With headliners Pavement, Massive Attack, and My Morning Jacket, the 2010 Sasquatch! Music Festival at The Gorge will be held over Memorial Day weekend, May 29-31. Returning to The Gorge in Quincy, WA, festival tickets go on sale Saturday, Feb. 20 at 10 a.m. PST via Ticketmaster.com and sasquatchfestival.com. Read more…
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With the addition of a third member, singer/songwriter Charlotte James, to join founders Chris Healings and Mike Truman, Hybrid is set to release their fourth studio album, Disappear Here, on March 29 via Distinctive Records. Including pounding live drums, layers of electric guitars, sweeping strings by the City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra, bass beats by Tim Hutton (Ian Brown, The Prodigy), and triumphant choruses, this album, Hybrid will be embarking on a full live tour this summer in support of Disappear Here. Read more…
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As an epic follow-up to their first two albums, Age of Winters and Gods of the Earth, The Sword return to the studio with the help of producer Matt Bayles (Mastodon, Isis, Minus the Bear) and Kemado Records. After touring with Metallica over the course of 2008 and 2009, Bayles is the first producer to be involved with an album by The Sword.
The Sword will also be opening for Motorhead on March 16 at Stubbs in Austin, TX.
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Launching on April 20, Cannibal Corpse is embarking on the band’s first headling tour since the Hot Topic Stage during the 2009 Rockstar Mayhem Festival. Touring with Skeletonwitch and Lecherous Nocturne, The Evisceration Plague Tour kicks off in Orlando, FL, with 1349 joining on select dates. Read more…
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Established a decade ago, Definitive Jux founder EL-P has decided to step down from his position of Artistic Director of Def Jux and immerse himself in the roles of producing and writing music full-time. Read more…
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Proclaiming “death to scalpers,” Faith No More’s bassist Billy Gould and keyboardist Roddy Bottum, announced three San Francisco dates, prior to their April 17 Coachella appearance, via Twitter. Read more…
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Jamie Lidell’s third full-length album, Compass, is set to drop May 18, 2010 from Warp Records. Recorded in Los Angeles, New York, and Canada, and with help from Beck, Feist, Gonzales, Chris Taylor of Grizzly Bear, and Pat Sansone of Wilco, Compass promises album to be Lidell’s most eclectic album yet. Read more…
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Bad Lieutenant, New Order’s Bernard Sumner’s project formed in 2007, has been added to the 2010 Coachella line-up for Saturday, April 17. With three additional American dates, this is Bad Lieutenant’s U.S. debut. Sumner (guitar, vocals), along with Phil Cunningham (guitar) and Jake Evans (guitar, vocals) are touring in support of their first album, Never Cry Another Tear, which was released in October through Original Signal Recordings. Read more…
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With nine dates scheduled across the Southeastern United States in April, My Morning Jacket is hitting the road with Preservation Hall Jazz Band opening. Including a performance at this year’s Jazzfest in New Orleans, MMJ are excited to both try something new with their choice for an opening act, but bring the spirit of New Orleans along with them. Read more…
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Sia’s “The We Meaning You” tour begins April 10th in Vancouver, British Columbia. With her sophomore album out later this year, Sia’s new song, “You’ve Changed,” was produced by Grammy-nominated Greg Kurstin. Check out the MP3 of “You’ve Changed” here and the videogame themed video here. Read more…
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