Please join Whitewater Ramble for our FRONT RANGE album release party at the very special Wildflower Pavilion!Wildflower Pavilion500 W Main St.Lyons, Colorado 80540Phone: 800-624-2422wildflowerpavilion.comDoors: 7:00 PMShow Start: 8:00 PMSupport: CARAVAN OF THIEVESTickets: $12 ADV / $15 DOSBuy Tickets:

Vampire Weekend is excited to announce their first full New York performance in over two and a half years. They will play an intimate hometown show on Sunday, April 28th at Roseland Ballroom in advance of their upcoming release, Modern Vampires of the City.American Express® Cardmembers can purchase tickets before the general public beginning Thursday, March 28th at 10am EST through Friday, March 29th at 10pm EST.

Can you seriously tell me that you can spin the mental Rolodex to a particular song or artist when I describe music as “Turkish influenced?” If so, stop reading now because you already know more about this style of music then I do and you damn sure know about 3 Trees. But if, like me, you are a Turkish music newbie, or are a fan of the traditional stylings of everyone from Ahmed Adnan Saygun to Zerrin Özer, but have overlooked the western band 3 Trees, read on.

As I ate the best sushi I had eaten in as long as I can remember, I had to keep looking over my shoulder, half expecting to see Keller Williams walk into the room.  In terms of our physical proximity to one and other, it wasn’t that big of a stretch. He was playing later that night in South Burlington. But Keller and I have a connection that runs much deeper than this superficial story.

One of the great joys of attending concerts is the never-ending exposure to new artists and the swift kick in the ass feeling of why you haven’t been listening to them. This isn’t usually the case with most headliners, as you know what you’re getting into, but when it comes to the opening band, all bets are off. It’s a crapshoot. You might as well bet it all on red.

Tonight, perennial Bay Area folk group TV Mike and the Scarecrowes (yes, the extra e is necessary) perform at Berkeley’s The Starry Plough. It’s an intimate venue, with a big, open stage, giving performers enough room to move around, but also close enough to feel like there isn’t a barrier. And while the Starry Plough may look more like a pub than a concert venue, make no mistake. It’s a place that’s perfectly suited for both.