Brooklyn Vegan — Kurt Vile with Hellride East at LPR earlier this month (more by BBG) Kurt Vile will play one of the many free Summerstage shows this summer when he opens for Dawes at Central Park on June 16. That show is... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Deer Tick at Brooklyn Bowl on NYE (more by Tracy Allison) Clearwater Festival is returning to Croton Point Park from June 16-17 in Croton, NY. This year's festival includes Dawes, Deer Tick, Alejandro Escovedo, Punch Brothers, Bela Fleck, Arlo Guthri... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — Amadou & Mariam As you may remember from the past couple of years, "Summerstage" now encompasses more than just Central Park, but Central Park Summerstage will still always be the first thing that comes to mind when you think of... more info

Starpulse — U.S. Olympic athletes Dominique Dawes and Megan Rapinoe are looking forward to this year's London Olympics - and helping to launch the Olympic Genome Project, described as "an online community tha... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by David Andrako Refused/Levon Helm RIP - Friday @ Coachella The second week of Coachella 2012 (and unfortunately not streaming online this time around) kicked off on 4/20 and continues today, Saturday, Record Store Day...Once again this year,... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — The 2012 Newport Folk Festival lineup has been announced.... more info

Here Comes The Flood — Steve Winwood and Gov't Mule are headlining the eight edition of the Mountain Jam Festival @ Hunter Mountain, NY (May 31 - June 3). Early-bird tickets are on-sale now with new premium camping village. Steve Winwood Gov’t Mule Anders Osbor... more info

Totally Fuzzy — For Harriet’s Alex Casnoff, formerly the pianist for PAPA and Dawes, it wasn’t an album, poetry or even music that inspired his band’s debut EP, Tell the Right Story. Instead, Casnoff drew from directors and screenwriters for the songs that wo... more info

Detroit Free Press — One of the new crop of bands heavily influenced by roots, folk and Americana music, Dawes has a melodic, harmony-filled sound that's more than a little reminiscent of vintage Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, James Taylor and the Band. The Los Angel... more info

Guardian Music — Other acts confirmed for California desert event include Pulp, Florence + the Machine and Noel Gallagher's High Flying BirdsRadiohead, Dr Dre and Snoop Dogg are to headline this year's Coachella festival in California. The event takes place in the de... more info