Music Notes: CMJ Announces More Acts; Amanda Palmer Seeking Musicians; Pussy Riot to Go Free?; & More

Here's a collection of musical tidbits from far and wide:

* CMJ has announced a second round of artists for its 2012 music schedule (Oct. 16th - 20th), including AraabMUZIK, Savages, and Hey Rosetta!. Bands already announced include Mountain Goats, DIIV, and The Walkmen, among many others.



* Amanda Palmer attracted much derision when she called for musicians to come play on stage with her during her current tour—despite raising more than $1 million through Kickstarter for her current album (which is streaming online this week). Palmer insists that it would be too expensive to hire the string quartet, horns, etc. for the tour, and notes that participating musicians will get the experience of playing before her enthusiastic fans, and getting "beer and hugs." And hey, no one's forcing musicians to play with Palmer.

* Could Pussy Riot go free soon? Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev has said that the three imprisoned members of the punk rock performance group should be let out of jail, and there are hints that this could happen after their appeal comes up on Oct. 1st. (via Spinner)

* Bonnaroo has announced the dates of its 2013 festival. The long-running Manchester, Tennessee shindig will take place June 13th - 16th. (via Consequence of Sound)

* Madonna has announced a second Madison Square Garden show, which will take place on Tues., Nov. 13th. Tickets go on sale to the general public on Fri., Sept. 14th at 10 a.m. Her Nov. 12th show is sold out, although sometimes extra tickets are placed on sale later.

* Canada's CBC Music has announced several new online streams in the continuing upgrade of its music website, which was totally revamped and relaunched several months ago. There's a stream of new-wave music that went live today, with songs hand picked by DJ and talk-show host Jian Ghomesi, and new offerings devoted to electronic dance music (EDM) and other genres as well as specialty streams dedicated to k.d. Lang and one-hit wonders.



* Finally, Brooklyn band Leda (fronted by Amy Klein, formerly of Titus Andronicus) released a new video (above) on Klein's Tumblr yesterday. It's a live performance of a song called "You Are the One," and Klein says more videos are coming. Based on the the tunes I've heard from Leda so far, I'm looking forward to hearing their debut album, whenever it comes.

Live Festival Music: Watch Bonnaroo's Final Day; Download Sasquatch Sets

Bonnaroo 2011 draws to a close today, but the good news is that you can watch live sets online from the final day (and night), with continuous music from different stages. From the other side of the U.S., There are also podcasts of live sets from Memorial Day weekend's Sasquatch festival that you can download from NPR Music (yeah, I'm a couple of weeks late to posting this, but there are plenty of good sets posted online, and they're still available).

First up, the live webcast schedule for today's Bonnaroo finale:

• 4 - 4:30 p.m. ET - Bootsy Collins
  
• 4:30 - 5:15 - Chiddy Bang
  
• 5:15 - 6 - Galactic
  
• 6 - 7:15 - Cold War Kids
  
• 7:15 - 7:45 - Warren Haynes Band
  
• 7:45 - 9:15 - The Strokes
  
• 9:15 - 9:45 - Explosions in the Sky
  
• 9:45 - 12:15 - Widespread Panic

About 40 live sets from Sasquatch 2011 are available for streaming (and many for download too, it seems). Among the ones I'll be checking out in this abundance of live music are the sets by:

• Bob Mould
  
• The Thermals
  
• Death Cab for Cutie
  
• Death from Above 1979
  
• Guided by Voices
  
• Foo Fighters
  
• Basia Bulat
  
• Flogging Molly
  
• The Flaming Lips
  
• Wye Oak
  
• Deerhunter
  
• Rodrigo y Gabriela
  
• Rebecca Gates
  
• Sharon Van Etten
  
• The Head and the Heart 

Happy listening!

Music Notes: Spotify Signs with Sony; New R.E.M. Single Released; Lineups Out for Coachella, Bonnaroo, SXSW, & Jazz Fest

* R.E.M. on Tuesday released "Mine Smell Like Honey" (video with lyrics above), the first single from its forthcoming album "Collapse Into Now" (which drops March 8th). You can also preorder a deluxe version of the new R.E.M. album here, which includes a video and three bonus tracks (live-in-studio versions of “Discoverer,” “Oh My Heart,” and “Alligator Aviator Autopilot Antimatter").

* The music subscription service Spotify has signed a deal with Sony for U.S. distribution, All Things D writes. Spotify, which is now operating in Europe, will have similar terms stateside that it has across the pond: "A certain number of hours per month of free streaming music, with the ability to pay for an ad-free version, or a more popular one that lets users listen on mobile devices like Apple’s iPhone."

* The Spring festival season is warming up, and a number of big events have recently announced who'll be playing. See the SXSW Music lineup (March 16th - 20th), Coachella lineup (April 15th -17th), Bonnaroo lineup (June 9th -12th: not officially released, but here's a photo of the poster), and Jazz Fest (New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival (April 29th - May 8th)

And, what would the week be without some dismal news from the record business:
* Digital music sales are slowing, the industry's trade group says. Revenues were up 6% for 2010 according to the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry, but in 2009 they were up 12% from the year before, and up 25% in 2008.

* Warner Music is keeping busy. The firm, one of the big four music companies, is looking to buy Britain's EMI, but has also hired Goldman Sachs to seek out potential suitors to buy it.

Bonnaroo 2010 - Free Music Downloads, Concert Streams & Downloads, & More

Bonnaroo is in full swing down in Tennessee, and if you can't be there you can experience lots of the music through your computer and speakers. The Internet has been buzzing with news of the great performances at this year's Bonnaroo, including Nas and Damian Marley; Stevie Wonder; New Brunswick, New Jersey's Gaslight Anthem; Jack Black and Tenacious D paying tribute to the recently deceased Ronnie James Dio; and what some said was the unexpectedly effective combination of Daryl Hall (of Hall & Oates) with the Montreal hip-hop duo Chromeo.

Where to hear Bonnaroo music free online:
* The Bonnaroo YouTube channel has lots of content, and some live streams from the stage (I'm watching Jay-Z's set right now, at 1 a.m.). Check the Bonnaroo website for tomorrow's schedule and to see what'll be streaming live.

* NPR Music's Bonnaroo coverage is some of the best around, with live streaming concerts, archived concerts to stream or download as podcasts, photos, and background pieces on many of the artists.

There's also NPR's free Bonnaroo sampler download, featuring 11 tunes from The Black Keys, Miranda Lambert, Ozomatli, and Mumford and Sons.

* Spin.com also has a free Bonnaroo sampler download, with 16 songs for the taking. Their Bonnaroo sampler includes songs by The National, Gaslight Anthem, Kings of Leon, Tinariwen, Blitzen Trapper, and Chromeo, to name a few. And Spin.com has photos, stories, best- and worst-of lists, and more from each day of Bonnaroo.

Bonnaroo 2010 Lineup Announced: Dave Matthews, Weezer, Jay-Z, Jimmy Cliff, and Much More

The folks at Bonnaroo announced their 2010 schedule today, and as usual it's a great lineup. Among the most well-known names are the Dave Matthews Band, Jay-Z, Stevie Wonder, Jeff Beck, Weezer, John Fogerty, OK Go, Norah Jones, Phoenix, and The Flaming Lips (performing Pink Floyd's "Dark Side of the Moon").

This year's Bonnaroo Festival will be held June 10th to 13th, and as always will take place in Manchester, Tennessee. You can get your Bonnaroo 2010 tickets here.

Among the many, many performers announced today: The Avett Brothers, Medeski Martin and Wood
, 
The Black Keys, Calexico, Blues Traveler, Blitzen Trapper, Brandi Carlile, Cross Canadian Ragweed, 
Ingrid Michaelson
, 
The xx
, Regina Spektor, 
Mayer Hawthorne & the County, 
Wale, 
Steve Martin & the Steep Canyon Rangers
, 

Thievery Corporation, 
GWAR, 
She & Him, 
Jimmy Cliff
, Tokyo Police Club, Kid Cudi
, Japandroids, and Dr. Dog.

And here's an interesting combination I wouldn't have foreseen: Daryl Hall (yes, half of Hall & Oates) and Canadian hip-hop duo Chromeo.

You can find more information at the Bonnaroo home page and the Bonnaroo MySpace page. The official site has a new Bonnaroo information guide with details on how to get there, where to stay, what you can and can't bring, etc.  

The first two price levels sold out during a pre-sale in December, so make your plans now for Bonnaroo 2010!