Brooklyn Vegan is reporting that Live Nation has acquired shares in C3 Presents, the company behind Austin City Limits music festival, Lollapalooza, several other large festivals, and shows at Emo's in Austin.
Live Nation is the world's largest live events promoter.
Magic Bullet Records has announced the re-release of Fight For Yourself, the debut from Ottawa's Zex.
The 10 song record was initially self-released across Canada and will see wider release with Magic Bullet at a yet to be announced future date.
The band is scheduled for dates …
Now celebrating their 20th anniversary, Los Angeles label SideOneDummy has announced the 2015 SideOneDummy Vinyl Club.
The club membership includes the following special deals:
All 2015 releases on the most limited LP color variant
All 2015 releases delivered digitally one week before street date
Exclusive …
Ty Segall is streaming the title track off his new double 7", Mr. Face, which releases on Jan. 13 on Famous Class.
Segall will play a handful of California dates later this month and again in March.
Relapse is celebrating their 25th anniversary with several vinyl reissues of their classics.
The first round of releases has been announced, set for Feb. 24, when the label will release Amorphis - Elegy, Human Remains - Using Sickness As A Hero, Pan. Thy. Monium. - Khaooohs & …
The complete line-up has been finalized and announced for Punk Rock Bowling, which takes place May 23-25 outdoors in Las Vegas this year. The line-up includes headliners Refused, Rancid, and Dropkick Murphys along with sets from Turbonegro, Sick Of It All, Bad Manners, Jello Biafra & the School of …
Divers, from Portland, OR, have debuted a new song from their soon to release debut, Hello Hello. The new song is titled "Tracks" and can be heard here.
The record releases on Feb. 17 on Rumbletowne Records and Party Damage Records before they hit the road in …
Fort Worth, TX's Pinkish Black have signed a deal with Relapse Records and will enter Echo Lab studios in Argyle, TX this February to begin recording their third LP as a band.
The duo last released Razed to the Ground in 2013 on Century Media.
Relapse will also …
Lame-O Records has announced a 6-way split titled Strength in Weakness. The split features Modern Baseball, Spraynard, Beach Slang, Marietta, Hurry, and The Weaks, and is a benefit for United Cerebral Palsy, an organization that works to educate, advocate, and provide support services to individuals with cerebral palsy as …
Red City Radio, from Oklahoma City, OK, have signed with Staple Records and plan to release a new full-length later this year, their third overall.
The band is currently in the studio with engineer Kendall Stephens Matt Allison mixing. No release date has been set.
Kaotoxing Records has announced plans for Kaotoxin Fest #II, after a successful debut in 2014. The festival will take place in 11 months on Dec. 5, 2015 in Lille, France.
The confirmed line-up thus far features bands to miss the inaugural fest, including Putrid Offal, Savage Annihilation [feat. Bono …
This spring Antique Records will release the debut EP, Homegrown, from Well kept Things out of Buffalo, NY.
The EP was recorded last fall and a preview cut-up can be heard below.
Don Giovanni Records has announced a 2015 showcase show, running three non-consecutive nights in Feb: 6, 7, and 28 at Knitting Factory in New York. The final date will double as a record release show for Rose Mountain, the latest from Screaming Females. Other highlights, listed below, include California …
Jump Start Records will release a new EP, High on Drama, from Chicago's Noise By Numbers. The EP releases digially on Jan. 13 with a vinyl release on Feb. 17.
The band last released Over Leavitt.
Germany's Sabotage Records has updated their free online come, now with 93 bands included via their bandcamp page.
The labe's recent releases include The Estranged, The Bellicose Minds, Terrible Feelings, White Lung, and Crusade.
Soundwave Festival, taking place in Australia in Feb. and March, has announced Smashing Pumpkins, Millencolin, Exodus, The Vandals, Rival Suns, Falling in Reverse, King Parro, and Raglans will joined the already stacked line-up including artists such as Faith No More.
Shoegazers Youth in Bloom have joined forces with Mayfly Records and will release a debut EP this coming February.
Pressales begin on Jan. 15 for the EP.
On Feb. 17, Kate Pierson of the B52s will release her debut solo album titled Guitars and Microphones.
The record was produced by Tim Anderson and features Nick Valensi (The Strokes) who collaborated on several tracks. It will be released by Lazy Meadow Music/Kobalt Label Services.
Doghouse Records will release a special vinyl box set of ...Is a Real Boy from Say Anything. The special release will contain the full 13 song album, 7 bonus tracks from the expanded edition, and the song "Walk Through Hell," all combined onto 4 10" records.
Early orders …