Colorado’s Monolith Festival decided to try a new approach this year — the modern music fest has been eeking out it’s acts bit by bit via the Internet and Twitter.
The festival’s just announced the headliner of its opening night  at Red Rocks –and it’s the Yeah Yeah Yeahs.  The indie rockers will headline the Monolith [...]

The Airborne Toxic Event’s music is spreading around the world.
The innovative indie rock band quickly moved up from playing small venues to its new world tour of theaters and festivals.
The Airborne Toxic Event had a hit single with “Sometime Around Midnight,” and now the band’s promoting its new radio/video tune “Wishing Well.” The group’s even [...]

Big-time music festivals aren’t limited to the summer months. New Orleans host its annual Voodoo Experience every Halloween weekend — and this year’s line-up is eerily good.
The music is fest is set for Oct. 30 – Nov. 1 and the Crescent City will be rocking with this ultimate muisc weekend.
For starters, Eminem will be coming [...]

Paper Bird is taking off in some very interesting new directions.
The Colorado band is releasing its new CD, its old-timey music is heading into some new turf — and the band was just asked to play the prestigious Mile High Music Festival.
Read the Colorado Daily interview with the band and find out more about Paper [...]

Music icon Michael Jackson passed away this afternoon at the age of 50.
The singer died after suffering a massive heart attack.
The sad thing is that Jackson was set to embark on his “comeback concert tour” in a few weeks. The performer was set to kick off his tour in London on July 13 and be [...]

 Denver band Meese is ready to go national.
The local band’s new CD, “Broadcast,”  drops Tuesday — and it’s on Atlantic Records. It looks like the label’s going to give the Colorado band  group a national push.
Could Meese be the next big band out of Denver?
Read my Colorado Daily interview with Patrick and Nathan Meese: http://www.coloradodaily.com/ci_12963206?IADID=Search-www.coloradodaily.com-www.coloradodaily.com&IADID=Search-www.coloradodaily.com-www.coloradodaily.com&IADID=Search-www.coloradodaily.com-www.coloradodaily.com

StS9  — Sound Tribe Sector 9  — just released a new remix CD on its own 1320 Records.
The new CD’s called ” STS9’s Peaceblaster: The New Orleans Make It Right Remixes” and the project features 30 artists. The guest roster list includes The Glitch Mob, Colorado’s Pretty Lights, Count Bass D, Richard Devine, Eskmo, Alex [...]

The Flaming Lips are always coming up with new and unusual ways to promote their band  — and their music.
The Lips just announced  the release of their new double CD, ” Embryonic” — and a new summer tour.
“Embryonic” is The Flaming Lips 12th album and it’s supposed to be the band’s most sonic adventure yet.
That’s [...]

Au Revoir Simone is making musical waves with its innovative brand of electro-pop music.
And yes, the band has ties to Boulder.
Erika Forster is one of the group’s three keyboardists and she grew up here in Boulder, Colorado. In fact, her dad Nick Forster — is co-host of the noted environmentally-friendly music/radio show etown.
Read all about [...]

This year’s Lollapalooza is going to be a doozer!
The modern music fest just revealed its three-day line-up — and it’s looking good!
Lollapalooza will be taking place Aug- 7-9 in Chicago’s Grant Park, and the fest has all the bases covered when it comes to alternative, indie rock and electro music.
Here’s the daily breakdown of acts:
Friday: [...]