Osheaga 2009: Beastie Boys Out, Vampire Weekend In

It’s fair to say that the most talked about news in the music world this
week was Beastie Boys’s Adam Yauch announcing to the world that he had
cancer. A tumor was found in one of his Parotid Glands which is located
in the back of his throat.
“luckily it was caught early and is localized in one [...]

Osheaga 2009: The Schedule

The peeps at Osheaga finally revealed the schedule with the band
line-up for each days and set times.
Surprisingly, I only have one conflict on my schedule for the whole
weekend and that’s between The Roots and Lykke Li but really, The Roots
got the upper hand on this one.
As the Osheaga organizers likes pointing out, “Line-up subject to [...]

Austin City Limits 2009 ( Lineup Announced )

Could a second trip to Austin, TX be in the cards for moi this year?
Looking at the 2009 ACL lineup, it could very well be.
There is truely something for everyone on this list.
* Pearl Jam
* Dave Matthews Band
* Beastie Boys
* Kings of Leon
* Ben Harper and Relentless7
* Thievery Corporation
* John Legend
* The Dead Weather
* The [...]

Lollapalooza 2009 ( Lineup Announced )

Meh.
I was waiting to see what the complete lineup would look like and i’m pretty much
underwhelmed.
On the headliners side, only Depeche Mode and Beastie Boys are worth my
time and I’ll be seeing them live a few weeks before Lolla is in full swing.
As for the non-headlining bands, Vampire Weekend, Animal Collective,
Band Of Horses, Silversun Pickups, [...]

2009 Osheaga Music Festival ( Lineup Announced )

I don’t know what it is about this blog and music festivals but …
Yesterday was all about All West Point and their lineup announcement,
today, It’s Osheaga’s turn and right off the bat, it’s miles ahead
better then last year’s lineup.
Also, this year’s edition will be a 4 day affair, July 30-31 in the city,
August 1-2 on [...]