Langerado 2009: Dunzo

Florida's Langerado festival, scheduled for March 6-8, has been cancelled after weeks of rumors to that effect. The festival, which was to be headlined by Death Cab for Cutie, Snoop Dogg, Modest Mouse and Ryan Adams & The Cardinals, suffered from "sluggish ticket sales" (not to mention a lineup that couldn't come close to 2008 headliners R.E.M., Beastie Boys and Phil Lesh & Friends). The event was to be held in Miami's Bicentennial Park

Bonnaroo Lineup Leaked--by TVotR!!!

TV on the Radio's MySpace blog seems to have leaked the official Bonnaroo lineup nine hours early--and it's every bit as epic as had been hoped.

2009 Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival Confirmed Artists:
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band
Phish (2 Shows)
Beastie Boys
Nine Inch Nails
David Byrne
Wilco
Al Green
Snoop Dogg
Elvis Costello Solo
Erykah Badu
Paul Oakenfold
Ben Harper and Relentless7
The Mars Volta
TV on the Radio
Yeah Yeah Yeahs
Gov’t Mule
Andrew Bird
Merle Haggard
MGMT
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The Decemberists
Girl Talk
Bon Iver
Béla Fleck & Toumani Diabate
Rodrigo y Gabriela
Galactic
The Del McCoury Band
of Montreal
Allen Toussaint
Coheed and Cambria
Booker T & the DBTs
David Grisman Quintet
Lucinda Williams
Animal Collective
Gomez
Neko Case
Down
Jenny Lewis
Santogold
Robert Earl Keen
Citizen Cope
Femi Kuti and the Positive Force
The Ting Tings
Robyn Hitchcock & The Venus 3
Grace Potter and the Nocturnals
Kaki King
Grizzly Bear
King Sunny Adé
Okkervil River
St. Vincent
Zac Brown Band
Raphael Saadiq
Ted Leo and the Pharmacists
Crystal Castles
Tift Merritt
Brett Dennen
Mike Farris and the Roseland Rhythm Revue
Toubab Krewe
People Under the Stairs
Alejandro Escovedo
Vieux Farka Touré
Elvis Perkins In Dearland
Cherryholmes
Yeasayer
Todd Snider
Chairlift
Portugal. The Man.
The SteelDrivers
Midnite
The Knux
The Low Anthem
Delta Spirit
A.A. Bondy
The Lovell Sisters
Alberta Cross

WOW

(P.S.--This post signifies the reopening of this blog. I will, hopefully, be blogging nearly daily)

New Black Kids single to be released, April 7

Jacksonville, FL's Black Kids have been darlings of the blog world since last October's Pitchfork review of their "Wizard of Ahhhs" EP, and with good reason; the four tracks show the most depth and talent of any new group since the Arcade Fire. They are preparing to release their much-anticipated debut album in July, and the first single, "I'm Not Gonna Teach Your Boyfriend How To Dance With You," which also appeared on "Wizard of Ahhhs," will be released on April 7. The disc, also available as a 4-track iTunes exclusive, will feature a cover of Sophie B. Hawkins' "Damn I Wish That I Was Your Lover" as the B-side.
The music video is already out, and available on YouTube:


The Kids have also announced a US tour with Cut Copy

04-25 Coachella Festival, Indio, CA+
04-26 Mezzanine, San Francisco, CA*
04-28 Doug Fir Lounge, Portland, OR*
04-29 Richards On Richards, Vanvouver, BC*
04-30 Neumos, Seattle, WA*
05-02 Urban Lounge, Salt Lake City, UT*
05-03 Larimer Lounge, Denver, CO*
05-05 Waiting Room, Omaha, NE*
05-06 7th Street Entry, Minneapolis, MN*
05-07 The Abbey Pub, Chicago, IL*
05-08 Magic Stick, Detroit, MI*
05-09 Lee's Palace, Toronto, ON*
05-10 Cabaret Musee Juste Pour Rire, Montreal*
05-12 Paradise, Boston, MA*
05-13 Studio B, Brooklyn, NY*
05-15 Black Cat, Washington, DC*
05-16 Pure, Philadelphia, PA*
05-17 Sonar, Baltimore, MD*
08-10 All Points West Festival, Jersey City, NJ#

+With Jack Johnson, The Verve, The Raconteurs, The Breeders, The National, Battles, Aesop Rock, Les Savy Fav, etc.
*Opening for Cut Copy
#With Jack Johnson, Cat Power, Rodrigo y Gabriela, Secret Machines, Grace Potter, etc.

Dylan, Costello bring Modern Times tour to midwest.

Bob Dylan will be playing four (!) dates with Elvis Costello (!!!) and Amos Lee in the general Ohio/Kentuckiana area.

Saturday, October 13- Schottenstein Center, Ohio State University, Columbus, OH
Tuesday, October 16- Nutter Center, Wright State University, Dayton, OH
Wednesday, October 17- Freedom Hall, Louisville, KY
Friday, October 19- Assembly Hall, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN

Cheap seats start at $27, with the good ones up around $65. Pre-sales start on Tuesday, with the regular internet onsale starting Friday.