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MUSIC NEWS -This past weekend Bon Iver was the music guest on Saturday Night Live performing the grammy-nominated "Holocene," and Bon Iver Bon Iver closing track "Beth/Rest." Watch both, below. The band also announced today that they'ver booked a new set of live dates on the west coast starting in April, including headlining performances at both weekends of the Coachella Music and Arts Festival , as well as the New Orleans Jazz Festival and the Sasquatch Music Festival in Washington state. All Tiny Creatures will open for Bon Iver on select dates. [...]

MUSIC NEWS - Black Sabbath drummer Bill Ward says he won't take part in the British band's reunion recordings and tour unless he is offered a "signable" contract. The statement on his website casts more doubt on the much-hyped return of the metal rockers, who announced last November that the original line-up were getting back together to write and record their first album in more than 30 years. They've also unveiled plans for a world concert tour in 2012. With guitarist Tony Iommi diagnosed with the early stages of lymphoma the band moved from [...]

MUSIC NEWS - Some of the greatest songs were written to give voice to anxiety, despair and unwanted change. " After it's Gone ", a new single just released by Patterson Hood and the Downtown 13 , was inspired by the threat of a Walmart in the heart of downtown Athens, GA. The city that nurtured the band's career. Hood, singer, writer and guitarist for the band Drive-By Truckers assembled The Downtown 13 , a musical collective made up of some of Athens, GA's finest musicians to celebrate Athens, GA's beauty and vibrant musical heritage [...]

MUSIC NEWS - Following the recent announcement of a 19-date tour to commemorate the 40th anniversary of 'Thick As A Brick, ' on April 3, Ian Anderson will release a sequel to the original album! In 1972,Ian Anderson wrote and recorded the Jethro Tull p rogressive rock classic album 'Thick As A Brick .' The lyrics were credited at the time to the fictitious child character, Gerald Bostock , whose parents supposedly lied about his age. The record instantly became [...]

MUSIC NEWS - Feist has unveiled her new video for "The Bad In Each Other" off her critically-acclaimed album, Metals (out via Cherrytree/Interscope) . The video was directed by Martin De Thurah (James Blake, Glasvegas), and it captures glimpses of something human. What we get is a peek inside something real between people; could be loss, longing or love, things which are about being a human being. "The Bad In Each Other" video opens up more aspects [...]

MUSIC NEWS - The fourth season of the innovative music series Live from the Artists Den premieres nationally on public television beginning February 3, 2012 (check local listings). The New York Emmy-nominated show connects music fans with a remarkable line-up of icons and emerging stars performing in unique and historic venues. The new season features A dele, The Fray, Death Cab for Cutie, Kid Rock, Iron and Wine , and Amos Lee with special guests Calexico . "There's something for every music fan in our new season," says Artists Den Creator [...]

MUSIC NEWS - White Stripes frontman Jack White has announced the April 24 elease of his first solo album, Blunderbuss , out on Third Man/ Columbia Records. White also premiered the first tune from the albyum called " Love Interruption ," via his JackWhiteIII.com . Blunderbuss will be White's first solo release since the breakup of The White Stripes , which was revealed nearly one year ago, February 2, 2011 to be exact. Since 2005, White has been busy with misc production work and collaborations; The Raconteurs, The Dead Weather and worked [...]

MUSIC NEWS- Garbage has announced that their fifth studio album, Not Your Kind Of People , will be released in the USA on May 15, 2012, on the band's own label STUNVOLUME. As V Magazine recently put it: "The poster girl for '90s alternative rock is ready to reclaim her reign - and the radio - with a new record from her iconic band, Garbage." "Working with Garbage again was very instinctual," said Duke Erikson. "Like getting on a bicycle...with three other people." He adds "We haven't felt this good about a Garbage [...]

MUSIC NEWS - Roger Hodgson , the voice of Supertramp, will kick off his Breakfast in America Tour next month, leading off with two sold out shows at the Pechanga Resort Casino in Temecula, CA. Fans the world over have been thrilled with Hodgson 's unforgettable songs such as " Breakfast in America ," " The Logical Song ," " Dreamer , " " Give a Little Bit ," " Take [...]

MUSIC NEWS - It's been three years since Portland, OR-based troubadour M Ward released his last solo album, the much lauded Hold Time , and druing that time he's toured the globe, released two albums as one half of Grammy-nominated duo She & Him as well as one with the talented group of friends collectively know as Monsters Of Folk . Now, Merge Records will release Ward's anticipated sixth solo album, A Wasteland Companion , on [...]

MUSIC NEWS - Florence + the Machine will be back on the road in the USA to promote the 2011 release of Ceremonials. The tour kicks off on April 14 in Santa Barbara, CA at the Santa Barbara Bowl, the day before the band is on tap to play Coachella. This USA run has them on stage at the New Orleans Jazz Fest on May 3, before heading up north for NYC and Connecticut before wraping up in Atlantic City, NJ on May 12. [...]

MUSIC NEWS - Steve Martin and The Steep Canyon Rangers have announced news on their 2012 tour as they continue to promote their Grammy nominated, chart-topping bluegrass album, Rare Bird Alert (out via Rounder Records). The set features guest vocals by Paul McCartney and the Dixie Chicks, and a Martin standard, a live rendition of " King Tut ." Steve Martin and The Steep Canyon Rangers 2012 Tour Itinerary- February 10, 2012 Reno, NV Grand Sierra Resort & Casino-Grand Theatre February 11, 2012 Porterville, CA Eagle Mountain Casino April [...]

MUSIC NEWS - With the hugely successful first leg of concert dates to promote their recently released album The Path of Totality , Korn will be back on the road for a second leg of the Path of Totality Tour . The new round of shows for the Bakersfield, CA rockers will kick off on February 23 in Detroit, running through the Midwest before heading back West and wrapping up on March 4 in San Francisco. Kill the Noise will be on the bill at certain dates, while Korn's own Jonathan Davis [...]

MUSIC NEWS - With shows already sold out, the Red Hot Chili Peppers have announced a series of North A merican shows in April and May have been added to their upcoming I'm With You World Tour. Due to multiple foot injuries sustained by lead singer Anthony Kiedis, and subsequent surgery, the tour will now kick off on March 29 in St. Petersburg, FL, and crisscross the continent throughout 2012. Check out the full tour itinerary below for all confirmed dates (more shows are expected to be announced in the coming [...]

MUSIC NEWS - Heartless Bastards have let us know that they'll be back on the road, confirming a second leg of their North American tour. The band is touring in support of their new album, Arrow , releasing February 14. The tour begins at Club Congress in Tucson on March 30 and culminates on April 20 at La Zona Rosa in the band's hometown of Austin, TX. The tour will stop in major cities including Los Angeles, San Francisco, Vancouver, and Seattle on this twelve date run. [...]

MUSIC NEWS - Esperanza Spalding has announced plans for a world tour and released the initial batch of dates that start up on April 18, 2012, as the bassist, vocalist and composer unveils her new release, Radio Music Society into a dynamic "big band" format. Spalding's latest release, Radio Music Society , will be out on March 20, 2012, and is said to be her most diverse, ambitious and masterful recital yet. Each of the 12 songs are accompanied by conceptual music videos, which [...]

MUSIC NEWS - The Allman Brothers Band are back for Wanee 2012 as they headlines a great line-up of outstanding performers for what is becoming one of the most popular music festivals in the country. This year's Wanee Music Festival will run Thursday April 19 through Saturday April 21 at the Spirit of Suwannee Music Park in Live Oak, FL. Tickets for the Festival go on sale Friday, January 20 at 10AM EST at www.waneefestival.com and www.livenation.com [...]

MUSIC NEWS - With his critically acclaimed album A Map of the Floating City released, and the groundbreaking FloatingCity.com transmedia game he co-designed up and running, Thomas Dolby will embark on a 26-date No rth American tour this March, with a rather unusual vehicle in tow (picture below right). The Time Capsule is a chrome and brass plated road trailer that seats three. With handcrafted leather and wood fittings, and complex electrical wiring that could have been designed by Nikola Tesla, it resembles a Jules Verne/HG Wells-inspired time-travel [...]

MUS IC NEWS - The Welsh trio The Joy Formidable have told MNN that they'll kick off a headlining North American tour in March, beginning on March 12 in San Francisco and wrapping up on April 2 in Toronto. On the run, the group will play major markets as Los Angeles at The Music Box on March 14 and New York's Terminal 5 on March 28. The band will be supported on all dates by A Place To Bury Strangers, and Exitmusic will open for both bands beginning in Minneapolis on March 19. Full tour itinerary is below. [...]

MUSIC NEWS - Rodrigo y Gabriela's label, ATO Records have announced a spring 2012 concert tour dates to support their soon to be released album Area 52 album ( out January 24). Area 52 contains nine of Rod and Gab's favorite songs from their own catalogue re-arranged and recorded in Havana with legendary producer Peter Asher and a 13-piece Cuban orchestra comprised of some of the country's finest young players. This spring, Rodrigo y Gabriela will be bringing the band C.U.B.A. on the road to better showcase the thrilling [...]