Weekly Music News Roundup

Doom admits to hiring people to play him on stage; Nile will record a new album in June; Qwel puts out a limited-edition tour CD; the next Madvillain album should be finished in two months.  This and more in the roundup…

What We’re Seeing Saturday: Doppler Shift, Bustle in Your Hedgerow

It would have been killer to see Femi Kuti & Positive Force on Saturday, but the Afrobeat star’s US tour has been postponed until he recovers from illness.

The cancellation, at least, gives us a chance to catch two other strong options: the heavy, beat-driven jazz-rock of Doppler Shift and the keyboard-fueled Led Zeppelin covers of Bustle in Your Hedgerow.