The Rolling Stones Announce New Tour Dates

The Rolling Stones As expected, the Rolling Stones made a little tour announcement this morning. The 50 and Counting tour kicks off in Oakland, CA on May 5. No NYC date scheduled as of yet, but the confirmed shows are pretty limited right now. (I wouldn’t be surprised to see a Giants Stadium date pop…

The National Releasing A New Album, New Tour Dates

The National Good news, The National have announced a release date (well, a release window) for the follow up to their excellent 2010 LP, High Violet. A brand new studio album from The National is slated for a May release on 4AD. This forthcoming release is follow up to the critically acclaimed High Violet (2010),…

Ra Ra Riot Announce New Album and Tour Dates (Webster Hall)

Ra Ra Riot Boom. Just like that, a new album and new tour dates. Ra Ra Riot, the Syracuse-come-Brooklyn quartet, have just announced their third LP, the William Gibson (he’s Canadian)/ Raymond Kurzweil inspired Beta Love. Beta Love is set to drop on January 22 on Barsuk Records and the band will be playing a…

Sufjan Stevens Releasing a New Xmas Box Set, Playing Bowery Shows (Tickets On Sale Today)

Sufjan Stevens Sufjan Stevens will jingle-jangle his way across America, bringing yuletide cheer to your local music club, sharing reverent hymns and pop carols from his upcoming Christmas album Silver & Gold. “The Sirfjam Stephanapolous Christmas Sing-A-Long Seasonal Affective Disorder Spectacular Music Pageant Variety Show Disaster” will be a tragic-comedic feast for the ears and…

Matt and Kim Release “Lightning” | Playing Terminal 5, Wellmont

Matt and Kim – Lightning Matt and Kim‘s Lightning came out last week via The FADER label and the band is already hard at work on the road promoting their new record. They kicked off their tour in the Northeast, tiptoeing around NYC, but not actually playing here. After criss-crossing the country, they’ll be back…