• Summercamp gears up for 2007 with its familiar line-up (yep, moe. as the headliner)
• Gathering of the Vibes has its line-up and has re-located back to its original spot in Bridgeport, CT
• Justin also speculated about Bonnaroo headliners, with Pearl Jam as is prediction for a possible big headliner
• Hits from the Blog has at least one band confirmed for Bonnaroo: Cold War Kids (by the way, I literally just checked out a fantastic set by Cold War Kids over at NPR’s Live Concert Series)
• And the wikipedia entry for Bonnaroo also has John Butler Trio confirmed as well
• As long as we’re throwing out random speculation for Bonnaroo headliners, how about something more European and off-kilter as a follow-up to Radiohead….the Cure?

And in case you missed our previous festival news, we’ve also discussed info on Bonnaroo, 10KLF, Langerado, and Coachella.

Can you tell we’re already sick of the cold weather and indoor shows!?!?

Their new disc, called Eisenhower, was released on Bar/None Records and is an album I’m taking my time to take in. I’ve been digging the two tunes they released for promo for a few months now (“Even Rats” and “Children of December”). But overall, it’s a wonderful disc, with some interesting textures and solid songwriting beyond these two powerhouse tracks. One thing’s for sure, this disc is definitely a big way for the Slip to say, “We’re no longer just some New England jamband.” They may still stretch out some of their songs and do some improv, but the Slip are continuing to combine cool sounds and textures with powerful songwriting.

Wilco’s frontman Jeff Tweedy reacted with a punch to the face to an overly-zealous fan when the guy surprised him onstage at a recent show (and apparently tried to plant him a kiss). Clearly, Tweedy felt bad about his reaction and later apologized to the crowd, but the story and a video of the incident is making the rounds. LiveMusicBlog initially covered the incident here and Pitchfork now has the videos posted.

This serves as a reminder to you crazy fans…”stay down there.” It also serves as a nice way to remind you of my earlier post about tonight’s Wilco show at the 9:30 Club being available for live streaming on NPRs Live Music Series at 9 PM CT.

Should be a great show, and I doubt there will be any further disruptions from fans running onstage unless, of course, they’re looking for a fight. Go get ‘em Jeff!

(photo source here: rawkblog)

NPR’s Live Concert Series makes another great pick. Next Thursday, October 19th, they’ve got Wilco live at the 9:30 Club in D.C.

Well done NPR, well done.

LMM last caught Wilco at Lollapalooza this August for a solid set of some of their classics and a few new tunes. But since then, I’ve been jonesin’ for more than a short festival slot. They’ll be ending their current tour with two hometown shows at the Auditorium Theatre in Chicago, so LMM is hoping to grab some of those pre-sale tix when they are released Wednesday, 10/18 at 10AM CT.

Wilco’s next album doesn’t come out until the spring, but frontman Jeff Tweedy’s got a solo DVD release, called “Sunken Treasure: Live in the Pacific Northwest,” that comes out on 10/24. There’s also a nice YouTube clip making the rounds, with Tweedy performing a “great sing-along” song called “The Thanks I Get”…great song, check it:

NPR’s Live Series continues to offer up live streams of some solid Indie Rock: Next Tuesday, October 10th, is Built to Spill. Good times!

Nice to see some new material coming to NPR’s Live Concert Series, and even better, it’s uber-prolific singer-songwriter/composer Sufjan Stevens. Nicely done, NPR!

Belle and Sebastian, Calexico, Clap Your Hands Say Yeah, Death Cab for Cutie, Iron and Wine, My Morning Jacket, New Pornographers, Secret Machines, Sigur Ros, Son Volt, and the White Stripes.

Rock your Indie heart out…here’s their main page. My personal recs go to My Morning Jacket, Secret Machines, Arctic Monkeys and the White Stripes (yeah, what can I say, I like my guitars).

Luckily, NPR’s Live Concert Series continues to offer up the goods, bringing us the Arctic Monkeys live in concert at the 9:30 Club in Washington, D.C. Check it out and decide for yourself if all the talk is worthwhile underground buzz or over-zealous Internet hype.