June Music Madness —- EDC in Vegas & Bonnaroo in Manchester, TN

6/7 - 6/10

Simon Garfunkel and John Oates may not truly be appreciated by 75% of the attendees, but it’s a legendary mix to see.  Alabama Shakes are a blossoming young talent that will undoubtedly Wow many generations of music fans. Watch out! 

Bonnaroo highlights: Phish, Red Hot Chili Peppers, Alabama Shakes, Foster the People, Radiohead, Bon Iver, The Beach Boys, Garfunkel & Oates, Skrillex, The Shins, Alice Cooper, Two Door Cinema Club, The Temper Trap, Das Racist, Delta Spirit, Gary Clark Jr and many more. 

Electric Daisy Carnival Highlights: Avicii, Benny Benassi, Bassnectar, ATB, Armin Van Buren, Carl Cox, David Guetta, Digitalism, Calvin Harris, Borgore, Feed Me, Kaskade, Laidback Luke, MSTRKRFT, Pretty Lights, Rusko, Sebastian Ingrosso, Steve Aoki & Afrojack, & more. 

For music biz folks: The Cosmopolitan Hotel and Insomniac Events are hosting EDMbiz June 6-June 7 with panelists including Perry Farrell and Daniel Glass as well as reps of Interscope Records, MSOPR, The Windish Agency, Goldenvoice, KCRW, WME, Youtube, Spotify, Live Nation, Ultra Music, Burning Man, Deckstar and more. 

Festival season is upon us. Check out what Bonnaroo has in store for us. Red Hot Chili Peppers, Radiohead, Bon Iver, The Beach Boys, Skrillex, Foster the People, The Shins, The Roots, St. Vincent, The Civil Wars, Two Door Cinema Club (I can’t wait for their new album YAY), Young the Giant, Dawes, Alabama Shakes, Kurt Vile, The Kooks, Das Racist, Grouplove, Gary Clark Jr., The Joy Formidable and many more. It’s a solid indie line-up. 

Top Indie Artists of 2011

Girls
Foster the People
The Black Keys
Kurt Vile
M83
Coldplay
Gary Clark Jr.
TV on the Radio
Grouplove
Young the Giant
Gotye
Foo Fighters
Radiohead

Young the Giant is one of my favorite bands of the year! Sameer really does sound a lot like Julian Casablancas of The Strokes, but I think he has even more pizzazz on stage. It was a very energetic show. Check out this last song of the night. This random guy starts dancing around on-stage like a maniac, it’s very funny. Then it becomes a party up there! 

KROQ in LA—-22nd Annual Acoustic Xmas —- music madness :)

Tickets on Sale on Friday at 10AM for Day 2. (I predict they’ll be gone in 35 seconds) Night 2
The Black Keys
Cage The Elephant
Death Cab For Cutie
Florence + The Machine
Foster The People
Grouplove
Jane’s Addiction
Mumford & Sons
The Naked And Famous
Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds

AMAZINGNESSS!

Day 1 confirmed: Blink 182, Bush, Chevelle, Incubus, Social Distortion, New Found Glory, 311, and Young the Giant. Bring on Foster the people, Linkin Park, Janes Addiction, and Coldplay for Day 2. Thank you LA!