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EW's Top 25 Indie Albums; Does Radiohead Really Deserve No.1 Spot?
2008-03-30 22:30:00
Entertainment Weekly?s editors feature the 'Indie Rock 25', profiling albums from 1984 (apparently the ?beginning of indie?) to present, including classics from The Hold Steady, The Replacements, Yo La Tengo, The Pixies, Spoon, Pavement, Built to Spill, and The White Stripes to name a few.Some of the choices are questionable, not for being selected, but for their position in the ranking. For example, why is Radiohead 's In Rainbows given the No.1 spot on the list? (Modest Mouse 's stunning Lonesome Crowded West release is buried in the list at No. 12, just to name one aberration).Afterall, Radiohead's In Rainbows has been out less than six months, the band pissed off a lot of fans back in October for what was considered a dubious 'first release' and there are many other albums on this list that are well-oiled classics - truly landmark albums that have etched themselves in to the history of 'indie rock' - and beyond - to a greater degree than In Rainbows has or ever can. Lastl...
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The Kooks' New Album "Konk" and 2008 Concert Tour
2008-03-28 08:35:00
Brighton, England's garage rock indie band The Kooks are set to release their new album, Konk, on April 15 on Astralweeks in the U.S. and April 14 on Virgin Records in the UK.The new Kooks album, named after The Kinks singer/songwriter Ray Davies' Konk Studios where it was recorded in late 2007, is the band's second album since their 2006 acclaimed debut Inside In/Inside Out.That album went triple platinum in the UK, spawning a number of chart singles, and later helped the band get invited to South by Southwest, which is a huge deal for any musician or band.Konk was produced by Tony Hoffer who has worked with Beck and Air.Stream: Listen to the upcoming album Konk by The Kooks on Imeem.MP3: The Kooks - "See the Sun" from KonkMP3: The Kooks - "Mr. Maker" from KonkLink: The Kooks Official WebsiteLink: The Kooks' MySpace pageVideos : Stream Kooks' videos inside their own cool Flash-powered amplifier box.With dozens of Kooks' 2008 concert shows already booked for North America, UK...
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A Note to IRC Subscribers and Visitors
2008-03-28 02:35:00
Dear Subscribers and Visitors :You may notice that we are continuing to work on creating a faster, more appealing, more versatile and more content-rich site for fans of that thing they call 'indie rock'.Please let us know if you are experiencing any problems with the site, or if you have any comments, suggestions, criticisms or compliments. Believe it or not, we're more interested in the 'constructive criticism' of the site to help make it better for everyone.In the coming months, there are going to be some big surprises in store as far as upgrading IndieRockCafe.com, including more listings and searches of artists, songs, reviews, concerts, plus added social networks, more legal and free MP3s, music videos, streaming media, new and upcoming releases, plus the latest news and views from the indie music community at large, including special features with 'established' and 'up-and-coming' independent musicians and groups.Thanks and please send your feedbackIRC TeamPutting the ...
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Ra Ra Riot Rebounds From Tragedy To Wide Praise From Music Writers and Fans
2008-03-27 10:02:00
Syracuse, New York indie band Ra Ra Riot, have made impressive traction within the indie rock/pop world during the past year, thanks largely to a widely-acclaimed debut EP, 'blogger buzz' and opening for groups like the Editors, Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin and Bow Wow Wow. Ra Ra Riot lives up to their name delivering unabashed chamber indie pop performed with exuberance, the fine-tuned mix of guitars and drums with violins and cellos and a frantic, but jubilant, stage performance.In fact, the band caught the attention of many attendees, other musicians, bloggers and mainstream press at the 2008 South by Southwest Conference in Austin earlier this month.And what is even more admirable is that Ra Ra Riot was able to continue on after the tragic loss of their drummer, John Pike last year. The band, family, friends and fans were devastated by the sudden loss of Pike. He passed away shortly before the group released their debut EP.Pike apparently wandered off at a party ...
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New Tracks Tuesday: Helio Sequence, Georgie James, Grand Archives, Bodies o
2008-03-26 01:33:00
This week marks the launch of New Tracks Tuesday . Each Tuesday, six new, totally legal and free MP3s will be posted from musicians and groups who make good music. - Helio Sequence - Keep Your Eyes Ahead from Keep Your Eyes Ahead (Subpop Records)- Grand Archives - Torn Blue Foam Couch from 2008 debut self-title CD (Subpop Records)- Shearwater - Rooks from upcoming June 8, 2008 release Rook (Matador Records) - Panda Bear ? Comfy in Nautica ? Remixed by Alex Epton (Paw Tracks Records) - photo to right by Francisco Nogueira (excellent photo collections)- Georgie James ? Cake Parade - new single from 2007 album Places (Saddlecreek Records)- Bodies of Water ? Everybody Hurts ? REM Cover for Stereogum mix (Self-Labeled)MP3 Sources:http://subpop.com/http://matadorr ecords.com/ (although a message on the site indicates MP3s are disabled due to ?deep linking?, some still work)http://saddlecreekrecords.com/http:/ /www.paw-tracks.com/_____________________ ______________________________Sub...

Vampire Weekend Offer Peek at New Album at San Francisco Easter Sunday Show
2008-03-25 20:50:00
It was another sold out, packed-to-capacity venue show at the Rickshaw Stop in San Francisco Easter Sunday as the sensation over the New York City indie pop band Vampire Weekend continues to grow unabated. The following is a short video clip of the band jamming to the yet-unreleased song "Little Giant, with Rostam on guitar (by the way, Rostam is not Latino or 'Mexican'; he's Persian. Plus, I met him on Sunday and he doesn't look like that David kid on American Idol , ok?! I'm sure Rostam is sick of hearing that comparison.)Vampire Weekend's signature brand of indie pop mixes reggae and hip hop sounds with songs about Cape Cod, garbage in New Jersey, mysterious people ("Blake"and "Walcott") and that damn "Oxford Comma". They are one of the few 'buzz bands' that demonstrates a genuine interest in their fans, as they made clear throughout their performance at the Rickshaw Stop. Watch this fun video from the Vampire Weekend video (which the photo above was taken from) to see evi...
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Beck, Wilco, BSS, Andrew Bird and Devendra Banhart Added to Outside Lands L
2008-03-24 21:01:00
(click image for official festival poster in PDF)Organizers of Outside Lands, San Francisco 's three-day music festival taking place in Golden Gate Park this August, are beefing up the lineup for the west coast's newest outdoor music festival.Today's new additions to the SF Outside Lands Festival include Beck , Wilco , Andrew Bird , Broken Social Scene, Drive-By Truckers, M. Ward, Cold War Kids, Two Gallants, Black Mountain, Devendra Banhart, Ben Harper, Galactic, Widespread Panic, Primus, Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings, Bon Iver, Nellie McKay, Little Brother, Manu Chao, Regina Spektor, The Coup, The Cool Kids, Steel Pulse, Lyrics Born, Café Tacuba and the Felice Brothers.Here's a few featured artists and groups:MP3: Wilco - Muzzle of BeesMP3: Radiohead - Jigsaw Falling Into PlaceMP3: Andrew Bird - A Nervous Tic Motion Of The Head to LeftMP3: Galactic - Bongo The DogMP3: Broken Social Scene - Anthems for a 17-Year-Old GirlThe latest lineup news for Outside Lands 2008 lineup adds ...

Fall Out Boy's Pete Wentz Admits Suicide Attempt, Joins Prevention Campaign
2008-03-22 10:30:00
(photo by Chris Polk)The songwriter and bassist for the popular pop-punk indie group Fall Out Boy said that he had struggled with major depression that lead to a suicide attempt, according to US magazine.Wentz, who is currently dating celebrity singer Ashlee Simpson, said that he was "lost" and "out of control" during the time Fall Out Boy was in the studio recording. The article does not say when the incident occurred, but a wild guess says it would have been during the recording for the 2007 release Infinity on High.In 2005, FOB released one of the year's top-selling albums, From Under the Cork Tree, spawning a Billboard Top 10 for album spot and two Top Ten hits "Dance, Dance" and "Sugar We're Going Down." The album quickly gained double platinum status and Fall Out Boy was subsequently nominated for a Grammy for Best New Artist of the Year. But the fame and fortune, and the prescription drugs, Wentz said, were not making him any happier."I got in my car. I remember I was liste...
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Portishead's New Video MP3 "Machine Gun" To Hype First Release in a Decade
2008-03-21 23:36:00
Few bands in today's highly competitive and saturated music market can remain popular without having new material for fans on a regular basis.But veteran indie electronic rockers Portishead have managed to overcome those odds for nearly a decade.On April 28th, Portishead will release their first original collection of new material since 1997's self-titled 'trip hop' classic, which propelled the band to celestial heights, and kept them going for years, thanks in large part to a loyal fan base and numerous performances at big music festivals over the last few years.The new album, Third, (which may refer to the fact that this is only their third album since 1994's classic Dummy) has been kept under tight wraps in hopes of preventing a leak, but just to make sure they don't miss having some control over the "blogger buzz" that is so important nowadays, the band has just released their new video called "Machine Gun."MP3: Portishead - Machine Gun from upcoming release of Third.See t...
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Six-Pack MP3 Stack: New Songs from Band of Horses, Ruby Suns, Helio Sequenc
2008-03-20 18:55:00
This week's indie music playlist features recent releases from musicians and groups that are creating buzz among the music bloggers.The single "No One's Gonna Love You" by Band of Horses appeared on their latest album released almost six months ago. Yet, it wasn't until yesterday (March 19, 2008) that the single was 'officially' released.The psychedelic and Middle Eastern influences of The Ruby Suns is apparent on their latest single and The Helio Sequence returns with a new single after a four year new material drought (but the wait was worth it for HS fans).Each of this week's songs and the artists who created them were selected not just because they are recent notable releases, but their unique talent and important contributions to the silly thing we like to call 'indie' rock, aka independent music, helps keep the spirit, freedom and creativity of music alive in an age when overly polished and marketed music dominates the mainstream media.Check out these free and legal M...
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South by Southwest Favorite 'Other' Performances, Plus Podcasts, SXSW Playe
2008-03-19 22:57:00
The South by Southwest conference in Austin has come to a close, but for those folks who missed out, here's some great songs from lesser-known artists who performed during the conference that ended on Sunday.Fools - The DodosVinalhaven Harbor - Stephanie DosenDevil Take My Soul - Son of DaveYouth Games - The Mission DistrictAbout To Walk - Throw Me The StatueCindy - Ola PodridaModern Leper - Frightened RabbitLaunch the SXSW Player to listen to dozens and dozens of artists from this year's showcase.Torrent entire SXSW performance showcases from 2005 to 2007Related blog and mainstream reports on SXSW 2008:SXSW 2008 Interactive22nd annual SXSW Music Festival - VarietyVarious observations of SXSW 2008 artists and performers------------------------------- ----------------------------------Subscri be for the Feed Me Indie feed via RSS, Atom, iTunes or your favorite reader and podcaster.Putting the "in" in to Indie. Stop by Indie Rock Cafe for the best bands, MP3s, videos, news, concert li...
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Vampire Weekend's Free 40 Minute Studio Session on KCRW
2008-03-19 08:47:00
(photo, courtesy of CrackersUnited)Even before their 'big time' appearance on Saturday Night Live earlier this month, Vampire Weekend was one of the biggest new bands of 2008, if not the biggest new band of the year, at least as far as the 'buzz factor' goes.Weeks leading up to the February release of their debut self-titled album on Beggar's Banquet, VW had captured the attention of bloggers, music critics and 'indie' fans, mostly due to their performances last year in concert, at music festivals and their Feb. 1st U.S. network debut on the David Letterman Show. Vampire Weekend - Boston Vampire Weekend - Walcott Vampire Weekend - A-Punk (Watch and listen to Vampire Weekend play a 40-minute session clicking the video further down the page)Many fans were disappointed by VW's performance on SNL (the string section wasn't synced with the band). Even the full-length clips of Vampire Weekend performing on SNL have been removed from YouTube; however, they have reappeared on Stere...
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Lollapalooza's 2008 Line-up Rumors, Fakes and Speculation
2008-03-18 02:22:00
(Above: This is a fake that has been circulating the Internets for the past month; it is not the official Lollapalooza lineup poster for 2008 - notice the poor Photoshop work on the "8" - somebody couldn't find the correct font match.)Festival organizers for Lollapalooza have yet to officially announce one artist for the August 1-3 annual rock fest in Chicago's Grant Park. But that hasn't stopped the rumors, speculation, "wish lists" and flat out fabrications for Lollapalooza's 2008 lineup. Just this past week, the amps were turned up on the rumor machine with magazines like Paste and Rolling Stone newspapers like the Los Angeles Times and the The Grand Rapids Press announcing that artists and bands like Rage Against the Machine, Wilco , Radiohead and Nine Inch Nails are 'rumored' to be headliners for Lolla 08.The Lollapalooza message boards have been lit up for weeks containing topic threads and replies for "Wanna Make a Band Suggestion?" and various other messages of "hopeful...
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Grand Ole Party Touring With Rogue Wave Throughout US in April
2008-03-17 12:33:00
Riding on the sails of their 'critically acclaimed' debut album Humanimals, San Diego's indie trio Grand Ole Party has announced a slew of concert dates with indie rockers Rogue Wave and punk old-timers New York Dolls (do they get MediCare?) for the month of April with a final show in San Francisco on May 3rd.Question: Is this band really good enough to tour with the likes of Vampire Weekend, Rilo Kiley and Rogue Wave? (I don't think so, but you be the judge.) Plus, the name; that's the best they could come up with? GOP? Maybe they'll get a spot at a McCain rally. Grand Ole Party: "Nasty Habits" [mp3] from HumanimalsGrand Ole Party's April/May Concert ScheduleApril2 Denver, CO - Hi-Dive3 Omaha, NE - Slowdown Jr4 Lawrence, KS - Replay Lounge5 Nashville, TN - The Rutledge6 Birmingham, AL - Bottletree7 Mt. Pleasant, SC - Village Tavern11 Boston, MA - Paradise #12 New York, NY - Fillmore at Irving Plaza #15 Philadelphia, PA - First Unitarian Church #16 Washington, DC - 9:30 Cl...
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Wank You For Coming, Here's Your Festival Tickets
2008-03-16 02:18:00
courtesy Exclaim.caFor young men in Europe, there's no need to ask where's the love as long as you don't mind that it comes in the form of festival tickets for a few strong shots of your man juice.A sperm collection and awareness program launched in Ireland this week offered 'donation packs' for qualified males who would, in return for their gift to womankind, get free music festival tickets to fests in the U.K. and Europe this summer.In today's entertainment/sex saturated world, it's a genius promotional campaign, albeit it would be unlikely to pull it off in the uptight U.S.A.,where we have endless television programs that depict sex and the human body in roundabout, mixed signal ways yet we won't offer the same teens watching those programs free condoms in high school. (Don't do that, 'the kids' might think it's ok to have sex! Ugh...)The sperm-for-tickets concept is a brilliant marketing campaign, not only because it catches the interest of the media and public (Eur...
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Mark Kozelek and Sun Kil Moon's New Album, Book and Tour
2008-03-13 05:23:00
Pained and hauntingly beautiful, Mark Kozelek's music as a solo artist and with Red House Painters and Sun Kil Moon has gained him great respect in the music community, especially among indie folk rock fans.Kozelek's record label, Caldo Verde Records, announced this week the pre-order sales for both Sun Kil Moon's new album April and the re-issue of Kozelek's 2002 book Nights of Passed Over, a compendium of his lyrics and other writings through the years. The limited edition (only 2,500 copies) re-issue of the hard-cover book will come along with a 12 song CD titled Nights LP, featuring live and rare versions of Kozelek's music from 1996 through 2007. The limited edition will be available for pre-order on March 17 on Caldo Verde Records website only. The first 2,800 copies of April are autographed and numbered by Mark Kozekel and available for pre-order ($15.99) beginning March 12, 2008. The release of April will mark the first original recording from Mark Kozelek since Tiny C...
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2008 PLUG Awards Go To Arcade Fire, Animal Collective, Iron & Wine and Just
2008-03-10 05:45:00
The above promo video for the 2008 Plug Awards held at Terminal 5 in New York City on Friday night was produced by Dell Lounge, a website that broadcast the award ceremonies live.While there is no official Dell Lounge video of the ceremonies out yet, you can view a segment of the live cast via a hypercam streaming recorder, along with a clip of St. Vincent performing at the awards show, below.The winners of the 2008 PLUG Awards include the best indie rock album of the year Strawberry Jam by Animal Collective and the overall album of the year Neon Bible by Arcade Fire. Arcade Fire - Neon Bible Animal Collective - FireworksJustice was named the best new artist, and the male and female artist of the year awards went to Andrew Bird and Annie Clark of St. Vincent, respectively. Justice - D.A.N.C.E. Andrew Bird - Heretics St. Vincent - These Days (J. Brown)Here are some of the other winners and nominees in various categories of the 2008 Plug Awards.Americana Album of the Year - ...
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Chicago Tribune's Wishy-Washy Report of 'Headliners' for Lollapalooza 2008
2008-03-09 01:37:00
Radiohead and Nine Inch Nails are reported to be two of the "headliners" at Lollapalooza 2008 , according to a wishy-washy report published by The Chicago Tribune last night.The Tribune article, aside from being littered with contradictions, inaccuracies and any true confirmation of artists to perform at Lolla 2008, seems to playing the famous rumor game - not a good thing for a journalism organization.The headline of the article itself implies Radiohead will headline Lollapalooza, the opening paragraph of the story states they are "expected" to perform at Lolla and the following paragraph states Radiohead has been "confirmed" and in the same paragraph the Tribune's catch phrase of the day - "expected" - appears again.That's not just lousy journalism, but the hype comes suspiciously close to the implication that the Tribune is trying to pump some life into a local festival that many people have written off for 2008 (see why here). Listen to past Lollapalooza performances from arch...
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Bonnaroo Organizers Pre-Ticket Sales Rhymes Both Annoy and Entertain
2008-03-08 08:27:00
Promoters for major music festivals realize that beating the others to the punch as far as announcing lineup and ticket sale dates could mean the difference in tens or hundreds of thousands of dollars. Many fest heads need to plan early which festivals they want to go to, so the sooner a lineup is announced, the better the odds (if the lineup is good) are in favor of that festival - like Coachella, partly because it's so early, usually April. Therefore, fest promoters rush to get the lineup out with the hopes that many people will plan to go to their festival rather than a competing festival. Unless you are geographically close to many festivals - say if you live in the northeast or mid-Atlantic - or happen to have a lot of time and money, many festival lovers have to pick and choose. So, getting out a killer lineup means the difference between a profitable fest and a very profitable festival.In what was a bizarre, and quite frankly annoying effort to some (entertaining to some les...
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Angels and Airways Help Keep 'OC-Style' Pop Rock Alive
2008-03-08 03:03:00
They are not necessarily 'indie' (whatever that is), because they are signed with Universal, but Angels and Airwaves are starting to get plenty of blog buzz. The Adventure - Angels and AirwavesClearly, they are talented and make some catchy songs, but A&A may be a bit too polished by the record exces for their own good.For example, this A&A video clip and the song could be straight outta OC.Still, I have to admit I sometimes like the "OC style" - the corporate polished pop rock from heavily promoted artists and groups 'owned' by one of the Big Four. While "OC style" branded pop rock is cool sometimes, my heart and soul are always with the indie bands, signed and unsigned, that keep amazing me each time I spin a new virtually unknown track or play catch-up and groove on songs that hit the Net six or more months ago.It's hard to keep up with all the great music out there nowadays, but I'm doing my best. :-Angel and Airwaves 2008 Concert Tour Listings:Mar 7 20088:00PRos...
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Upcoming SF Shows Include Ray Davies of The Kinks, Zach Condon and Beirut,
2008-03-07 23:35:00
Following a successful Noise Pop Festival in which dozens and dozens of indie musicians and groups descended on San Francisco, there are still many great shows coming up in the next few weeks, including Ray Davies (pictured above) of The Kinks, Death Cab For Cutie, Beirut , Linkin Park, The Cure, Jimmy Eat World, My Chemical Romance and The Bravery.San Francisco's iconic radio station Live 105 F.M. has updated its concert calendar to include the latest, upcoming concerts (this is just a snapshot of many shows coming up in the SF Bay Area; stay tuned for more concert announcements):3/8 - Serj Tankian @ The Warfield3/10 - Popscene presents SxSF w/ Persephone's Bees & more @ Rickshaw Stop3/10 - Angels & Airwaves @ The Warfield3/10 - Linkin Park w/ Coheed & Cambria @ The Arco Arena, Sacramento3/13 - The Bravery @ The Fillmore3/28 - Ray Davies @ The Warfield - The legendary singer/songwriter of the best rock band ever, The Kinks, returns to San Francisco with a new solo albu...
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Watch STS9, Gov't Mule, REM, Modest Mouse, Built to Spill and Others at Lan
2008-03-05 08:28:00
Indie music fans in south Florida are already arriving in south Florida for this weekend's Langerado Festival.The 2008 Langerado Festival has a hot lineup for a relatively little-known music fest (compared to Lollapalooza, Coachella and Bonnaroo). During the next few days, IRC will highlight some of the headlining aritsts for Langerado 2008, including links and embeds of videos from the 08 festival performances as soon as they are available.Today's featured Langerado artist is Sound Tribe Sector 9 (STS9). While they haven't released a new album in nearly three years (Artifact, 2005), the band has toured so much in recent years that fresh material doesn't seem to matter.STS9, the dub-happy jam band from Georgia that has had a loyal following for a decade now, but only really broke through with Artifact (and relentless concerts and fest appearances) will take the stage on Friday, March 7, 2008 from 1 am to 4am (I double-checked it and that's what the schedule says).The website iC...
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Noise Pop Festival 08 Wrapping Up This Weekend with a Bang
2008-03-01 04:19:00
The Noise Pop Festival 2008 in San Francisco is coming to a close this weekend after an amazingly successful run (Feb. 26-March 3, 2008). Some of the most anticipated shows of Noise Pop are happening this weekend, including British Sea Power, The Mountain Goats, Vampire Weekend , Cursive, Gutter Twins, Holy Fuck, Tilly and the Wall and She & Him - all of which are sold out and nearly impossible to find tickets for (check Craigslist - there are plenty of RE: Wanted ticket pleas, hardly any for sale though). In fact tickets for shows that originally sold for $15-$30 are now selling (where you can find them) for $75 and up. Check out the Noise Pop lineup, locations and show times for the remainder of the fest. Here's a video clip from the Magnetic Fields playing "California Girls" last night - 2/28/08 - at the Herbst Theatre in San Francisco. Notice the audience laugh at the band's dissing them, well at least the girls. The show has been sold out for weeks. -----------------------...
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Bamboozle Left Festival 08 Headliners My Chemical Romance, All American Rej
2008-02-29 07:48:00
The Bamboozle Left Festival will take place during the weekend of April 5-6, 2008 in Irvine, California. The Bam Left lineup is pretty much set, but of course new artists can be pulled or added at the last minute.Some of the most popular indie rock and pop artists set to perform at BLF include (the following links will take you to each artist and band profiles on LastFM - see IRC's page on LastFM):My Chemical Romance , The All-American Rejects, Billy Talent, Alkaline Trio, New Found Glory, Paramore, Finch, Reel Big Fish, Saves the Day, Anti-Flag, Armor for Sleep, The Starting Line, MxPx, The Dillinger Escape Plan, The Bouncing Souls and nearly two dozen others.If you are interested in more information about the Bamboozle Left Festival, including dates, locations and venues, check out the official Bamboozle Left Festival website.There is also the Bamboozle Roadshow 2008 touring the U.S. and headlining groups like Saves the Day [ tickets ], Armor for Sleep [ tickets ], Set Your Goals ...
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Bamboozle Festival 2008 Lineups, Tickets and the U.S. Roadshow
2008-02-28 02:42:00
In the chatter and noise about Coachella, Bonnaroo, Lolla and other major festivals, it's easy for the 'other fests' of 2008 to get lost in the crowd.Hopefully not taking their name too seriously, promoters of the Bamboozle Festival , both east and west, have finalized the lineups, dates and ticket sales information for each festival. Jimmy Eat World, Panic at the Disco, Alesana, MXPX, Motion City Soundtrack, Phantom Planet, Bret Michaels, Academy Is..., Red Jumpsuit Apparatuas and nearly two dozen other indie artists and groups playing during the two-day Bamboozle Festival in East Rutherford, New Jersey, May 3-4, 2008. Here's the lineup, ticket details and videos from Bamboozle East Festival 2007. (Bamboozle West post coming soon)MP3s from Bamboozle East Performers: Jimmy Eat World - Praise a Chorus (mp3) Motion City Soundtrack - Even If It Kills Me (mp3) Gym Class Heroes - Cupid's Chokehold (mp3) Phantom Planet - The Happy Ending (mp3) Here's Phantom Planet's music video for...
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Lollapalooza 2008: Lineup Rumors Abound, First Indications from Lolla Board
2008-02-27 07:40:00
Over the next couple of days, IRC will publish complete updates on the latest news for 2008 music festivals, including Bonnaroo, SXSW, Coachella, Rothbury, Bamboozle, Sziget, Glastonbury, Austin City Limits, Virgin Festival and many others.Next month, a comprehensive guide will be published and feature all of 2008's indie-relevant music festivals including the latest news, ticket info, line-ups, artist profiles, discussions, photos, MP3s and videos of past performances.Lollapalooza (August 1-3, 2008) - While ticket sale dates and the line-up for Lollapalooza 2008 have yet to be announced (as of 2/26/08), rumors are flying everywhere about which artists and groups might be playing at this year's Lolllapalooza.If the lineup is anything like last year's (see flashback to 07 below), there will be more lolla than looza.The following artists are rumored to be set for Lollapalooza, according to the official website's board moderator sixtimes:Rhymefest f/ Mucca PazzaMGMTDierks BentleyBl...
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Still No Lineup for Lollapalooza 2008; Wait Game and Rumors Might Kill Tick
2008-02-27 00:44:00
For months now, festival and music lovers, bloggers, musicians and the mainstream media have speculated, floated rumors, predicted and even made false 'confirmations' about 2008's Lollapalooza's lineup. Rumored artists include Black Lips, Bloc Party and MGMT.Bottom line: There has not been one artist or group confirmed for the Chicago -based festival in 2008 by Lollapalooza organizers.Apparently, part of the reason for the delay is to keep 'the buzz' going to help sell tickets (when they go on sale) and to try to drown out all the chatter surrounding many other music festivals this year, two of which are new festivals for 2008: Rothbury (more on that later) and Coachella East (aka APW).Radiohead will headline two of the three nights of Coachella East, so that should be amazing. The fest is being held Aug. 8-10, 2008 at Liberty State Park in Jersey City, New Jersey.It is very possible that Lolla organizers' delay in announcing a lineup could ultimately kill ticket sales, so if ...
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Artist of the Week: Vicious Vicious (Well Not Really, But Dang Good Music)
2008-02-25 09:53:00
With a new album out and an eclectic and exciting discography behind them - albeit it's only a few dozen songs over six years - IRC's artist of the week is Minneapolis band Vicious Vicious. (photo above: the band looking really vicious.)Originally a solo project and moniker of musician Erik Applewick, who recorded a set of songs on a four-track 2002 self released album titled Blood and Clover, Vicious Vicious sparked a passionate reaction from their hometown Minneapolis indie community, thanks to the additions of band members Darren Jackson, Alex Oa, and Martin Dosh, who helped provide the musical talent that made Applewick's songs even more impossible to ignore. Since then, Vicious Vicious, an unlikely name for a band that is about as vicious as a poodle, has released only two additional albums. Nevertheless, the wait paid off with each release demonstrating a maturing, exciting and eclectic mix of pop, funk, psychedelic and rock influences that essentially make the band's soun...
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Radiohead Will Headline Two Nights at All Points West Fest, "Coachella East
2008-02-24 05:56:00
For the first time in major music festival history, one band - the iconic Radiohead - will headline two of the three nights of the All Points West Fest ival, commonly referred to as APW and "Coachella East ". Get the full story (released on 2/21), plus the full lineup, ticket sale dates and prices, transportation and the whole skinny at a new site ironically called CoachellaEast.com.+ Radiohead - House of Cards+ Radiohead - Videotape (Mojib Remix)Radiohead 2008 Tour Dates:05-05 West Palm Beach, FL - Cruzan Amphitheatre05-06 Tampa, FL - Ford Amphitheatre05-08 Atlanta, GA - Lakewood Amphitheatre05-09 Charlotte, NC - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre05-11 Bristow, VA - Nissan Pavilion at Stone Ridge05-14 St. Louis, MO - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre05-17 Houston, TX - Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion05-18 Dallas, TX - Superpages.com Center06-06 Dublin, Ireland - Malahide06-07 Dublin, Ireland - Malahide06-09 Paris, France - Bercy06-10 Paris, France - Bercy06-12 Barcelona, Spain - Parc del Fòru...
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Vineyard Fest Was Coachella'd for All Points West Festival
2008-02-23 04:16:00
The organizers of Coachella, Goldenvoice/AEG Live, announced a few weeks ago the formation of a new east coast major music festival, dubbed ?Coachella East?.The festival, now officially the All Points West Festival (Aug. 8-10), just released the lineup - including Radiohead , Underworld, Cat Power, Jack Johnson, Black Kids, CSS, Animal Collective (shown below), Andrew Bird, Metric, The Go! Team, Rodrigo Y Gabriel, The New Pornographers, Kings of Leon and many others. Animal Collective - Fireworks Jack Johnson - Flake Andrew Bird - Dark Matter Kings of Leon - Knocked Up(Notice a theme in the song selection? Subscribe to the IRC Feed, use the Comments section to guess the theme and win a chance to win free iTunes downloads!)Some festival fans in the New York City metro area (which includes the venue location of Jersey City - just across the river from lower Manhattan - with amazing views of the city and Statue of Liberty) are calling a coup of the historically annual Vineyard Festiva...
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