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My Morning Jacket will release their next album, Evil Urges, on June 10th (ATO Records). For their first time, the band will play Saturday Night Live on May 10th. Tour dates below.

The Village Voice will host the 8th annual Siren Fest Saturday, July 19th at Coney Island. The free festival runs from noon – 9PM and includes performances by STEPHEN MALKMUS AND THE JICKS, BROKEN SOCIAL SCENE, THE HELIO SEQUENCE, BEACH HOUSE, TIMES NEW VIKING, JAGUAR LOVE, THE DODOS, ANNUALS, FILM SCHOOL, PARTS & LABOR, DRAGONS OF ZYNTH, THESE ARE POWERS. If you absolutely must go to a festival this year, you might as well not have to pay for it.

Phosphorescent: Black Cab Sessions
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Jason Polan, an artist who previously drew every piece of art on exhibit at the Museum of Modern Art, is setting out to draw every person he sees in New York City. This quote is from his website:

I am trying to draw every person in New York. I will be drawing people everyday and posting as frequently as I can. It is possible that I will draw you without you knowing it. I draw in Subway stations and museums and restaurants and on street corners. I try not to be in the way when I am drawing or be too noticeable. Whenever I have a new batch of drawings I will post them on this blog.

This will be Spoon’s final tour in support of their most recent album Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga, which was released July 2007 and is close to having sold 300,000 copies.

June 17 – Phoenix, Orpheum
June 18 – Phoenix, Orpheum
June 20 – El Paso, Plaza Theatre
June 22 – Houston, Jones Hall
June 23 – Dallas, Palladium
June 25 – Tulsa, Brady Theatre
June 26 – Saint Louis, Fox Theatre
June 28 – Columbus, Ohio Theatre
June 29 – Knoxville, Civic Theatre
July 1 – Jacksonville, Moran Theatre
July 2 – Mobile, Saenger Theatre
July 3 – Birmingham, Alabama Theatre
July 5 – Atlanta, Fox Theatre

Never to be found behind the curve, the second of NIN’s new free releases, “Echoplex” has been released through a FaceBook program.

Listen to “Echoplex” by Nine Inch Nail
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UPDATE: At 12:01 am PST today Nine Inch Nails released a brand new full lenth, The Slip. The album is available as a free download from their website.

When Rival Schools released their first record, United by Fate, in 2001 there were a lot of moans and groans from the poorly-aging hardcore scene. They were billed a hardcore supergroup, founded by members of Quicksand, Gorilla Biscuits, Youth Of Today, and CIV, all who were presumed out to make a easy buck from relentlessly devoted European hardcore fans. To make matters worse, the record came out on major record label, Island (a division of Universal Music Group, the largest record label on earth). Regardless of how the band was viewed by the indie masses, they received wide recongition and moderate success until they broke up in 2002. It has been rumored that the group has been working on a follow up album to United by Fate. Last month, Germans website RockSound.tv announced the band will be recording, neogitating with Island Records, and touring Europe this year. Tour dates below.