Day for Night Festival

Noise rock/post-hardcore greats The Jesus Lizard are finally back for the first time in eight years. They're playing Houston's stacked Day For Night festival in December, which will be their first time playing since they last reunited in 2009. Our fingers are crossed for more shows.

"... some media could not get their head around that i was not 'performing' and 'hiding' behind desks . and my male counterparts not . and i think this is sexism ." - Bjork

The final day of Houston's awesome Day For Night festival also had RZA, Squarepusher, S U R V I V E, Lightning Bolt, Liars, Ariel Pink, Travis Scott, and more.

After a "preview night" on Friday, Houston's Day for Night festival -- now in its second year -- got properly underway on Saturday (12/17) with performances by Run the Jewels, Blood Orange, The Jesus & Mary Chain, John Carpenter, DJ Windows 98 (aka Win Butler), Tobacco, Chelsea Wolfe...

Tycho's new album 'Epoch' was nominated for a Grammy for Best Dance/Electronic Album, where he's up against Flume, Jean-Michel Jarre, Underworld and Louie Vega...

The first day just has a few sets (including the "unique digital sets" by Bjork) with no overlaps at all, but days two and three have some tough conflicts. You have to choose between Aphex Twin and Run the Jewels on Saturday, and part of those sets overlap with John Carpenter too...

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This seriously awesome fest also includes Run the Jewels, Blood Orange, Little Dragon, Blonde Redhead, Thundercat, Kamasi Washington, S U R V I V E, Uncle Acid, and many more.

This would be Aphex Twin's first announced U.S. show since Coachella 2008.

To the great relief of ticket holders, festival organizers, music bloggers and the hip-hop gods themselves, Kendrick lived up to the hype. Giving the rapper a giant stage with perfect weather in a city that loves him might have been equivalent to tossing a nice, fat softball to a man holding a flat-bottom shovel, but he still gets credit for knocking it out of the park...