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What's going on Thursday?
Radioactivity, Super Furry Animals, Broken Social Scene, Billy Ocean, Starchild, and lots more show options in NYC.
tix on sale: Broken Social Scene, Eugene Mirman Comedy Fest, Tricky & more
Your Friday morning ticket link roundup.
Pickathon announces 2016 lineup (tickets on sale)
Pacific Northwest festival Pickathon has its 2016 edition on August 5 – 7 in Happy Valley, Oregon and they just announced the initial line-up which includes Jeff Tweedy, Yo La Tengo, Beach House, Ty Segall & The Muggers, Black Mountain, The Oh Hellos, Patrick Watson, Thee Oh Sees, Fruit Bats, Dan Deacon, Julia Holter, BADBADNOTGOOD, Alvvays, Protomartyr, La Luz, Ultimate Painting, Moon Duo, Ezra Furman, Sir Richard Bishop, The Woolen Men, and more…
Savannah Stopover announces initial 2016 lineup
Now in its sixth year, The Savannah Stopover will happen March 10-12 at venues all over Savannah, GA. For those who’d like a little of that SXSW flavor but with less insanity, the Stopover provides a more genteel experience…
Chris Forsyth releasing a new collaborative album with Koen Holtkamp, playing shows (dates & new video)
Chris Forsyth and Koen Holtkamp (of Mountains) released the collaborative album Early Astral back in 2011, and next week (10/16) they’ll release their second and first for Trouble In Mind, The Island (pre-…
UK shoegazers Leave the Planet releasing new 7" & video (watch), playing six NYC shows & other East Coast dates
Sharing a love of Slowdive, Felt and Field Mice, London based pair Nathalie Bruno and Jack Milwaukee (who is from Italy, just for the record) began working on music together which soon turned into an actual band, Leave the Planet…
tix on sale: Jeff Beck, John Cooper Clarke, Steve Gunn, more
Jeff Beck added a second Capitol Theatre show, happening April 13. Tickets go on sale to the general public on Friday (1/23) at noon, and promo tickets go on sale at 10 AM on Thursday (1/…
SXSW announces third round of 2015 showcasing artists
SXSW, which happens March 17-22 in Austin, TX, has announced its third round of 2015 showcasing artists. (Here’s round 1 and round 2.) It’s a big update, with over 500 new additions, including Amason, Frog Eyes, Palma Violets, Girl Band, Pity Sex, Sheer Mag, Kate Tempest, THEESatisfaction, Viet Cong, Matthew E…
Daniel Romano touring, playing Ho Ho Ho Down in NYC with Futurebirds & Ben Miller Band (dates)
Canadian country singer Daniel Romano has a few US dates coming up this month including one in NYC this weekend. The NYC show is the fourth annual Ho Ho Ho Down, “the yearly benefit concert in support of NYC-based non-profit Art Start, which holds creative arts workshops for at-risk youths in homeless shelters throughout New York…
Futurebirds & Diarrhea Planet played Schubas (pics)
On Friday night (5/17), Athens, GA’s Futurebirds brought their tour with Diarrhea Planet through Chicago for a performance at Schubas. The band are currently on the road in support of their Fat Possum debut Baba Yaga, and delivered a very solid headlining set…
