Radiohead will be coming to Mansfield’s Comcast Center as part of their “The King of Limbs Tour” Tuesday, May 29th. They are prepping for their first U.S. tour in four years for their latest album of the same name. It was released on February 18th online and March 28th in album form. (more)

In a recent interview with BBC Radio, Radiohead guitarist Ed O’Brien announced that the band will be touring extensively in 2012 in support of their latest studio album The King of Lambs. “We’ll be on the road from the end of February to November,” he said, “and we’ll be playing in both the UK and U.S., the usual ports of call.” (more)

Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke and new found band Atoms for Peace have scheduled a handful of 2010 spring tour dates, starting at the Roseland Ballroom in New York for two nights on April 5th-6th. They will then travel to the Wang Theatre in Boston on Thursday, April 8th before arriving at the Aragon Ballroom in Chicago. From April 14th-18th, Yorke and Co. are scheduled to perform at California venues in Oakland, Santa Barbara and Indio. The group didn’t have a name until February of 2010. They previously referred to themselves as “Thom Yorke’s Live Band” or “Thom Yorke????” Alongside Yorke stands an all-star line up that includes Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea, Beck and R.E.M. drummer Joey Waronker, Forro in the Dark percussionist Mauro Refosco, and Radiohead producer Nigel Godrich. Purchase your Atoms for Peace tickets right here with us at AceTicket.com!

Another year, another interesting list of Grammy Award Winners. The big winner of this year’s festivities was the collaboration between Robert Plant and Alison Krauss, Raising Sand. Krauss and Plant won 5 Awards, including album of the year, record of the year, pop collaboration with vocals, country collaboration with vocals, and Americana/folk album.

 

Lil Wayne took home awards for best rap album, rap solo performance, rap group performance (for Swagga Like Us along with Jay-Z, Kanye West, and T.I.), and best rap song. Daft Punk won best dance song (for Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger) and best album for Alive 2007.<br><br>

 

John Mayer took home solo pop vocal and rock vocal performance awards for “Say” and “Gravity”. Coldplaywon for rock album of the year, as well as song of the year and best vocal performance by a duo/group for “Viva La Vida”. Radiohead’s self-released, pay-what-you-want record In Rainbows was picked as best alternative album, and for best limited or special edition packaging. Bruce Springsteen’s “Girls in their Summer Clothes” won for best rock song. Metallica’s “My Apocalypse” won best metal performance. British singer-songwriter Adele won best new artist and best female pop performance.

 

Sugarland took home both best country performance by a duo/group and best country song. Jennifer Hudson’s self-titled album won for best R&B album. Coldplay opener Duffy’s Rockferry won for best pop vocal album. Kings of Leon single “Sex on Fire” won best rock performance. Estelle and Kanye West’s “American Boy” won for best rap/sung collaboration. Freak-out rockers The Mars Volta’s “Wax Simulacra” won for best hard rock performance. Carrie Underwood won best female country vocal performance for “Last Name”. Brad Paisley’s “Letter to Me” won for best male country vocal performance. Ne-Yo won for best R&B song and best R&B vocal solo. Mary J. Blige’s “Growing Pains” won the award for best contemporary R&B album. Alicia Keys’ “Superwoman” won for best female R&B vocal solo.

Some nominations for the 59th Grammy Awards on February 9, 2009 were announced last night as part of a TV Concert Special to celebrate the Grammys.  Topping the list of nominees are Coldplay who got 7 nods and rapper Lil’ Wayne who received 8 nominations.  Last night’s celebration included performances by the Foo Fighters, Mariah Carey and Taylor Swift. Also receiving multiple nominations were Robert Plant, Radiohead and John Mayer.  Stay tuned for more nominations as they are announced.

When Radiohead released “name your own price” album In Rainbows, they vowed not to make any conventional music videos to accompany it. Keeping with that promise is the new clip for “House of Cards”. Directed by James Frost, “Cards” was filmed using a process called Velodyne Lidar. Images are captured by 64 spinning lasers, resulting in something like 3D sonar. The band has also announced plans to release the raw data used to make the video so that fans can remix and remake it how they see fit. Radiohead will be playing at the Comcast Center on August 13th.

Don’t worry this winter weather will be over soon. When the Spring and Summer finally come around, they’ll be some great music to enjoy at the Tweeter Center in Mansfield. Already scheduled to play are Rush, REM, and Tim McGraw. Concert dates are also in the works for Rod Stewart, Radiohead, Dave Matthews, and Jack Johnson. Rumors are also swirling about the possibility of another Police concert, this time at the Tweeter Center. Once dates are finalized, tickets will be available online at aceticket.com. Stay tuned here for more info as shows are announced for the Tweeter Center and all Boston area venues. Updated Tweeter Center Schedule: (updated on 3/16/08) Kanye West – May 15, 2008 Eric Clapton – June 4. 2008 Tim McGraw – June 7, 2008 R.E.M. w/Modest Mouse – June 13, 2008 Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers – June 14, 2008 Rush – June 15, 2008 Dave Matthews Band – June 24, 2008 Dave Matthews Band – June 25, 2008 Steve Miller Band – July 19, 2008 Vans Warped Tour – July 23, 2008 The Police w/Elvis Costello – July 31, 2008 Jack Johnson – August 6, 2008 Rod Stewart – August 15, 2008 Jimmy Buffett – September 4, 2008 Jimmy Buffett – September 6, 2008