Stereogum — Few festivals can boast a setting as unique as the Float Fest in San Marcos, Texas. Set to take place on Saturday, July 22, and Sunday, July 23 , the annual event describes itself as "the only festival in the world to combine the Texas tradition of... more info

Consequence of Sound — Cage the Elephant, Neon Indian, Girl Talk, Zedd, and Mac Miller also playing San Marcos, Texas event. more info

Consequence of Sound — Plus: A Tribe Called Quest, Iggy Pop, Missy Ellliott, Solange, MGMT, Erykah Badu, and Run the Jewels. more info

Consequence of Sound — A Memphis in May event with Soundgarden, Kings of Leon, MGMT, Death Cab For Cutie, Snoop Dogg, and more. more info

Brooklyn Vegan — "Chicago's only beachside summer music festival," Mamby on the Beach, returns for its third year on June 24 & 25 on the coast of Oakwood Beach... Continue reading… more info

Chorus.fm — Tancred has announced some new tour dates. 3/14 – Austin, TX – She Shreds Party @ La Cruxes – 7:30 pm (913 E. Cesar Chavez St.) 3/16 – Austin, TX – Polyvinyl Party @ Cheer Up Charlies – 9:00 pm (900 Red River St.) 3/17 – Austin, TX – ... more info

Consequence of Sound — Lorde, Alabama Shakes, MGMT, Broken Social Scene, Liam Gallagher Father John Misty, The Shins, and many more. more info

Consequence of Sound — Plus: Death Cab For Cutie, Snoop Dogg, Sturgill Simpson, Ben Harper & The Innocent Criminals, and Jimmy Eat World. more info

Core News — “Michael Kiwanuka continues his Sunday Service residency for the month of February armed with a handful of his favourite tunes. This week he has tracks by Mos Def, Nina Simone, Funkadelic, Laura Mvula and MGMT. Michael Kiwanuka is a British soul mu... more info

Stereogum — The Nashville psych-rockers Promised Land Sound impressed us mightily with their 2015 album For Use And Delight , and they've just released their first song since that album dropped. The band recorded the standalone single "By The Rain" with Wilco m... more info