Coachella 2013 Performer Lineup Announced, Includes Red Hot Chili Peppers

Coachella 2013 performer lineup announced, includes Red Hot Chili Peppers. The hugely and celebrity infested popular music festival will be held in Indio, California on the weekends of April 12-14 and April 19-21. Thursday night, the organizers of the annual Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival took to twitter to reveal the 2013 line-up. The Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Lou Reed, and Phoenix are at the top of the bill, alongside 1990s radio mainstays Blur and The Stone Roses.

Other notable acts include the recently revived version of The Postal Service and Vampire Weekend, who are set to release another album later this year. Pitchfork darlings Grizzly Bear, Hot Chip, and Sigur Ros round out the line-up, along with former Velvet Underground front man Lou Reed.  Continue reading Coachella 2013 Performer Lineup Announced, Includes Red Hot Chili Peppers

Right Now In Nashville: Music City Rocks Hard!

Whew, we just got all of the tourists out of town from the annual CMA Music Festival, and now Nashville is the last civilized stop on the way to Bonnaroo- the Woodstock of today, held just south of here in Manchester. TN. Bonnaroo, which began in 2002, has become one of the most successful music fests in the world. There are approximately 80,000 people camping and grooving all weekend long. This year, there are again some FAB performers including Kid Rock, Jack White, Metallica, My Morning Jacket, Vampire Weekend and a rare appearance by M.I.A. to name a VERY few.- you can read all about it here! Also, Concert from Stereogum is blogging about the Bonnaroo moments you wish you’d seen live! UPDATE: Pearl Jam performed an unprecedented 3 hour set last night. Ben Folds and BB King also gave the masses a treat along with many more awesome acts. Tonight will wrap up with Death Cab for Cutie, Robert Plant and Allison Kraus among others. And you thought Nashville was all about the country. Pshaw.