Lotus Plaza -- the solo project of Deerhunter's Lockett Pundt -- has dominated headphones here at Prefix. The band's recently-released ... Read the full article at http://www.prefixmag.com/news/prefix-presents-lotus-plaza-live-at-the-knitting-f/65649/

The 12th installment of the Summer Camp Music Festival has just begun at Three Sisters Park in Chillicothe, Illinois. Running throughout the weekend, iClips will bring the action to those at home starting tomorrow. iClips has announced the schedule for this weekend’s webcast and as expected it’s heavy on sets from the event’s headliners. You can currently purchase the iClips Summer Camp webcast for $4.99 per day or $14.99 for all three days. In addition to multiple sets from Umphrey’s McGee and moe., performances by HT faves Jane’s Addiction, Primus, ALO, Gov’t ...

Visit Indie Shuffle to download. Song: Beat Connection - The Palace Garden, 4am [download here ] What's so good? Beat Connection’s new single “The Palace Garden, 4am” carves a beautiful landscape of dream pop magic. Fronted by Jordan Koplowitz and Reed Juenger, this is the band’s first “official” single off their debut LP The Palace Garden , though it’s actually the second song we’ve heard off the album (the first was “ Think/Feel “). The song will be released June 19th, along with a B-side titled “Lotus Blossom.” If I were a betting man, I’d wager that we ...

Japandroids  and  Chromatics  have been added to  Pitchfork Music Festival 2012 , which returns to Chicago's Union Park July 13-15. They join a lineup that already includes  Beach House ,  Vampire Weekend ,  Feist ,  Godspeed You! Black Emperor ,  Hot Chip ,  Sleigh Bells ,  Dirty Projectors ,  Flying Lotus ,  AraabMUZIK ,  A$AP Rocky  and many, many, many more. Japandroids will perform on Friday, July 13, while Chromatics will perform on Saturday, July 14. In case you missed it, three-day passes for the festival have sold out. Thanks to everybody who purchased!  Individual day tickets  are on sale now right  here , but hurry, because they're ...

You really got to pick up Maryland based indie/pop band Beach House's new record called Bloom, if you haven't yet. We've been fans since day one of this band and their new record does not disappoint, although Flying Lotus seems to have an issue. Anyway, not only has Beach House been getting praise for their recent album, but they appeared on David Letterman to perform "Myth." Watch below. Via Audio Perv Fresh? Tweet

Canadian female-fronted metal band KOBRA AND THE LOTUS will release its new album in the U.K.

"this new beach house record is coo. just makes me wonder how so many bands are totally fine with sounding exactly like another band... doesn't mean its bad... feels like i heard this album before a million times already. its just TOO familiar sounding, i duno. now time to buy the killer mike lp" -- So, best to avoid giving Flying Lotus a copy of Bloom on vinyl when his birthday comes around, then. (via @FlyingLotus )

Photo by Aidan Moffat Prior to his short UK tour, which kicks off in London this Monday, Malcolm Middleton talks us through his fantasy band line-up, including who he'd get to produce their work, and what he'd call the band. Read on to find out who he chose, and why. Before we get down to business, make sure you check him out (performing as Human Don't Be Angry) at the following dates: 21st May London Cargo 22nd May Bristol Louisiana 23rd May Manchester Deaf Institute 15th June Edinburgh Electric Circus 16th June Glasgow King Tuts My fantasy ...

If you’re like us, you always wondered how iClips  was able to provide free webcasts from many festivals each year. Well the free ride is coming to an end this summer as the webcaster has just announced the first phase of its “ Summer of Jam ” broadcasts which will be offered on a pay-per-view basis. So far, iClips has revealed that Summer Camp, Mountain Jam, moe.down, All Good and North Coast are five of the seven festivals that will be webcast as part of the Summer of Jam, with two more fests to be announced later. iClips offers a ...

Continuing our series of monthly columns, John Fordham picks out his musical milestones from the past few weeks. Tell us in the comments section below if there's things we've missed, plus what you'd like to see John covering in next month's column 1) An anniversary: Herbie Hancock's Takin' Off Thanks to those who posted comments on last month's Take Five – including nilpferd's suggestion that Herbie Hancock's 1962 Blue Note debut Takin' Off would make a fitting 50th anniversary classic for May. I couldn't agree more. Chicago-raised Hancock was just 22 when ...

Lotus @ Irving Plaza, May 10th This past weekend  Lotus  returned to New York City for two intimate shows at Irving Plaza.  Playing before a near-capacity crowd on Thursday evening and a sold out venue on Friday night, the band treated fans to Moss Shoes (last played on October 6, 2007) and paid tribute to MCA and the Beastie Boys by covering In 3s and Sabrosa.  The jamtronica act busted out Moss Shoes at the request of fans, who took to the band’s social networking sites to make their request known. [All Photos by Jeremy Gordon ] Next up for Lotus ...

Recommended Show: FRIDAY, MAY 11, 2012 DJ DOG DICK @ DEATH BY AUDIO 49 S 2nd St Brooklyn, NY 11211 $7, 8PM Oh, Friday! You've come at last! And we've found the perfect show to entertain us on the final day of the work week: DJ Dog Dick at Death by Audio! Crinkles @ Open Road Rooftop Norah Jones @ The Bell House Rob Delaney @ Bowery Ballroom Charlie Looker @ The Stone (early) Glass Ghost @ The Stone (late) Lotus & Beard-O-Bees @ Irving Plaza Teen Daze & Supreme Cuts @ Glasslands Cardinal & The Inner Banks @ Littlefield M. Ward & Lee Ranaldo Band @ Webster Hall The Swimming Pools ...

M83 @ The Riv lat week (more by James Richards IV) today in NYC * Undead Music Fest * Lotus, D.V.S.* @ Irving Plaza * Charles Brewer Trio @ Sycamore * Mark Lanegan Band @ Webster Hall * M83, I...

Recommended Show: THURSDAY, MAY 10, 2012 THE SPINTO BAND @ THE ROCK SHOP 249 4th Ave Brooklyn, NY 11215 $10, 8PM It was only a week ago when The Spinto Band last played The Rock Shop. They were celebrating the release of their new record. What's their excuse this week? Do they really need one? Lotus & D.V.S. @ Irving Plaza Zola Jesus @ Guggenheim Museum Mark Lanegan Band @ Webster Hall M83 & I Break Horses @ Terminal 5 The Eclectic Method @ Brooklyn Bowl Medeski, Martin and Wood @ Brooklyn Masonic Temple Sultan">Mark Sultan, Habibi, & Des Roar @ Knitting Factory American Royalty & Rubbing Alcohol ...

The hottest song/video of the morning has just arrived at our doorstep and we had to share it with you all. Swizz Beatz has released the adrenaline-pumping music video for his track “Street Knock” and features A$AP Rocky. This track shows Swizz cruising the streets in his brand new Lotus and looking good doing it. That car is a rocket. We do not know if this song will come off of Swizz Beatz’s upcoming Limitless mixtape but UTG will keep you updated. Please take a break and watch these awesome visuals by simply clicking through the jump. …