It’s a struggle most of us have experienced with our families, at least to some degree — the parents think the kids’ music is unlistenable garbage, and the kids think their parents’ music was recorded by the first dinosaurs to ever hold guitars. But when you find those rare few bands that occupy the middle ground between everyone’s tastes, it’s a special moment that brings the family together way better than getting a pet fish ever could.
In celebration of all the great music the UK has given us, we’ve put together some of our staff’s favorite up-and-coming UK artists in this week’s Tuesday Ten.
Shaky Knees festival takes place in Atlanta, Georgia, from May 9 – 11 and they’ve got a pretty solid lineup this year. Headliners will be The National and Modest Mouse (with one more still to be announced). The Gaslight Anthem, Portugal. the Man, Dropkick Murphys, Conor Oberst, Cold War Kids, Jason Isbell, and Trampled By Turtles are just a few of the other bands playing, making it one of the more varied lineups I’ve seen announced so far. Tickets will be available here on January 17th, starting at $150.
Dave Hause is set to release his new album Devour on October 8th, via Rise Records. You can see the tracklisting as well as stream a new song, “We Could Be Kings”, by clicking “Read More.”
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Transit are set to begin tracking their fourth full-length this Saturday at Maximum Sound Studios in Danvers, MA.
Heading into its 16th year, Lollapalooza will take place August 3rd-5th at Grant Park in Chicago, IL. This year’s headliners include Red Hot Chili Peppers, The Black Keys, Black Sabbath, Florence + The Machine and a recently reunited At The Drive-In.
Sharks will be heading out with Social Distortion and Chuck Ragan this spring in support of their debut US release The Joys of Living 2008 – 2010 which hits stores April 5th 2011. They will be following up this tour with a spot on the entire Vans Warped Tour.
Season 7, Episode 8. Jon Stewart steals Patrick’s skit ideas, and Seb still thinks about the time Avril called him cute. Music from Against Me!, The Gaslight Anthem, Avril Lavigne, and I Blame Coco.
If you are ready to drink and dance and enjoy some good new-fashioned rock and roll, then give The New Bedfords a listen.
