Surrounding their various festival appearances, Tom Petty and The Heartbreakers have announced a batch of tour dates. Well, kind of like a five night run and New York City's Beacon Theater followed by a six night run at LA's Fonda Theater, with a few scattered dates around those.  Check Out All The Dates Below, and for more information head to the bands official website by clicking here. Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers May/June 2013 Tour Dates: 05/16 – Evansville, IN // Ford Center 05/17-19 – ... Read More

There's a Festival Called “Free Press Summer Fest” that's going to go down this year at Eleanor Tinsley Park in Houston, Texas June 1st – 2nd, has just released it's 2013 lineup. The upper tier names on the bill are The Postal Service, Iggy And The Stooges (Featuring Mike Watt on Bass) and TV On The Radio but the undercard isn't bad either. Bands that don't suck on the lower half of the bill include Arctic Monkeys, Japandroids, Of Monsters Of Men, Baroness, ... Read More

Local H played a show at Milk Club in Moscow, Russia last Wednesday on a bill called “12 Hours Of Grunge, Noise, Post-Grunge and Grunge-core”, the latter of those four genres I'm unfamiliar with. The card featured bands Round Hills and The Depressounds. As a matter of fact The Meat Puppets were slated to play this gig too had it not been for last minute visa issues. Anyway, always the charmer, one of Concert Confessions favorite dudes Scott Lucas had some pretty amusing ... Read More

We don't cover much hip hop here on Concert Confessions, but when we do, it's good hip hop. Take the case last night with Dr. Dre's latest prodigy Kendrick Lamar made a trip to the Ed Sullivan Theater to perform on Letterman. Lamar, recently played two sold out nights at New York City's Roseland Ballroom.  For the video performance of "Poetic Justice" (with a full band), scroll below. http://youtu.be/tEGaMv0bVl8 Read More

The Ottawa Bluesfest has announced it lineup for the 2013 shindig. Over the course of 10 days (July 4th through the 14th), festival goers will have their chance to see acts like B.B. King, Weezer, Rush and fun. Other notables include Wu Tang Clan, Grace Potter And The Nocturnals, Tegan & Sara, The Joy Formidable, Killer Mike,Dixie Chicks, Belle & Sebastian, Flogging Molly, Sharon Van Etten and Atlas Genius. If you're into the "trance life", then Skrillex gives you your fix, and other ... Read More

Hard rockin' Vancouver duo Japandroids stopped by Conan last night in Burbank.. and they kicked ass. Our day jobs sometimes prevent us from staying up late to catch all the hip acts on late night television.  Never fear, you can watch a video replay of their performance below courtesy of the fine folks at Team Coco. Japandroids "The Nights Of Wine And Roses" Read More

Yesterday David Byrne & St. Vincent announced plans for a huge tour this Summer. The party starts with back-to-back shows at the Wellmont Theater in New Jersey and stretches into July where things will come to a close at the Fox Theater in Oakland. For the dates, check below. For additional information, head over to the duos Facebook page.   David Byrne & St. Vincent Summer Tour Dates: 06/11 – Montclair, NJ // Wellmont Theatre 06/12 – Montclair, NJ // Wellmont Theatre 06/13 – Baltimore, MD // Meyerhoff Symphony ... Read More

Marilyn Manson put on an awesome performance. He played to a sold out crowd at the Club Nokia in Los Angeles, California. This tour was supporting his new album, Born Villain. This was my first time seeing him as well as the first time being at that venue. He did a nice job playing greatest hits as well as some new material from his new album, Born Villain, including the song, “No Reflection” which was nominated at the Grammys for best Hard ... Read More

After various appearances on recently announced festival cards, Primus will continue it's tour in 3D this May. The trek begins the night after the band will play Bottle Rock Napa Valley and stays primarily on the west coast until June where stops in Minnesota, Toronto and Chicago will be made before things wrap up in Upstate New York. Check out all the dates below. Presale tickets for the 3D tour will be on sale Feb 26th. Head over to the bands official ... Read More

We here at Concert Confessions would like to that Orion Music + More for putting together an awesome lineup in year TWO.  Coming to the lovely Detroit this year, the festival features the like of Red Hot Chili Peppers, Deftones and Rise Against headlining along side festival curators Metallica. Other notables include Japandroids, Silversun Pickups, the FLAG version of Black Flag (How many years have people wanted Black Flag to tour now that they finally do there's TWO of them?) and Death Grips. ... Read More

Soundgarden is already planning another leg of US tour dates, after a successful winter stint across the country. May 3rd the band will be in Atlantic City kicking things off, then will stay on the roas for the duration of the month playing towns like DC, Atlanta, Worchester, Pittsburgh, St. Louis and more before ending in Colorado. Check out the dates below: Soundgarden May US Tour Dates: 05.03 Atlantic City, NJ // Borgata Event Center 05.04 Washington, DC // RFK Stadium/DC 101 Chili Cook Off 05.05 ... Read More

Sigur Rós Live at Zenith in Munich, Germany February 23, 2013 Words by Jakob Ross Sigur Rós Induces Munich Into a State of Euphoria On June 7, 2012, I received the news that at the end of the summer I would be moving from Anus Pimple, Georgia to an army base in Germany. I immediately felt feelings of fear, excitement, nervousness, and anxiety, mostly because I had no idea what to expect. And although this move has come with a lot of stress and quite a ... Read More

Finishing off a week of decent musical guests all over television, Imagine Dragons were on David Letterman last night. They played their latest single, "Radioactive". You can check out a replay of their performance below, along with the question "Why does this guy have a huge drum next to him" Imagine Dragons "Radioactive" http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4GXTfBndsSE Read More

It’s very rare these days that I get inspired to bust out a review of a concert, but after seeing Dope last night, I couldn’t wait to pump this review out. I’ve been a fan of Dope ever since their first album, “Felons and Revolutionaries” came out in 1999. I was first turned on to them because when that album came out, I was working at a music store. We got a promo copy of the album and every night after we ... Read More

There's an interesting story in the Greg Prato book “Too High To Die: Meet The Meat Puppets” about an SST scheduling mix up which landed the Pups in New York City opening for none other than Suicidal Tendencies. When the curtain went up at Webster Hall ( then known as The Ritz) revealing the desert punkers, needless to say the evening was spent ducking objects be tossed on stage by New York scum rockers. Back on track here, The Suicidal Tendencies have ... Read More

Trent Reznor's latest project, How To Destroy Angels, have announced venues and dates for their first ever tour of the United States. The two dates you already know about are the Coachella gigs, the other nine dates span across Vegas, San Fran, Denver, Chi-Town, Boston and New Jersey before ending things with a night in New York City, at the Apollo Theater. No news on whether that show can be viewed at 1:05 AM after an episode of Saturday Night Live. For ... Read More

  Lisa Loeb, Hell Yes! Oh come on, you can't deny the moisture in your undergarments when she asks you to Stay with those pointed edge glasses on leaning against the wall in that lonely looking apartment. You don't have to admit it aloud, it okay. It's our secret. Anyway, we've got ourselves two things here tonight. Lisa Loeb was hanging in Burbank and stopped off at Conan to perform on Basic Cable. On Television, the world got to see her and Chad Gilbert ... Read More

  Scott Lucas & the Married are set to head back out on tour this spring, and they're supporting a band that knows a thing or two about being in other bands. EmptyMansions will headline this run and they're led by Sam Fogarino from Interpol along side Duane Denison (The Jesus Lizard, Tomahawk) and Brandon Curtis (Secret Machines).Besides SXSW, these dates begin April 24th in Washington, DC . New York City gets a double dip with The Knitting Factory Brooklyn on 4/26 and ... Read More

Bonnaroo 2013 June 13-16th in beautiful Manchester, TN. Words/Video/Pictures : BeezNutzStl Today is a day that myself, and thousands of other music fans across the world have been waiting for. Which of coarse is Bonnaroo Announcement Day. It is almost a holiday to some like me. I personally worked 3 extra shifts at my job just to have this day off. And, was it worth it? Yes it was. Here is the complete Lineup that we all have been waiting on and ... Read More

Some of you may not even know who I’m talking about when I say Natalie Stovall, but let me say this, once you see her live you will know. Natalie is from Nashville Tennessee and started playing the violin at a young age. I don’t know much about her childhood nor do I know how she got to where she is today, but I do know she can play a fiddle like no one else, she will be Charlie Daniels predecessor after he’s ... Read More

Earlier this month, The Postal Service announced six tour dates around their appearance at the Coachella Music and Arts Festival in Indio, CA. Well today, they let us in on a little more than six when they added 21 shows to that over the course of this summer. Barclay's Center gets a second night added and thing end at the Greek in July. For all the North American Tour Dates, see below: The Postal Service Summer 2013 North American Tour Dates: 04/09 – Reno, ... Read More

After a successful first year in 2012, Firefly Music Festival will return to Delaware this June. Highlights of the 2013 lineup include Red Hot Chili Peppers, Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers, Yeah Yeah Yeahs and many more. You can check more of the notables below, as well as the  the complete lineup in the video under that. Firefly 2013 Lineup: Red Hot Chili Peppers Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers Vampire Weekend Foster the People Yeah Yeah Yeahs MGMT Passion Pit Kendrick Lamar Grizzly Bear Alabama Shakes The Avett Brothers Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros Japandroids Public Enemy The ... Read More

Meanwhile in Jacksonville, the third annual Monster Energy's Welcome To Rockville Festival is expanding to a two day event down in Metropolitan Park along the St. Johns River April 27th and 28th. Stop me if you've heard these names before in the the minor festival circuit this year. Day One gets you Alice In Chains headlining ahead of Limp Bizkit, Stone Sour, Popa Roach and Bullet for My Valentine along with Three Days Grace, Halestorm, Escape The Fate and more. Day Two ... Read More

Hey look at this, there's something besides the Green Bay Packers that happens in Wisconsin. July 18th through 21st in Cadott, WI, 2013's version of Rock Fest will leave your ears ringing with the sounds of bands like Megadeth, KISS, Korn and The Offspring. Yes, we agree that it's an odd combination of headliners. Other notables performing include: Stone Sour, Theory Of A Deadman, Seether and Halestorm. Cheeseball acts like Whitesnake and Motley Crue also are set to please thousands of ... Read More

Things promised to us in life: Death, Taxes and The Dave Matthews Band announcing massive tours of North America. From April til September the band will play 44 shows on US soil (one in Toronto). Lots of multi-night stints and a Labor Day Three night run at the Gorge Amphitheater. So grab your hacky sack and sandals and get ready for the funky vibes of DMB to hit your town. Check out the dates below: Dave Matthews Band 2013 Summer Tour Dates: 04/06 – ... Read More

In music news unrelated to Dave Grohl (we're fairly certain anyway), Indie rockers The Vaccines were in Burbank last night and just happen to stop by Conan. They played a track called "Teenage Icon" off their record 'Come Of Age''. Check out the video below, courtesy of Team Coco. Read More