JamBase — Dfest Announces First Round of Artists GRAMMY Foundation and MusiCares at the conference The Black Crowes Set to go down July 24-25 in Tulsa, OK, Dfest, the Midwest's largest festival and conference, recently announced headliners and major exp... more info

JamBase — LES CLAYPOOL Starts Summer Escapade OF FUNGI AND FOE releasing on Vinyl on May 12 Les Claypool Les Claypool will take over the northern hemisphere on his summer tour starting May 26 in Charlotte, NC. This is the second leg of his year-long tour ... more info

JamBase — WEREWOLF ROMANCE WITH A CHOCOLATE CENTER Possibly the most wonderfully strange new age torch song in some time, Man Man's "Rabbit Habbits," the title cut from their latest album, has a swell new video, which features Charlyne Yi from Knocked Up, Mar... more info

Perfect Porridge — Directed by Lex Halaby. Starring Fred Armisen, Charlyne Yi, and Martin Starr. Man Man play Minneapolis’ Cabooze with Gogol Bordello on May 30. more info

Rolling Stone — Rock Daily reported last month on speculation that a Simon and Garfunkel tour would kick off in New Zealand, and today sources confirmed the duo will embark on a reunion trek of Australia and New Zealand, Billboard.biz reports. According to Pollstar,... more info

Live Daily — (LiveDaily.com) Gypsy-punk collective Gogol Bordello [ tickets ] has mapped dates for a second leg of headling dates that will keep the band on the road through the middle of summer.... continued more info

JamBase — ALL POINTS WEST MUSIC & ARTS FESTIVAL RETURNS TO LIBERTY STATE PARK FRIDAY JULY 31, SATURDAY, AUGUST 1 AND SUNDAY, AUGUST 2 TO FEATURE COLDPLAY, BEASTIE BOYS, TOOL AND MORE THAN 65 ARTISTS Thom Yorke - Radiohead :: APW 2008 by Snyder The second ... more info

Idolator — Tool, the Beastie Boys, and Coldplay will headline this year's installment of the All Points West Festival—Goldenvoice's attempt to bring the open-air vibe of Coachella to the East Coast, only with more public-transit-related headaches and people w... more info

MTV.com News — Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Ting Tings, Vampire Weekend also on bill at New Jersey festival.By Gil Kaufman Coldplay's Chris Martin Photo: ChinaFotoPress/Getty Images The All Points West Music & Arts Festival will return for a second year with a lineu... more info

NME — Ben Harper, Gogol Bordello also set for Colorado bash more info