Jimmy Carl Black, the original drummer of Frank Zappa and The Mothers of Invention, has passed away at the age of 70 after a fight with lung cancer.
All Tomorrow’s Parties has announced a new festival, scheduled for May 15-17, 2009 in Minehead. The fest will be curated by The Breeders and tickets are already on sale.
In other ATP news, ’90s doom-metal group Sleep will reunite to play the series’ next festival in Minehead, taking place earlier in May of 2009.
Interested parties can watch a free streaming video of Calexico‘s Southwestern folk from a 23-song performance in Amsterdam.
Genre-leaping identical twins and instrumentalists Nels Cline (guitar: Nels Cline Singers, Wilco) and Alex Cline (drums/percussion: The Alex Cline Ensemble, Tim Berne) are each releasing a solo album on Cryptogramophone on February 10, 2009. Follow the link for a sample track from each.
Technically assailing math-metal Relapse artists Dysrythmia have booked shows for February with labelmates Tombs.
Hard-hitting Brooklyn trio Goes Cube will have a limited-edition EP for sale on its upcoming Midwest and East Coast tour dates, some of which are paired with ALARM cover favorites Dub Trio.
Unsigned jam/groove duo Family Order has made all of its excellent upcoming album available for free download.
Funky jazz guitarist Will Bernard has begun a handful of West Coast tour dates with his trio.
Deftones bassist Chi Cheng is hospitalized and in serious condition after being involved in a car accident.