Forged in the summer of 2012, Long Island’s Bears & Motorcycles began with three members: Dillon Mealey, Jeff Alvarado, and Brendan McGrath. The trio started writing raw, unpolished blues-rock in the backyard of a long island suburb in the heat of that summer. What soon would develop into heart wrenching anthems and fiery hooks had begun to take shape.

Within a few months two new members were added to complete the lineup. Professionally trained jazz/blues keys player Will Mahlan and the promising young drummer Jonathan Brick. With sounds drawing from the influences of the acid-washed, blues driven rock of the ’60s and ’70s and the catchy fervor of newer band from the 2000s and beyond this sound is something you can’t quite put your finger on.

Bears and Motorcycles won The Break Contest two weeks ago at the Encore Event Center in New Jersey and GameChanger is featuring the band’s music in a video game that will be released in early 2014.

More than 100 artists boasting a wide variety of musical styles (from alternative, rock, folk, pop, Americana, reggae, blues, jazz, bluegrass, to flamenco, rap, hip-hop, country, metal, and more), will be performing for free in the spirit of sharing original music with audiences and fellow musicians at this weekend’s event.

In its third year of production, the festival has cultivated an atmosphere of goodwill promoting local charities, connecting local New York “island” musicians with those from as far away as Vermont and California.  Music lovers and performers alike are drawn to the beautiful oceanside playground of Montauk to promote and share art.

Click here for full schedule and details on The Montauk Music Festival.

Do you watch Nashville?

Amanda does. But I don’t. It’s not anything against country music. I never watched Dallas either. Never saw Chicago. Vegas either.

According to Amanda, Paris was a TV show in the ’70s, but I don’t trust anyone who watches Nashville.

Anyway, on the show, there are apparently singing sisters who play singing sisters (Lennon and Maisy Stella, which doesn’t sound down-Southy-AT-ALL). Both are young, but one is super young. They are quite capable at singing.

There is something of a wildly popular song floating around the universe by a band called The Lumineers. It’s called “Ho Hey.” (Not to be confused with “Hey Ho,” which is a phrase I am ashamed to say I’ve used once or twenty times in my day.)

The Nashville singing sister girls covered “Ho Hey” at the legendary Grand Ole Opry.

They rocked it. (Or countried it, as the case may be.)

Check it out.

Jamaican music is not for everybody.

Sure, everybody likes the smooth roots reggae styles, most people, stoners and non-stoners alike, can vibe along to Marley’s music (Bob, not Owen Wilson’s dog that dies. Spoiler alert. Wait, did I do that backwards? Anyway…)

Some adventurous (white) people can even get down to a bit of dancehall reggae (though you should NOT try daggering. Trust me. In fact, don’t even Google it. NO! DON’T!!! Ugh. You did, didn’t you? I told you not to.)

Anyway anyway, there is a movie, Rise Up, which documents Jamaica’s underground music scene. It seems fascinating, and I’m sure it is. It won all kinds of those awards with the leaves that movies get at festivals and such but nobody ever knows about them even when they get nominated for an Oscar like Beasts of The Southern Wild.

In it, apparently, there is an artist known as Brushy One String. Brushy One String and his one string make an enjoyable bluesy-reggae-fun mix of music that is vastly more entertaining than much of the music that comes from places with 80,000,000 times more technology (and strings) than Brushy One String has here.

For that, he has satisfied my need to buzz.

So, widdout furder adoo, ere is Brushy One Strung. Ee’s a greet mewsick maykah an yah gunnuh love wahee do. (To be read with a Jamaican accent).

The dance pop group is best known for their 1989 single “Gonna Make You Sweat,” which reached No. 1 on Billboard’s Hot 100 and R&B Singles chart, “Just a Touch of Love,” featured in the movie Sister Act and “Things That Make You Go Hmmm,” inspired by former late-night talk show host, Arsenio Hall.

Special guest DJ Charizma spins and ladies get free wine, champagne and cosmos till midnight.

Rouge is located in the East Meadow Shopping Plaza (1916 Hempstead Tpke., East Meadow. 516-794-9770, www.zacharysnightclub.com)

“Drinking before work?” asked Sal.

Hardy har har.

Yes, Sal. But that’s not why it’s so fantastic.

Now, normally, I get very angry when people skip my write-ups on these here Buzz entries, as frankly, my unearthly ability to entertain is a gift that cannot be paralleled.

But in this case, go ahead, as the gift I give to all pales in comparison to the one the great, iconic, Long Island treasure/deity Billy Joel himself bestowed unto young Michael Pollack.

Pollack, a student at Vanderbilt University, was in the audience at a January event with Joel titled “An Evening of Questions and Answers and a Little Bit of Music.”

In one shining moment, all three happened.

Pollack asked a question, Joel gave an answer and then there was a little bit o’ music.

As they say in the ‘hood, and in the chicken nursery, peep it.

The Lyon, the Which and the Warhol @ David Filderman Gallery at Hofstra University
Photographs by photojournalist Danny Lyon and visionary pop artist Andy Warhol are contextually linked to works in other media by Chuck Close, Jim Dine, and Lisbeth Firmin. An illustrated brochure accompanies the exhibition and additional interpretive materials are available on a touch-screen gallery kiosk. Hempstead Turnpike, Hempstead. www.hofstra.edu. Through May 19.

MARCH 1

Swedish House Mafia @ Madison Square Garden
4 Penn Plaza, Manhattan. www.thegarden.com. Also March 2, 3 & 4 @ Barclays Center, 620 Atlantic Ave., Brooklyn. www.barclayscenter.com. $125.50, $40. 8 p.m.

Fat Joe @ B.B. King Blues Club & Grill
237 W. 42nd St., Manhattan. www.bbkingblues.com. $30, $26.50. 8 p.m.

The Allman Brothers Band @ Beacon Theatre
2124 Broadway, Manhattan. www.beacontheatre.com. $150.99, $50.99. 8 p.m. Also March 2, 9, 12, 16 & 17. Greg Allman will sign copies of My Cross to Bear on March 4 at Barnes & Noble, 555 Fifth Ave., Manhattan. 12:30 p.m.

Live’s Ed Kowalcyzk @ City Winery
155 Varick St., Manhattan. www.citywinery.com. $28, $20. 8 p.m.

Susie Essman

Susie Essman @ Governor’s Comedy Club
Curb Your Enthusiasm’s Susie Greene is coming to Long Island to hurl insults and curse us out and we couldn’t be happier. The comedian known for throwing expletive-filled tantrums targeted at Larry David will perform three shows in Levittown. If you live under a rock—or don’t get HBO—go to YouTube right now and type in “Susie Greene.” Your welcome. 90 Division Ave, Levittown. www.govs.com. $64, $34. 8 p.m. Also March 2, 7 & 10 p.m.

Ari Shafir @ Brokerage, also 3.4 @ McGuire’s Comedy Club
Standup comedian and actor Ari Shaffir describes his comedy as a puppet show, but way filthier and without the puppets.2797 Merrick Rd., Bellmore. www.brokeragecomedy.com. $22. 8 & 10:30 p.m.

MARCH 2

Jodi Picoult @ Huntington High School Auditorium
Bestselling author Jodi Picoult will speak about and sign her new book, The Storyteller. 188 Oakwood Rd., Huntington. www.bookrevue.com. $28, $5. 7 p.m.

Jason Aldean @ Madison Square Garden
4 Penn Plaza, Manhattan. www.thegarden.com. $85, $49.75. 7:30 p.m.

En Vogue @ NYCB Theatre at Westbury
One the best selling female R&B Grammy nominated groups of all time with chart toppers “Hold On” and “My Love (Never Gonna Get It),“ En Vogue bring their sophisticated sass and flawless harmonies to Long island along with  R&B Crooner Lillo Thomas, the Brooklyn-born vocalist who ruled the ‘80s airwaves with hits “You’re A Good Girl” and “I’m In Love ( I Surrender).” With D-Train and Cherelle. 960 Brush Hollow Rd., Westbury. 877-598-8694.
$49.50, $39.50. 8 p.m.

The Skatalites @ Brooklyn Bowl
With Van Gordon Martin Band & Subatomic Sound System. 61 Wythe Ave., Brooklyn. www.brooklynbowl.com $10. 8 p.m.

MARCH 3

Suzanne Vega @ The Bell House
149 Seventh St., Brooklyn. www.thebellhouseny.com. $35. 8 p.m.

The Break Contest @ Revolution Bar & Music Hall
The official contest for your band to play the Skate and Surf Festival.140 Merrick Rd., Amityville. 516-208-6590.Visit  www.thebreakcontest.com  for details.

Chili Cook Off @ The Lark Pub & Grub
93 Larkfield Rd., East Northport. www.thelarkpubandgrub.com. $10. 1 p.m.

Hinder @ The Emporium
9 Railroad Ave., Patchogue. www.theemporiumny.com. $25, $20. 7:30 p.m.

Roller Rebels Annual Pancake Breakfast @ Mr. Beery’s
4019 Hempstead Tpke., Bethpage. www.mrbeerys.com. $10. 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

Collect –i-Bowl Record Show @ Brooklyn Bowl
61 Wythe Ave., Brooklyn. www.brooklynbowl.com. Free admission. 11 a.m.

MARCH 5

New York and How It Got That Way @ LIU Post Hutton House
Through Robert Henri, George Bellows, John Sloane, Everett Shinn, Edith Wharton and others, meet the characters and events that shaped the city between the turn of the century and the First World War. 720 Northern Blvd., Greenvale. $20. 1-3 p.m.

Edward Albee Evening Reading @ Queens College
Albee (The Zoo Story, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?) is widely regarded as one of the greatest living playwrights in the English language. He is the recipient of three Pulitzer Prizes, three Tony Awards, and the National Medal of Arts. 65-30 Kissena Blvd., Flushing. www.qc.cuny.edu. $20. 7 p.m.

Deftones @ The Paramount
370 New York Ave., Huntington. www.paramountny.com. $68.50, $42.50. 8 p.m. Also March 9 @ Terminal 5, 610 W. 56th St., Manhattan. www.terminal5nyc.com. $33.50. 8 p.m.

MARCH 6

Aaron Carter @ Revolution Bar & Music Hall
With Ali Kramer, Corey Balsamo, Persona, Six Stories Told, Nikki Flores & Petrel. 140 Merrick Rd., Amityville. www.revolutionli.com. $20. 5:30 p.m.

MARCH 7

T.I. @ Best Buy Theater
1515 Broadway, Manhattan. www.bestbuytheater.com. $45. 8 p.m.

MARCH 8

The Saw Doctors @ The Paramount
Formed in 1988, Irish rock band, The Saw Doctors, celebrating their quarter of a decade together with a 17-date tour and their latest album, 2525, which traces the Galway band’s career from their ground-breaking debut single ‘N17’ to last year’s chart topping hit, ‘Downtown’ featuring the legendary Petula Clark and filmed on the streets of Galway. 370 New York Ave., Huntington. www.paramountny.com.  $35, $20. 8 p.m. Also 3.15 @ Irving Plaza,17 Irving Pl., Manhattan. www.irvingplaza.com. $65, $38.50. 8 p.m.

Gloria Gaynor @ The Emporium
9 Railroad Ave., Patchogue. www.theemporiumny.com. $25. 8 p.m.

MARCH 9

Spring Craft Beer Festival @ Nassau Coliseum
More than 50 brewers and 100 beers.1255 Hempstead Tpke., Uniondale. www.nassaucoliseum.com
$55, $45, $12 designated driver. Session 1: 12:30-4 p.m.; Session II: 5:30-9 p.m.

Martin Short @ NYCB Theatre at Westbury
960 Brush Hollow Rd., Westbury. $79.50, $49.50. 8 p.m.

Scott Weiland (Stone Temple Pilots) @ Irving Plaza
Celebrating STP Core and Purple in their entirety. 17 Irving Pl., Manhattan. www.irvingplaza.com. $75, $35. 8 p.m.

Matchbox Twenty @ The Paramount
370 New York Ave., Huntington. www.paramountny.com.  $125, $75. 8 p.m.

Black and White, Dark and Light @ Ripe Art Gallery
By The National League of American Pen Women. Reception 3 – 6 p.m., poetry reading at 4 p.m. 67A Broadway, Greenlawn. www.ripeartgal.com. 3 p.m.

MARCH 10

Itzhak Perlman & Yitzchok Meir Helfgot @ Tilles Center
With Eternal Echoes, this master violinist collaborates with one of the great cantors of all time. 720 Northern Boulevard, Greenvale.516-299-2752. www.tillescenter.org. $150, $60. 7 p.m.

Queensryche @ The Emporium
9 Railroad Ave., Patchogue. www.theemporiumny.com. $35, $32. 6 p.m.

MARCH 12

Dropkick Murphys @ Terminal 5
On the heels of their latest studio album Signed and Sealed in Blood, Boston-based rock band the Dropkick Murphys hits the road for their 2013 St. Patrick’s Day Tour. The album is their second with producer Ted Hutt (Gaslight Anthem), and mixed by Joe Chiccarelli (The White Stripes). “We had such a great time writing our last album Going Out In Style, we were excited to get back into the studio right away,” says bassist/co-lead singer Ken Casey. “Where Going Out in Style was a concept album – kind of intricate and difficult – this one is catchy, fun, and as sing-along as can be.” 610 W. 56th St., Manhattan. www.terminal5nyc.com. 7:30 p.m. $38.50, $33.50. Also March 13.

Jessica Alba @ Book Revue
The actress speaks and signs her new book, The Honest Life: Living Naturally and True to You. 313 New York Ave., Huntington. www.bookrevue.com. 7 p.m.

Jamaica Kincaid @ Queens College
Writer Jamaica Kincaid (At the Bottom of the River) will read from her work and speak with Leonard Lopate. 65-30 Kissena Blvd., Flushing. www.qc.cuny.edu. 7 p.m.

MARCH 13

Jewel

Jewel : Greatest Hits Tour @ The Paramount
370 New York Ave., Huntington. www.paramountny.com.$79.50, $35. 8 p.m.

Adrenaline Mob @ The Marlin Room at Webster Hall
125 E. 11th St., Manhattan. www.websterhall.com. $15. 7 p.m.

Ringling Bros and Barnum and Bailey Circus @ Nassau Coliseum
1255 Hempstead Tpke, Uniondale. www.nassaucoliseum.com. Through March 17.

MARCH 14

John Nolan (Taking Back Sunday/Straylight Run) & Geoff Ricklyn (Thursday) @ Revolution Bar & Music Hall
140 Merrick Rd., Amityville. www.revolutionli.com. $15, $13. 7 p.m.

MARCH 15

Drew Carey @ Governor’s Comedy Club
90 Division Ave, Levittown. 516-731-3358. www.govs.com. $66, $36. 8 p.m. Also March 16 at 7 & 9:30 p.m.

MARCH 16

Coheed and Cambria @ Radio City Music Hall
1260 Sixth Ave., Manhattan. www.radiocity.com. $69.50, $35. 7 p.m.

Ron White: A Little Unprofessional @ NYCB Theatre at Westbury
960 Brush Hollow Rd., Westbury. 877-598-8694. $201.75, $52.75. 8 p.m.

Roseanne Cash @ Patchogue Theatre
71 E. Main St., Patchogue. www.patchoguetheatre.com. $58, $28. 8 p.m.

MARCH 17

Jefferson Starship @ B.B. King Blues Bar & Grill
237 W. 42nd St., Manhattan. www.bbkingblues.com. $45, $35. 8 p.m.

MARCH 21

P!nk with The Hives @ Madison Square Garden
4 Penn Plaza, Manhattan. www.thegarden.com. $125, $39.50. 8 p.m.Also March 25 @ Nassau Coliseum, 1255 Hempstead Tpke., Uniondale. www.nassaucoliseum.com. $125, $39.50. 7:30 p.m.

Harlen Coben @ Book Revue
Cobenwill speak and sign his new novel, Six Years. 313 New York Ave., Huntington. www.bookrevue.com. 7 p.m.

Boeing Boeing @ John W. Engeman Theater at Northport
250 Main St., Northport. www.johnwengementheater.com. $55. Through May 5.

MARCH 22

Garbage @ Terminal 5
610 W. 56th St., Manhattan. www.terminal5nyc.com. $40, $35. 8 p.m.

MARCH 23

Coffee & Tea Festival @ 69^th Regiment Armory
This international extravaganza offers two days of programming including classes, lectures and demonstrations. Sweet treats from chocolate to cake will offer a wonderful complement to the spectacular collection of coffees and teas available to sample and purchase. 68 Lexington Ave., Manhattan. www.sixtyninth.net. Also March 24. $30, $20. 11 a.m.-5 p.m.

MARCH 24

Emmylou Harris @ The Paramount
370 New York Ave., Huntington. www.paramountny.com.  Also March 27 @ Beacon Theatre, 2124 Broadway, Manhattan. www.beacontheatre.com. $149, $59.50. 8 p.m.

Joan Osbourne @ YMCA Boulton Center
37 W. Main St., Bay Shore. www.boultoncenter.org. $65, $60. 7 p.m.

MARCH 25

Sigur Ros @ Madison Square Garden
4 Penn Plaza, Manhattan. www.thegarden.com. $56. 8 p.m.

Caroline Manzo (Real Housewives of New York) @ Book Revue
313 New York Ave., Huntington. www.bookrevue.com. 7 p.m.

MARCH 26

Bad Religion @ Terminal 5
Preeminent punk band Bad Religion deliberately revisits and refines the powerful and melodic Southern California sound they helped to define, in their latest album, True North. “We went back to our original mission statement of short concise bursts of melody and thought,” co-songwriter and guitarist Brett Gurewitz explains. “The intent was to record stripped down punk songs without sacrificing any conceptual density.” The album’s first single is a propulsive anthem succinctly called “F*ck You.” As the band’s singer and co-songwriter Greg Graffin explains, “If any band should have a song with that title it should be us. It just sounds like a perfect Bad Religion song.” 610 W. 56th St., Manhattan. www.terminal5nyc.com. $32, $28.50. 7:30 p.m.

Kate Nash @ Bowery Ballroom
6 Delancey St., Manhattan. www.boweryballroom.com. $20. 9 p.m.

MARCH 28

Cradle of Filth @ The Paramount
370 New York Ave., Huntington. www.paramountny.com.  $40, $26. 7:30 p.m.

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds @ Beacon Theatre
2124 Broadway, Manhattan. www.beacontheatre.com. $69.50, $39.50. 8 p.m. Through March 30.

MARCH 29

Lisa Lisa @ The Emporium
Singing all her ’80s hits including “Lost in Emotion” and “Can You Feel the Beat.”9 Railroad Ave., Patchogue. www.theemporiumny.com. $15. 4:30 p.m.

The Pie Tasters and Big D & The Kids Table @ Highline Ballroom
431 W. 16^th St., Manhattan.  www.highlineballroom.com. $19, $16.50. 7 p.m.

The Breeders @ The Bell House
149 Seventh St., Brooklyn. www.thebellhouseny.com. 9 p.m.

Lita Ford Featuring Faster Pussycat @ Revolution
140 Merrick Rd., Amityville. www.revolutionli.com. $20. 8 p.m.

The festival will also play host to the first NYC performance in 26 years of Greg Ginn’s iconic band Black Flag, featuring Jealous Again-era vocalist Ron Reyes. An additional taste of what’s to come includes Swans, Lambchop, Iceage, Son Volt, Rhys Chatham and Oneida (special collaboration), WHY?, Merchandise, Chelsea Wolfe, Twin Sister, The Soft Moon, Milk Music, Kisses, Lower, Destruction Unit, Good for You, Greg Ginn & the Royal We and many more. (Scroll down for full lineup)

Northside Music, June 13-16, will showcase nearly 350 bands creating what’s next in music.  For the first time ever during Northside, the two McCarren Park concerts, on Saturday and Sunday, will be free!  In addition to the 6,000-capacity McCarren Park space, there will be free music programming Saturday afternoon during Williamsburg Walks in the neighborhood epicenter, Bedford Avenue.  All day Bedford Ave. will be closed off to car traffic from Metropolitan Ave. to McCarren Park and transformed into a public space with art, live music, food, and more.

The festival kicks off with NExT: The Northside Entrepreneurship and Technology Expo. NExT has two major programs: a free, public innovation expo in McCarren Park, Brooklyn, to showcase NYC’s innovation community, and an entrepreneurship conference that takes place at a handful of venues in walking distance from the park.

In addition to more than 100 booths and presentations, NExT at McCarren Park will include the following:

The transformative Brooklyn startup Windowfarms will bring the “farm” to NExT in McCarren Park. Windowfarms will allow attendees to experience that salad grown in the window of a city apartment can taste like it’s straight from the big country farm. By building a “farm” using their innovative Windowfarm systems right in McCarren Park, attendees won’t just see what’s next, they will taste it too!

VOXON will unveil a sneak peek of the Voxiebox – the world’s first Volumetric Entertainment System – with never before seen voxel-based experiences for NExT attendees. Witness breakthrough volumetric display technology that leaves 2D pixel-based screens behind to mesmerize you with real 3D voxels visible with the naked eye. Remember when Makerbot was just an open source dream? Don’t miss this opportunity to get hands on with a Voxiebox before it takes the world by storm!

Fresh off its seed round led by Cameron and Tyler Winkelvoss, Hukkster tracks selected products online and lets you know when they go on sale. It’s the ultimate deal finder and each user is their own curator. For the duration of NExT, participating attendees will be offered limited time offers to get special deals throughout Williamsburg and Greenpoint.

Hourly.com, a New York based startup, is fundamentally changing the way freelancers and prospective employees connect. Hourly.com powers The Northside Festival’s volunteer program, and connects the festival management to top, local, event producers who make this amazing festival possible.

Premier partner GroupMe, the company that helps people enjoy their lives and experiences with friends, will offer access to early bird badges through Experiences from Friday, February 22 through Friday, March 1. GroupMe will also offer festival goers the opportunity to stay connected with their friends and receive important festival updates via the featured mobile messaging group, which they can start on GroupMe.com.

Northside will also be partnering with Red Bull Creation. Red Bull Creation is a national 72-hour themed innovation competition pitting six teams of makers, hackers and inventors against each other in a live-build format from June 12-16 at McCarren Park during NExT. In its third year, the annual maker competition will feature new technology to inspire creative submissions starting April 8. Check www.redbullusa.com/creation for a chance to show your inventive spirit amongst like-minded creatives from music, film, art and entrepreneurial backgrounds.

LINE UP

BLACK FLAG
(FIRST NYC PERFORMANCE IN 26 YEARS)
SWANS
ICEAGE
LAMPCHOP
SON VOLT
RHYS CHATHAM & ONEIDA (SPECIAL COLLABORATION)
WHY?
MERCHANDISE
CHELSEA WOLFE
TWIN SISTER
THE SOFT MOON
MILK MUSIC
KISSES
LOWER
DESTRUCTION UNIT
GOOD FOR YOU
GREGG GINN & THE ROYAL WE
& MANY MORE TBA!!!

For more information on Northside Festival visit www.NorthsideFestival.com

Mumford and Sons

The lineup for the 2013 Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival was announced Tuesday, including  headliners Paul McCartney, Mumford & Sons, The Lumineers and Tom Petty (Scroll down for full lineup).

In addition to the musical performances, Bonnaroo includes the Comedy Tent, which has hosted comedians from Chris Rock to Aziz Ansari in the past; the Cinema Tent, featuring screenings and Q&As with famous directors and actors; The Academy, offering workshops in art, theater, percussion, break dancing and more; Morning Yoga; Planet Roo, which hosts sustainability workshops, gardening lessons, and more; and the Broo’ers Festival, with more than 20 breweries represented and beer making workshops.

More than half of festival goers travel more than 500 miles to attend the annual event, which runs 24/7 over four days and is also North America’s largest camping event. The 2013 Bonnaroo Festival kicks off June 13 in Manchester, Tennessee.

2013 Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival Lineup (Headliners First)

Paul McCartney
Mumford & Sons
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers
Bjork
Wilco
Pretty Lights
R. Kelly
Wu-Tang Clan
Daniel Tosh
The National
The Lumineers
David Byrne & St. Vincent
Passion Pit
The XX
Kendrick Lamar
Grizzly Bear
Animal Collective
Of Monsters and Men
Soul Superjam Feat. Jim James w/ John Oates, Zigaboo Modeliste and Preservation Hall Jazz Band
Ed Helms Bluegrass Situation Superjam with Special Guests
Nas
ZZ Top
Beach House, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis
Cat Power
Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeroes
A$AP Rocky
Jim James
Weird Al Yankovic
Tame Impala
Boys Noize
Glen Hansard
Gov’t Mule
Gaslight Anthem
Portugal the Man
Wolfgang Gartner
Billy Idol
Sam Bush & Del McCoury
Dwight Yoakam
Foals
Porter Robinson
Local Natives
Matt & Kim
Dirty Projectors
Trombone Shorty
John McLaughlin and the 4^th Dimension
Noam Pikelny & Friends
Amadou & Mariam
Alt-J
Father John Misty
Baroness
The Tallest Man on Earth
Walk the Moon
Preservation Hall Jazz Band
A-Trak
Earl Sweatshirt
The Vaccines
Paper Diamond
Holy Ghost! Divine Fits
Mike Birbiglia
Purity Ring
Swans Frank Turner
Big KRIT
Allen Stone
Cults
Lee Fields & The Expressions
Fatoumata Diawara
Two Gallants
The Sheepdogs
Four Tet
Calexico
Japandroids
Death Grips
Conspirator
Wild Nothing
Araabmuzik
John Fullbright
Django Django
Haim
Killer Mike
Ariel Pink’s Haunted Graffiti
Action Bronson
Clockwork
Twenty|One|Pilots
Reptar
Diiv
Milo Greene
Lord Huron
Futurebirds
Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit
Charli XCX
Jeff the Brotherhood
Drew Holcomb and the Neighbors
Sea Wolf
JD McPherson
Trixie Whitley
Deap Vally
Patrick Watson
Nicki Bluhm & The Gramblers
The Stepkids
Aoife O’Donovan
Bombino
Bernhoft
Matthew E. White

Stay tuned…more artists to be announced.

RASHED’S PICK

Jack Reacher’s Rules: Don’t let Tom Cruise’s role as crime-busting Jack Reacher fool you. The fictional former military officer is as tough as it gets and this book explains why. Reacher’s “Rules of Coffee” are a must-read!

JACLYN’S PICK

Andy Warhol Campbell’s Tomato Soup Limited Edition: The soup tastes the same, but these limited-edition, Warhol-inspired cans are way better. They come in four styles, are available at Target stores and each come with a nugget of wisdom from the pop art icon. Get them while you can—their 15 minutes are almost up!

CHRIS’ PICK

Wiretap Crash’s Hand Over Fist EP: Wiretap Crash is a kick-ass post-hardcore band from LI that’s best experienced live. A super-group of sorts—with former members of Mind Over Matter, The Movielife and Dearly Departed, among others—this EP, Hand Over Fist, their only release to date, is the perfect introduction.

SPENCER’S PICK

Hallucinations by Oliver Sachs: Are the pink elephants real? They are if you think so. In Hallucinations, the brilliant professor of neurology, Oliver Sachs, shows how substantial our curious apparitions can be, and what their appearance says about the brain and its grip on reality. He says hallucinating is a vital part of the human condition. Come along as this wise guide explores the far reaches of our minds.