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The backdrop depicted a large bear embracing the state of California, a nice metaphor for the music emanating just a few yards closer. For 75 minutes Sunday night at the Granada in Lawrence, indie pop duo Best Coast showcased the many of the Golden State’s finest musical attributes.

A look at the dozen essential Northern California music festivals worth giving up your weekends for this summer. Healdsburg Jazz Festival June 1-10, Healdsburg Now in its 14th year, this festival spreads jazz across...

A number of acts have been added to the lineup for year’s Outside Lands Music Festival , set to take place August 10-12 in San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park. Rage Against the Machine guitarist Tom Morello will appear as his alter ego “The Nightwatchman,” while Brooklyn’s afro beat kings Antibalas, Jukebox the Ghost, Cory Chisel and The Wandering Sons, Futurebirds and Infantree will also appear.

While it may be looking increasingly as though Kate Moss is retreating further away into being a full-time wife and mother she recently showed off a few new talents for a fundraiser at Claridges in London Her first new hobby on display was auctioneerin...

Alabama Shakes and Skrillex are among the newer acts joining familiar groups like the Red Hot Chili Peppers at summer pop festivals.

It turns out metal heads don't like Floor Tom.

"Due to conflicting artist schedules we have decided to give On the Bright Side a miss for 2012"

Members of the band the Dead Weather, from left, Jack Lawrence, Jack White, Alison Mosshart and Dean Fertita pose at the House of Blues in Houston. / AP

This weekend, the annual Camden Crawl festival takes place in Camden Town, North London. There are over 250 acts playing the festival, which is pretty darn overwhelming, so we've handpicked five you should do your best to catch... oh, and don't forget DiS will be hosting The Black Cap on Sunday night, with our editor (and possibly some special guests) DJing into the early hours of Bank Holiday ...

The English trio plays heavily distorted, guitar-driven, arena-friendly rock songs in the studio.

Robert "Kool" Bell admits that his band, funky Kool & the Gang, never had much of a reason to cross paths with hard rock stalwart Van Halen.