu, Melvins, more)

Earlier this week, Eaux Claires Music & Arts Festival curators Justin Vernon (Bon Iver) and Aaron Dessner (The National) sent out a mixtape to people who bought early bird tickets to the…

Eaux Claires Music Fest full lineup (Bon Iver, The National, Sufjan Stevens, Spoon, Tallest Man, Polica, Sylvan Esso, more)

Part of the lineup already leaked for Justin Vernon and Aaron Dessner‘s Eaux Claires Music and Arts Festival, and now the whole thing has been ann…

The Tallest Man on Earth announces new LP, playing Justin Vernon's Eaux Claires Festival (initial lineup)

The Tallest Man on Earth is ready to release album #4, the followup to 2012’s great (and possibly underrated) There’s No Leaving Now. It’s called Dark Bird Is Home and will be out May 12 via Dead Oceans…

tix on sale: Kraftwerk, Foals, Tycho, Dillinger Escape Plan, Laura Mvula, Allman Brothers, Gold & Youth and more

Tickets for the Kraftwerk show at United Palace Theatre go on BrooklynVegan presale today at 9 AM (password: “COMPUTER”). The Allman Brothers recently announced a bunch of Beacon Theatre shows, all of which are now sold out, but they’ve added four more happening on March 25, 26, 28 and 29…

Rough Trade NYC music venue still not ready; Against Me!, Cloud Nothings, Connan Mockasin & other shows moved

Rough Trade NYC (more by Amanda Hatfield) Though it looked like the new Rough Trade NYC, which put its shows “on hold for a while,” would be back this January, it’s unfortunately not ready yet, and almost all January shows have been moved…

tix on sale: Prince, Aretha Franklin, Action Bronson, Stephen Malkmus & the Jicks, Rocket from the Crypt, Against Me, more

Tickets to the Prince shows at Mohegan Sun Arena go on sale today at 10 AM. Tickets to see Band of Horses at Town Hall go on presale today at 10 AM (password: ACOUSTIC)…

Francis & the Lights ready new EP (check out videos)

Francis & the Lights is a name that hasn’t been in the news for a while. You might remember their futuristic piano-pop record It’ll Be Better, which came out in 2010 (for sugary, soulful ’80s sounds see “For Days” and “Darling, It’s Alright”). Or…
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