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All hail the new indie rock mainstream (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Arcade Fire's "Intervention" is most likely the only Coolest Song there will ever be that waits a minute and a half for the drums to enter.
A new Yorn dawns on experimental 'Night' disc; new band adds fresh kick (The ...
Pete Yorn can sound a bit schizophrenic when he talks about his new CD, ''Nightcrawler.''
SXSW Report: Friday [Matthew Solarski] (Pitchfork)
Nellie McKay [Exodus; 7:45 p.m.] Nellie's early evening set was rife with mysteries. Such as: why did Nellie have a grand piano for her silly Blender party set (see Wednesday) and only an upright at her official SXSW showcase? Why did she start 20 minutes late?
Coachella scalpers profit (Daily Aztec)
One weekend a year, a polo field in the middle of a California desert valley is transformed into one of the best music festivals in the United States. In the past seven years of the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival's existence, it's grown in size and popularity, and this year, it's bigger than ever.
Never Break The Chain (POLLSTAR)
The Jesus and Mary Chain have joined the ever growing list of reuniting bands and will play three festival dates this year. The band will kick off the reunion with an appearance at Coachella Festival in Indio, Calif., April 27.
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They can't, they can't, they can't stand not touring (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)
2007 is rapidly heading back to the future as one formerly defunct or dormant band after another organizes reunion tours or individual gigs to rake in those plentiful nostalgia dollars.
Jesus & Mary Chain Add Reunion Gigs, Consider Album (Pitchfork)
Jim Reid on new JAMC LP: "Maybe." While you were busy conceiving of the cleverest way to compromise your integrity on Craigslist for a Coachella ticket, the Jesus and Mary Chain went and announced two more reunion shows . After melting the Bjrk-ready masses in Indio, California on April 27, the brothers Reid and their Chain-gang will ship off to Spain for two Summercase festival gigs.
The same, but different (Daily Southtown)
Pete Yorn can sound a bit schizophrenic when he talks about his most recent CD, "Nightcrawler." On the one hand, Yorn feels "Nightcrawler," his third studio CD, is his most adventurous.
Area jazz artists at UA fest (Akron Beacon Journal)
Next week will be a good one for area jazz fans as the University of Akron's JazzFest 2007 gets under way on Tuesday. This year's special guests are a couple of homegrown folks -- Cleveland-bred saxophonist Joe Lovano and Youngstown-born singer/actress Maureen McGovern.