
The Roots @ Highline Ballroom (photo by Nathan Miller ) tonight in NYC * Phish @ Jones Beach Theater * The Roots @ Highline Ballroom * Mandy Moore @ Highline Ballroom * Neil Innes of the Rutles @ BB King's * Isis, Pelican, Tombs @ Irving Plaza * Sessions at Santa's w/ Skint, Light Asylum (DJ) @ Santos * Emilie Simon, [...]

Editor's Note: SOUND OFF is a new weekly column from Loud Loop founder/editor-in-chief Richard Giraldi. The views stated in SOUND OFF don't represent the views of Loud Loop Press or probably anyone with half a brain. Feel free to rip me a new one in the comments section as this an experiment in process...here we go! So five years after the initial announcement, Conan O'Brien finally took the reins from Jay Leno on the Tonight show. Big opening skit? Check. Big name guest? (Will Ferrell) Check. Big name musical act? You betcha. For the first [...]
If you didn't stay up to watch Conan's debut on The Tonight Show, you missed out not only on the yucks. Pearl Jam closed the show by debuting a track of this fall's new LP, Backspacer. Happily, "Get Some" hints...

Filed under: News , Album Pearl Jam has confirmed reports that the band will team with Target to assist in the distribution of their upcoming studio album, which is expected this fall and rumored to be titled 'Backspacer.' Last week, the band -- who are no longer under contract to Sony -- filmed a commercial for the big box retailer at Seattle's Showbox Theatre with director Cameron Crowe. In addition to Target, deals are signed or pending with an online retailer, mobile partner, a gaming company and [...]