The Arcs

Sonny Smith talks working w/ Dan Auerbach on new album, upcoming tour & more (BV Q&A ++ LP stream)

In addition to his great new album Rod for Your Love, Sonny’s also working on a web sitcom about a touring indie rock band where his mom plays the drummer.

Instrumental soul band The Olympians releasing s/t LP on Daptone (song stream)

The Olympians include members of Lee Fields’ band, Charles Bradley’s band, The Dap-Kings, Budos Band, Antibalas, The Arcs, and more.

Lollapalooza 2016 - Day 1 pics (Lana Del Rey, Last Shadow Puppets, J. Cole, Kurt Vile & more)

Lollapalooza is celebrating its 25th anniversary this year, and the onetime traveling fest kicked off its now four-day event at Chicago’s Grant Park…

Coachella weekend 2 set times

The set times for the second weekend of Coachella have been released and, while there are a few small tweaks, the schedule is more or less the same as the first weekend. So you’ll still have to choose between Grimes and Guns ‘n’ Roses (who were only 10 minutes late last week!), M83 and A$AP Rocky, Sufjan Stevens and The Last Shadow Puppets, and…

The Surf Lodge 2016 free concert schedule (Beach Slang, Gary Clark Jr, The Arcs, Bombino, Porches, more)

The Montauk restaurant/hotel/vacation spot hosts free concerts every weekend from Memorial Day Weekend through Labor Day Weekend (and also on the Fourth of July, a Monday). Highlights include The Arcs on opening weekend, Beach Slang and Gary Clark Jr on closing weekend, plus Bombino, Porches, Hurray for the Riff Raff, and many more.

Coachella reveals set times (Grimes vs Guns N' Roses??)

Are they trying to make GNR’s set flop with millennials?

stream the Levitation fest day 1 mixtape (with Slowdive, Brian Jonestown Massacre, Flying Lotus, Uncle Acid, more)

Austin’s Levitation festival begins later this month, and as usual, Levitation DJ Al Lover made a mixtape for each day. The Saturday and Sunday mixtapes are coming later this week, but the Friday (April 29) mixtape premieres in this post. It’s got music from Slowdive, The Brian Jonestown Massacre, Flying Lotus, Oneohtrix Point Never, Nicolas Jaar, Uncle Acid, Dungen, Shabazz Palaces and more.
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