NPR Webcast Schedule For Newport Folk Festival (Saturday)

NPR will be offering a webcast of this weekends Newport Folk Festival. You can check out today's schedule below. The festival boasts a really solid lineup, so if you are just hanging around your place and want to hear some great music, tune in.

To listen to the webcast, click here.

SATURDAY, JULY 31, 2010
11:40 a.m. ET - Sarah Jarosz
12:35 p.m. ET - The Low Anthem
1:30 p.m. ET - Nneka
2:20 p.m. ET - Blitzen Trapper
3:25 p.m. ET - Yim Yames (Jim James of My Morning Jacket)
4:30 p.m. ET - Andrew Bird
5:45 p.m. ET - O'Death
6:05 p.m. ET - John Prine

Lollapalooza Aftershows Announced

The music in Grant Park may end at 10PM, but that won't stop it from filtering into various venues throughout Chicago. The organizers of Lollapalooza unveiled their aftershows, and boy are they impressive. The list of bands pulling double duty includes, MGMT, Devo, The New Pornographers, Cut Copy, The Black Keys, Blitzen Trapper, and The National, which is my must see show. For a full list and ticket information, click here.

NPR's First Listen: Blitzen Trapper - 'Destroyer Of The Void'

Hump Day Happenings

It's been a relatively chill week for me, but I am looking forward to the weekend. Don't forget that the lottery for Phish summer tour tickets closes on Friday night. If you haven't put your request in yet, you can do it here. Here is some news and a smoking video of Derek Trucks to help you get over the hump day known as Wednesday.

• Blitzen Trapper announce new album, release new song
• JamBase reviews a recent Al Di Meola show in San Francisco
• Radiohead to race in the Kentucky Derby
• Austin based web radio station WOXY stops live broadcasts
• Gogol Bordello ready Rick Rubin produced album
• YMSB & Leftover Salmon will co-headline Red Rocks

Derek Trucks Band - Joyful Noise

Arcade Fire, Pavement, Weezer, The National Top Osheaga Music & Arts Festival

The lineup for the 5th annual Osheaga Music & Arts Festival has been announced. The festival, which takes place in Montreal's Parc Jean-Drapeau on Île Sainte-Hélène will be held from July 31 to August 1. Hometown heroes Arcade Fire will headline Saturday night and Weezer will headline the following night.

What’s more, in the days proceeding the festival, Osheaga will bring a series of acts to various venues across the city. So far, Chromeo is confirmed in Osheaga In The City. Additional acts will be announced in the weeks to come.

Tickets for both Osheaga In The Park and Osheaga In The City will go on sale starting Tuesday, March 23rd at noon via the festival’s website. You can check out the initial lineups below.

Osheaga on The Island Arcade Fire, Weezer, Pavement, Metric, The National, Deadmau5, The Cat Empire, Keane, The Black Keys, Stars, The Jon Spencer Blues Explosion, Jimmy Cliff, Ariane Moffatt, The Gaslight Anthem, Charlie Winston, Beach House, Jamie Lidell, Robyn, Sarah Harmer, Frank Turner, Blitzen Trapper, Avi Buffalo, Bahamas, Amanda Mabro, Ian Kelly, more artists to be announced

Osheaga in The City Chromeo, more artists to be announced

[via Consequence of Sound]

Monday Morning Coffee Break

I hope everyone had a great weekend. I had a marvelous meal at Lula Cafe and enjoyed a growler of Goose Island's Green Line Pale Ale. It's Monday and here is some news and a video to get your Monday moving.

• Ween announce spring tour ahead of headlining Sasquatch! slot
  
• Blitzen Trapper discusses new album with Paste
• Brooklyn Vegan recaps Tibet House Benefit
• Alec Ounsworth returned to Schubas sans CYHSY
• Ozzy Osbourne is suing bandmate Tony Iommi
• Exile on Main Street to get deluxe reissue treatment

Blitzen Trapper - Wild Mountain Nation