IN THE NEWS:
Photos from day 1 of the inaugural two-day music festival Orlando Calling on Saturday, November 12, 2011 in Orlando, FL, featuring Pixies, The Avett Brohters, Gavin DeGraw, The Roots, Gogol Bordello, The Raconteurs, Iron & Wine, and Lucero among others.
Bright Eyes, Delta Spirit, Iron & Wine and Yim Yames are among the acts that have confirmed official aftershows for this year's nearly sold-out Austin City Limits Festival.
The 10th anniversary edition of the Sasquatch! Music Festival at the pictureque Gorge Amphitheatre in George, WA, will sport a lineup that includes Foo Fighters, Wilco, Death Cab for Cutie, The Decemberists, Robyn, Bright Eyes and dozen of others.
How low can the recorded music business go? Another record week on the album sales chart means Amos Lee now has the distinction of having the lowest-selling No. 1 album since SoundScan started tracking album sales in 1991. He tops the record set just two weeks ago by Cake's "Showroom of Compassion."
Sam Beam, who records under the name Iron & Wine, performed 10 songs at a private show at New York's Mercury Lounge on Jan. 6 and offered a few thoughts on the music from his new album, "Kiss Each Other Clean," the sixth of his career.
