Kikagaku Moyo

Japanese psych band Kikagaku Moyo are spending 2022 on tour and then going on indefinite hiatus. They announced spring dates last week, and now they've announced West Coast and Southwest dates for the fall...

“We have come to the conclusion that because we have truly achieved our core mission as a band, we would love to end this project on the highest note possible,“ they write.

The lineup also features Pitbull, CHVRCHES, Bleachers, Alessia Cara, SAINt JHN, Michael Franti & Spearhead, Silversun Pickups, The Wailers ft. Julian Marley, and more...

The 10th edition of Winooski, VT festival Waking Windows happens May 13-15, and the lineup also includes Kikagaku Moyo, Vagabon, The Nude Party, Alex Cameron, Yasmin Williams, and more.

Plus: Okay Kaya, James Blake, Gruff Rhys, The Rolling Stones, lineups for Hopscotch and Afropunk Atlanta, Narrow Head, Spirit Adrift, Dysrhythmia, and more tour and festival news.

Desert Daze 2021 happens November 12-14 in Lake Perris, CA and the lineup also features Devendra Banhart, Andy Shauf, Tim Heidecker & Weyes Blood, Crumb, Yves Tumor, Ty Segall, The Black Angels, DIIV, Moon Duo, and more.

Levitation fest happens Halloween Weekend in Downtown Austin and the 2021 lineup also includes Tinariwen, Chicano Batman, Red Fang, Nothing, Ty Segall's Fuzz, Black Midi, Connan Mockasin, Andy Shauf, Kikagaku Moyo, Yves Tumor, Shannon & The Clams, Shabazz Palaces, and more.

End of the Road happens September 2-5 in Larmer Tree Gardens, with Stereolab, Jonny Greenwood, John Grant, Whitney, Arlo Parks, The Comet is Coming, Tinariwen, Arab Strap, and tons more playing.

Ryley also recently released a collaborative live album with Kikagaku Moyo.

Plus: Curve, Ryley Walker & Kikagaku Moyo, Activity, Sonic Youth's Steve Shelley & Disappears, 'Earbudz Vol 1,' Mark Mulcahy, Grant-Lee Phillips, and more.