At the beginning of June we released the initial lineup for Life is Beautiful; The Killers, Kings of Leon, Beck, Imagine Dragons, Pretty Lights, Empire of the Sun, Passion Pit, Jurassic 5 and a whole lot more. But what we also promised was more artists would be announced and thus here we are. Today we announced the additions of Vampire Weekend, Alabama Shakes, Janelle Monae, Cults, Joey Bada$$, Smith Westerns, Nico Vega, The Dig, Dreamers as well as the first details of a collaboration with Red Bull Sound Select to feature artists Wildcat! Wildcat!, Chancellor Warhol, The Kingston Springs, Children of the Night and Tink. If you haven’t yet checked out the brand new Red Bull Sound Select, you need to get on that like yesterday. So many great artists and an incredible platform for them to blossom through. As for Life is Beautiful, I hope y’all like the lineup and that I will see you October 26-27 in Downtown Las Vegas for an incredible two days! More details to come (soon) but in the meantime, how about a little dance party to get this Tuesday going from Ms. Janelle Monae.
Lollapalooza 2012 Lineup is here!
11 AprIt should be one hot, fun weekend in Chicago for Lollapalooza. Late last night the much-anticipated lineup for Lollapalooza 2012 was released and C3 Presents and Perry Farrell definitely did not disappoint. The headliners were pretty much shoe-ins with the exception of Black Sabbath and At The Drive-In (talk about reunion acts) two bands I can’t say anyone really expected. RHCP, The Black Keys, Jack White, Florence + The Machine are all doing their fair share of festival headlining this summer. Add Justice and Avicii to that list and it is going to be a heck of a good time.
I was really excited to see Sigur Ros, Miike Snow, Die Antwoord, Alabama Shakes, The Weeknd, Passion Pit, Franz Ferdinand, Of Monsters And Men, The Temper Trap, Aloe Blacc, Trampled by Turtles, Toro y Moi, The Head & The Heart, The Big Pink, JJ Grey & Mofro, Gary Clark Jr. , The Gaslight Anthem, Dawes, Bloc Party, Passion Pit, Madeon all getting great billing for the festival.
But even more thrilling was seeing some really awesome smaller acts tabbed to play; like First Aid Kit, Bombay Bicycle Club, GIVERS, Michael Kiwanuka, The Growlers, Hey Rossetta!, JEFF The Brotherhood, The Jezabels, Moon Taxi, Chancellor Warhol, The War On Drugs.
Also I have to say I love the logo used on the lineup poster, YEAR OF THE DRAGON.
See you August 3-5 at Grant Park in Chicago.
The Official 2012 Lollapalooza Line-up Video from Lollapalooza on Vimeo.
DoYouHearTheMusic.com Fall Playlist
23 Sep
First day of Fall which means it’s time for another DoYouHearTheMusic.com Playlist. Hope you enjoy the selections below and they help keep your spirits up beat as the temperature drops.
Young The Giant – “Cough Syrup”
The Cinema – “Kill It”
SuperHeavy – “Beautiful People”
Ximena Sarinana – “Different”
GROUPLOVE – “Lovely Cup”
Kassidy – “I Don’t Know”
Deer Tick – “Miss K”
Walk The Moon – “Tightrope”
O.A.R. – “Taking On The World Today”
Childish Gambino – “Bonfire”
J Cole – “Nobody’s Perfect” ft. Missy Elliot
Chancellor Warhol – “Wings”
NewVillager – “Rich Doors”
M83 – “Ok Pal”
The Rapture – “Miss You”
Girls – “Honey Bunny”
Maps & Atlases – “Israeli Caves”
Austin City Limits This Weekend (Live Stream)
16 Sep
If you’re like me and not in Austin for ACL, you’re probably not a happy camper right now. However ACL is streaming live via YouTube and you can click HERE to check in on the festival.
Also here are some of my picks for shows if I was down in Tejas.
Stevie Wonder – really, no chance I’d miss seeing him perform
Arcade Fire – I don’t care what anyone says, these guys effen rock the festival crowds
My Morning Jacket – they won me back over this summer at Lollapalooza
Nas & Damian – nuff said
Empire of the Sun – can never get enough EofS
Cut Copy – been a fan since randomly seeing these Aussies perform six years ago
Ryan Bingham – one of my favorite performances of the summer and if you know him from “The Weary Kind” oh you have so much more to discover
Randy Newman – seriously just to hear THIS
Fitz & The Tantrums – should be one of the more fun shows of the festival
Delta Spirit – huge fan and only seen them live once
Foster The People& Young The Giant – their rises to stardom this summer, wowsa and both put on hell of performances
Smith Westerns – trust me; go see these kids from Chicago
The Belle Brigade – brother and sister duo that will blow your mind
Aloe Blacc – one of the best voices I have ever heard and quite a showman as well
Mariachi El Bronx – go have some fun with Mexican Independence Day this weekend
James Blake – see what this UK wonder is all about, legit!
Gary Clark Jr. – dude’s got mad talent, up and comer for sure
The Head and The Heart – if you are part of the folk rock movement, check em
North Mississippi Allstars – need no explanation
City and Colour – definitely worth your time
Cults – yeah, they could very well be the next big thing
Alexander – take a seat in the park and enjoy this performance
little hurricane – gritty blues that you’ll dig and Tone & CC are two of the nicest people in the world
Graffiti6 – chances are you’ve never heard of them but after seeing their set, you’ll be craving more and more
Electric Touch – I’ve been dying to see them perform, please someone go for me
Bobby Long – amazingly talented musician
Seth Walker – great singer, songwriter
Chancellor Warhol – one of my favorite performances at Bonnaroo, go check out this Tennessee kid
MilkDrive – just getting into these guys
The Lee Boys – if you want to get down with your bad self, check this show
Revisited: Bonnaroo 2011
13 Jun
10th anniversary of Bonnaroo is in the books and I’m ready to get tickets for next year. Being a Bonnaroo rookie, it was all about taking in as much of the experience as possible. After an afternoon waiting for everyone to fly in, rent the truck and an off the reservation experience at Walmart, we were on the road. Some 60 miles and one wrong turn later, we arrived. After finding the RV and unpacking enough food and booze to feed the entire stage crew for the festival, it was time to get the party started. Meandering through the festival grounds at night it was hard to capture just how big the Bonnaroo fields are and how over 100,000 people flow in and out. The first time you see it during the day, your jaw drops at the sight of an entire city being created in virtually the middle of nowhere. If that’s what it takes for people to get along, be polite and just have a good time, I can live with that.
I also learned that no matter what bands you plan to see, you can go ahead and throw that plan out, it just isn’t going to happen and that’s a good thing. Getting a chance to pop in and out of shows, listening to some new bands (and some old), wandering around the festival grounds and just kind of going with the flow seemed to be just fine. Photos will be coming soon (I promise) but here are some of my highlights from Bonnaroo X.
My First Show: The Walkmen
My Final Show: Apache Relay
Best What Stage Show: The Black Keys
Best Which Stage Show(s): G.Love/Warren Haynes
Best Tent Show: Ryan Bingham & The Dead Horses
Best Overall Show: Walk The Moon
Biggest Surprise: Childish Gambino
Best Legend Show: three way tie – Robert Plant, Dr. John, Gregg Allman
Random Moment Of Awesomeness: blue blinkers dropping from the sky for Arcade Fire’s set
Overall Stage With The Best Performances: On Tap Stage – shows included Band of Heathens, Apache Relay, Chancellor Warhol, Mat McHugh, Pimps of Joytime, JEFF The Brotherhood, Bobby Long and more
Most Entertaining Show: Lil Wayne for the fact that at least 40,000 festival goers/hippies knew all the lyrics to his songs – you had to be there to understand where I’m coming from
Most Disappointing Moment: Terrible sound quality for the Buffalo Springfield show made it almost impossible to listen to (this saddened me more than anyone will ever know)
Next Big Thing: Walk The Moon and Apache Relay
Top Party: the overflowing sea of madness for Girl Talk at 2:30am
Oddest Show That Was A Blast: Primus
Funky Good Time Show: Black Joe Lewis & The Honeybears
Band I Was Sad To Miss: GIVERS
Angriest Performer: Eminem
Best Intro: Lewis Black for Warren Haynes
What Would Have Been Great: a late night set from a headlining DJ
Top Roo’er: Guy trying to make the “World’s Biggest Glow Stick” (if you saw/met him, you know what I’m talking about)
Top Sports Bar Moment: Game 6 of the NBA finals was like the March Madness scene in Vegas (video coming soon).
Best Festival Eats: Bear Creek Farms’ hand cut French fries and Gravy
Best Broo’ers Festival Beer: Ashville Brewing Company’s Ninja Porter
Best Place To Cool Off: the cinema (if no line to wait)
Biggest Waste of Time: anything that involved a line
Shocker Of The Festival: no rain
Worst Part: Dust everywhere and if you didn’t have a bandana, you were SOL
Clutch Move: renting a pickup truck
Tip For Next Year: less junk food and more healthy food, bring laxatives and don’t go off the reservation
More Tips: flip flops are your enemy, dust sucks, that fountain water is filthier than Vegas’ Rehab, expect rain, drink water and more water
Bonnaroo Announces Cafe Artists for 2011
14 AprBonnaroo announced today the Cafe Artists. Stoked to see bands like GIVERS, Bobby Long, The Pimps of Joytime, JEFF the brotherhood and more among the list.
Do You Hear The Music? 