Organizers of the 8th annual Afropunk Festival are pleased to announce that the ‘Battle of the Bands’ competition is now open. The ‘Battle of the Bands’ contest uses both a social media (online) and a live performance component. The top two bands will perform at the Afropunk Festival on August 25 and August 26, 2012.

As the North American leg of Lady Antebellum's headlining OWN THE NIGHT WORLD TOUR sponsored by GAC with special guests Darius Rucker and Thompson Square comes to a close, the 85 city run that has incited fan hysteria and massive critical acclaim also marks an attendance milestone with over one million fans as they continue into Europe and Australia this summer."I remember how exciting and special it was to hear we sold out the first weekend of the tour back in the Fall," said Charles Kelley.

Z2 Entertainment is proud to present The Gourds & James McMurtry at the Fox Theatre on Sunday, September 23rd.  Tickets will go on sale to the public on Friday, July 6th for $18.00 in advance and $21.00 day of show.The GourdsYou would think that after multiple albums and seventeen years of touring coast-to-coast and across the pond, the Gourds would have it all down. Well, they do: they project the alt/indie/roots sensibilities of their hometown, Austin, Texas, better than any music group going.

KGNU & Z2 Entertainment are proud to present two nights of Dark Star Orchestra at the Boulder Theater on Friday, October 19th & Saturday, October 20th, 2012.  Tickets will go on sale to the public on Friday, July 6th , 2012 at 10:00 am for $25.00 in advance and $27.50 day of show.Dark Star Orchestra's shows are built off the extensive catalog of the Grateful Dead.

Rickie Lee Jones has teamed with (longtime fan) Ben Harper for her upcoming album The Devil You Know.  Produced by Harper, Jones calls the project a "simple, surprising" album of covers.  The release date is August 28, 2012 on Concord Records.

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