Pharrell‘s Something in the Water music festival returned for the second time ever this weekend, bringing three days of music to Washington, D.C. for Juneteenth weekend. The location was new: Pharrell moved his festival to D.C. after criticizing the “toxic energy” of the local government in his hometown of Virginia …
Read More »Justin Bieber, Halsey, Machine Gun Kelly Lead 2022 Summerfest Lineup
Justin Bieber, Halsey, Machine Gun Kelly, and Backstreet Boys are among the more than 100 headliners tapped for the 2022 iteration of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, music festival Summerfest, making its return across three weekends in June and July. The nine-day festival — scheduled for June 23-25, June 30-July 2, and July …
Read More »The Roots, Mitski, the National to Headline Pitchfork Music Festival 2022
The Roots, Mitski, and the National will headline the 2022 Pitchfork Music Festival, set to take place at Union Park in Chicago, July 15 through 17. The National will top the bill on the festival’s first day, along with Spiritualized and Parquet Courts. Other acts set to perform include Tierra …
Read More »Car Seat Headrest Announce 2022 North American Tour
Car Seat Headrest are hitting the road next spring for a North American tour. The trek kicks off on March 16th in St. Paul, Minnesota, at Palace Theater and features special guests Bartees Strange for their U.S. dates and Floral Tattoo at the end of the run in Vancouver, BC, …
Read More »Burna Boy to Play Hollywood Bowl in October, Announces Special Guests
When Nigerian Afro-Fusion star Burna Boy headlines the Hollywood Bowl for the first time on October 8th, he’ll be joined by three supporting acts: American R&B singers Queen Naija and UMI, as well as Donavan’s Sound Club, who is slated to perform DJ sets at Sacramento’s Lost in Riddim Festival …
Read More »Megan Thee Stallion Finally Got Her 'Hot Girl Summer' at Lollapalooza 2021
Hot girl summer has been a long time coming. Back in August 2019, when Megan Thee Stallion released her collaborative single of the same name with Nicki Minaj and Ty Dolla $ign, the term had just started to go viral online thanks to a line in her Fever cut “Cash …
Read More »Raekwon, KRS-One, George Clinton, Big Daddy Kane to Headline New York City Concert Series
A who’s who of classic rap and funk stars will be headlining an upcoming concert series in New York City dubbed It’s Time for Hip-Hop in NYC. KRS-One, Slick Rick, and Remy Ma will co-headline the Bronx installment on August 16th. Raekwon and Ghostface Killah will head up the Staten …
Read More »The War on Drugs, Kamasi Washington Lead 2021 Desert Daze Festival
The War on Drugs, Kamasi Washington, Japanese Breakfast, and Ty Segall are among the artists set to perform at this year’s Desert Daze festival, which returns to Lake Perris, California, the weekend of November 12th. Toro Y Moi, Tim Heidecker, Weyes Blood, Yves Tumor, Devendra Banhart, the Budos Band, and …
Read More »Foo Fighters Postpone Los Angeles Show Due to Covid-19 Case
Foo Fighters have delayed their upcoming show at Los Angeles’ the Forum due to a confirmed case of Covid-19 “within the Foo Fighters organization.” The band is scheduled to perform at the venue on July 17th, but said that the show has been postponed to a later date, which has …
Read More »New Pornographers Plot 'Mass Romantic' 21st Anniversary Reissue, Tour
The New Pornographers will mark the 21st anniversary of their debut album, Mass Romantic, with a limited-edition vinyl reissue and a North American tour. The reissue will be pressed on red vinyl and arrive December 10th via Matador Records. It’ll also come with a bonus seven-inch single featuring two rare …
Read More »