Imagine booking some of these shit-ass festival lineups they’ve been announcing lately and then seeing what the new Atlantic City fest Frantic City locked down for their inaugural year. The lineup for the one-day event, taking place at Orange Loop Amphitheater on Sept. 24, is relatively small but uniformly good. As seen on the poster,...

Ohio’s Nelsonville Music Festival has announced its return to in-person this year with a stacked lineup including Japanese Breakfast, Yo La Tengo, and Angel Olsen. After going virtual in 2020 and 2021, the fest’s 16th iteration will feature three days of with 30 acts including: Lucinda Williams, Neko Case, Mdou Moctar, La Luz...

Frustrated with the public perception of Yoko Ono and her artistic legacy, Death Cab For Cutie’s Ben Gibbard took it upon himself to put together the new tribute album Ocean Child: Songs Of Yoko Ono. The LP features contributions from heavy hitters like Yo La Tengo, Sharon Van Etten, the Flaming Lips, the Magnetic Fields’ Ste...

In recent months, Death Cab For Cutie leader Ben Gibbard has been working on compiling the new tribute album Ocean Child: Songs Of Yoko Ono, a sort of attempt to reclaim Ono’s much-misunderstood musical legacy. The album features contributions from people like Sharon Van Etten, the Flaming Lips, and the Magnetic Fieds’ Stephi...

Death Cab For Cutie veteran Ben Gibbard has compiled a new Yoko Ono tribute album featuring submissions from David Byrne, Yo La Tengo, Sharon Van Etten, Death Cab, Japanese Breakfast, US Girls, Amber Coffman, Deerhoof, the Flaming Lips, and more. Titled Ocean Child: Songs Of Yoko Ono, the album will drop in February On February 18 via Canvasback...