Metallica, Neil Young, Jack White headlining Outside Lands festival

Tuesday, April 17th, 2012

I'll be the first to tell you that the Outside Lands festival in San Francisco, CA is a damn good time. I went there for the first time last year and even documented my time on video. And based on this year's line up it looks I'm going back to the Bay Area this summer.
Metallica, Neil Young and Crazy Horse, Stevie Wonder, Jack White, Foo Fighters and Beck will… Read More

Black Sabbath, The Black Keys, Red Hot Chili Peppers headlining Lollapalooza

Tuesday, April 10th, 2012

It's finally arrived. The line up for Lollapalooza, one of the biggest music festivals in the U.S., has been revealed and it's quite good.
The Chicago Sun-Times has reported that the Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Black Keys and Black Sabbath will headline this year's festival. This will also be the only U.S. appearance for Sabbath this year.… Read More

RiO!B episode – March 30, 2012

Friday, March 30th, 2012

Today's Rock it Out! Blog episode is hosted by Zach Hart from the website We Listen For You. He talks about the new album from The Walkmen, and promotes three bands: The Henry Clay People, Radical Dads and Hip Hatchet. He also has a rock music query of the day for you to answer.
The Walkmen releasing new album
The Henry Clay… Read More

Jack White, Beck, Bon Iver headlining Sasquatch festival

Friday, February 3rd, 2012

The annual Sasquatch festival, definitely a festival that I need to attend in the very near future, announced a killer line up for this year's installment.
Recently solo Jack White, along with Beck and Bon Iver, will be headlining the George, WA based four-day event which runs from May 25-28. Also leading the way are Pretty Lights, Tenacious D, The Shins, Girl Talk, St. Vincent, Feist, and Silversun Pickups. But that's not all who you'll get to see at the Gorge… Read More

RiO!B episode – June 25, 2011

Saturday, June 25th, 2011

Check out these bands!
The Manic Shine
Becoming Everest
The Monster Goes Rawrr!
Stories:
New Wilco Single
Nick… Read More

Fleet Foxes touring U.S. with The Walkmen

Tuesday, June 21st, 2011

There's quite a bit of touring happening this summer with music that'll get you pumped and have your adrenaline rushing through the roof of the venue you're at. But if you need something to slow you down a bit, you should definitely consider this outing this coming September.
Fleet Foxes and The Walkmen are joining forces and singing their sweet tunes on a joint tour throughout the U.S. starting on September 6th in Seattle, WA. It all comes to a close on September 29th… Read More

RiO!B episode – July 12, 2010

Monday, July 12th, 2010

Slayer, Megadeth, Anthrax touring together
Toadies… Read More

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