The Hives announced their comeback with a pair of dates of Coachella. It wouldn’t be much of a comeback without a new album or more tour dates, right?

The Hives have announced their latest album, Lex Hives, which will be released on June 05 via their own label, Disques Hives. You can check out the track list after the jump.

While The Hives were in California and having fun at Coachella, the band stopped by Jimmy Kimmel Live. You can check out “Go Right Ahead,” the lead single from Lex Hives above and another track from the album, “Wait a Minute,” below.

With a new album on the way, The Hives will be returning to America beginning in June. The nine stops on the tour will include dates in Washington, Philadelphia, Boston, Montreal, Toronto, Chicago and Summerfest in Milwaukee. The Hives will be playing Terminal 5 in New York on June 22. All dates below.

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Jack White has been and will always be a busy man. Hot on the heels of releasing Blunderbuss (read our review), Jack White is set to play a special show at Webster Hall. It sold out in seconds but you’ll be able to stream the show in its entirety on Youtube.

Even better? It’ll be directed by Gary Oldman.

As part of the American Express Unstaged series, Vevo and Youtube will be streaming White’s performance at Webster Hall on April 27, 2012. The show will be streaming at 9pm EST, so mark your calendars and make sure you’re in front of a computer.

White has been a great live performer and considering his two other stops in New York, at Roseland Ballroom on May 21 and 22, are also sold out, this may be the closest you get to seeing White in New York.

Don’t think the Oscar nominated Oldman has what it takes to direct this performance? Think again. White and Oldman seem to have great chemistry as evidenced by the slew of videos that have been released to preview the event.

The 30 second videos are just little snippets showcasing the personalities of Oldman and White. Check out the rest of the videos after the jump.
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I was the one of the many who were shut out from getting tickets to the Kraftwerk retrospective at the Modern Museum of Art. Much bellyaching followed but the fates (and Volkswagen) had other plans and I was gifted two tickets to Kraftwerk’s performance of Computer World. It was more than worth the hassle and I would be delighted to have Kraftwerk as my robot overlords.

Kraftwerk – Home Computer

This look back at Kraftwerk’s career didn’t feel like a glorified victory lap. The electronic pioneers have always gotten their share of praise and their influence is undeniable so this was not a way to reap recent rewards. Instead, Kraftwerk gave us an audio and visual experience that was rooted in the past but felt modern and not at all dated.

More of the night including photos and a video after the jump.
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Modeselektor are coming back to America with a fresh set of tour dates which includes Coachella and two nights in New York.

Modeselektor, the berlin duo of Gernot Bronsert and Sebastian Szary, will be making their way to the United States beginning on April 12 in San Francisco. While in California, the band will be playing the first weekend of Coachella and will be playing shows outside of California before their second Coachella appearance. This includes two nights in New York on April 17 where they will be at the Music Hall of Williamsburg and on April 18 where they will headline Bowery Ballroom.

Modeselektor – Monkey Flip (Boys Noise remix)

To celebrate thee new dates, Modeselektor will be releasing Monkeytown – Deluxe Tour Edition. This will feature the already released Monkeytown as well as a second disc of instrumentals as well as a new song co-written by Thom Yorke. The DVD will feature three videos including the above video for “Berlin” as well as plenty of live footage and an extensive interview. Head here for more details.

Modeselektor will also releasing the compilation album, Modeselektion Vol. 02, which will feature unreleased tracks by Monolake, Prefuse 73, Mouse on Mars, Clark, Lazer Sword, Martyn, Siriusmo, Addison Groove, Egyptrixx, Anstam, Diamond Version, Phon.o and Bambounou.

Get your tickets to the Music Hall of Williamsburg show here. Tickets are still on sale for the Bowery Ballroom show as well.

2012 Modeselektor Tour Dates

04/13/2012 – San Francisco, CA @103 Harriet
04/15/2012 – Indio, CA @ Coachella
04/17/2012 – Brooklyn, NY @ Music Hall of Williamsburg
04/18/2012 – New York, NY @ Bowery Ballroom
04/19/2012 – Boston, MA @ Royale NightClub
04/20/2012 – Montreal, QC @ Metropolis
04/21/2012 – Chicago, IL @ Metro
04/22/2012 – Indio, CA @ Coachella

Delta Spirit are releasing a new album and are celebrating in the best way possible.

On February 25, Delta Spirit will be hitting three Williamsburg bars in support of their self-titled third album. Beginning at 2pm at Manhattan Inn, all fans are welcome to join Delta Spirit in drinking and listening to songs from Delta Spirit. This will continue at two other bars before Delta Spirit play a tiny and invite-only show at Public Assembly. Fans can RSVP via Facebook and winners will be notified with more information. The itinerary for the festivities is after the jump.

Delta Spirit – California

Delta Sprit will be released on March 13, 2012 via Rounder Records. The third studio album promises plenty of energy that fans have grown to love from Delta Spirit as well as some new wrinkles and instruments. Check out the teaser video for “Empty House” above.

Delta Spirit will be playing a whole mess of dates starting at SXSW. The headlining tour includes a show at Webster Hall on March 29. All dates are below.

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