Live Daily — Alan Jackson [ tickets ] currently is taking a short break from his roadwork behind his latest album, "Good Time," but he'll be in front of audiences again later this month to tackle a lengthy itinerary that includes a handful of new North American s... more info

The Red Radio — Brandon Flowers put on his best Elvis last night at the Merriweather Post Pavilion in Colombia, Maryland. The guys snippet of Love Me Tender acted as a close to their performance of Dustland Fairytale. Watch below... We always get crazy... more info

Stereogum — Glass Ghost's simple but sublime "Like A Diamond" was the first track to garner attention some months back, and deservedly so. It's an affecting, gently aspirated bedtime piece coupling GG main mind Eliot Kimsky's introspective ruminations with under... more info

The Newsroom — The famous businessman, in attendance at the Virgin Music Festival at Merriweather Post Pavilion, talks with our own Liz Glover about health care The video was taken yesterday at the Virgin Music Festival at Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, MD... more info

The Newsroom — Liz Glover talks with hip-hop group Public Enemy frontman Chuck D on Aug. 30 at the Virgin Music Festival at Merriweather Post Pavilion in Columbia, Md. He discusses the controversial statements that group member Professor Griff made to a Washington ... more info

Stereogum — Indeed, this year's Virgin Mobile Festival was totally free, and Richard Branson's attempt to "put a smile on people's faces" totally worked. Aside from those grumbling about the long lines for admission, because everybody loves complaining about ... more info

Live Daily — The award-winning Zac Brown Band has mapped out its "Breaking Southern Ground" tour, the group's biggest national headlining outing to date behind last fall's "The Foundation." The two-month trek will touch down in 20 cities, beginning with a Sept... more info

Stereogum — We're tired of the achingly sincere amateurs and questionable remixes. Where's an indie contemporary's premature spin on the ninth best song of the decade? Some of us have blogs to blog! Enter "Young Folks"/ex-Concretes singer Victoria Bergsman aka T... more info

Pasta Primavera — Tonight in Baltimore don’t miss out on a special show at Load Of Fun with The Carnival of BROS featuring AK Slaughter, Lizz King, Mr. Unloved (philly), Rare Candy, Burlesque by Paco Fish and Debi Gonzales, ridiculous comedy by Tim Paggi.  Meanwh... more info

Guardian Music — Big in Japan is a time-honoured rock joke, but lots of artists are still famous abroad and unknown at home – why?It's every unknown musician's dream: after plugging away for years, you finally hit the big time, and then some. Your album sells ... more info