Forecastle Announces 2015 Lineup

FORECASTLE FESTIVAL

Louisville KY – The Forecastle Festival will return this summer led by Louisville hometown heroes My Morning Jacket; soulful breakout star, Sam Smith; southern rock heavyweights, Widespread Panic; and indie veterans, Modest Mouse. The three-day music celebration, now in its 13th year, will take place July 17-19, at the award-winning Waterfront Park, a sweeping green space on the banks of the Ohio River framed by the

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Any New Bands Fancy Playing Glastonbury 2015?

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London – Ask any new band that question and you might expect to be deafened by the squeak of Converse as a disorderly queue is rapidly formed. The annual Glastonbury Emerging Talent Competition though gives unsigned acts based in the UK and Ireland the chance to do exactly that. The winner will be awarded a

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5 New Bands At Fun Fun Fun Fest – Day 2

Iceage live

Austin – By Saturday morning Fun Fun Fun Fest had gotten the gates under control, by which I mean it was elbow-to-elbow in the festival grounds.  I can only assume things got weird in the designated make out area. Very few people seemed to mind. Saturday featured some great sets, including Twin Peaks’ daytime set.

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Onward CMJ Soldiers: Courtney Barnett, San Fermin Command Manhattan

San Ferman live

New York – CMJ Music Marathon marches sleeplessly on in Gotham, and on Wednesday hit what was possibly the extravaganza’s pinnacle performance. Event organizers had preempted the Webster Hall concert with caution, a sort of this-night-will-be-packed-so-don’t-expect-entrance-is-a-given kind of mentality. And though they said it couldn’t be done, CMJ badge holders turned out in droves to

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Recap: 4 New Bands At Treasure Island Festival

Banks live

San Francisco – This year’s Treasure Island Music Festival boasted one of the most interesting lineups of the year, promising sets from a lot of seasoned veterans across a multitude of genres, including OutKast, Massive Attack, TV on the Radio, and The New Pornographers, just to name a few.  The festival’s two stages—named the Bridge

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