Dash Rip Rock

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CMJ is just barely behind us, and now it’s time to start thinking about SXSW who have just announced their first round of showcasing artists…

You can browse our full NYC show calendar for all of tonight’s shows, but here are some highlights… Phil Selway, Adem @ Le Poisson Rouge Radiohead drummer Phil Selway is also a solo artist, and he followed 2010’s folky Familial last year with Weatherhouse, which was a bit more in line with Radiohead’s art rock era…

SXSW has announced its first round of artists for the 2013 installment of the festival which happens from March 12-17. Among the acts are Mercury Prize winners Alt-J, BADBADNOTGOOD, The Bug, Chris Cohen, Mac DeMarco, Eagulls, Klaxons, Thurston Moore, Marnie Stern, Amon Tobin, White Lung, Why…

Dash Rip Rock will bring their “hellbilly” stylings to the East Coast as part of a string of dates for the band in late August. Kicking off in Somerville, MA, look for the country-punks to play a pair of area shows including Saint Vitus Matchless on 8/28 (tickets) and The Saint in Asbury Park, NJ on 8/24 (tickets)…

The 14th annual Voodoo Music & Arts Experience happens from October 26 – 28 at City Park in New Orleans. Among the 70+ acts at this year’s fest are Jack White, Green Day, Neil Young & Crazy Horse, Skrillex, Justice, Silversun Pickups, Thomas Dolby, Die Antwoord, The Dirty Dozen Brass, and Bootsy Collins…