Julian Casablancas

Governors Ball 2013 (more by Amanda Hatfield) We already knew that Outkast would be headlining this year’s Governors Ball music festival, which goes down on NYC’s Randall’s Island from June 6-8, and now, one day after the lineup of Firefly Fest was announced, and a few days after we found out who was playing Coachella, the full lineup has been announced…

Daft Punk just made a video for the Random Access Memories track “Instant Crush” which features Strokes frontman Julian Casablancas on lead vocals…

Daft Punk are making a comeback this year with Random Access Memories (due out 5/21 via Columbia imprint Daft Life Limited), their first album since 2005’s Human After All…

“Amazing time at the Garden. Still buzzed. Elvis was an officer and a gentleman. Thank you. Thankyouverymuch.” – Julian Casablancas As sort of hinted and then twitter-revealed right before the show, Elvis Costello (after he got done making a surprise appearance with the Secret Sisters at Irving Plaza), played a surprise opening set between opener Devendra Banhart and headliner the Strokes at Madison Square Garden last night (4/1)…

The third and final round of the Coachella Music & Arts Festival was funky, and not just because the port-a-potties reeked. Keeping a loose theme every day (see Friday & Saturday), Sunday focused on relentless rhythm and groovy basslines…

Nada Surf @ Bowery Ballroom in 2008 (more by Kurt Christensen) tonight in NYC * Nada Surf @ Bowery Ballroom * Apollo Sunshine @ Southpaw * Rx Bandits @ Gramercy Theatre * Dave Hill Explosion @ UCB * Glass Ghost, Caveman @ Glasslands * Alice Smith @ Highline Ballroom * Marissa Nadler & Meg Baird @ Littlefield * Seabear, Via Tania @ Mercury Lounge (Early Show) * Howl, Javelina, Sea Of Bones, Flourishing @ Cake Shop * Headlights, Surf City, The Campbell Apartment @ Maxwell’s * Liquor Store, The Netherlands, Ex-Cop, Fuck Fuck @ Coco 66 * Jello Biafra (and The Guantanamo School of Medicine) @ Europa * Weasel Walter, Vinny Golia, Adam Lane @ Issue Project Room * Little Dragon, VV Brown, Oh No Ono @ Music Hall of Williamsburg * The Nymphets, German Measles, Missionaries, Foster Care @ Death By Audio * John Wesley Harding’s Cabinet of Wonders w/ special guests @ (le) Poisson Rouge * Paul Dempsey, Pets With Pets, The Chevelles, Sherlock’s Daughter, Children Collide, Oh Mercy, Love of Diagrams, Crayon Fields, City Riots, Beaches, BLISS N ESO, Goons Of Doom @ The Bell House (Aussie BBQ) Nada Surf kicks off a three-night run of full-album shows tonight…

The Megaphonic Thrift @ by:Larm 2010 (more) tonight in NYC * Louis CK @ Caroline’s * ACME @ (Le) Poisson Rouge * Kronos Quartet @ Zankel Hall * Al Green @ the Wellmont Theatre * John Zorn Improv Night @ The Stone * Stupid Party, Gourmet Scum @ Don Pedro * WFMU’s Hoof & Mouth Sinfonia @ Maxwell’s * Todd, Sewerkraut, Drunkdriver @ (late) Cake Shop * Marina and The Diamonds, Samuel @ The Bell House * Lord Jeff, Truman Peyote, Julie Bryne @ Silent Barn * Talib Kweli (DJ), DJ Jujitsu, DJ Eque @ Brooklyn Bowl * Rufus Wainwright: Blackoutsabbath @ Park Avenue Armory * Red Hook Ramblers, The Hot Johnsons @ Knitting Factory * Standard Fare, Little Big, Jack Skuller @ Death By Audio * Darren Hanlon, A Classic Education, Electricians @ Bruar Falls * David Daniell & Douglas Mccombs Duo, Alan Licht & Loren Connors @ Union Pool * Carolina Chocolate Drops, Naomi Shelton & The Gospel Queens @ Bowery Ballroom * Casiokids, The Good The Bad, Spleen United, The Megaphonic Thrift @ Littlefield (starts 1pm) * Sissy Spacek, Gerritt Witmer and Paul Knowles, Sean Meehan, Dim Diamond @ (early) Cake Shop * Field Mouse, Hailey Wojcik & Her Imaginary Friends, Gregory & The Hawk, Julie Peel @ Glasslands pre-SXSW Scandanavian week continues at Littlefield this AFTERNOON (which is even earlier-feeling than normal thanks to us losing an hour last night…

Julian Casablancas @ Terminal 5 in January (more by Natasha Ryan) Julian Casablancas already has a run of pre-Coachella shows planned that includes a gig at NJ’s Starland Ballroom on March 30th (still tickets available)…

Starland Ballroom (more by Tim Griffin) Tickets are on sale (@ noon) for the Julian Casablancas show at Starland Ballroom in NJ. The March 30th show is one of ten new pre-Coachella dates that the Strokes singer just announced…

Julian Casablancas @ Terminal 5 on January 14th (more by Chris La Putt) Julian Casablancas has added new dates to his Phrazes for the Young-supporting tour…