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Guns N’ Roses added to 2013 Governors Ball Music Festival

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Guns N’ Roses have been added to Governors Ball Music Festival. The 3rd annual edition of New York City’s “marquee live music event” will be held Friday June 7th through Sunday June 9th in Randall’s Island Park. The bands and musicians performing the festival include: Kanye “Gay Fish” West, Kings of Leon, Guns N’ Roses, NAS, Pretty Lights, The Avett Brothers, Grizzly Bear, The xx, Cut Copy, Beach House, Kendrick Lamar, The Lumineers, Animal Collective, Edward Sharpe & The Magnetic Zeros and Steel Pulse. About the only band I’d really want to see out of this is probably Steel Pulse.
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Video: The Avett Brothers – “Live and Die” & “The Fall” & “Will You Return” (Jimmy Kimmel Live)

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The Avett Brothers just released their newest album the Carpenter and they also played Jimmy Kimmel Live the other day. They performed the songs “Live and Die” off the new album, plus “The Fall” and “Will You Return.” Good stuff! Watch below:
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Various Artists – “Parenthood”

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Record Label: Arrival Records
Genre: Soundtrack
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Parenthood is based off the 1989 movie, directed by Ron Howard and starring Steve Martin. This is the second time Parenthood has been attempted as a TV series but seems to be working so far. This soundtrack features music from popular indie & folk artists, as well as Bob Dylan.
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Tickets On Sale: Week of June 21st 2010 (updated)

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Are you ready to buy some Tickets On Sale this Week (June 21st 2010 – June 27th 2010)? Some of the shows that are going on sale this week include: Gaslight Anthem, Lillian Axe, The Hounds Below, Broadway, Dax Riggs, Dean Wareham Plays Galaxie 500, You Hang Up, Disturbed & Avenged Sevenfold, Best Coast and The Ataris. I’ll update this page on Wednesday morning when more shows are announced so be sure to come back! Buying tickets through these links supports our website so please help out! Appreciate it!

Ticket Update: High on Fire, All Hearts Tour Feat Robyn & Kelis With Dan Black & Far East Movement, Candlebox, Arcade Fire with special guest Spoon, Interpol, I AM the Avalanche, Camron, Ja Rule & Shaggy, Promise of Redemption, Sean Bones / Twin Shadow / New Numbers, Wild Nothing / Blank Dogs, Blondie, Fu Manchu with It’s Casual, Someone Still Loves You Boris Yeltsin / Telekinesis, Ron White, Jay-Z & Eminem, Slash, Jamie Lidell, The Machine, Stars, Dark Star Orchestra, Fountains of Wayne, The Avett Brothers, Cheech & Chong – Get It Legal, The Misfits

Update 2: Added another Jay Z/Enimem Yankee Stadium show.

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Rock to Roll 2009 auction featuring test pressings, autographed guitars and more!

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Last week (December 3) at Slim’s in San Francisco, Rock to Roll 2009 was in full effect. NOFX, Wax, Dead to Me and Nathen Maxwell and the Original Bunny Gang played blistering sets to a frenzied crowd, and when the dust had settled the event was able to collectively raise over $22,000 for UCP-Wheels for Humanity.
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The Avett Brothers announce Spring 2010 tour

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The Avett Brothers are thrilled to announce their 2010 spring tour dates. With their album I and Love and You debuting at number 16 on the Billboard charts and selling over 40,000 units during the first week alone, these North Carolina rockers haven’t shown any signs of slowing down.
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