SOUNDSPIKE Infos

Indie-rock outfit Vampire Weekend will follow up impending appearances at a couple of European festivals with an extensive road trip across North America. »»

Multiple Grammy winner John Mayer has furthered his in-progress world tour behind « Paradise Valley, » adding a month-long U.S. run during the holiday season. »»

R&B superstar Robin Thicke has unleashed a round of North American shows in 2014 to continue promoting his chart-topping effort, « Blurred Lines. »»»

Just a week after announcing the beginnings of a U.S. tour, Slayer has extended the fall run to include Canadian markets as well. »»

Zac Brown Band has filled out its in-progress trek across North America, adding shows through year’s end in continued support of « Uncaged. » »»

Alt-rock act Mazzy Star will visit clubs and theaters in major markets across North America this fall in support of the impending album, « Seasons of Your Day. » »»

Indie outfit Grouplove will follow their sold-out « Seesaw Tour » with the headlining spot on the annual « Campus Consciousness » outing, as well as a run through Australia. »»

Now recovered from appendicitis, Sir Elton John is back on stage and he’s added a few more U.S. shows to his current itinerary. »»

LCD Soundsystem founder James Murphy, Jamie xx of The xx and DJ Shadow are among the acts scheduled to perform at Miami’s inaugural III Points Festival next month. »»

Jeff Tweedy will take a break from his band Wilco to tackle a solo run of the West Coast near year’s end. »»

Taylor Swift, Blake Shelton and newbie Kacey Musgraves lead the way in nominations for this year’s Country Music Association Awards. »»

ZZ Ward celebrated a homecoming of sorts on Friday at the House of Blues, and a year into working her debut album, delivered a tight and road-ready set. »»

For fans of America’s pioneering rock and roll groups, the biggest news since last year’s Beach Boys 50th Anniversary Tour was revealed earlier this year when it was announced that all four original members of The Rascals would hit the road, bringing their diverse and often blissfully optimistic catalog to concert halls nationwide this summer. »»

Steely Dan can, at turns, serve up densely-chorded adult pop standards; barely-controlled, jazzy chaotic experimentations or funk-ribbed workouts. Sunday night’s show at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles gave all the Dan faces room to run, and it was a great combo. »»