The Hold Steady recently announced a brief run of dates, brief enough for me to wonder if more were on the way. Well, my suspicions were once again incorrect, as lead man Craig Finn has announced a run of dates in support of his upcoming solo album Clear Heart Full Eyes. Coming along for the ride is North Carolinian Americana outfit Mount Moriah. If you've been looking to see Craig in a smaller venue, here's your chance:

Tour Dates:

02-01 Dallas, TX - Club Dada
02-02 Oklahoma City, OK - The Conservatory
02-03 Omaha, NE - Slowdown
02-04 Minneapolis, MN - Triple Rock Social Club...

While the band's achieved levels of success previously not thought of in the early years, much of Coheed and Cambria's recent output has been met with mixed fan reaction due to an ever-changing drum section. While Chris Pennie and Taylor Hawkins are both phenomenal drummers, they just didn't fit the mold Coheed established on the classic albums. With Pennie's recent departure, the band has announced that original drummer Joshua Eppard has rejoined the fold. Eppard left the band in between Good Apollo I and Good Apollo II due to substance abuse issues, but two years of sobriety have brought him back. The press release can be...

Happy Metal Day, Everyone! After weeks of speculation and cryptic websites, the original line-up of Black Sabbath has announced they are reuniting for a headlining spot at the Download Festival 2012 followed by a world tour, as well as a new album. Geezer Butler and Tony Iommi were kept busy by Heaven & Hell until the unfortunate passing of Ronnie James Dio, Ozzy Osbourne has been putting out middling solo albums for a while, and Bill Ward's been out of the game, but we're getting one more go from the guys. More details will be posted as they're known.

It's been a while since we've seen Radiohead, but we're finally seeing some live dates pop up in support of the perplexing The King of Limbs. The band's tour behind In Rainbows proved to be one of the most memorable live shows of 2008, and I can't imagine the band won't try to step up its game. Steel yourself for what will be one of the most anticipated shows of 2012, and grab your tickets quickly:

Tour Dates:

02-27 Miami, FL - American Airlines Arena
02-29 Tampa, FL - St. Pete Times Forum
03-01 Atlanta, GA - Philips Arena
03-03 Houston, TX - Toyota Center
03-05 Dallas,...

There's been very few what-could-have-been stories greater than that of Jeff Mangum and Neutral Milk Hotel. 1998's freak-pop masterpiece In the Aeroplane Over the Sea has taken rank as one of the greatest "Indie" releases of all time, but we've gotten nothing from the man since. A few one off shows this past year seem to have broken the ice though - we're getting a Jeff Mangum solo tour coming in 2012. I never thought I'd see the day where it would even theoretically be possible to see "Two Headed Boy" live, but apparently that day has come. Grab your tickets quick, kids - these are gonna move fast:

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While the third and final day of Moogfest held a fewer number of acts for us to see and a shortened running time, it featured many of our most anticipated artists and some must-watch full sets.

Active Child

With only being schedule for a 45 minute set, I was worried about how much Active Child would get to play. Their start time was getting eaten away with no sight of them on their way to the stage, but the famous harp was front and center and ready to be played. They finally made their entry around 5:30, 15 or so minutes late, but they got everyone swooning from the beginning with the chilling...

Longtime horror-metal group GWAR was awakened this Thursday with a shock upon learning their guitarist Cory Smoot had passed away in the night. Details of the death are not known as this time. Smoot joined the band in 2002, and has been a pivotal force for the band's recent resurgence in quality beginning with 2004's War Party and continuing through last year's Bloody Pit of Horror. Despite Smoot's passing, the band is carrying on with the current tour until funeral arrangements have been made with guitar tech Dave Gibson playing guitar. Out of respect for Smoot, the band has decided to retire his character of Flattus...

Live Review: All Time Low / The Ready Set / He Is We / Paradise Fears
Iowa City, IA - 10.30.11

Would you have told me at the beginning of the fall that I would be attending The Rise and Fall of My Pants tour featuring All Time Low before Halloween, I would have laughed at you. Not necessarily that I have some sort of irrational beef with the band, but rather, I would have laughed at the sheer absurdity of it all. While I’ve been wondering about...

Moogfest 2011 day two allowed us to explore the city of Asheville for a few hours before the first set was to begin later that afternoon. We grabbed some awesome Mexican-Caribbean food at Salsa's, took a look at some of the local shops, and tried out some of Moog's famous inventions at the Moogaplex. It reminded me of how much I loved this place last year and why it's one of my favorite places to visit. After that, the music was waiting...

The Naked & Famous

New Zealand electrorockers The Naked & Famous were the proper way to start off the second day of the festival with a mix of female and...

Asheville, North Carolina's booming electronic festival Moogfest wowed us in 2010 as one of our favorite festivals of the year with the beautiful setting, indie-centric locale, venue accessibility, tremendous organization, and, best of all, the outstanding lineup. Well folks, they completely outdid themselves this year in every way imaginable; from the expanded artist roster to extra stages, exhibitions, secret shows, and special events. Lines moved quickly to get inside, not many were left out from shows they wanted to see, and organizations actually listened when fans had concerns about everything from the schedule to locations....

Our boys in The Hold Steady have been slugging it out on the road since the release of last year's underrated Heaven is Whenever, and the newest batch of dates is starting to trickle in. Included in the dates is a charity event for a library in Braddock, PA, featuring none other than Titus Andronicus. We can hope for a full tour like that, right?

Tour Dates:

Thu 27th Oct - Kansas City, MO - 96.5 The Buzz, Halloween at the Midland Theatre
Fri 28th Oct - New York, NY City Wine - Cabinet of Wonders + Craig Finn (solo show)
Sat 12th Nov - Braddock, PA - Braddock Carnegie Library w/ Titus...