Amoeba Music Releases TV On The Radio's In-Store Concert Performance As Their First-Ever Limited Edition EP. (Los Angeles, CA) — Amoeba Music, the world’s largest independent music store, is known for its legendary in-store performances. Critically acclaimed New York band TV on the Radio are known for their fantastic live shows. What better way to inaugurate the first-ever release of an Amoeba in-store concert than by releasing a limited-edition EP? The four-track disc, TV on the Radio Live at Amoeba,...

For those of you unaware, Regina Spektor is like Fiona Apple, but funny and without the pretension. Also, the venues she plays are much smaller, and I’d be willing to bet that the tickets are cheaper. Which is good news for you, dear reader, since she’s headed out on tour this summer, and has slotted in stops on Good Morning America and Letterman for those of you who live in Podunk towns (apparently, New York qualifies as a Podunk town,...

The long-awaited fifth studio album by Tegan and Sara is scheduled for a July 24th release on Vapor/Sanctuary Records.Tegan and Sara, who saw their single "Walking with a Ghost" covered by The White Stripes, continue to develop as songwriters with an unmistakably distinctive vocal style. As the follow up to the critically-acclaimed 2004 release SO JEALOUS - named one of the fifty best albums of 2004 by Rolling Stone magazine - THE CON introduces 14 new tracks showcasing the evolution...

Ahhh, spring. ‘Tis the season of foreign band names… …the latest being the electro-Kraut sensations best known as Fujiya & Miyagi. The Brighton-based trio played a show at Spaceland earlier this month to only Silverlake brethren, but to what seemed like a Eurotrash L.A. invasion, propagating a buzz only ousted by an announcement that they’d be opening for Peter Bjorn and John in their international spring tour. While they dress like they’d be better suited in a Puma or Ben...

“Music is the ultimate medicine for me and if I started being dishonest with it, then it really wouldn’t be medicine for me anymore,” says Cloud Cult’s Craig Minowa over the phone from his hometown in Minnesota. “It’s saved my life so many times. There’s been times when everything falls apart and there’s no safety nets left—everything else is gone and you’re in a freefall. Wherever it comes from and whatever it is, I don’t know, but I am in...

Rapper Sage Francis is hitting the road this summer in support of his forthcoming album, Human the Death Dance, out May 8th on Epitaph. As is befitting for a major label artist who just happens to hold a journalism degree, he’s bringing more than just a standard posse on the road with him (remember, this is a dude who’s worked with Bonnie “Prince” Billy). In addition to fellow rappers Alias and Buck 65, Sage will be joined on tour by...

Ever since we heard "Fit Black Man" on Ghosly International's Idol Tryouts Two compilation, Skeletons have been on our radar, blipping away casually. Now that they have a new record coming out May 8, called Lucas, a tour is just a necessary evil that comes with writing amazing music. You gotta eat, right? Regardless if this makes any sense to you or not, here's how Skeletons' ringleader Matt Mehlan describes the inspiration for LUCAS: “LUCAS is named after a small...

Here at Ground Control, we like The Phoenix Foundation. We like 'em so much, we reviewed them. We're pretty sure you'd like them too, if their album was available in the States yet. But it ain't – the release date for Horsepower has been pushed back to June 5th. Why, you may ask? Because it's all about capitalizing nowdays, m'boy! See, the band is contributing six songs and scoring three more for the film Eagle vs. Shark, an "off-beat romantic...

Besides being a part of this year's line up for Coachella, Sonic Youth plans to tour on Daydream Nation this summer.   July 13th- Chicago, IL- Pitchfork Music Festival (already on sale) July 19th- Berkley, CA- Berkley Community Theatre (on sale April 1st) July 20th- Los Angeles, CA- Greek Theatre (on sale March 31st) August 30th- London, UK- Roundhouse (3rd show just added!) August 31st- London, UK- Roundhouse (sold out!) September 1st- London, UK- Roundhouse (sold out!)   More dates...

So apparently, Modest Mouse decided to add some old guy to the band, and everyone made a big deal of it. Then they released a record on Tuesday, and everybody made a real big deal of it, rocketing We Were Dead Before the Ship Even Sank to #2 on Amazon and #1 on iTunes. So now they are headed out on tour. What with Isaac's new penchant for self-mutilation, you might want to catch them sooner rather than later. Modest...