Archive - Feb 2, 2009

From TV on the Radio's Myspace blog:

Superfly Productions and A.C. Entertainment are excited to announce the initial lineup for the 2009 Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival. The eighth annual four-day camping and music festival will be held on June 11 - 14 on the same beautiful 700-acre farm in Manchester, Tennessee, 60 miles south of Nashville. Every year Bonnaroo seeks to make history by offering unique and exclusive performances by rock’s greatest legends as well as its most significant newcomers. A full list of confirmed acts follows, and more will be announced in the coming weeks. The final Bonnaroo 2009 lineup will total over 120 bands and over 20 comedians performing on 13 stages over four days. Tickets go on sale exclusively through www.bonnaroo.com on Saturday, February 7 at 12:00 PM Eastern.

Official festival website is www.bonnaroo.com

See the full Bonnaroo lineup after the jump

Asheville-based Afro-beat quartet Toubab Krewe will soon embark on a late winter tour with stops along the East Coast and Midwest. If you haven’t had the opportunity to see these talented artists play yet, you’re definitely missing out. The Krewe provides a unique mixture of American-influenced music and traditional Malian sounds. Fortunately for me, the band will be making a pit stop in my hometown of Lincoln for the second year in a row. Not only am I excited about the show, but I'm also looking forward to picking up a copy of their latest release, Live at he Orange Peel. For some reason, my local music store has neglected to stock it. At least I only have to wait one more month.

Complete list of tour dates after the jump!

We're giving away 2 pairs of tickets to see DeVotchKa and Crooked Fingers at Houston's Warehouse Live on Monday, February 9th. All you have to do is send us a message from an active e-mail address that gives us your full name. If you'd prefer to be notified via text message, please include your phone number as well. We will randomly pick the two winners at 3:00 pm on Sunday, February 8th, and we'll send notification with details on how you can pick up your prize.

There is always the chance of this show selling out, so if you're worried about not winning tickets, feel free to buy your own. Also, I can't forget to thank The Messina Group for enabling us to have contests like this on a regular basis.

"St. Joseph's" is featured on the Avett Brothers 2008 EP The Gleam II. Check out their official website for more info on the band.

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The Pittsburgh Steelers are your new NFL World Champions. While it was a really good game that almost featured one of the greatest comebacks in Super Bowl history, the Steelers wound up spoiling Arizona's effort with an amazing catch by Santonio Holmes in the corner of the endzone during the final minute of the game. All that being said, I'm a Bears fan, so I was most interested in what half-time was set to bring us. Slated to perform for the first time at a Super Bowl was New Jersey's own Bruce Springsteen and the E-Street Band, who took the opportunity to show the world exactly what a 12 minute party looks like. Near the end of set opener "10th Avenue Freeze Out," Bruce decided to take a slide towards the camera – but his depth perception was a wee bit off...

Freakin' hilarious!

Check out Bruce's full Super Bowl half-time performance after the jump