MTV.com News — Mike D calls upcoming vote 'the most important election of our lives.'By James Montgomery, with reporting by Tim Kash The Beastie Boys Photo: MTV News The Beastie Boys have plenty in store for fans on their upcoming Get Out and Vote Tour �... more info

Indie Music News — WHAT: Ben Harper achieved cult status in the 90's through airplay on college and alternative radio stations. He then gained a wider audience by playing his groove-laden, funky soul and blues to sold-out stadiums with the support of his backing band, ... more info

Said the Gramophone — [source] Ben Harper & Eddie Vedder - "Throw Your Arms Around Me" Back in October of 2008, when I was just eleven years old, my parents took me and my younger brother Grayson out west in a camper van to be there in Calgary for when Stephen Harper w... more info

All About Jazz — BEASTIE BOYS and FRIENDS REMAINING BATTLEGROUND STATE DATES CONFIRMED Beastie Boys Beastie Boys and friends have confirmed the remaining dates of the Get Out and Vote 08 tour of the swing states crucial to the upcoming election. Joining the band in ... more info

JamBase — BEASTIE BOYS & FRIENDS REMAINING BATTLEGROUND STATE DATES CONFIRMED Beastie Boys Beastie Boys and friends have confirmed the remaining dates of the Get Out and Vote 08 tour of the swing states crucial to the upcoming election. Joining the band ... more info

Pitchfork — Beastie Boys have expanded their previously reported "Get Out and Vote '08" tour by a factor of two. The number of shows in swing states is at six now, thanks to the addition of dates in Charlotte, Dayton, and Youngstown (Ohio). The new shows will al... more info

Topix — Legendary hip-hop group The Beastie Boys and singer-songwriter Sheryl Crow will headline a concert Thursday, Oct. more info

KEXP Seattle — The Beastie Boys want you to “Get Out and Vote”! The NYC legends’ Swing State Tour begins in Richmond, Virginia, before heading to St. Paul, Minnesota, and Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Additional dates are forthcoming once the boys decide wher... more info

Twin Cities: — The Swing State Voter Awareness Tour will be hitting the Twin Cities with Beastie Boys, Ben Harper and Tenacious D - Roy Wilkins Auditorium - Nov. 1. — While in town for a show at the State Theatre, Stephin Merritt of The Magnetic ... more info

Culture Bully — Twin Cities: — The Swing State Voter Awareness Tour will be hitting the Twin Cities with Beastie Boys, Ben Harper and Tenacious D - Roy Wilkins Auditorium - Nov. 1. — While in town for a show at the State Theatre, Stephin Merritt of The Magnetic ... more info