JamBase — 311 UPLIFTER SET TO HIT JUNE 2 Spring and Summer Tour Dates Announced 311 311 is pleased to announce that their highly anticipated new album, Uplifter, will be released on June 2. Uplifter is the band's first studio record in three years and was ... more info

Rolling Stone — Photo: Nunez/WireImage As if they weren’t busy enough on Jimmy Fallon’s show and prepping for Rock the Bells, the Roots are also expected to release a new album on June 23rd, ?uestlove’s Twitter reveals: “label heads are amped about (us?)…... more info

Topix — The Rock The Bells hip-hop festival is returning to Canada this summer. The line-up announced includes Common, Nas, The Roots, Big Boi, Canadian act K'Naan and a long list of others. more info

Live Daily — (LiveDaily.com) The traveling hip-hop festival Rock the Bells [ tickets ] will return this summer with headliners Nas [ tickets ], Damian "Jr. Gong" Marley [ tickets ], The Roots [ tickets ] and Common [ tickets ] set to appear.... continued more info

JamBase — ROCK THE BELLS 2009 RETURNS THIS SUMMER WITH OVER 25 OF HIP-HOP'S BEST ACTS CONFIRMED INCLUDING NAS & DAMIAN "JR GONG" MARLEY, THE ROOTS, BIG BOI AND COMMON The Roots Guerilla Union has announced initial details for the 2009 installment of th... more info

Idolator — The Roots, Nas, Damian Marley, Big Boi, and Common are headlining this year's installment of the Rock The Bells tour, which will set up shop in 10 cities across North America this summer. Nas and Marley are also putting out an album in June, so presu... more info

NME — Hip hop festival returns this summer more info

Brooklyn Vegan — McSweeney's, Smith Mag, and The Rumpus Present: Todd Barry and Eugene Mirman, Matthew Caws of Nada Surf, and special guests at Highline Ballroom on May 30th. Readings by Anthony Swofford, Jessica Anthony, James Hannaham, The Six-Word Memoirists, and ... more info

Big Apple Music Scene — Lots of great shows on sale today: All Points West Festival tickets are on regular sale now. Tickets Vans Warped Tour is at the Nassau Colliseum on Jul 18. Tickets Elvis Costello is at Beacon Theater on June 10. Tickets are on regular sale now The R... more info

Live Daily — (LiveDaily.com) The Roots [ tickets ], Above & Beyond, Chromeo and Goldie are among the acts who will appear at next month's Audiotistic [ tickets ] 2009 festival in Southern California.... continued more info