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NYC's 3rd Annual Governors Ball Music Festival Announced

MUSIC NEWS-  Founders Entertainment is thrilled to announce the lineup for the 2013 Governors Ball Music Festival. The 3rd annual edition of New York City's  live music event is expanding to three days of Music, Art, and Entertainment.  Held Friday June 7th through Sunday June 9th in Randall's Island Park, the festival will feature over 60 world class performers, showcasing a wide spectrum of Dance, Indie Rock, Hip Hop, Americana, Electronica and Pop all weekend long.

Tickets will be available for purchase beginning Noon EST on Friday, January 25th on GovBall.com .

Early Bird Tickets at $190 (Limited Quantity On Sale 1/25 at Noon EST)

Advance Tickets at $205 (Limited Quantity On Sale after Early Bird Sell-Out)

Regular Tickets at $220 (On Sale after Advance Tickets Sell-Out)

MUSE Kicks off 2013 North American Concert Tour

MUSIC NEWS-  Muse hits the road tonite to kick off an extensive run of USA concert dates. Starting up in San Diego, CA at Valley View Casino Center, the tour will wrap up on March 7th in Minneapolis, MN. The UK trio is touring in support of their sixth album The 2nd Law (out via Warner Bros Records) which was nominated for two 2013 Grammy Awards for Best Rock Album and Best Rock Song ("Madness").  Rolling Stone declared The 2nd Law as Muse's "biggest, craziest music yet." See below for a complete list of dates.

Muse, Matt Bellamy, Dominic Howard and Chris Wolstenholme, formed in 1994 and have released five studio albums selling upwards of 15 million albums worldwide. The group's last album The Resistance reached Number 1 in 19 countries around the world, and they have won numerous awards around the world including a Best Rock Album Grammy Award and an American Music Award for The Resistance. In July 2012 Muse's song "Survival" was adopted as the official song of the 2012 Olympic Games. On October 2nd, the band released their 6th studio album The 2nd Law .

Mick Jagger, Bono, Gregg Allman and Others to Appear in "Muscle Shoals" Documentary

MUSIC NEWS -  Mick Jagger, fellow Stones member, guitarist Keith Richards, Gregg Allman and U2’s Bono are to appear in Muscle Shoals, an upcoming documentary about the music that was recorded at two legendary recording studios in Muscle Shoals, AL. The film follows the competition between the city’s FAME Recording Studios and Muscle Shoals Sound Studio.  It'll premiere January 26 at the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, UT.

Quite a few influential songs were recorded at either FAME or Muscle Shoals, including Aretha Franklin's “Do Right Woman,” The Stones' “Brown Sugar” and “Wild Horses,” the Staple Singers' “I'll Take You There,” Paul Simon's “Loves Me Like a Rock,” Bob Seger’s “Night Moves” and Bob Dylan's “Gotta Serve Somebody,” to name a few.

MADELEINE PEYROUX Announces The Blue Room Album, and Concert Dates

MUSIC NEWS-  Madeleine Peyroux's new album The Blue Room has been revealed for a March 5^th release, from Decca Records.  The Blue Room sees Madeleine and longtime collaborator / legendary producer Larry Klein (Joni Mitchell, Herbie Hancock), re-examine Ray Charles' classic, and one of his most controversial albums, Modern Sounds In Country And Western Music. 

"Ray's 'cultural landmark' album has always been a part of me," says Klein. "Madeleine naturally came to mind with this project. Much like Charles who in 1962 jelled R & B, Gospel, Country and Jazz, Madeleine is at a nexus of styles. She comes from the same places, blending Jazz, Blues, Country and
Pop."  The duos' concept was in no way intended to replicate the instrumentation, arrangements, style or sequence of the original album. Instead, Madeleine and Mr Klein represented the artistic freedom Ray exhibited, using imagination to break down musical categories and barriers.   

Richard Thompson Back with "Electric" Album

MUSIC NEWS - Grammy-nominated musician Richard Thompson returns with Electric, a guitar-driven set of eleven new tunes, out February 5 on New West Records.  That same night, Thompson will play Joe’s Pub in New York City in celebration of the release.  Appropriately named one of the “20 Greatest Guitarists” by Rolling Stone and declared “one of this world’s most gifted songwriters” by American Songwriter, Thompson has garnered widespread praise over the course of his career. Please see below
for the complete album track listing.

Produced by Buddy Miller (Patty Griffin, Robert Plant, Solomon Burke), Electric was recorded with drummer Michael Jerome (Better Than Ezra, John Cale) and bassist Taras Prodaniuk (Lucinda Williams, Elvis Costello) at Miller’s home studio in Nashville. Miller recently told Rolling Stone, “I played along on the record, playing rhythm guitar for [Richard], and I got a two-week guitar lesson
while he camped out in my house.” Other guests on the album include Alison Krauss, who joins Thompson on “The Snow Goose,” and English singer-songwriter Siobhan Maher-Kennedy (formerly with River City People), who adds vocals on several tracks. Renowned fiddle player Stuart Duncan also accompanies Thompson on the record.

photo:Pamela Littky

MOUNTAIN JAM 2013 Reveals Line-up and Ticket Details

MUSIC NEWS - Mountain Jam Festival 2013 will mark their 9th event with performances from Phil Lesh & Friends, Widespread Panic, Primus and Gov’t Mule.  The 2013 fest is expanding with more ticket options with car camping and Super VIP packages.    

What began as a single-day event is now a four-day, multi-stage music festival. The 2013 spectacle will be held June 6 thru 9 in the Catskill Mountains at Hunter Mountain in Hunter, NY.

Currently, the lineup also includes The Avett Brothers, Dispatch, Gary Clark Jr, Soulive, Deer Tick, Jackie Greene, Rubblebucket, ALO, Amy Helm, Nicki Bluhm & The Gramblers, The Revivalists, David Wax Museum and Simo.

Early bird tickets went on sale this AM.   You can choose between four-day or three-day passes, with or without camping. There’s also a VIP pass and the Super VIP package. Four-day passes with camping are $227.00 at the early bird price.  Car camping passes will be sold for the first time in 2013. You have to purchase a $30 car camping pass in addition to the camping pass. This allows you to camp next to your car rather than hauling your gear all the way to your camping spot.

Boz Scaggs Returns with "Memphis" Album

MUSIC NEWS - Grammy Award-winning rock legend Boz Scaggs has put the finishing touches on his latest studio album, Me mphis. The multi-platinum selling musician has signed with 429 Records, which will release the album on March 5. Showcasing both original songs and choice covers, Memphis was produced by Steve Jordan (John Mayer) and was recorded at Willie Mitchell’s legendary Royal Studio in Memphis, where the late Mitchell recorded Al Green and other Hi Records artists.

Joining Scaggs on Memphis are Willie Weeks (bass), Ray Parker Jr. (guitars), Spooner Oldham (keyboards), the Memphis Horns, Lester Snell (string arrangements) and Steve Jordan (drums). Scaggs is set to tour the USA throughout 2013, dates will be announced shortly.

photo- Deborah Feingold

SENSES FAIL Announce Spring 2013 Tour

MUSIC NEWS - NJ rockers, SENSES FAIL announce an extensive US headline spring tour in support of their upcoming album, RENACER (ray-nah-serr) which will be released on March 26, 2013 on Staple
Records.  The tour is presented by PureVolume.com and includes support from Such Gold, Real Friends, and Major League. The tour kicks off April 3, 2013 in Lancaster, Pennsylvania and currently wraps on May 11 with a special New Jersey-area show that will be announced in the coming weeks. 

Renacer is Senses Fail’s fifth full-length studio album and was recorded in Los Angeles, California at both The Airport Studio and Red Bull Studio with producer Shaun Lopez (Far, Deftones) at
the helm. 

Mumford & Sons, Sting, Elton John, Patti Smith and More Headline Springsteen Tribute Concer

MUSIC NEWS- The red-hot Mumford and Sons, Elton John and Neil Young will perform at a tribute concert honoring Bruce Springsteen in Los Angeles next month.  The MusiCares concert event will take place in L.A. on February 8, two days before the 2012 Grammy Awards.  The show will feature performances from Sting, Tim McGraw and Faith Hill, John Legend and Tom Morello.  Patti Smith, Jackson Browne, Alabama Shakes, Natalie Maines of the Dixie Chicks, Kenny Chesney and Juanes will also perform at the show.  The Daily Show's Jon Stewart will host.

The all-star show will celebrate Springsteen, who was previously named as MusiCares Person of the Year for his combination of artistic contributions and charity work.

Speaking about The Boss, MusiCares CEO Neil Portnow said: "Bruce Springsteen is a truly gifted and Renaissance artist of our time, a national treasure, and an exemplary humanitarian. His career is a testament to the power of creative excellence, and his contributions as a philanthropist speak to the tenacity of the human spirit."

Annual Tibet House US Benefit Concert Announced for 2013

MUSIC NEWS - My Morning Jacket’s frontman, a Rock ‘n’ Roll Hall of Fame legend, a beatboxing impresario, an indie darling and a legendary music composer. This is just a taste of what can be expected during the eclectic 23^rd Annual Tibet House US Benefit Concert on February 21, 2013, at Carnegie Hall in New York City. Jim James, tUnE-yArDs, Rahzel, Patti Smith with Jessie Smith and Philip Glass are confirmed to perform with more artists to be announced soon. Glass is once again the artistic director and curator for the evening.  

Tickets for the show are on sale now and can be purchased via www.carnegiehall.org, through Carnegie Charge by calling 212.247.7800 or in person at the Carnegie Hall Box Office (57th Street and Seventh Avenue). Special packages that include tickets to the concert and dinner reception with the performers can only be purchased through the Tibet House US at 212.807.0563 via www.tibethouse.us.  Proceeds from ticket sales will support the work of the Tibet House US as well as the Hurricane Sandy Relief Foundation and the Tibetan Community of New York & New Jersey.