Not to be outdone by the recent Coachella announcement, the initial Bonnaroo lineup has now been announced as well - with Radiohead and Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers as headliners. Tickets for the festival, which will be held June 16-18 in Manchester, will go on sale February 11. According to the Manchester Times, confirmed acts are as follows:
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Remember last year when the original Dinosaur Jr line-up went on tour, and skipped Nashville? Well they’re heading out again, and this time you don’t have to drive to Atlanta to see them.
J Mascis, Lou Barlow and Patrick Murphy will stop at City Hall on April 9; tickets are $23 and available via pre-sale now.
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Hair of the Dog is closed. This writer doesn’t really care, but someone out there might. Rumor has it that the owner of the Goldrush is going to be doing something with the building. Again, this writer doesn’t care.
If anyone remembers Fizgig then they’ll probably want to check out The Gigs tonight with Fluid Ounces. The three-piece rock group has quite a history for having such young members - including being disqualified for the Conan O’Brien College Band Search for being too young.
The post rock power trio know as Coldcock play Hair of the Dog tonight. Coldcock features Dave Dawson (Bubblegum Complex), Josh Lagersen (The Squibs) and Dean Bratcher (Falls City Angels). Their unique sound falls somewhere between Sonic Youth, Archers of Loaf and Can. We’re not sure about the rest of the bill. Fill us in.
9 pm $5
Bang Bang Bang is playing in Murfreesboro with Autovaughn at Wallstreet. The show is $5 and starts around 9pm. Is it me or has Bang Bang Bang paid their dues when it comes to constantly playing shows?

The Features have posted a demo of a new track called “Drawing Board” on their site here.
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