May 16, 2012 - Nashville resident Jack White treated his adopted hometown's fans to nearly two hours of songs last night (5/15) during the first of two shows at the city's historic Ryman Auditorium, where he kicked off his "Blunderbus" tour.
May 16, 2012 - Along with adding a second leg to their impending "Outlaw Roadshow" tour, alt-rockers Counting Crows have unveiled a BitTorrent bundle of tracks from the brand-new "Underwater Sunshine."
May 16, 2012 - Beach House, which has essentially been making the same record for the last eight years, ever since emerging from its heavily fortified bedroom bunker in Baltimore, has made the best version ever of its same old album.
May 16, 2012 - Electronica act Squarepusher will mix European festival appearances with U.S. stops this summer and fall in support of the brand-new "Ufabulum."
May 15, 2012 - As of last week, rock veterans REO Speedwagon -- Kevin Cronin (vocals, guitar), Dave Amato (lead guitar), Bruce Hall (bass), Neal Doughty (keyboards) and Bryan Hitt (drums) -- are on the road with the "Midwest Rock N' Roll Express" tour across parts of North America.
May 15, 2012 - Lady Gaga was scheduled to play a sold-out June 3 concert for 52,000 of her "little monsters" at Bun Karno Main Stadium in Jakarta, but Indonesian officials have put the kibosh on the show.
May 15, 2012 - Dynamic rock duo The Black Keys have decided to stay on the road this spring, summer and fall in continued support of their seventh studio album, "El Camino."
May 15, 2012 - Hip-hop superstar Jay-Z will curate and headline the first-ever Budweiser Made in America Music Festival, which will take place over Labor Day weekend in Philadelphia.
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