The Swell Season Cover The Pixies @ Coachella 2008

One of our favorites, The Swell Season were feeling the Kim Deal love so they kicked out this awesome cover of The Pixies "Cactus".

Kim was playing Coachella with The Breeders but we hope she gets a chance to check this out.

Vampire Weekend @ Coachella 2008

News and video are flying in fast from Coachella 2008.

Here's some video of Vampire Weekend playing "APunk"

Hello Tokyo @ Crash Mansion 4/18

Brooklyn's Hello Tokyo took over Crash Mansion to celebrate the release of their debut LP Sell The Stars.

The power pop band sold their high energy tunes to a large buzzing crowd.

Lead singer Kat knows her way around a pop vocal and can slink around a stage like the best of them.

Add in some solid riffs, a few killer hooks and you have everything you need to make Hello Tokyo your new favorite band.

The Forms @ Bowery Ballroom - 4/18

The Forms took to the stage early on Friday but they already had a crowd buzzing at their feet.

The NYC band was ready to go from the first riff and they never let up as they charged through their hook happy tunes.

Lead singer Alex Tween roars out some of the best rock 'n' roll vocals we've heard in a long time.

The Forms will be out on the road through May 2nd and their album The Forms (Rebel Group) is available now!

Today is Record Store Day!

It's a gorgeous Saturday in NYC so PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE get out and support Record Store Day!

You can get the whole scoop at recordstoreday.com but basically it's a day to celebrate getting out to the store and buying music the old fashioned way so that we don't loose the Mom and Pop stores that actually care about music.

Do we want to be left with nothing but Best Buy? (Ewwwww, right!)

So, take the day and get out with your friends and join some artists in supporting your local record retailer - you know that favorite spot where you can get lost for a couple of hours sorting through the stacks looking for some rare b-sides or live albums.

Regina Spektor is going to be hitting up Sound Fix in Brooklyn and a host of artists including members of Grizzly Bear and Tapes "n Tapes will be DJing the day away at Other Music in Manhattan.

See you there!!

R.I.P. - Danny Federici of the E Street Band

Sad news today . . .

Danny Federici, the longtime keyboard player for Bruce Springsteen's E Street Band passed away Thursday at age 58. He had battled melanoma for the past three years.

New Jersey native Federici first met Springsteen in the late 1960s and they played in several bands together before joining forces in the mega-selling rock 'n' roll group Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band.

"Phantom Dan", as he was often called by The Boss, will be remembered for many musical moments including the organ solo on the song "Hungry Heart" and the coda on "You're Missing" from the album The Rising.

You can read more at brucespringsteen.net.

Interview - Orion Rigel Dommisse

I sat down with singer/songwriter Orion Rigel Dommisse during her last swing through New York City where she was touring in support of her debut What I Want From You Is Sweet.

You can read the interview at kevchino.com.

Hello Tokyo Playing Crash Mansion - April 18th

Brooklyn powerpop outfit Hello Tokyo will be hitting up Crash Mansion tomorrow (Friday) April 18th where they'll be celebrating the release of their debut LP Sell The Stars.

The album officially drops on April 22nd but if you get out to the show, you might be able to score a copy early!

If you're not hanging in the Big Apple tomorrow, no worries - Hello Tokyo are hitting the road and hitting it hard.

Tour Dates:

April 18 - Crash Mansion CD RELEASE -New York, New York
April 25 - The Fire - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
April 26 - Rock & Roll Hotel (All Ages) - Washington, Washington DC
April 27 - GW University Radio - Washington, Washington DC
April 28 - Twisted Branch Tea Bazaar - Charlottesville, Virginia
April 29 - The Raven - Burlington, North Carolina
April 30 - New Brookland Tavern - West Columbia, South Carolina
May 1 - Smith’s Olde Bar - Atlanta, Georgia
May 3 - Indy500 Festival - Indianapolis, Indiana
May 4 - Dirty Jack’s -Cincinnati, Ohio
May 6 - 123 Pleasant Street - Morgantown, West Virginia
May 7 - Club Cafe - Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
May 8 - Brother Bean Coffee House - Seneca, Pennsylvania
May 16 - Dr. Watson’s Pub - Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
May 28 - Stranded In Stereo Presents.. - New York, New York

Adele - U.S. And Canadian Tour Dates

With her smoky Amy Winehouse-esque vocals, UK singer/songwriter Adele sent the buzz-o-meter into the stratosphere on her home turf and now she's taking on the U.S. and Canada.

Adele will see her debut album 19, which hit number one in the U.K., get a U.S. release by Columbia Records.

Tour Dates

May 21 - Los Angeles, CA The Roxy Theatre
May 22 - San Francisco, CA Bimbo's 365 Club
May 25 - Vancouver, BC, Red Room
May 27 - Seattle, WA Triple Door
May 29 - Portland, OR Mission Theatre
May 31 - Chicago, IL 9:00, Martyr's
June 2 - Minneapolis, MN Theatre De La Jeune Lune
June 6 - Toronto, ON Queen Elizabeth Theatre
June 7 - Montreal, QC Outremont Theatre
June 10 - New York, NY Highline Ballroom
June 13 - Manchester, TN Bonnaroo Music Festival
June 15 - Philadelphia, PA World Cafe Live

Austin City Limits 2008 - Line-Up Announced

If you have some free time in September, get yourself to Austin City Limits because the line-up is looking good.

The three day festival will take place September 26-28 in Zilker Park.

The full line-up is here.

Some of the bands/artists heading down Texas way include . . .

- Gnarls Barkley
- John Fogerty
- David Byrne
- The Raconteurs
- Robert Plant & Alison Krauss
- Duffy
- The Mars Volta
- The Swell Season
- Jakob Dylan
- Beck

The Kooks Release Limited Edition Album "RAK"

In conjunction with their sophomore effort KONK (Astralwerks), which drops today, U.K. band The Kooks are also releasing a limited edition version of the album called RAK.

The 9 track limited edition LP will be available in a physical copy only so that means it's time to kick it old school and get out to your local record retailer.

You can also catch the band on Jimmy Kimmel Live! on Wednesday, May 21st (9:00 p.m. PST / 12 p.m. EST) where they'll be playing a special outdoor performance.

And of course . . . there's this tour thing . . .

May 18 – San Diego, CA – House of Blues – all ages
May 19 – Los Angeles, CA – The Wiltern – all ages SOLD OUT
May 24 – Vancouver, BC – Commodore Ballroom – 19+ SOLD OUT
May 25 – George, WA – Sasquatch Festival – all ages
May 26 – Portland, OR – Wonder Ballroom – all ages SOLD OUT
May 29 – Denver, CO – Ogden Theatre – 16+
May 30 - Kansas City, MO KRBZ's 'Buzz Under The Stars' Series at The City Market - all ages
May 31 – Minneapolis, MN – Fine Line Music Café – 18+
June 01 – Milwaukee, WI – Turner Hall Ballroom – all ages
June 02 – Chicago, IL – Vic Theatre – all ages SOLD OUT
June 04 – Toronto, ON – Kool Haus – 19+
June 05 – Philadelphia, PA – The Fillmore @ TLA – all ages SOLD OUT
June 09 – Boston, MA – Paradise Rock Club – 18+ SOLD OUT
June 10 – New York, NY – Terminal 5 – all ages
June 11 – New York, NY – Terminal 5 – all ages SOLD OUT

Madonna Playing Roseland Ballroom 4/30

To celebrate the April 29th release of her new album Hard Candy Madonna is going the intimate route with a special one-off gig at Roseland Ballroom on April 30th.

There's a special promotion going on ticket-wise for V Cast Music and vodaphone customers. Full details at pollstar.com

Word is the rest of the tickets will be given away on a first-come-first-served basis so get ready to stand in line and probably sleep out overnight.

And heads up kids - April 30th is a Wednesday so start thinking up excuses to get out of work or school now!

For those of you who don't make it into Roseland, the concert will be broadcast live on MSN.com so you can still get into the groove vicariously.

Jolie Holland - 3 Week Residency @ Union Pool

Brooklyn transplant Jolie Holland begins a 3 week residency this week at Union Pool.

Singer/songwriter Holland will play gigs at the Brooklyn haunt on April 16, 23 and 30th.

Expect to hear material from her earlier albums Catalpa, Escondida and Springtime Can Kill You, as well as material from her yet-untitled release, due out later this year.

Carole King's "Tapestry" Gets Re-Release

Singer/songwriter Carole King's mega-selling 1971 pop masterpiece Tapestry is getting a re-release courtesy of Epic/Ode/Legacy.

Tapestry : Legacy Edition will hit stores on April 22nd in a two-disc special edition.

Disc One features a remastered edition of the original 12 track album which boasted a boatload of hit singles (many of which are now standards) including "It's Too Late", "I Feel The Earth Move", "So Far Away", "Will You Love Me Tomorrow", "(You Make Me Feel Like A) Natural Woman" and "You've Got A Friend".

Disc Two is made up of previously unreleased concert versions of the "Tapestry" songs that were recorded in Boston, Maryland, Central Park and San Francisco in 1973 and 1976.

Before setting out to record her own material, Carole King was better known as one half of the Brill Building songwriting team of Goffin and King.

With her then-husband Gerry Goffin, King wrote a ton of chart-toppers for some of the most famous artists of the day including “Up On the Roof” (Drifters), “The Loco-Motion” (Little Eva), “One Fine Day” (Chiffons), “I’m Into Somethin’ Good” (Herman’s Hermits), and “Take a Giant Step” and “Pleasant Valley Sunday” (Monkees).

Prince Added To Coachella Line-Up

Get ready to paint the Empire Polo Field in Indio, CA purple because Prince is on the way!

That's right, THE Purple One has been added to the line-up of this year's Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival (April 25-27).

He'll headline Day 2 of the three day fest.

Dawn Landes @ Mercury Lounge - NYC

NYC folk singer Dawn Landes dropped by Mercury Lounge last night to share some of the tunes off her super solid new album Fireproof (Cooking Vinyl).

Landes has an easy-going stage presence that makes you want to come closer for a listen and when it's time to go, you'll leave with a smile on your face.

After all, anyone who can make the the ice cold bricks of the Merc fade away until it feels like a warm fuzzy spot where you can just kick back with a few dozen friends, earns a spot on our "must see again" list.

Paramore - "That's What You Get" Video

Here's the new video from Paramore those crazy maybe we're breaking up / we're staying together punk pop kids.

This is the umpteenth single from their mega-selling second disc Riot! (Fueled By Ramen).

If this isn't enough for you, the band is going to be hitting the road this spring/summer.

First up will be a co-headling jaunt with Jimmy Eat World and they'll wind it up with the Warped Tour in July.

Tour Dates:


April 1st – May 2nd w/Jimmy Eat World

APRIL
1 San Antonio, TX Freeman Coliseum
2 Lubbock, TX Lonestar Amphitheater
3 El Paso, TX El Paso County Coliseum
5 Irvine, CA Bamboozle Left @ Verizon Wireless Amphitheater
6 Bakersfield, CA Rabobank Theater
8 San Jose, CA Event Center @ San Jose State
9 Sacramento, CA Sacramento Memorial Auditorium
10 Salem, OR Salem Armory
12 Pocatello, ID Holt Arena
14 Orem, UT McKay Events Center
16 Council Bluffs, IA Mid America Center
17 Springfield, MO The Shrine Mosque
18 Des Moines, IA Val Air Ballroom
19 DeKalb, IL Convocation Center
21 Grand Rapids, MI Deltaplex
22 Dayton, OH Hara Arena
24 Bloomsburg, PA Bloomsburg University
25 Rochester, NY Gordon Field House
26 Washington, DC Bender Arena
28 Albany, NY Washington Avenue Armory
30 Lowell, MA Paul E. Tsongas Arena

MAY
2 Atlantic City, NJ Taj Mahal Mark G. Etess Arena
3 E. Rutherford, NJ The Bamboozle @ Meadowlands Sports Complex
10 London, ENG Give It A Name @ Earls Court
11 Sheffield, ENG Give It A Name @ Sheffield Arena
12 Glasgow, SCT Glasgow Academy
16 Atlanta, GA Masquerade Music Park
17 Nashville, TN Riverfront Park

JUNE
2 Dublin, Ireland Dublin RDS Simmions Court
4 Portsmouth, ENG Portsmouth Guildhall
5 Nottingham, ENG Nottingham Rock City
7 Nürburgring, Germany Rock Am Ring
8 Nürnberg, Germany Rock Im Park
9 Brussels, Belgium Brussels AB
11 Denmark Copenhagen Pumpehuset
12 Sweden Hultsfred Festival
14 Norway Norwegian Wood Festival
15 Finland Provinssi Festival
17 Holland Amsterdam Melkweg
18 Paris, France Paris Bataclan
30 Milwaukee, WI Summerfest

JULY
1 St. Louis, MO Warped Tour
2 Kansas City, MO Warped Tour
3 Dallas, TX Warped Tour
5 San Antonio, TX Warped Tour
6 Houston, TX Warped Tour

Dawn Landes @ Mercury Lounge - 04/07

Singer/songwriter/recording engineer by day Dawn Landes is currently out on the road in support of her new album Fireproof (Cooking Vinyl).

You can catch the Louisville, KY native/NYC transplant singing her Americana-laced tunes live at Mercury Lounge this coming Monday, April 7th where she’ll be opening for Elf Power.

You can also catch a stream of Dawn playing with her band on WFUV.

Click here and scroll down to the link for Landes.

Full Tour Dates:

Apr 5 2008 8:00P The Alban Arena w Josh Ritter - St Albans
Apr 7 2008 8:00P Mercury Lounge w Elf Power - New York, New York
Apr 26 2008 8:00P The Independent w/ Múm - San Francisco, California
Apr 28 2008 8:00P Spaceland w Johnathan Rice - Los Angeles, California
Apr 30 2008 8:00P Doug Fir w/ Peter Morén - Portland, Oregon
May 10 2008 8:00P Slowdown w/ Josh Ritter - Omaha, Nebraska
May 11 2008 8:00P Granada Theatre w/ Josh Ritter - Lawrence, Kansas
May 13 2008 8:00P Vaudville Mews w/ Josh Ritter - Des Moines, Iowa
May 14 2008 8:00P High Noon Saloon w/ Josh Ritter - Madison, Wisconsin
May 17 2008 8:00P Nelsonville Art and Music Festival - Nelsonville, Ohio
May 18 2008 8:00P Nelsonville Art and Music Festival - Nelsonville, Ohio