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BottleRock unveils 2017 bill, topped by Foo Fighters, Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, Maroon 5

January 3, 2017 by Josh Herwitt Leave a Comment

BottleRock Napa Valley returns this Memorial Day weekend for its fifth edition with more than 80 artists scheduled to perform over three days.

Albums you’ll want to hear in 2016

January 6, 2016 by Josh Herwitt Leave a Comment

NEW MUSIC: There’s plenty of ear candy that’s already set to be released this year.

Filed Under: Editor's Picks, Featured, New Music Tagged With: AlunaGeorge, Animal Collective, Antemasque, Band of Horses, Beck, Black Moth Super Rainbow, Black Sabbath, Blink-182, Bloc Party, Chairlift, Charles Bradley, Chromatics, Crystal Castles, David Bowie, Deftones, Diddy, DJ Premier, Drake, Frank Ocean, Gary Numan, Gorillaz, GZA, Haim, Kanye West, Kings of Leon, LCD Soundsystem, Lupe Fiasco, M.I.A., M83, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis, Major Lazer, Mark Kozelek, Metallica, Metronomy, Modest Mouse, My Morning Jacket, New Music, No Doubt, Pete Yorn, Poliça, Radiohead, Rihanna, Spiritualized, St. Lucia, The Jesus and Mary Chain, The Killers, The Strokes, Tortoise, Ty Segall, Wild Nothing, Zeds Dead

2013 Outside Lands schedule announced!

July 25, 2013 by Mike Frash 2 Comments

FESTIVAL PREVIEW: Here are 2013 Outside Lands’ biggest schedule conflicts and what you should see.

Filed Under: Featured, Festivals, Outside Lands Tagged With: A-Trak, Atlas Genius, Baauer, Band of Horses, Chromatics, Dawes, Deap Vally, Dillon Francis, FOALS, Gary Glark Jr., Grizzly Bear, Hall & Oates, Jessie Ware, Jurassic 5, Kaskade, King Tuff, Kurt Vile & The Violators, Matt & Kim, Midi Matilda, Milo Greene, MS MR, Nine Inch Nails, Outside Lands, Outside Lands Music Festival, Paul McCartney, Phoenix, Pretty Lights, Red Hot Chilli Peppers, Rhye, Smith Westerns, Stanton Warriors, Surfer Blood, Thao & The Get Down Stay Down, The Head & The Heart, The National, Trombone Shorty, Twenty One Pilots, Vampire Weekend, Wild Belle, Willie Nelson & Family, Yeah Yeah Yeah's, Yeasayer, Young The Giant, Youth Lagoon, Zedd

10 best tracks about “Home”

December 6, 2012 by Mike Frash 1 Comment

BAM of the WEEK: It’s that time of year when we spend time at home for one reason or another. But when it comes to music, “home” can mean a lot of things.

Filed Under: BAM of the Week Tagged With: Al Green, Band of Horses, Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, grateful dead, Japandroids, John Denver, LCD Soundsystem, Michael Kiwanuka, Talking Heads, The Head and The Heart

New Music Tuesday: Band of Horses • Alt-J • Grizzly Bear • Dinosaur Jr. • How to Dress Well • LV • GOOD Music Compilation

September 17, 2012 by Mike Frash Leave a Comment

Every Tuesday, we focus on new music releases by naming our top tracks and supplying the latest videos for select albums.

Filed Under: New Music Tagged With: Alt-J, Band of Horses, Dinosaur Jr., GOOD Music Compilation, Grizzly Bear, How to Dress Well, LV, New Music

Best tracks of 2012: August

August 31, 2012 by Mike Frash Leave a Comment

Subscribe to Showbams’ curated Spotify playlist “Best tracks of 2012 ➜ Updated Daily.”

Filed Under: Best of 2012, Featured Tagged With: A$AP Rocky, Animal Collective, Band of Horses, Bob Dylan, Calexico, Cat Power, Django Django, Grizzly Bear, Mumford & Sons, Spotify, St. Vincent & David Byrne, The Avett Brothers, The Presets, The xx

BottleRock unveils 2017 bill, topped by Foo Fighters, Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers, Maroon 5

Albums you’ll want to hear in 2016

2013 Outside Lands schedule announced!

10 best tracks about “Home”

New Music Tuesday: Band of Horses • Alt-J • Grizzly Bear • Dinosaur Jr. • How to Dress Well • LV • GOOD Music Compilation

Best tracks of 2012: August

SHOWS

Courtney Barnett reminds us why she’s simply the coolest at LA’s Greek Theatre

Grizzly Bear & TV on the Radio unite for one night in their new hometown to play the Hollywood Bowl

After winning their first Grammy, The National don’t hold back at the Hollywood Palladium

At the age of 66, David Byrne is completely nailing one of the year’s most ambitious tours

Jack White proves at the Santa Barbara Bowl that a phone-free show is a better experience for us all

PHOTOS

Gov’t Mule honor Tom Petty & more at The Wiltern

Dancing the night away with Cut Copy in LA

10,000 Maniacs evoke 90’s nostalgia at The Indy

Rivers Cuomo delights Weezer fans with a rare acoustic performance at Bottom of the Hill

A Perfect Circle’s new album ‘Eat the Elephant’ plays a lot better live than its critics might think

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