Franz Ferdinand

This week's edition of BrooklynVegan Blog Radio on SiriusXMU features lots of new music, including tracks by Depeche Mode, Father John Misty, Ride, Sylvan Esso, Grandaddy, Alex Lahey and more. BrooklynVegan Blog Radio airs Wednesdays at noon and midnight on SiriusXMU (Ch. 35).

Franz Ferdinand are playing the final day (6/4) of NYC's Governors Ball this year, the day with Tool, Air, The Avalanches, and more. They've now announced a tour surrounding that fest...

Chance the Rapper headlines day 1, Phoenix day 2, Tool day 3.

Chance the Rapper, Danny Brown, and Schoolboy Q are all the same day; and Tool, Air, and The Avalanches are all the same day too.

BNQT is conceived and led by Eric Pulido of Midlake, featuring Ben Bridwell of Band of Horses, Alex Kapranos of Franz Ferdinand, Fran Healy of Travis, Jason Lytle of Grandaddy with backing from other Midlake members McKenzie Smith (drums), Joey McClellan (guitar) and Jesse Chandler (keys).

Also: The Weeknd, T-Pain, Flume, Miike Snow, Kesha, Franz Ferdinand, DJ Jazzy Jeff, Hamilton Leithauser, and more.

BrooklynVegan Blog Radio airs Wednesdays at noon and midnight on SiriusXMU.

The NYC festival also includes Schoolboy Q, Air, Rae Sremmurd, Franz Ferdinand, A$AP Ferg, Mac DeMarco, YG, Parquet Courts, Danny Brown, and more.

The 2017 edition of Hangout Music Festival happens May 19 - 21 in Gulf Shores, AL and will be headlined by Frank Ocean, Mumford & Sons, Chance the Rapper and Twenty One Pilots. The rest of the lineup includes Sigur Ros, Weezer, Band of Horses...

Created by David Eggers, '30 Days, 30 Songs' will "feature one song per day from October 10 until Election Day. The artists on the playlist are united in their desire to speak out against the ignorant, divisive, and hateful campaign of Donald Trump."