(Courtesy of The Independent Weekly)
1. The Independent Weekly announced the names of six performers set to play at September’s Hopscotch Music Festival, the start-up festival currated by the publication. Bear Hn Heaven, Balmorhea and Washed Out, First Rate People, Javelin, and NOMO will play the Raleigh festival set for Sep. 9 to 11. An official line-up announcement will be released in the next few weeks. Ticket prices for the 3 day festival have already been announced, ranging from $30 to $120.
(via trianglemusic.blogspot.com)
2. Members of Red Collar, Midtown Dickens, Mount Moriah and The Rosewood Bluff will play a tribute concert to Bruce Springsteen on April 16. "Deliver Me from Nowhere," which will pay tribute to the classic Boss album Nebraska, will take place at the N.C. School of Science and Math ETC Auditorium preceded by a free screening of theTerrence Malick flick "Badlands." Proceeds will benefit the Coalition to Unchain Dogs and the Southern Coalition for Social Justice.
(via Rob Koegler)
3. Alex Chilton, of Big Star and the Box Tops, died of a heart attack on Wednesday, Mar. 17 in New Orleans. After complaining of feeling ill he was taken to the hospital where he later passed away. He was 59. The reunited Big Star was slated to perform at South by Southwest this past weekend.
(via Pitchfork)
4. Director Michel Gondry and musician Björk have “a very ambitious project, a sort of scientific musical,” in the works, according to Gondry. While things are still very much in the early stages, the two have previously worked together for many of Björk’s music videos.
(via Pitchfork)
5. Jam band Phish announced its 2010 summer tour, including a stop in Raleigh on July 1. The first leg lasts until July 4, beginning in Chicago. Tickets go on sale April 3, starting at $42.50.
(via Music.MyNC.Com)
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