JamBase — THE HOLD STEADY ANNOUNCE CANADIAN TOUR The Hold Steady The Hold Steady has announced a Canadian tour set for early fall. The band will kick off their highly anticipated northern trek with a September 17 show in Alaska at Anchorage's Beartoot... more info

My Old Kentucky — Make a note. Until you hear otherwise from me, The Avett Brothers are the Best Band in America.That's right. The Best Band in America doesn't even have a full-time drummer. And I'm not easily impressed. I'm also not prone to hyperbole and, as I have ... more info

Live Daily — Alt-rockers The Hold Steady [ tickets ] have lined up summer and early fall headlining dates as they continue to back their fourth studio album, "Stay Positive," which surfaced last year. The Brooklyn-based crew kicks off the outing July 2 in Tamp... more info

Live Daily — Alt-rock icons Weezer [ tickets ] and Blink-182 [ tickets ] have signed on to headline the 2009 Virgin Mobile Festival [ tickets ], which organizers have announced will be a free event. "Times are tough and money's tight," reads an announcement po... more info

JamBase — Virgin Mobile FreeFest! Virgin Fest 2008 by Jurick The 2009 Virgin Mobile Music Festival will now be a FREE event. Dubbed the Virgin Mobile "FreeFest", the all day free event will be held on August 30 at the beautiful, 40 wooded acres of Merriwe... more info

MTV.com News — Franz Ferdinand, Taking Back Sunday, Public Enemy, more also join August 30 show in Maryland.By James Montgomery Blink-182 Photo: Jared Milgrim/ FilmMagic Perhaps taking a page from the Osbournes' concet-planning playbook, or perhaps reali... more info

JamBase — ROTHBURY 2009 UNVEILS THE FESTIVAL SCHEDULE AND MAP Rothbury '08 by Dave Vann The wait is over! ROTHBURY has unveiled 2009's complete Festival Schedule and Map, presented this year by the Michigan State Lottery. Visit www.rothburyfestival.... more info

Pasta Primavera — Tonight in DC you wouldn’t want to miss The Hold Steady with Right On Dynamite at the 9:30 Club.  If you did hopefully it’s because you were at the Black Cat checking out Local Natives and Blind Pilot.  Or maybe you’ll be at the Velvet Lo... more info

JamBase — Fantasy ROTHBURY Auction & Contest Series Are you looking for the ULTIMATE festival experience? Would you like to have unprecedented access to VIP & backstage amenities at one of the nation's premier music festivals? How about landing your very... more info

JamBase — Words by: Bill Clifford | Images by: Robert Chapman & Heather Ainsworth Mountain Jam :: 05.29.09 - 05.31.09 :: Hunter Mountain, NY Michael Franti :: Mountain Jam 2009 by Chapman Summertime has arrived and the hills are indeed alive again with th... more info