A TV star in his native Canada at the age of 15. A certified platinum artist by 25. A guy people listen to enough to popularize the use of "YOLO." There's no doubt that Aubrey Drake Graham - you probably know him just by his middle name - has risen to terrific heights as a hip-hop performer, producer, and songwriter. What some people may be wondering, though, when they hear his latest and most popular song on iTunes, "Started…
by Lindsay Denninger on May 19th, 2013 No Comments
Just off a slew of support dates for P!nk, as well as headlining tour dates in Europe and Australia, Walk the Moon has announced another solo tour, this time in the United States. Beginning this fall, the band will play a number of shows and festivals across the country, starting in their home state of Ohio in Columbus at the LC Pavilion’s Outdoor Stage. They’ll then move to play at the Hov-curated Made in America Festival…
by Ryan R on May 18th, 2013 No Comments
For a short time in the not so distant past, fans of "the best rapper alive" thought the list of best Lil Wayne songs ever had reached its final draft. Erroneous reports claimed that Dwayne Michael Carter, Jr., had passed away in a Los Angeles hospital after a sudden bout of seizures and other complications. This would've been a sad end to one of the most prolific successful music careers of our generation, but instead Lil…
by Ryan R on May 18th, 2013 No Comments
The French synthpop duo Daft Punk is back on the scene, to the delight of their fans, for the first time in four years when they composed the soundtrack for the film TRON: Legacy. As the case as always been since they debuted twenty years ago, Daft Punk knows how to make an appearance with a unique mix of flair and ingenuity. This time around, they released a single from Random Access Memories called "Get Lucky" featuring Pharrell…
by Lindsay Denninger on May 17th, 2013 No Comments
Are you ready to rock? We sure hope so! The Rock Allegiance Tour is coming to a city near you, featuring the best of today’s hard rock from around the world. Danish favorites Volbeat, HIM (all the way from Finland), Massachusetts’ All That Remains, and Australian band Airbourne are hitting the road for an intense tour of guitar-slashin’ action. Shows kick off in Twin Lakes, Wisconsin at the Shadow Hill Ranch Festival, moving…
by Lindsay Denninger on May 16th, 2013 No Comments
Rock god Gregg Allman is back in business, folks! After getting through a host of health issues in the past few years, Allman successfully completed the Allman Brothers Band's Beacon Theatre residency this past March. Now, we're happy to report that Allman has announced a solo tour with his band for 11 shows to be played this summer. Beginning in Indio, California, the tour will hit Alpharetta, Georgia; Cullman, Alabama; Louisville,…
by Angela Bunt on May 16th, 2013 No Comments
Last year marked the premiere of Firefly Music Festival, a three-day affair held at The Woodlands in Dover, DE. The event featured some of the best in alternative rock n' roll and contemporary music, including Jack White, The Black Keys, The Killers, and Death Cab for Cutie. Not to mention eight unique pop-up shop restaurants, and plenty of other food, drink and vendors set up throughout the weekend. With 87 acres of festival…
by Anna Storm on May 16th, 2013 No Comments
Well, here's a bit of a paradox for you: Indie punk-rock band Superchunk have just announced plans to debut a new album, full of new music, which they've decided to name I Hate Music. Sounds perfectly punk. To go along with the record's release, Superchunk will also embark on a North American tour. Sounds promotionally perfect.
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Superchunk's latest round of dates in support…
by Anna Storm on May 16th, 2013 No Comments
Crazy enough as it sounds, it's been a full 14 years since Macy Gray released her debut album, On How Life Is, which included the earworm (in a good way) single, "I Try." To celebrate her milestone anniversary, the Grammy award-winning Ms. Gray has decided to embark on a brief May tour. Only five East Coast and Midwest dates have been announced so far, although more dates out West are reportedly forthcoming.
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by Tom Caruso on May 15th, 2013 No Comments
Following the recent release of their new self-titled album on April 9, 2013, Paramore hit the road across the U.S. to the delight of fans nationwide. It had been four years since their last album, Brand New Eyes, (which included hits like "Ignorance" and "Brick by Boring Brick") released, so the new tunes and live dates are very much welcome by long-time fans.
Despite a few headline making feuds, which included the departure…
by Will Flaherty on May 15th, 2013 No Comments
At SeatGeek, we’ve noticed that early May marks the beginning of the busiest season of the year in terms of major events. Summer concerts and festivals are happening in every corner of the country, the MLB season is heating up and the NBA and NHL are in the midst of exciting playoff stretch runs.
So right in time for this season, we’ve pushed out an exciting new update to SeatGeek’s app for iPhone (free download here) that…
by Ryan R on May 14th, 2013 No Comments
This week in Major League Baseball sees an uncommonly large number of star players returning to their teams' active rosters from long stints on the disabled list. Some of the teams have managed to play well despite losing a player for weeks or months and are looking for another gear with their returning star. Others have suffered in the win-loss department and hope that the healthy player will help turn around the season at…
by Nikki Ho-Shing on May 14th, 2013 No Comments
After taking two years off from touring, the British house band Basement Jaxx will round out the year with a UK tour. The band, which rose to fame in the early-aughts, is famous for club banging, head bopping, can’t-get-this-song-out-of-my-head hits such as “Where’s Your Head At?” and “Romeo.” In the mid-90s, Felix Buxton and Simon Ratcliffe, the group’s sole members, formed Basement Jaxx in Brixton, where they…
