Every year, Austin hosts its own version of March Madness: a 10-day conference that turns the downtown area into a sea of badge- and wristband-wearing entertainment aficionados of all varieties. Musicians roll in, gear in tow, for a quick 45-minute showcase, generally before an intimate audience in a dark bar or small coffee shop or spacious hotel ballroom. Bloggers and other Internet techies meet... 

Unemployed bassists and keyboardists, take heed: Billy Corgan is seeking one of each to join Smashing Pumpkins. Corgan, who last year found new Pumpkins drummer Mike Byrne via open auditions, will undergo a similar process as he hunts for both a new bassist and a keyboardist who “is a fan of–and can play in the prog-rock style of–Jon Lord and Rick Wakeman,” according to a... 

Spring is around the corner, which means one thing… May Day is around the corner! May Day is a longstanding X103 tradition in which several rock groups come together at the Verizon Wireless Music Center to rock out. This year, the lineup is as follows Apocalyptica Halestorm Bullet for My Valentine Cage the Elephant Puddle of Mud Three Days Grace The show will take place on Saturday,... 

Chevelle Concert Review Murat Egyptian Room, Indianapolis, IN February 19th, 2010 Having been a die-hard fan for a greater part of the last decade, I would be kidding myself to pretend that I could write a totally unbiased review of my very first Chevelle concert.  After an unfortunate tardiness to Mayday 2007 in Noblesville (where Chevelle was the first act) caused me to miss the band I had solely... 

Well, well, well…Indianapolis, I stand corrected. The show this past Sunday was not made up of screaming teenagers, but rather mature adults enjoying terrific tunes.  There were also people singing the words to nearly every song the Avett Brothers sang, no matter how old it was. So there ya know, you never know until you’re there and I admit, my bad Indy, my bad. I must say, it was a beautiful... 

Jimmy Buffett has mapped out additional spring and summer dates on his “Under the Big Top” tour in support of his latest studio album, “Buffet Hotel.” The trek is set to kick off later this week with a Feb. 20 show in Jacksonville, FL. New dates include a pair of shows each in Mansfield, MA (6/17, 19), near Boston, and Camden, NJ (8/7,10), in the Philadelphia metro area. Buffett... 

Pop singer Michael Buble is one of the fortunate who loves his job–and, when he performs live, it couldn’t be more evident. Even he knows that. “Expect to come and be taken away for a couple hours,” Buble said about his live show. “I really, sincerely love what I do for a living. The fact that I get to do this and do what I love with these people … They’re... 

Many of country music’s most popular acts will be on the road through the coming months–ranging from young stars to the usual road warriors. Not all of these amazing country super stars will be stopping in Indianapolis but many of them will. Also many of the artist are still adding dates to their tours so be sure to check back. Also click here to read about the 2010 Country Mega Ticket.... 

The Dave Matthews Band will launch its 2010 summer tour with a pair of Memorial Day Weekend shows in Connecticut and then stay out on the road through mid-September. The three-month-plus outing kicks off May 28 and 29 in Hartford, CT, and will hit 40 cities in all before wrapping Sept. 15 in St. Paul, MN. Highlights include two July nights (7/16 and 7/17) at Citi Field in New York City, and an Aug.... 

New special offer when you buy your Jay-Z tickets with Ticketmaster.com. Get more when you add the Empire State of Mind Package! For only $30 more, you’ll receive the official Empire State of Mind T-Shirt and the exclusive MP3 of Jay-Z’s first live performance of the new anthem during his Answer The Call charity concert at Madison Square Garden. Please note that a credit card and additional...