And for #Langzart, three (3) lucky winners will be able to snag a copy for themselves!.Read more »
The Decemberists frontman Colin Meloy doesn't have to busk on the streets of Brooklyn to make a few bucks, but it does help him announce a new album. Today (Oct. 24), Meloy surprised city-dwelling Decemberists fans and those who just happened to get off the Bedford Ave. subway stop in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, by debuting three new songs and announcing a new album What A Terrible World, What A Beautiful World for Jan. 20, 2015.Read more »
Little Kids Rock put on its sixth annual benefit concert last night (Oct. 24) at New York's Hammerstein Ballroom. The show raised around $1.5 million for the organization, which helps keep music programs alive in disadvantaged schools. The evening paid tribute to Joan Jett, the recipient of their Rocker of the Year Award.Read more »
Wilco used the second and final night of their Ryman residency to give hardcore fans the show of a lifetime.Read more »
OK Go just dropped their new album, Hungry Ghosts, on Tuesday, and we caught the band in action at Nashville's Mercy Lounge on Friday night.Read more »
The Gaslight Anthem played Marathon Music Works in Nashville, Tenn., on Oct. 8 with help from Against Me! and TwoPointEight.Read more »
Sunday's attendance of 19,000 beat Saturday's record-breaking tally, bringing the final count to 36,000 for LouFest's 2014 edition. The sun was out in full force in Forest Park's Central Field this time, though there were some oases of shade for concertgoers to escape to. Music Times checked out sets from The Districts, Portugal. The Man, Moon Taxi, Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue, Lettuce, Grouplove, Matt & Kim, and OutKast.Read more »
Day one of LouFest 2014 brought 17,000 fans — a single-day record for the festival — to Central Field in Forest Park. The day started off with light rain but the sun came out before too long, giving concertgoers ideal festival weather. Music Times checked out sets from San Fermin, Falls, The Jane Shermans, Washed Out, Those Darlins, and Future Islands before taking break and closing the night off with Cake and Arctic Monkeys.Read more »
Welcome to Tour Journals, a Music Times segment where we ask some of our favorite up-and-coming bands to send us a dispatch from the road. This time around, we’ve asked our Camplified Summer Concert Tour contest winners Council to step in and send us their journals and blogs from the currently Camplified tour.Read more »
The Camplified Summer Concert Tour is well underway, rocking one-day festivals at each stop and bringing new music to the likes of tween and teenaged campers along the way. Music Times recently announced Council as the winners of our contest alongside Camplified; however, the tour doesn’t stop there. Also appearing are the likes of the ever so talented Go Down Moses and Bad Seed Rising.Read more »
MT is happy to announce that we’ve found the winners of our contest: Council.Read more »
Music Times sent reporter Ryan Book to Governors Ball June 6-8 with the intent of capturing the essence of New York City's biggest and most diverse music event.Read more »
From Friday, May 30 through Sunday, June 1st, Christian music fans had a full weekend of fun and faith at the K-LOVE 2014 Fan Zone.Read more »
Natalie Stovall and The Drive at the Outlaw Saloon in Columbus, GA - February 15, 2014.Read more »
On the centenary of Sun Ra's earthly birth, Jazz at Lincoln Center welcomed his Arkestra to Columbus Circle for the first time. Ever. Read more »