From June 13-16, more than 200 acts will perform at the Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival in Manchester, Tennessee. That’s a lot to narrow down, but here are the 10 acts we’re most looking forward to seeing. Paul McCartney In case there’s any question as to how to spend the 9 to 11:30 PM block [...]

If, like us, you’re headed to Bonnaroo this year, today is the day you’ve been waiting for since February’s big lineup reveal. The good folks behind this year’s three-day musical extravaganza have released the full schedule on their website. Japandroids, Alt-J, Father John Misty and The Vaccines will greet the intrepid Thursday crowd. Wilco, Jim [...]

Bob Dylan announced over the weekend that he’ll  join with indie rockers Wilco and My Morning Jacket  this summer to offer a concert experience dubbed Americanarama. 26 dates have been announced, beginning June 26 at the Cruzan Amphitheatre in West Palm Beach, Florida and ending on August 4 at the Shoreline Amphitheatre in Mountain View, [...]

Mavis Staples “Can You Get To That” (Anti-) Rating: 3.5 stars (out of 5) Mavis Staples, the veteran soul gospel vocalist and one-time member of the Staples Singers, has collaborated with Wilco’s Jeff Tweedy in the past, the Wilco frontman having produced Staples’ 2010 album You Are Not Alone. And the two have shared the [...]

Chicago high school Northside College Prep is pulling out all the normal stops for their benefit auction. On the BiddingForGood website, they provide opportunities for buyers to put bids on everything from Pearl Jam at Wrigley Field tickets to various kinds of jewelry. Or, if you’re feeling generous, you can attempt to purchase a rather [...]

The initial lineup for the 2013 Bonnaroo Festival was announced today. Topping the bill are Paul McCartney, Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers, Bjork, Wilco, Mumford & Sons, R. Kelly and Wu-Tang Clan. Fans are calling it the best, most diverse lineup in years. Bonnaroo will run from June 13-16; tickets go on sale 2/23. Check [...]

November/December “On My Deathbed” winner Colin Halliburton reveals his prize picks.  From Paul Simon to Miles Davis, read Colin’s blog post below on the picks that helped him win the HD Dierks Bentley Martin Guitar.  And enter the next “On My Deathbed” contest for your chance to win a Martin D-Mahogany Guitar. Live At The [...]

(Photo: Andrew Stiles) He’s a little bit country. She’s a little bit… vampire? Together, they’re Paul McDonald and Nikki Reed, Hollywood’s newest power couple and potential heirs to the Civil Wars’ vacant throne. After meeting at the premiere of Red Riding Hood — she was attending the movie as a favor to director Catherine Hardwicke, [...]

Following his critically acclaimed self-titled debut, Harper Simon, son of Paul Simon, is set to release his follow up record, Division Street, on March 26th of next year. Simon co-produced Division Streetwith Tom Rothrock, who has produced albums for the likes of Elliot Smith and Beck. Division Street is reportedly a departure for Simon. It [...]

In a random hotel room not too long ago, six guys in a band, while in the midst of a tour, were thinking seriously about quitting. On the road since 2006, they had five albums to their name – albums slippery with booze, lush with the memory of different women in every town and buoyant [...]

Earlier this year, New York-based singer-songwriter Don Dilego cut a EP live in the studio (Western & Atlantic), included a cover of the Replacements’ “Here Comes A Regular,” and put it out into the world. It was met with universal praise, and earned him comparisons to Gram Parsons and Neil Young. We asked Dilego about [...]

Wilco have released a new video from The Whole Love, this time for the gorgeous “Sunloathe.” Directed by Peter Glantz with trippy art by Nathaniel Murphy, the video reminds us of both the animated segments in Pink Floyd’s The Wall and Maurice Sendak’s Where The Wild Things Are, with a little bit of H.R. Pufnstuf [...]