Pelican are set to return to the Triple Rock Social Club on August 23. (Brooklyn Vegan)
Tori Amos will be returning to Minneapolis November 7. (Spinner)
“The album’s cameo appearances by Wendy & Lisa and Sheila E. …

Chamillionaire returns with his latest mix tape, Mix Tape Messiah 3. In typical mix tape fashion he delivers over twenty tracks with some hits, some misses and some unnecessary skits. One of the …

This week’s concert highlights:
Monday July 23
Jimmy Eat World @ Fine Line (6:00)
The Plastic Constellations @ Loring Park (7:00)
Tuesday July 24
St. Vincent @ 7th St. Entry (9:00)
Cary Brothers @ Varsity Theater (7:00)
Gwar @ Myth (1:00)
Wednesday July …

What still stands as one of my favorite mashups of the year, Copycat’s “Knowing the Rhythm is Right” has received tribute by way of music video, created by a somewhat anonymous fan. Just as …

Former Sepultura drummer Igor Cavalera and his brother Max (Soulfly, ex-Sepultura) recently rectified their differences, speaking for the first time in roughly a decade. The brothers last recorded an album together on Sepultura’s 1996 …

A week ago today the 2007 Pitchfork Music Festival kicked off in Chicago with a performance with three fantastic acts, each performing one of their most heralded albums; Slint with Spiderland, GZA with Liquid Swords …

Earlier this week Spinner released an acoustic set performed in its studio by Kele Okereke and Russell Lissack of Bloc Party. The duo performed somber renditions from both its recent release A Weekend in …

Greg Swan recalls Tuesday night’s 7th Street Entry show, “Great Northern’s audacious approach to songwriting — varied time signatures, minor and dissonant chords, magnetic lyrical concepts — explodes live on-stage like delicious, melting ear candy …

Interpol recently stopped by the Spinner to record a set for Sessions. The group performed “The Heinrich Maneuver” and “Mammoth” from its recent Our Love to Admire along with “Evil” and “Obstacle 1″ from …

Spoon’s Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga has been heralded as one of the best albums of the year and last week the band performed “The Underdog” on The Late Show with David Letterman. Capitalizing …

Last week a rough live version of the track surfaced, but thanks to Nah Right the studio cut of “Driving Me Wild” from Common’s forthcoming Finding Forever has found light.  Lily Allen contributes with her …

Classic punk outfit Subhumans UK will be hitting the Triple Rock Social Club on August 8. (Brooklyn Vegan)
Of Montreal will be returning to town in October, playing First Avenue. (Brooklyn Vegan)
At least 2.8 million …