LOCKN' Festival Reveals First 2016 Lineup

The Arrington, Virginia based unique interlocking festival known as LOCKN' Festival has released the first phase of their 2016 plans. This ultimate summer event will be taking place August 25th - 28th at the beautiful Oak Ridge Farm. This perfect vacation for any heady out there is definitely one you don't want to miss.

From the first artist listed to the last, these are all big time heavy hitters in our eyes. The current headliners for this year's special experience include two nights with a total of four sets from Phish, two nights with the reunited Ween, and My Morning Jacket.

LOCKN' Festival continues to impress the world with yet another legendary lineup. Other artists we are excited to announce include Charles Bradley, Gary Clark Jr., Galactic, Lettuce, Umphrey's McGee, Tedeschi Trucks Band, White Denim, and Twiddle. Take a look at the great combination of artists we are lucky to see at this year's LOCKN' below.

Alabama Shakes Announce Massive Summer Tour

Following up from a total of four huge Grammy wins, the soulful rock band has announced extensive 2016 summer tour dates. Alabama Shakes had the honor of receiving Grammy Awards for the following categories: Best Rock Song, Best Alternative Music Album, Best Rock Performance, and Best Engineered Album, non-classical.

It is with loads of excitement to announce that Alabama Shakes will be hanging out in Florida April 29th and 30th in Ybor City and St. Augustine. The new Grammy winners will be hitting the road with phenomenal acts such as Kurt Vile and the Violators, Hop Along, Dylan LeBlanc, and Dawes while hitting a number of international festivals. Take a peek where you can see Alabama Shakes perform this summer below.

03-11 Bogota, Colombia @ Festival Estereo Picnic
03-13 São Paulo, Brazil @ Lollapalooza Brazil
03-14 São Paulo, Brazil @ Lollapalooza Brazil Sideshow at Club Audio
03-15 São Paulo, Brazil @ Lollapalooza Brazil Sideshow at Circo Voador
03-17 Buenos Aires, Argentina @ Lollapalooza Argentina Sideshow at Niceto Club
03-19 Buenos Aires, Argentina @ Lollapalooza Argentina
03-20 Santiago, Chile @ Lollapalooza Chile
04-21 Nashville, TN @ Ascend Amphitheater
04-22 Charlotte, NC @ Uptown Amphitheater
04-23 Charleston, SC @ Volvo Cars Stadium
04-25 Chattanooga, TN @ Track 29
04-26 Asheville, NC @ ExploreAsheville.com Arena
04-27 Athens, GA @ The Classic Center
04-29 Ybor City, FL @ Cuban Club
04-30 St. Augustine, FL @ St. Augustine Amphitheater
05-21 Gulf Shores, AL @ Hangout Festival
05-27 Bend, OR @ Les Schwab Amphitheater
05-28 Burnaby, British Columbia @ Festival Lawn at Deer Lake Park
05-29 George, WA @ Sasquatch! Music Festival
07-08 London, England @ Hyde Park ‒ British Summer Time
07-09 Barcelona, Spain @ Cruilla Barcelona Summer Festival  
07-15 Memphis, TN @ Mud Island Amphitheater
07-16 Louisville, KY @ Forecastle
07-19 Chicago, IL @ Civic Opera House
07-20 Chicago, IL @ Aragon Ballroom
08-06 Taos, NM @ Kit Carson Park
08-07 Phoenix, AZ @ Comerica Theatre
08-09-10 Los Angeles, CA @ Greek Theater
08-12 Berkeley, CA @ Greek Theatre

Animal Collective Share New Track

Animal Collective is currently on the verge of releasing their 11th studio album titled Painting With. The new album will be released this Friday February 19th. With tons of hype and upcoming headlining acts such as the McDowell Mountain Music Festival, Animal Collective has shared a new song off the new album.

The track is titled "Golden Gal"and is the third single the band has released in support of the new album, following the "FloriDada" anthem and "Lying In The Grass". There is also a Painting With mobile application available for download with all related updates on the anticipated album.

Kanye West's The Life Of Pablo Now Available

Kanye West's seventh studio album The Life Of Pablo is officially available to fully download and stream exclusively through Tidal.

The new album was supposed to previously release on Friday February 12th following his massive Madison Square Garden album premier event the night before. Since then, the hip hop artist has delayed the release of the project adding seven tracks onto the album for a total of an 18 song record. Kanye was the musical guest on last night's Saturday Night Live special performing "Highlights" and "Ultralight Beam" which you can take a look at here.

The album features major artists including Kendrick Lamar, The Weeknd, Rihanna, Andre 3000, Kid Cudi, Chance The Rapper, Frank Ocean, Young Thug, and so many more. Do not worry, the album will be made available at any time today on all streaming platforms. Get ready.

The Life of Pablo Tracklist:
01 Ultralight Beam (ft. The-Dream, Kirk Franklin, and Chance The Rapper)
02 Father Stretch My Hands Pt. 1 (ft. Kid Cudi)
03 Father Stretch My Hands Pt. 2 (ft. Desiigner)
04 Famous (ft. Rihanna)
05 Feedback
06 Low Lights
07 Highlights (ft. Young Thug)
08 Freestyle 4 (ft. Desiigner)
09 I Miss the Old Kanye
10 Waves (ft. Chris Brown)
11 FML (ft. The Weeknd)
12 Real Friends (ft. Ty Dolla $ign)
13 Wolves (ft. Frank Ocean and Caroline Shaw)
14 Silver Surfer Intermission
15 30 Hours (ft. André 3000)
16 No More Parties in L.A. (ft. Kendrick Lamar)
17 FACTS (Charlie Heat Version)
18 Fade (ft. Post Malone and Ty Dolla $ign)

Watch Ty Segall Perform On Stephen Colbert

Last night, Laguna Beach based Ty Segall, made his Late Show With Stephen Colbert debut with his supporting band The Muggers. Ty performed a new track on his recent eighth studio album Emotion Mugger released just a few weeks ago on January 22nd.

Segall performed "Candy Sam" where he provided a crazy live visual aspect to the new album. From a unique choice of appearance to handing out candy throughout members of the crowd, his performance was most definitely one to remember. Make sure to watch the madness below.