@ZackTeibloom The 2010 Sasquatch Festival Line-up is out and it’s another crop of Indie-rock all-stars that makes a trip to the Pacific Northwest for Memorial Day weekend sound tantalizing.  Sasquatch goes down Saturday 5/29 to Monday 5/31 and the Pavement/My Morning Jacket/Massive Attack headliners are outstanding and even though I’d think LCD and Ween would be headlining with Pavement, the supporting acts will make this indie-rock heaven.

Below I’ve listed the 11 acts I’ve seen that will be there and the grades are 5 A’s, 5 A-’s and a B. I’d be happy to come home with that report card. LCD and Pavement are all over the festival circuit this year as well and they’re welcome here. Ween has been doing the festival circuit for about a decade and even though Gene Ween aged 20 years in the last 3,* they’re still tearing it up with their own bare hands. The Dirty Projectors are the freshest thing in rock with their heavenly voices and Vampire Weekend is riding high off their #1 selling sophomore album, Contra. Throw in Miike Snow, Public Enemy (w/ Flava Flav), MMJ, Wale, The xx, Passion Pit, and a ton more and we’ve got a hell of a festival brewing here.  Read the rest of this entry »

@ZackTeibloom The 2010 Bonnaroo line-up unveiling was an exhausting mess, but we’re finally looking at a legit line-up. It’s a bit of a cross between Coachella and Jazz Fest with a few strong additions late in the night, it went from a big disappointment to a must-attend even if you hit Coachella and Jazz Fest. It’s amazing what adding a couple Jack’s (White and Black), Stevie, Jeff Beck and Jimmy Cliff will do. I’ve gone from a whiny “I’m not going” to “I must be there” and all it took was a nap. Let’s see what changed my mind and give this line-up the full attention it needs. Read the rest of this entry »

Third Man Vault posted details on The Dead Weather’s upcoming 11-date two week tour in late April, continuing into May. Pre-sale is currently only available for Third Man Vault members, which I’m happy to say I am. Here in Austin, we’ll be saying goodbye to April showers and bringing in May flowers with a month-ending show at Stubbs. Personally, I hope it pours that night. The Dead Weather will be coming back to Austin after their incredible ACL show last year with a new album to promote. No title or tracks have been leaked yet, but Vault members will soon be treated to vinyl pressings of tracks they’re working on. Full line-up of Dead Weather Spring tour dates after the jump. This is one show I’ll be buying a ticket for. See ya at Stubbs, Austin. See ya soon, Jack White.

Update: I bought two tickets this morning and they came out to about $33 each w/ shipping and fees. Read the rest of this entry »

@AndyShore I saw some Twitter buzz earlier from Zack about the Coachella 2010 line-up. I remember reading some rumors last week, but didn’t realize that anything had been confirmed. MCA did an interview recently discussing his triumph over throat cancer and saying the Beastie Boys were weighing Coachella 2010 as their return. There are some stellar acts already confirmed, with some even more excited bands that are rumored. Zack and I were really hoping to get press passes last year to see Paul McCartney, but all will be forgiven for passes this time around. I’m officially out here on the west coast, and they better recognize. Read the rest of this entry »

@AndyShore Roster McCabe first came onto my radar when Kinetix came through Chicago during their Spring tour last year. They had just played a bunch of shows together and had struck up a friendship. I met Drew Preiner at 10klf and saw them play to a very packed Store the following week. They’ve got excellent musicianship and great songs. Billboard Magazine even recognized them as one of the bands to look out for on the jam scene. At 10klf I listened as Drew and Eric Blumenfeld of Kinetix discussed the trials and tribulations of making an album the right way. Last week, Roster McCabe announced just how they  intend to do that. Read the rest of this entry »

@ZackTeibloom Festival Crashers have been super into mash-ups lately. We’ve been Girl Talk crazy forever, danced on stage with Hood Internet and Car Stereo (Wars) this month and my car stereo is being dominated by Hood Internet mix tapes.

Audio mash-ups are great, but the Phish Festival 8 video montage that Electric Method put together is something we had to talk to them about. You can all watch it, but I’ll let Andy let you know what it was like to be there.

“A video that began with “Thriller” turned into a whole mashup of the albums, songs and videos involved with the original 99 albums. As fans recognized different faces and songs throughout the video, roars would erupt for their favorites. Personally, I was just trying to figure out what tricks Phish had up their sleeve and whether or not they were actually playing the Rolling Stones. Alas, the video ended with the Stones and I could start breathing again knowing that I was about to get my “Rocks Off” with Exile on Main St.” -@andyshore Read the rest of this entry »

@ZackTeibloom Phish Festival 8 is upon us. Hopefully this will provide a guide to getting in with all your willies and your wares, have an educated guess at what the acoustic set and Phish costume will be like, and keep you updated with everything you could care to know about Phish Festival 8.

We’ve got a ton of Phish costume ideas you can put together last minute, thorough analysis of the music and constant updates from our Twitter friends and, starting Friday, @Andyshore on the scene reporting first hand. If you have something we should be reporting, comment here or Tweet @Phishfestival8. Read the rest of this entry »

@ZackTeibloom We’re down to the final countdown and Phish 8 festival goers have started packing already. They’re getting their costumes together as Phish gets closer and closer to unveiling their musical costume. Wouldn’t it be cruel if they bring an album back to life or pick one that hasn’t been nominated at all? It’s fun to guess anyway. Here’s the last 15 remaining with a ranking from least to most likely. Read the rest of this entry »

@ZackTeibloom I just want to give you free music. If you don’t like the contests we run, I’ll just win other music sites’ contests and then give you their prizes to. That’s right. I’m Robin Hood. We just gave away two tickets to Quiet Company on our Twitter account (@festivalcrasher) that we won in a costume contest for my 69 costume in 2006*.

Three things for you to do:

1.Beat @mattsilver in the trivia contest for 6 free albums going on until tomorrow at 5 p.m. central.

2 Enter the Free Fun Fun Fun fest passes contest. I’ve already entered thrice already and I have my pass, so when I win, they go to you. Treat it like a Halloween costume: think outside the box, have a theme and don’t just go for the sexy choice.

3. Enter the Fun Fun Fun Fest Scavenger hunt on Saturday. If you need help coming up with a team name or need assistance during the contest, don’t hesitate to ask me. I’m here for all your crashing needs. Read the rest of this entry »

@ZackTeibloom  New Orleans already has Jazz Fest, my favorite of 2009. They’ve even got Voodoo and Essence. Make room for another festival. Next week New Orleans hosts Project 30-90 Festival with headliners Ghostland Observatory and Grace Potter and the Nocturnals. Every festival aims to be as green as possible, but Project 30-90 kicks it up a notch. Read the rest of this entry »