tours announced: Kacey Musgraves, FKA twigs, AVAIL, Animal Collective, Eric Clapton, more
Plus: Tame Impala, Kikagaku Moyo, Earth Wind & Fire, JMBLYA 2019 lineup (Lil Nas X, Travis Scott, Lil Wayne), The Bouncing Souls, and more.
Desert Daze
Stereolab announces first North American reunion show: Desert Daze 2019
Stereolab are back in action, having already announced they'll be playing the two Primavera Sound festivals this spring and the UK's Green Man in August. The groop have also just revealed they'll play the 2019 edition of Desert Daze, which happens October 10-13 at Moreno Beach in…
Desert Daze’s first day cut short due to lightning
Fifteen minutes into Tame Impala's set, organizers sent the band offstage and advised attendees to seek shelter because of thunderstorms and lightning in the area.
Stonefield share video off ‘Far From Earth,’ touring the US before Desert Daze
Melbourne's Stonefield toured the US with their fellow Australians King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard last year, and they released their new album Far From Earth on King Gizz's Flightless Records earlier this year. It was produced by Black Mountain's Stephen McBean...
Desert Daze announces daily lineups, adds Slowdive, IDLES, more
Wooden Shjips, Death Valley Girls, Cosomonauts, L.A. Witch, Vinyl Williams, and more were also added.
Desert Daze expands 2018 lineup: My Bloody Valentine, Shellac & more
Also just added to Desert Daze 2018: Julia Holter, GUM (Jay Watson of Tame Impala's solo project), Ian Svenonius' Escape-Ism, and Yonatan Gat & The Eastern Medicine Singers.
West Memphis Three’s Damien Echols releasing ‘High Magick’ memoir, teaching class on it in…
Damiel Echols of the West Memphis Three, used the spiritual practice of High Magick to help him survive the 18 years he spent on death row. He's now written a book about it and is teaching classes as well.
JJUUJJUU released debut LP, got remixed by METZ, on tour with Primus & Mastodon
Phil Pirrone is the cofounder of the Desert Daze festival but also makes heady psych as JJUUJJUU. He just released JJUUJJUU's debut album, ’Zionic Mud,' a heavy trip that incorporates of sonic weapons in its all manner of psychic warfare...
Ty Segall & White Fence collaborating on new LP, share “Joy,” touring West Coast
Ty Segall and White Fence collaborated for the 2012 album Hair, and they've teamed up again for Joy, which will be out July 20 via Drag City.
King Gizzard added to Desert Daze 2018 lineup (watch the festival trailer)
In addition to King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard, Desert Daze 2018 features Tame Impala, Jarvis Cocker, Death Grips, Warpaint, Ty Segall & White Fence, Mercury Rev, Uncle Acid & The Deadbeats, and lots more.