Sasquatch Lineup & Schedule Announced - Wilco, Modest Mouse, Foo Fighters, Death from Above 1979, Death Cab for Cutie, More

The Sasquatch Festival in Washington State has announced its lineup for 2011—and the proceedings will go on for four days this year. Foo Fighters had already been announced, but now then entire schedule is out (which bands are on which days, anyway; no set times appear on the website).

(Speaking of the Foo Fighters, they have a clever website, www.foofighters.fm, to promote their upcoming album: it recreates the look of an old-fashioned analog radio tuner with controls you can use to "tune in" different "stations" with song samples and at least one interview clip.)

Sasquatch 2011 will take place on Memorial Day weekend, from May 27th to 30th, at the Gorge Ampitheater in George, Washington, near the Columbia River.

Highlights include:
* Friday, May 27th: Foo Fighters, Death from Above 1979, Against Me!, Rival Schools, Smith Westerns
* Saturday, May 28th: Death Cab for Cutie, Bright Eyes, Iron & Wine, Robyn, Wolf Parade
* Sunday, May 29th: Modest Mouse, The Flaming Lips, Flogging Molly, Cold War Kids, Ratatat, Yeasayer, Beach House, Tokyo Police Club, Sam Roberts Band, Basia Bulat
* Monday, May 30th: Wilco, The Decemberists, Rodrigo y Gabriela, Old 97's, MSTRKRFT, Chromeo, Guided by Voices, Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings, Deerhunter, Best Coast

See the full Sasquatch lineup here. Four-day all-inclusive Sasquatch tickets are on sale now; single-day tickets go on sale Feb. 14th. You can hear songs from various Sasquatch artists on the website. For the latest updates, see the Sasquatch Twitter feed.

NYC Concerts On Sale: The National, Rihanna with Ke$ha, Greg Laswell, More

Above: Having sold out a number of shows in the NYC area, The National has added one more at the Wellmont Theatre in Montclair. Photo: Flickr user prusakolep.

There aren't as many concerts going on sale lately as in previous weeks, but the good news is that the summer season of free concerts is underway. SummerStage began its schedule on June 1st with two shows, and as I've written before it's offering shows in all five boroughs this year (and maybe in future years).

Here's a selection of a few concerts on sale Friday, June 4th:

* The National - Wellmont Theatre, Montclair, NJ - Fri., Sept. 24 (on sale 12 Noon)
* Greg Laswell/Cary Brothers/ Harper Blynn - Music Hall of Williamsburg - Wed., Jul 7 (on sale 12 Noon)
* Yo Gabba Gabba! Live - Radio City Music Hall - Sat., Oct. 2 (on sale 10 a.m.)
* Rihanna: Last Girl on Earth Tour with special guest Ke$ha - Nikon at Jones Beach Theater - Sun., Aug. 15 (on sale 10 a.m.)

Also, Live Nation is offering no-service-fee tickets during the month of June for shows during the summer at selected locations. In the greater New York area, that includes the PNC Bank Arts Center in NJ and the Nikon Jones Beach Theater on Long Island.

Arcade Fire Announces North American Tour Dates (Some with Spoon)

Arcade Fire has posted new tour dates! Just a couple days ago I wrote about their upcoming album "The Suburbs" and noted that they had very few North American gigs listed, and yesterday they announced new dates in the U.S. All the gigs shown below are from the Merge Records Arcade Fire tour page. Presales for some of the dates became live at 10 a.m. Eastern time today. (Note: there are some discrepancies between the Arcade Fire tour dates listed at the top of the page and the ones below.)

2010 Arcade Fire tour dates:

June
7 Sherbrooke Quebec - Theater Granada
8 Sherbrooke, Quebec - Theater Granada
28 Helsinki, Finland - The Senate Square
30 Rättvik, Sweden - Dalhalla

July
2 Arendal, Norway - Hove Festival
4 Werchter, Belgium - Rock Werchter
9 Dublin, Ireland - Oxegen Festival
13 Ottawa, Ontario - Ottawa Bluesfest
31 Montreal, Quebec - Osheaga Festival

August
1 Boston, MA - Bank of America Pavilion
2 Philadelphia, PA (w/ Spoon) - Mann Centre for the Performing Arts
4 New York, NY (w/ Spoon) - Madison Square Garden
6 Washington, DC (w/ Spoon) - Merriweather Post Pavilion
8 Chicago, IL - Lollapalooza
9 Nashville, TN Ryman Auditorium
11 Atlanta, GA  (w/ Spoon) - Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
14 Toronto, Ontario - Olympic Island
27 Leeds, UK - Leeds Festival
28 Reading, UK - Reading Festival
29 Domaine National de Saint-Cloud, France - Rock En Seine
31 Berlin, Germany - Tempodrom

September
2 Bologna, Italy - Arena Parco Nord

Lady Gaga American Extends North American Tour Through Early 2011

Lady Gaga is keeping the North American leg of her "Fame Monster" tour going through the first months of next year, the performer posted this morning on her MySpace blog. The announcement says in part:

"The 2011 North American Monster Ball Tour, produced globally by Live Nation, will begin on February 19th, 2011 at Atlantic City’s Boardwalk Hall, taking her spectacular show to top arenas and a host of new cities. Semi Precious Weapons have opened all dates for Lady Gaga’s 2010 tour and will join her again in 2011. Tickets go on sale beginning May 14, 2010 at LiveNation.com."

There's a presale starting tomorrow; the blog post says: "Citi® cardmembers will also have access to presale tickets beginning Tuesday, May 11th, at 10am local time through Citi's Private Pass® Program. For complete presale details visit www.citiprivatepass.com." For regular public on-sale dates, check livenation.com/gaga for details. Here's a list of the dates so far (more may be added):

February 19 - Atlantic City, NJ Boardwalk Hall / On sale May 14
February 26 - Pittsburgh, PA Consol Energy Center / On sale May 14

March 3 - Toronto, ON Air Canada Centre / On sale May 17

March 8 - Boston, MA TD Garden / On sale May 14

March 25 - Las Vegas, NV MGM Grand / On sale May 15

April 8 - Houston, TX Toyota Center / On sale May 14

April 9 - New Orleans, LA New Orleans Arena / On sale May 15

April 12 - Ft. Lauderdale, FL Bank Atlantic Center / On sale May 17

April 13 - Miami, FL American Airlines Arena / On sale May 17

April 18 - Atlanta, GA Gwinnett Center / On sale May 14

New York Concerts on Sale: The National, MGMT, 50 Cent, the Go-Go's, Shakira, Roger Waters, More

Above: The National plays at the Brooklyn Academy of Music on May 15th. Photo: Flickr user realname. 

As if it weren't enough that the schedules for the Central Park SummerStage and Celebrate Brooklyn free concerts were announced this week, there are still more shows going on sale for the summer and beyond. Here's a look at some of the popular or interesting ones that will be on sale this week, listed by date tickets go on sale:

On sale Fri., May 7:
* The National (Red Hot benefit) - Brooklyn Academy of Music, Gilman Opera House - Sat., May 15 (on sale: 10 a.m.) 
* 50 Cent - Hammerstein Ballroom - Tues., June 22 (on sale: 12 Noon)
* Natalie Merchant - Town Hall - Thurs., July 15 (on sale: 12 Noon)
* The Go Go's, The Farewell NYC Concert - Irving Plaza - Tues., July 20 (on sale: 10 a.m.)
* Built To Spill - Irving Plaza - Wed., July 28 (on sale: 12 Noon)
* Primus / Gogol Bordello - Williamsburg Waterfront - Friday, July 30 (on sale: 12 Noon)
* The Death Weather - Prospect Park Bandshell, Celebrate Brooklyn benefit - Tues., Aug. 3 (on sale: 12 Noon)
* Gov't Mule - Central Park Summerstage benefit - Wed., Aug. 11 (on sale: 12 Noon)
* Barenaked Ladies with Ben Kweller and Angel Taylor - Radio City Music Hall - Fri., Aug 13 (on sale: 11 a.m.)
* MGMT, Francis and the Lights - Radio City Music Hall - Tues., Aug. 17 (on sale: 9 a.m.) 
* Counting Crows with Augustana & other special guests - Wellmont Theatre, Montclair, NJ - Tues. & Wed., Aug. 17 & 18 (on sale: 12 Noon)
* Shakira - Madison Square Garden - Tues., Sept. 21 - (on sale: 10 a.m.)
* OK Go - Terminal 5 - Fri., Oct. 29 (on sale: 12 Noon)

On sale Sat., May 8:
* Taking Back Sunday - Irving Plaza - Wed., June 23 (on sale: 10 a.m.)
* Widespread Panic - Radio City Music Hall - Thurs., Jul 22 (on sale: 10 a.m.)
* Paramore - Nikon at Jones Beach Theater - Fri., Aug. 6 (on sale: 10 a.m.)

On sale Mon., May 10:
* Roger Waters: The Wall Live - Madison Square Garden - Tues., Oct. 5 (on sale: 10 a.m.)
* Roger Waters: The Wall Live - Nassau Coliseum - Tues., Oct. 12 (on sale: 10 a.m.)

* Roger Waters: The Wall Live - IZOD Center - Wed., Nov. 3 (on sale: 10 a.m.)

Celebrate Brooklyn Announces 2010 Free Concert Schedule

The two biggest free-concert series in New York, SummerStage and Celebrate Brooklyn, have both released their summer 2010 schedules. I listed some SummerStage highlights yesterday, and now here is the full Celebrate Brooklyn schedule of free concerts.

All shows are free, though attendees are encouraged to kick in a suggested donation of $3.00. Concerts are held at the Prospect Park bandshell. Weeknight shows begin at times from 7 - 8 p.m.; Saturday and Sunday shows usually begin at 3 or 4 p.m., though shows with many acts may start as early as 2 p.m. As always, see the complete 2010 Celebrate Brooklyn schedule for times, schedule changes, directions, and more.

Celebrate Brooklyn 2010 free concert schedule:
* Wed., June 9 -  Opening Night Gala - Norah Jones
* Sat., June 12 - Allen Toussaint, Davell Crawford
* Thurs., June 17 - Eugene Mirman & Pretty Good Friends
* Fri., June 18 - JG Thirlwell's Steroid Maximus, Dr. Lonnie Smith
* Sat., June 19 - Bitches Brew Revisited with Graham Haynes, James Blood Ulmer, DJ Logic and more
* Thurs., June 24 - Orquesta Buena Vista Social Club® featuring Omara Portuondo / Nelida Tirado
* Fri., June 25 - Kid Koala: Short Attention Span Theater vs. The Slew / Hess Is More
* Sat., June 26 - Texas Tornados, Red Clay Ramblers
* Thurs., July 1 - Zoom: Zvidance, Son Lux with Lottdance
* Fri., July 2 - Fab 5, Uzalo
* Thurs., July 8 - Itutu: Armitage Gone! Dance featuring Burkina Electric
* Fri., July 9 - Ozomatli, Fidel Nadal / Toy Selectah
* Sun., July 11 - OkayAfrica with The Roots, Talib Kweli and more
* Sat., July 17 - African Festival with Konono No. 1, Omar Pene, Super Diamono and more
Thurs., July 22 - The Chaplin Mutuals: Carl Davis / The Two Man Gentlemen Band (Music & Movies, with Brooklyn Philharmonic)
* Fri., July 23 Bomba Estereo, La Secta Allstar / Rita Indiana
* Sat., July 24 - Field of Dreams (Un Mundo Nuevo): Andres Levin & The Bruce High Quality Foundation
* Thurs., July 29 - MI21: Mother India 21st Century Remix with DJ Tigerstyle / Falu (Music & Movies)
* Fri., July 30 - The Swell Season, The Low Anthem
* Sat., July 31 - Sonic Youth, Grass Widow / Talk Normal
* Thurs., August 5 - Metric, Joan as Police Woman / Holly Miranda
* Fri., August 6 - House of Usher: Marco Benevento, White Magic (Music & Movies)
* Sat., August 7 - Sharon Jones & the Dap Kings, Budos Band and more
* Sun., August 8 - Brady Rymer, Elizabeth Mitchell (family concert)

Celebrate Brooklyn is also holding four benefit shows to raise funds for the program: Passion Pit, June 29 (sold out); Rufus Wainwright, July 20; The National, July 27 (sold out); and The Dead Weather, July 27.

New York Concerts on Sale: Muse & Metric; 311 & The Offspring; Goo Goo Dolls; Crosby, Stills, & Nash; Adam Lambert; More

Above: Muse (shown here playing at the 2006 Leeds Festival) is performing two gigs in the NYC area in October.

It's getting harder to keep up with all the new concert on-sale info coming out each week, but here goes. As always, there are many more on sale than I can list here. And of course, these listing reflect shows that I think are going to be in high demand (and thus sell out quickly), as well as shows I'm interested in seeing.

Most of the concerts go on sale Saturday, May 1st, but there were a few popular shows that had tickets available Friday, April 30th (links provided):

* She & Him - Terminal 5 - Tues., July 6
* Goo Goo Dolls - PNC Bank Arts Center - Tues., July 27
* Goo Goo Dolls - Nikon at Jones Beach Theater - Fri., July 30
* Muse with Metric - Nassau Coliseum - Sat., Oct. 23
* Muse with Metric - Prudential Center, Newark - Sun., Oct. 24

On Sale Saturday, May 1st:
* Band of Horses with Grizzly Bear and Karen Elson - Williamsburg Waterfront - Sun., June 20 (on sale: May 1, 11 a.m.)
* 311 and The Offspring with Pepper - Nikon at Jones Beach Theater - Fri., July 9 (on sale: May 1, 10 a.m.)
* 311 and The Offspring with Pepper - PNC Bank Arts Center - Sat., July 10 (on sale: May 1, 10 a.m.)
* Crosby, Stills, & Nash - PNC Bank Arts Center - Thurs., Aug. 19 (on sale: May 1, 10 a.m.)
* Crosby, Stills, & Nash - Nikon at Jones Beach Theater - Fri., Aug. 20 (on sale: May 1, 10 a.m.)
* Tim McGraw with special guests Lady Antebellum and Love and Theft - PNC Bank Arts Center - Thurs., July 15 (on sale: May 1, 10 a.m.)
* Adam Lambert with Orianthi and Allison Iraheta - Nokia Theatre Times Square - Nokia Theatre Times Square - Tues., June 22 (on sale: May 1, 10 a.m.)

New York Concerts on Sale: Squeeze & Cheap Trick, Jackson Browne, Carrie Underwood, Sting, Hole, More

Above: L.A.'s Silversun Pickups play two shows in the New York area, in Montclair and NYC. Shown are Brian Aubert and Nikki Monninge. Photo: Flickr user Brian Teutsh.

Tickets to see a lot of veterans musicians are on sale this Friday and Saturday: Phil Collins, Squeeze and Cheap Trick, Faith No More, Foreigner, Jackson Browne, and more. And Sting, who'd previously announced shows with the Royal Philharmonic at the Metropolitan Opera, has now added a couple of outdoor concerts.

Here's a sampling of what's coming up (there are many more, too many for me to type in, including O.A.R., Tears for Fears, and Pearl Jam), grouped by on-sale date:

On sale Friday, April 23: 
* Erykah Badu - Roseland Ballroom - Tues., May 25 (on sale: April 23, 10 a.m.)
* Phil Collins - Roseland Ballroom - Tues. to Fri., June 22 to 25 (on sale: April 24, 10 a.m.)
* Silversun Pickups - Wellmont Theatre, Montclair, NJ - Thurs., June 24 (on sale: April 23, Noon)

* Hole - Wellmont Theatre, Montclair, NJ - Fri., June 25 (on sale: April 23, Noon)

* Faith No More - Williamburg Waterfront - Fri., July 2 (on sale: April 23, Noon)
* Squeeze and Cheap Trick - Beacon Theatre - Tues., July 13 (on sale: April 23, 9 a.m.)
* Foreigner - Wellmont Theatre, Montclair, NJ - Thurs., August 26 (on sale: April 23, Noon)
* Jackson Browne - Beacon Theatre - Tues., September 14 (on sale: April 23, 10 a.m.)
*** UPDATE: 2nd Jackson Browne show added at Beacon; will add link when I can find it
***2nd UPDATE: Tickets for both Jackson Browne Beacon shows available here

On sale Saturday, April 24: 
* Silversun Pickups - Williamsburg Waterfront - Fri., June 25 (on sale: April 24, Noon)
* Creed - PNC Bank Arts Center - Sat., August 21  (on sale: April 24, 10 a.m.)
* Squeeze and Cheap Trick - State Theatre, New Brunswick, NJ - Sun., July 18 (on sale: April 24, 9 a.m.)
* Creed - Nikon Jones Beach Theater - Tues., August 24 (on sale: April 24, 10 a.m.)
* Carrie Underwood - Nassau Coliseum - Fri., Nov. 5 (on sale: April 24, 10 a.m.)
(with special guests Billy Currington and Sons of Sylvia)
* Carrie Underwood - Prudential Center, Newark, NJ - Mon., Nov. 15 (on sale: April 24, 10 a.m.)
(with special guests Billy Currington and Sons of Sylvia)

On sale Monday, April 26: 

* An Evening with Sting - PNC Bank Arts Center - Wed., July 7 (on sale: April 26)

(featuring the Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra) 

* An Evening with Sting - Nikon at Jones Beach Theater - Tues., July 27 (on sale: April 26)

(featuring the Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra) 

Special Beatles Remastered 7" Vinyl to be Released in U.S. in May

Record Store Day is over, but the specials continue. The RSD Web site has what it says is "Breaking Beatles News," namely the release of a limited-edition Beatles 7" vinyl to indie record stores in the U.S. next month (the release was made available to independent record shops in the U.K. yesterday as part of its Record Store Day celebrations.) The announcement on the RSD site:

"The Beatles want to extend your Record Store Day high, and to do that they’re releasing THE FIRST PIECE OF REMASTERED VINYL to participating Record Store Day indie record stores on May 18. It’s a LIMITED EDITION 7” featuring “Paperback Writer” b/w “Rain” and it’s coming to the United States in May." 

They suggest that you read their disclaimer, which says among other things that since independent record stores are, well, independent, they alone decide what special items to carry and how much. In other, words, RSD can't guarantee that your local indie store will be getting the Beatles limited-edition 7" vinyl, so contact them directly to find out if they're participating. 

So how was everyone's Record Store Day? I hit up two stores (Other Music in New York City and Tunes in Hoboken, NJ) and was glad to see that they were both doing brisk business. In fact, Other Music has a small-ish line, so I didn't actually go inside. 

As usual, Record Store Day has motivated me to visit local indie stores more often, which in fact I will - Tunes sells tickets for concerts at Maxwell's, the famed Hoboken restaurant, so I'll be popping in there at least a couple of times in the coming weeks.

New York Concerts on Sale: Sting at the Met, Public Image Ltd. (2nd Show), Modest Mouse, John Mayer, More

Above: John Lydon (Johnny Rotten) and Public Image Ltd. play a second show at Terminal 5 on May 19th. Photo: Flickr user Ed Vill.

More summer concerts are going on sale, and more summer festivals are showing up on the schedules. Here's a look at some of the in-demand events and other shows of interest going on sale this weekend, along with a few that went on sale today or recently.

Now on sale: 
* Diane Birch - Highland Ballroom - Tues., June 1 (went on sale April 16)
* David Johansen - Highland Ballroom - Sun., June 27, (on sale now)
(Performing the songs of the New York Dolls, David Johansen, Buster Poindexter, and more)
* B-52s - Highland Ballroom - Tues., July 6 (on sale now)

On sale Friday, April 16: (times in parentheses, if known)
* Public Image Limited (PiL), 2nd show added - Terminal 5 - Wed., May 19 (on sale 12 p.m.)
* Toby Keith's American Ride Tour - PNC Bank Arts Center - Sat., June 19 (on sale 10 a.m.)
(with Trace Adkins and James Otto)
* Sting with the Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra - The Metropolitan Opera - Tues., July 13 and Wed., July 14th (on sale 10 a.m.)
("Performing his most celebrated songs," the site says)
* Modest Mouse - Wellmont Theatre, Montclair, NJ - Thurs., July 22 (on sale 12 p.m.)
* Modest Mouse - Williamsburg Waterfront - Fri., July 23 (on sale 12 p.m.)
* Rockstar Energy Drink Festival - PNC Bank Arts Center - Wed., July 28 (starts 2:15 p.m.) (on sale 10 a.m.)
(featuring KORN, Rob Zombie, Lamb of God, Five Finger Death Punch)
* Lyle Lovett - Wellmont Theatre, Montclair, NJ - Sun., Aug. 15 (on sale 12 p.m.)
* Heart - Hammerstein Ballroom - Tues., Aug. 3 (on sale 10 a.m.)
* Dirty Projectors - Terminal 5 - Sat., Sept. 11 (on sale 12 p.m.)

On sale Saturday, April 17:
* John Mayer - Nikon at Jones Beach Theater - Wed., July 21 (on sale 11 a.m.)
* John Mayer - PNC Bank Arts Center - Tues., Aug. 3 (on sale 11 a.m.)

Music News: Roger Waters 2010 Tour, Supergrass Breaks Up, Lilith Fair Sched Complete, CD Baby & MySpace Connect, No Cream Reunion, More

* Former Pink Floyd member Roger Waters will tour in 2010 to perform the band's album "The Wall" live in its entirety. You'll find Roger Waters tour dates here.

* U.K. pop group Supergrass is breaking up after almost two decades together. They produced six studio albums, according to the linked article, including the anthemic "Alright."

* Online music retailer CD Baby is partnering with MySpace Music to sell tunes from CD Baby artists on the widely used social-networking site. Though MySpace has lost momentum to Facebook and Twitter as a go-to social-networking destination, it's still a potent force for musicians and fans to reach each other.

* Lilith Fair has announced its complete list of 2010 tour dates. The all-women touring festival, begun by Sarah McLachlan a decade ago, returns this summer. McLachlan is once again headlining every event on the tour, which otherwise has a different line-up of 11 performers at each date.

* Jack Bruce, best known as the bassist for 1960s supergroup Cream (with Eric Clapton and Ginger Baker) and West, Bruce, & Laing, has confirmed that Cream will never reunite again. Which makes me very glad that I saw them in 2005 at Madison Square Garden. Even though that ticket was the most money I've ever spend for a concert ticket, it was well worth it.

* And finally, the highly influential Malcolm McLaren died last week, and KCRW music librarian Eric J. Lawrence offers a brief remembrance here. McLaren is best know for managing the Sex Pistols, but he also recorded his own albums and had a hand in fashion and cinema. 

New York Concerts on Sale: Rihanna & Ke$ha, Jack Johnson, Maxwell, Crowded House, The Hold Steady, Wolf Parade, More

The spring and summer concert season continues to heat up, with concert tickets for more outdoors venues, like PNC Arts Center and the Nikon Jones Beach Theatre, going on sale. Here are some choice events, listed by on-sale date:

On sale Friday, April 9th:
* Patty Griffin with Buddy Miller - Town Hall - Tues. & Wed., June 8 & 9
* Rihanna with Ke$ha - Madison Square Garden - Thurs., Aug. 12
* Goldfrapp - Hammerstein Ballroom - Wed., June 23
* Maxwell - Madison Square Garden - Sat., June 26
* Willie Nelson - Grand Ballroom at Manhattan Center - Fri,. May 6
* Crowded House - Bowery Ballroom, Mon, Tues., & Wed., July 19, 20, and 21, and Wellmont Theatre (Montclair, NJ), Fri., July 23

On sale Saturday, April 10th:

* Jack Johnson - PNC Arts Center (Holmdel, NJ) -  Tues., July 13 and Madison Square Garden - Wed., July 14

* Yes and Peter Frampton - PNC Arts Center, Fri., June 25, and Jones Beach Theater, Sat., June 26
* Get Your Sting and Blackout World Tour 2010 with Scorpions and Cinderella - PNC Arts Center, Fri., June 18, and Jones Beach Theater, Tues., June 22

* The Hold Steady - Beacon Theatre - Thurs., Oct. 7

* Wolf Parade - Terminal 5 - Tues., July 13

Lollapalooza 2010 Lineup is Out: Soundgarden, Green Day, Lady Gaga, Arcade Fire, Phoenix, May More

The Lollapalooza 2010 lineup has been announced here. On the bill: Soundgarden, Green Day, Lady Gaga, Arcade Fire, The Strokes, Phoenix, Jimmy Cliff, and many more.

Others in the Lollapalooza 2010 lineup:
Social Distortion, MGMT, Hot Chip, the Black Keys, The National, Spoon, Devo, Cypress Hill, Cut Copy, the New Pornographers, Erykah Badu, Slightly Stoopid, Grizzly Bear, Gogol Bordell, Chromeo, Wolfmother, Yeasayer, X Japan, MUTEMATH, Metric, Dirty Projectors, AFI, Mavis Staples, Matt & Kim, the xx, Drive-By Truckers, Blues Traveler, Edward Sharpe & the Magnetic Zeros, and a few dozen more.

Billboard.com talks about some of the Lollapalooza 2010 acts and what music they'll be performing.

Note on Lollapalooza 2010 tickets: the $190 advance three-day pass is sold out; the regular three-day pass is still available ($215), as well as VIP passes and travel packages.

Lollapalooza 2010 Tickets On Sale Now; Who's in the Lineup?

UPDATE 4/6: the Lollapalooza 2010 lineup has been announced here. On the bill: Soundgarden, Green Day, Lady Gaga, Arcade Fire, The Strokes, Phoenix, Jimmy Cliff, and many more.

- - - -
Tickets went on sale today for the Lollapalooza 2010 festival in Chicago, which will be held August 6th to 8th. You can get your Lollapalooza 2010 tickets at the link below. The festival takes place in Grant Park, as it has in recent years after being downsized from a traveling summer festival to a one-site, one-weekend event.

The Lollapalooza 2010 lineup won't be announced until April 6th, but rumors are already spreading about who might be on the bill. Names such as Lady Gaga, Soundgarden, and Green Day are among those being bandied about. The Lollapalooza Web site has a link to a page for the Lollapalooza 2010 lineup, but that page simply says "Stay Tuned!"

You might want to act soon if you want to save some money: tickets for the early bird 3-day pass ($175) are already sold out. Advance passes ($190) are now being sold, and when those sell out, the "regular" 3-day pass ($215) will go on sale. Make sure you read the Lollapalooza ticket FAQ to find out the ticket options, restrictions, etc. so you can choose the best plan for your needs.

So buy your tickets now and make your travel plans, and then you can spend the next few days speculating about who'll be in the Lollapalooza 2010 lineup!

2010 Sasquatch Festival Lineup Announced

The lineup for the 2010 Sasquatch Festival was announced at a free show at the Crocodile February 15th. The festival's home page is swamped by traffic and won't load as of 2 a.m. Eastern time, but here are some details I've been able to get from the Twitter account of the Ear Candy music blog (and a photo of the 2010 Sasquatch poster that Ear Candy posted):

My Morning Jacket / Massive Attack / Pavement / Ween / Vampire Weekend / MGMT / The National / Band of Horses / Broken Social Scene / The xx / The New Pornographers / LCD Soundsystem / Tegan & Sara / Broken Social Scene / Passion Pit / The Hold Steady / Dirty Projectors / OK Go / Drive By Truckers / Kid Cudi / Long Winters / Minus the Bear / The Mountain Goats / Camera Obscura / Dr. Dog

Brooklyn Vegan has a more complete 2010 Sasquatch lineup here, which may or may not be completely final and accurate. Paste has what it says is the full Sasquatch lineup on its Web site. Sasquatch will issue a press release Tuesday morning, Feb. 16th.

This year's festival takes place May 29th to 31st at The Gorge in Washington State. 2010 Sasquatch tickets go on sale at 12 Noon Eastern time.

The Sasquatch Festival home page, www.sasquatchfestival.com, shows only info for the 2009 festival at this point. Let's hope it's updated soon.

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!

Blondie, Pat Benatar, and The Donnas to Play FREE Coney Island Show Thursday

A month after the Siren Festival, Coney Island is set to host another big concert event: the women-who-rock tripleheader of Blondie, Pat Benatar, and The Donnas. The three acts, who have been touring around the U.S. this summer, will be performing a free show in the Summer Seaside Concert Series at Asser Levy/Seaside Park in Coney Island/Brighton Beach, across the street from the New York Aquarium.

You can find directions to Asser Levy Park here, including subway and driving directions and a link to a map of the area. (Via subway: take the D to Stillwell Avenue/Coney Island Station; or take the Q or F to West 8th Street/NY Aquarium Station.)

See here for more Donnas tour dates, including some headlining shows. You can find Pat Benatar tour dates here. And here's the link for all the Blondie tour dates.

The free Blondie/Benatar/Donnas show in Brooklyn has been on my radar for some time, but I hadn't been aware of this concert series until just now. Which is too bad, because they've had some great classic acts: Credence Clearwater Revival, Gladys Knight and the O'Jays, Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons, Daryl Hall and John Oates, and the last show of the season, Donna Summer on August 27th.

The Donnas Celebrating 16th Anniversary with Tour and Greatest Hits

Happy anniversary to The Donnas, who this year are celebrating their Sweet 16 as a band. The ladies aren't resting on their laurels, of course, and are gearing up for a summer tour with two pioneers of women in rock, Pat Benatar and Blondie.

The new Donnas collection, called The Donnas Greatest Hits, Vol 16, will drop July 7th and is said to include unheard B-sides from their last album, Bitchin'.

According to an e-mail from the band yesterday, the album will also include:
"... Live versions of hits "Take It Off" and "Fall Behind Me", and two previously unreleased tracks from the band’s earliest days together. The band also re-recorded five tracks, remixed one and included two alternative versions of songs from their Lookout! Records catalog (1998-2001), one of which is sung by original producer/co-writer Darin Raffaelli."

For full track listing and Donnas tour dates see this article on Alt-Sounds.

In addition, The Donnas have some songs from their early bands that can be streamed on their MySpace page. You can find more songs from those bands, Ragady Anne and The Electrocutes (their later name), at MySpace pages for those bands, where you can also buy some of the tracks.

The Donnas summer 2009 tour starts on July 16th in San Diego and ends on August 23rd in Houston. The Donnas will be headline some of the shows. You can find more information about The Donnas on their Web site (in first paragraph) or on their Twitter feed.

Bob Mould Plays Maxwell's Solo (But Not Acoustic)

Bob Mould put on a rocking show with his band back in March in New York, and last Thursday he played a couple of intimate solo shows at Maxwell's in Hoboken. Solo, yes, but definitely not acoustic: Mould and his electric guitar were strumming and howling through a selection of songs from his entire catalog, much like his NYC show in March.

That show was in one of a much larger venue, Irving Plaza, and Mould probably wouldn't play a club the size of Maxwell's except for its historical value. Maxwell's was one of the clubs that Mould's seminal band Husker Du played at, and onstage at the club Mould even seemed to recall the first time he played there (1984). Mould's two-night stand at Maxwell's was part of the club's 30th anniversary, and the 10th anniversary of the club's current ownership (which rescued the club from a brief, unfortunate incarnation as an Italian restaurant and brewpub).

There definitely seemed to be a sameness to the songs when heard only on one electric guitar, but to hear a legend like Bob Mould in a place as intimate as Maxwell's, with a capacity of about 200, was a rare treat I didn't want to miss.

And good news for Mould fans: he played a few new songs at Maxwell's and said that he was working on a new album, which is scheduled to be out next Spring. Considering that District Line is still a pretty recent album, that's good news indeed.

Lollapalooza 2008 Lineup is Set; Tickets On Sale Now

The Lollapalooza rock festival continues its single-city concept, and will be held once again in Chicago in 2008. This year's Lollapalooza will take place August 1st to 3rd in Grant Park, and tickets are on sale now.

The Lollapalooza 2008 lineup includes Radiohead, Rage Against the Machine, Nine Inch Nails, Kanye West, Wilco, The Raconteurs, Love and Rockets, Gnarls Barkley, Broken Social Scene, Flogging Molly, Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings, and many more.