Vaccines

There's hopeful news on the COVID vaccination front, according to Dr. Fauci.

”Live events is one of the best prepared, best equipped, most experienced industries in America to manage and control large crowds in a rapid, organized fashion,” a letter to President Biden reads. ”Moving people in, out, and around a public gathering space swiftly and safely is…

Meanwhile, there are more indications that Coachella has been postponed until at least the fall.

That timing depends on a large enough percentage of the population receiving the vaccine for "herd immunity" to be reached, around 70-85%.

”Hospitalizations have not stabilized, and with a rising infection rate and NYC’s density, this means that indoor dining is too high of a risk,” Governor Andrew Cuomo says.

”It’s our expectation in general that we’ll be able to get back to have full-capacity shows, that we won’t need social distancing—certainly outdoors—by next summer,” Joe Berchtold said in a recent interview.

NYC trio Sunflower Bean, who have been playing almost nonstop for a couple years now, have announced details of their debut album, Human Ceremony, which will be out via Fat Possum on February 5...

Alt-J at Mercury Lounge in May (more by Dominick Mastrangelo)

Big day for award nominations. The Oscars announced theirs this morning and the Brit Awards just wrapped up their ceremony for 2013 nominations, with Emeli Sandé grabbing four and Mumford & Sons and Alt-J each getting three. …

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Bonde Do Role in London, Feb 2007 (CRED)

Back in July Diplo introduced us to the two new hottest hipster dance rock groups from Brazil - CSS and Bonde Do Role...