Dead fans will not be allowed to park or camp overnight on land outside of Soldier Field, a spokesman for the arena said today.  With thousands of anticipated ticketless fans heading to Chicago for the 4th of July weekend, and hotels already sold out or very expensive, this could end up causing some troubles for what we all hope will be a wonderful weekend of music with our friends and family.

STS9--started the new year with a four-night takeover of the Fillmore Auditorium in Denver, CO which included a special New Year’s Day charity dinner event benefitting Conscious Alliance. 600 lucky fans joined the electronic rock quintet for a memorable evening that the band is now making available for all to experience via BitTorrent Bundle.

ARISE is thrilled to share with you this year's lineup. Returning once again to the beautiful Sunrise Ranch, ARISE 2015 promises more music, yoga, workshops, art installations, speakers, documentary films, family activities and artists than ever before! Stay tuned.

In celebration of Record Store Day, on April 18^th, Metallica will release No Life 'til Leather as a limited edition cassette. The seven tracks were recorded in 1982 in Tustin, CA by the band's original lineup of James Hetfield: lead vocals and rhythm guitar, Lars Ulrich: drums, Dave Mustaine: lead guitar, and Ron McGovney: bass.

NYC trio Consider the Source defy easy description. Drawing from progressive rock, fusion and jazz, with alien sounds soaked in Indian and Middle Eastern styles, CTS blends disparate parts into a striking, utterly original whole. Dubbed “Sci-Fi Middle Eastern Fusion”, the band’s music strikes a rare balance between cerebral and emotional, intellectual and primal.

Brooklyn’s Pimps of Joytime announce their highly anticipated third studio album, Jukestone Paradise, forthcoming on April 7, 2015 on their Write Home Records imprint.  The quintet showcases their kaleidoscope of influences by weaving ten new songs through their musical tapestry.  Special guests on the album include New Orleans funk leader Ivan Neville and Rubblebucket’s Alex Toth.
 

After the success of their critically acclaimed 2012 EP ‘Where You Lay’, folk-indie duo The Paper Shades have now returned with their latest double A side single ‘Home/Strong’.

Drawing a strong influence from contemporary songwriters like Laura Marling and Angus and Julia Stone, The Paper Shades have managed to infuse the pop sensibilities of modern musical trends and an authentic sound to create one of the most engaging and fulfilling songs of the year so far.

Stokeswood and Ghost Owl are teaming up for a five-night Sunshine State run April 22 - 26, 2015 playing Jacksonville, Tallahassee, Deland, Miami and Dunedin Florida! As part of the run, the two bands will play La Tierre Miami, an Earth Day celebration at Lot14/Railroad Blues also featuring The Heavy Pets, Crazy Fingers, 7 Below, Floyd is Dead and The Funky Nuggets.

HARD Events, the promoters behind such major electronic music events as HARD Day of the Dead, HARD SUMMER and HOLY SHIP!, have announced today, February 26 the newest addition to their live experience collection with goHARD.  Tickets go on sale tomorrow, February 27 at 10 am local time (except Dallas noon local time) at ww