Stereogum — Despite admitting to losing money on his first string of Phrazes support dates, the solo Stroke has confirmed ten more North American shows (including a stop in the desert for Coachella). Compare calendars at juliancasablancas.com. more info

Stereogum — Are we all aware of how big Passion Pit is at this point? To put it in some context, they recently played a sold-out three-night run of shows at Terminal 5 in NYC. For those not from NYC, T5 if a 3,000-capacity midtown venue of last resort that ha... more info

Rolling Stone — • John Mayer’s Dirty Mind & Lonely Heart • News Ticker: Amy Winehouse, Kate McGarrigle • Jay-Z, Muse, Gorillaz Set for Coachella • Jeff Beck Blends Classical, Rock on April LP • DMB, Lady Gaga Rock for Haiti Relief • Jay Reatard Remembe... more info

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Live Daily — Jay-Z, Muse and the Gorillaz top the roster of acts for the 11th annual Coachella [ tickets ] Valley Music & Arts Festival, which will take over Indio, CA's Empire Polo Field April 16-18. As tipped by LiveDaily's Backline earlier this month, Pave... more info

MTV.com News — Pavement, Faith No More, Thom Yorke, Vampire Weekend also on the bill.By James Montgomery Jay-Z Photo: Raymond Boyd/ Michael Ochs Archives/ Getty Images Coachella has always been seen as the least traditional of the big U.S. music festival... more info

Rolling Stone — The Strokes’ Julian Casablancas kept the audience waiting nearly an hour after openers Telepathe wrapped their synth-heavy set at New York’s Terminal 5 on Friday night, but his hometown crowd was forgiving. The show — the final gig on Casablanc... more info

We All Want Someone To Shout For — When I saw Julian Casablancas on Thursday night @ Terminal 5, Tanlines opened and put on a really enjoyable opening set. The songs had a strong African influence, and really struck the right note for me. They were almost like a more upbeat, dancier v... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Natasha Ryan Everything in Casablancas's long, hard year as a soloist has carried a steep learning curve, from touring by himself to getting the album into stores. For example, RCA is co-releasing his solo album, yet, he says,... more info

Brooklyn Vegan — photos by Chris La Putt "Ok, so in talking about the show with some old Strokes fan friends, people have express surprise at the fact that I enjoyed the show so much because...well, it's just not the same without all... more info