The Walkmen playing with The National, The Black Keys, Japandroids and more

Wednesday, June 23rd, 2010

That picture you see there is the cover art for the brand new forthcoming album from The Walkmen. Which means with a new album usually comes a tour to support it. But The Walkmen aren't fooling around on their upcoming summer and fall tours as they'll take the stage with some heavy-hitters in the indie-rock world.
Their tour kicks off on July 2nd in Minneapolis, MN and they'll play a string of fests including Lollapalooza and Reading and Leeds in the UK.… Read More

The RiO!B’s Top 7 albums of 2010…so far

Thursday, June 17th, 2010

It's the middle of 2010 and I thought that we should take a look back at the past six months and, from all the albums that have been released, pick the Rock it Out! Blog's top 7 albums of 2010...so far. This isn't a ranked… Read More

Lollapalooza festival releases daily schedule

Tuesday, June 8th, 2010

The massive summer festival that is Lollapalooza is only two months away and hundreds of thousands of people will descend upon Grant Park in Chicago, IL to see tons of amazing bands. But a problem many festival goers have is how to see all your favorite bands without missing any.
Well, that's next to impossible but the good people of Lolla have made it easier for you by releasing the three-day schedule of what acts are playing where. Go to Lollapalooza's… Read More

The National are touring this fall

Tuesday, June 1st, 2010
The band from Brooklyn that released one of the best albums of 2010 so far (High Violet in case you're wondering) are taking their sweet sound on the road this coming fall.

The National have announced that they will go on the road once again starting this coming September. The first show will take place in my home state at the Wellmont Theater in Montclair on September 24th and they'll play their last notes on October 18th in Denver, CO at the… Read More

RiO!B episode – May 17, 2010

Monday, May 17th, 2010

R.I.P Ronnie James Dio
Arcade Fire releasing new single
… Read More

Watch: The National perform at Brooklyn Academy of Music

Monday, May 17th, 2010
If you're still not down with The National then you've got some learnin' to do, kid. Their new album, High Violet, is great and it even sounds good live.

On Saturday, May 15th, Brooklyn, N.Y's very own band played a hometown show at the Brooklyn Academy of Music and was kind enough to stream the entire event on YouTube. You can check out the concert right over here.
The National played… Read More

RiO!B episode – May 12, 2010

Wednesday, May 12th, 2010

Eclipse soundtrack unveils tracklisting
Stone… Read More

Watch: The National – “Bloodbuzz Ohio”

Tuesday, May 11th, 2010

The National's new album, High Violet, is in stores today and is a definite must buy.
But don't take my word for it. I'll leave it to the music video for the band's single "Bloodbuzz Ohio" to convince you.
Frontman Matt Berninger shows up in this black and white clip that looks like it could be studied in film classes at colleges.
As he sings, he also sways and dances to the beat while shots of him standing in random locations in Brooklyn… Read More

Listen: The National – High Violet

Friday, April 23rd, 2010

Now if you're a good person you haven't obtained a leaked copy of The National's new album High Violet. I am not a good person so I'm trying to make it up by directing you to this.
If you make your way to the New York Times website, they're currently streaming the new record in its entirety. You would do well to listen to this record as it is a fantastic listen. It's only… Read More

Listen: The National – “Afraid Of Everyone”

Tuesday, April 13th, 2010

A new track from The National's highly anticipated album High Violet was just released and you can check it out down below.
It's the fifth track from the album called "Afraid Of Everyone". The album will be in record stores throughout the U.S. on May 11.
If you want to download the song, I recommend heading over to Pitchfork and grabbing it from there.… Read More