Tag: Coachella

The Three O’Clock add L.A.-area, San Francisco club dates to Coachella reunion

The Three O’Clock add L.A.-area, San Francisco club dates to Coachella reunion

Paisley Underground standard-bearers The Three O’Clock will prepare for their Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival reunion this April with a far more intimate warm-up gig in Pomona, Calif. — part of the mammoth music fest’s slate Los Angeles-area concerts taking place before and between the event’s twin weekends.

Stream: Johnny Marr, ‘The Messenger’ — ex-Smiths guitarist’s new solo album

Stream: Johnny Marr, ‘The Messenger’ — ex-Smiths guitarist’s new solo album

It’s still more than a week before legendary former The Smiths guitarist Johnny Marr releases his new solo album ‘The Messenger,’ but you don’t have to wait any longer to hear the record — a full stream of the 12-track album premiered tonight via Rolling Stone, and you can hear it via the link included here.

Dead Can Dance to play 2 California shows between Coachella appearances

Dead Can Dance to play 2 California shows between Coachella appearances

Like New Order, the reunited Dead Can Dance is using its twin appearances at the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival this April as an occasion to squeeze in a couple extra performances — in this case, just-announced shows in San Francisco and Napa, Calif., the week between the band’s festival dates.

New Order confirms Coachella warm-ups, promises more U.S. dates ‘later in the year’

New Order confirms Coachella warm-ups, promises more U.S. dates ‘later in the year’

Johnny Marr let the cat out of the bag over the weekend, but New Order today confirmed that it will play two Coachella warm-up concerts with the former Smiths guitarist in Las Vegas and Santa Barbara, Calif., in April — and announced they’ll play “more U.S. dates later in the year.”

Johnny Marr announces spring U.S. tour — including 2 concerts with New Order

Johnny Marr announces spring U.S. tour — including 2 concerts with New Order

Johnny Marr will follow his previously announced U.K. solo tour with an 18-date North American run in April and May that’s built around his appearances at the two-weekend Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival — and which includes dates with New Order in Las Vegas and Santa Barbara, Calif.

Violent Femmes on Coachella reunion: ‘It will be a monstrous thing of beauty’

Violent Femmes on Coachella reunion: ‘It will be a monstrous thing of beauty’

It’s been nearly a week since the Coachella lineup was unveiled, and there’s little elaboration on one of this year’s surprises: the unlikely reunion of the Violent Femmes for the two-weekend California festival this April, something once thought impossible because of the bad blood engendered over a Wendy’s TV commercial.

Coachella 2013: The Stone Roses, New Order, OMD, Nick Cave, Johnny Marr, Blur and more

Coachella 2013: The Stone Roses, New Order, OMD, Nick Cave, Johnny Marr, Blur and more

The original lineup of The Stone Roses will makes its U.S. debut at April’s Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival, joining headliners Blur, Phoenix and the Red Hot Chili Peppers, plus a bill that also includes New Order, OMD, both Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds and Grinderman, Johnny Marr and more.

Morrissey ‘refused’ new offer to reunite The Smiths at this year’s Coachella fest

Morrissey ‘refused’ new offer to reunite The Smiths at this year’s Coachella fest

You can’t say they’re not persistent: Organizers of the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival apparently continue to make offers to land a reunion of The Smiths to headline the annual festival, with Morrissey reporting this week that he has yet again turned down an offer to have the defunct indie giants top the 2013 bill.

The Specials announce U.K. concerts, hint at ‘two-part tour of the U.S.A.’ in 2013

The Specials announce U.K. concerts, hint at ‘two-part tour of the U.S.A.’ in 2013

The reunion of 2 Tone-era ska giants The Specials rolls into 2013 as the band this week announced a 10-date spring tour of the U.K. and even hinted it would fulfill its promise to return to America, tweeting this morning that “The Specials are discussing a possible two part TOUR OF THE USA in March and late August 2013.”

Video: ‘Mad Men’ star Jessica Paré duets with The Jesus and Mary Chain in Buffalo, Toronto

Video: ‘Mad Men’ star Jessica Paré duets with The Jesus and Mary Chain in Buffalo, Toronto

The Jesus and Mary Chain are no strangers to enlisting singing actresses for on-stage duets — Scarlett Johansson famously joined the band at Coachella to sing ‘Just Like Honey’ — and now they drafted ‘Mad Men’ star Jessica Paré to pitch in on ‘Sometimes Always’ and ‘Just Like Honey’ at two recent North American shows.

The Stone Roses eyeing U.S. dates in 2013?

The Stone Roses eyeing U.S. dates in 2013?

Since announcing their reunion, The Stone Roses have booked dates across Europe and into the Far East, yet no official mention has been made of North American concerts. According to a fan at this weekend’s Barcelona tour kickoff, though, John Squire confirmed the Roses will play the U.S. ‘next year.’

Video: Buzzcocks’ Coachella highlights (4/14/12)

Video: Buzzcocks’ Coachella highlights (4/14/12)

Only the tail end of the Buzzcocks’ first set at the newly expanded two-weekend Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival was featured on the event’s webcast, so the video offerings aren’t as great for the legendary punk act, but we have been able to round up four songs from the band’s 15-song set on Saturday.

Video: James’ Coachella highlights (4/13/12)

Video: James’ Coachella highlights (4/13/12)

James drew one of the daytime slots on Friday’s opening day of the newly expanded, two-weekend Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival and made the best of the daytime performance, even bringing a crowd of fans onstage for a joyous take on penultimate song ‘Laid.’