JamBase — 19TH ANNUAL HIGH SIERRA MUSIC FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES LATE NIGHT ARTIST LINEUP & SCHEDULE NEXT TICKET DISCOUNT DEADLINE MAY 11, 2009 High Sierra Music today announced the Late Night Artist lineup and schedule for the 19th Annual High Sierra Music Festiva... more info

Allmusic Blog — David Byrne will curate his own stage at Bonnaroo this year, making him the first artist to ever take on such a task at the festival. The Byrne stage will feature Friday afternoon/evening performances by the likes of Dirty Projectors, Ani DiFranco, S... 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

All About Jazz — David Byrne First Artist to Curate Stage at Bonnaroo Byrne also to perform "Songs of David Byrne and Brian Eno" David Byrne David Byrne has assembled a number of performers for the first artist-curated stage in the eight-year history of the Bo... more info

JamBase — David Byrne First Artist to Curate Stage at Bonnaroo Byrne also to perform "Songs of David Byrne and Brian Eno" David Byrne David Byrne has assembled a number of performers for the first artist-curated stage in the eight-year history of the ... more info

LargeHeartedBoy — Joe Queenan talks to the Lower Hudson Journal News about his memoir, Closing Time. The Burlington Free Press interviews Ani DiFranco. The Boston Globe interviews Dresden Dolls drummer Brian Viglione. The Handsome Family's Rennie Sparks talks songwrit... more info

Rolling Stone — Aerosmith and ZZ Top announce their first three dates of their joint tour (Joe Perry talks about hitting the road with ZZ Top here), John Legend maps out the start of a summer jaunt and Ani DiFranco books slots at both Bonnaroo and Rothbury Festivals... more info

Live Daily — (LiveDaily.com) Singer/songwriter Ani DiFranco [ tickets ] has added a summer leg, complete with festival appearances, to her US tour behind last year's "Red Letter Year."... continued more info

Idolator — It seems like during this springtime run-up to the summer festival season, there have been fewer lineup withdrawals from the big outdoor-music extravaganzas (with the exception of Winehouse) and more somewhat to very welcome additions. In that sunbu... more info

A Walking Disast3r — Colorado's Mile High Music Festival returns to the Fields at Dick's Sporting Goods Park on July 18 and 19. The 2009 festival expands to two main stages for its second year. Headliners include TOOL (Saturday), Widespread Panic (on both Saturday and Su... more info