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Willie Nelson covered Coldplay for Chipotle, announces more dates, 2 NJ shows

Willie Nelson @ ACL Live in 2011 (more by Tim Griffin) Willie Nelson has a number of dates scheduled for the next few months including two in the NYC area happening on May 16 and 17 at Wellmont Theatre in Montclair, NJ…

Superbowl commercial stars Megafaun coming to the Mohawk

“Who knew @Megafaun would be the highlight of Super Bowl? Didn’t see that coming. Big smiles.” – Kathleen Edwards Megafaun @ Bowery Ballroom in 2011 (more by Ryan Barkan) North Carolina psych-folk band Megafaun (not to be confused with Megafauna who are playing Mohawk Tuesday night) are playing Mohawk on April 10th, with Field Report……

music & commercials of Super Bowl XLVI (Darkness, Motley Crue, Megafaun, Art Brut, OK Go, Echo & the Bunnymen, Madonna & more)

Another Super Bowl, another year where the Cowboys didn’t win, and another year of music-filled commercials. The Patriots entered the field to “Crazy Train” by English metal god Ozzy Osbourne (who is currently having a feud of his own with an old bandmate)…

(I forgot that) Pete Holmes is the E*Trade Baby

As we reported in February 2010, but I completely forgot until I saw this Wall Street Journal article today…”Stand-up comedian Pete Holmes had an audience of more than 100 million people last month…

music & commercials of Super Bowl XLV (Eminem, Jon Spencer, Ozzy, Bieber, Bowie, RAC, Kenny G & more)

Super Bowl XLV (45): Dallas Cowboys vs…oh wait….The Green Bay Packers vs the Pittsburgh Steelers in Dallas’ brand new, state of the art, big ass stadium…

The Black Keys talk about their songs in commercials ++++++ 2011 Woodie Award nominations announced

The Black Keys @ ACL 2010 (more by Tim Griffin)Auerbach and Carney squared off against Koenig by naming the commercials that had licensed their music — Hewlett Packard, Zales, Victoria’s Secret and Tommy Hilfilger, to name a few — before Colbert called the contest a draw and declared that both bands had “equally whored out music…

What's going on Thursday?

David Monks (TPC) @ Webster Hall in Feb (more by Natasha Ryan) today in NYC * Music For 16 Futurists @ Town Hall * White Denim, Brazos, My Mind @ MHOW * The Cribs & The Von Bondies @ Bowery Ballroom * The Asteroids Galaxy Tour & Jon Hopkins @ Mercury Lounge * Drink Up Buttercup, Blood Warrior, Beat Circus, Larkin Grimm @ Union Hall * Richard Lloyd (of Television), Hey Battlefield @ The Studio @ Webster Hall * Miracles of Modern Science, Team Genius, Lisps, Pet Ghost Project @ Glasslands * The Answering Machine, Dinosaur Feathers, Philip Seymour Hoffman @ Cake Shop * Arms, David Monks (of Tokyo Police Club), Radical Dads @ Pianos * Shilpa Ray, Soft Black, Father Figures, Quiet Loudly @ Death By Audio * Fischerspooner (DJ), Jr…

Digable Planets playing without Ladybug?? (but w/ Butterfly & Doodglebug's solo projects) +++ Tide is Cool Like Dat!?

After a successful reunion in 2005, some shows (some canceled) in 2006, and a tour in 2008, Digable Planets‘ planned tour earlier this year was called off due to reported “irreconcilable differences…

an MP3 from the upcoming National-Breeders-Worden show @ BAM, Long Count ticket info, Next Wave video previews

DOWNLOAD: Aaron Dessner – We Were Born (from the Long Count) (MP3) The Long Count Oct 28, 30 & 31 at 8pm Bryce Dessner, Aaron Dessner, and Matthew Ritchie In an inspired collision of creative worlds, three inexhaustibly original artists–brothers Bryce Dessner and Aaron Dessner of indie rock royalty The National and omnivorous visual art phenomenon Matthew Ritchie–combine talents to create a song-filled myth about the beginning of time…

Peter Murphy - 2009 Tour Dates (2 NYC shows) ++ SXSW, Trent Reznor, and... Chase Bank videos

Peter Murphy @ Gramercy Theatre June 26, 2008 (more by Lori Baily)Bauhaus frontman Peter Murphy made a rare appearance at Austin’s South By Southwest festival today (March 19, 2009), coming all the way from his adopted home in Turkey to perform for a packed house at Elysium…
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