tUnE-YaRdS News

In 2011, tUnE-yArDs received the album of the year award for w h o k i l l in the Village Voice 's annual Pazz & Jop poll, which compiles the votes of about 700 music writers.

According to Pitchfork , the artists will record a cover of Fela Kuti's "Lady," which will be included on Red Hot + Beginning June 1, you can download the single on iTunes.

Indie/classical festival Ecstatic Music Festival has expanded and now includes a free summer concert series called Ecstatic Summer , which is part of the River to River Festival and will happen at the World Financial Center .

An all-star concert featuring Bonerama, Bruce "Sunpie" Barnes, Elvis Perkins, Erin McKeown, Jeanie Schroder , Justin Poree , Lateef the Truthspeaker, Merrill Garbus , Spank Rock, Thao Nguyen and others benefits Sweet Home New Orleans and the Gulf Restoration Network.

The Ride Festival was announced today for August 25-26, 2013 in Telluride. The lineup features Big Head Todd & The Monsters, Ben Harper , Los Lobos , JJ Grey & Mofro, The Lumineers North Mississippi Allstars , The Wood Brothers , James McCurtry, David Lindley , Nathaniel Rateliff , Matthew Curry and others to be announced.

Philip Glass has been celebrating his 75th birthday all year, which is his right as an influential avant-garde icon.

Mariachi El Bronx is performing at the 9:30 Club on June 3 with Tune-Yards. The band, a fusion of mariachi and punk music, has spent time last time on tour with the Foo Fighters and have performed on Conan and Leno.