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TV Girl

They’ll spend June and most of July on tour, sweeping through the south from Texas to Florida and then back to L.A.

BBC Radio Kent DJ Sean Rowley in England is playing their song “Tattoo on Her Shoulder,” telling his listeners “Capital Grey are a sort of Magical Mystery Tour era sort Beatles-sounding, Syd Barrett Pink Floyd...they’ve got it going on in a psychedelic pop sort of way, and they do it rather well.”

Sven-Erik Seaholm

A new full-length called Monarchs (released under the name Seaholm Mackintosh) drops June 2, with a release gig at Swedenborg Hall.

The Stereotypes

“If you see this goofy Hershey’s commercial on TV with the tune ‘I Just Want to Celebrate,’” says band bassist/singer Tim Hines, “that would be my mates the Stereotypes and I.”

Adam Lambert

His sophomore full-length Trespassing debuted at number one on the Billboard Top 200 chart, with first-week sales of 77,000 copies, according to Nielsen SoundScan. A limited edition vinyl box set version features six 12”x12” lithographs and other exclusive extras.

Powerdresser

Drummer Lee Chapman has passed away.

Stephen Pearcy

To promote his new hot sauce Top Fuel Verde Sauce, he will appear at a tasting and signing at the Hot Licks Hot Sauce Store in San Diego on May 26 at 2PM.

The Comeuppance

An eponymous full-length on local Blindspot Records will drop in June, with the band now including Thomas Ward (the Nashville Ramblers, the Amandas, Manual Scan) and Paul Brewin (Uncle Joe’s Big Ole Driver, Manual Scan, Drip Tank) alongside founder Dave Fleminger and cellist/bassist Heather Vorwerck.

Manual Scan

The reunited mod band has recorded the title track to Remember The Lightning: A Tribute to 20/20, as well as completing an EP of new original music, their first since the late 1980s.

blink-182

All May tour dates have been cancelled, as Travis Barker requires an urgent tonsillectomy with a recovery period expected to extend beyond the scheduled shows. The May 10 and 11 concerts at the Winstar Casino in Thackerville, OK are rescheduled for September 13 and 14, 2012.

Pink Army

Maddie Simpson (who had replaced Lia Johnson) has left the tween vocal group, to be replaced by 13 year-old Lauren Taylor.

Eddie Vedder

A new song “Skipping” appears on a compilation called Every Mother Counts, only available at Starbucks from May 1 to May 29 “to celebrate Mother’s Day.” 13 of the 19 songs are previously unreleased.

Forbidden Pigs

A new album is in the works and their song “Are You Going Back There Tonight” will be heard in the upcoming William Friedkin film Killer Joe, starring Mathew McConaughey and due to be released in July.

Jessica Sanchez

The 16 year-old American Idol contestant lost to Phillip Phillips on May 23, having scored second place for this season.

Greg Laswell

A national tour behind his new full-length Landline, starts May 15 in Charlotte, NC, wrapping up June 22 in Philadelphia, and then he tours with headliner Ingrid Michaelson from July 11 (Omaha, NE) through August 4 (Amagansett, NY).

So Long Davey

They’re recording a full-length at Big Fish Studios in Encinitas.

Jason Mraz

His VH1 Storytellers episode, filmed in New York City, will be broadcast June 1. His summer tour opens in South Korea, Thailand, Malaysia, Indonesia, Hong Kong, Taiwan, and Singapore. A North American tour with Christina Perri kicks off August 9 at the New Orleans Lakefront Arena.

Lenny Morris

His Hard Rock Cafe local band series was extended through the end of the year, and he has a new residency at Hacienda Casa Blanca in El Cajon every Tuesday night for Taco Tuesdays.

The Silent Comedy

They’re playing the Bonnaroo music festival, running June 7 through 10 in Manchester, Tennessee.

Scott Weiland

He contributed a new song, “Breathe,” to the Avengers Assemble compilation inspired by the new Avengers film, co-produced by longtime collaborator Doug Grean.

Switchfoot

Dead Feather Moon, the Howls, Brandon and Leah, and Jon Foreman & Friends (including Switchfoot members) will perform at the 8th annual Switchfoot Bro-Am at Moonlight Beach in Encinitas on Saturday, June 16.

Hocus

A new single, “Pain Reliever,” is streaming on their website.

Keith Milgaten

He just finished recording, mixing, and mastering an EP called Meant To Be, by San Diego band Future You.

Reverend Stickman

He’s recording a full-length with co-producer Bob Bartosik on the SDJazz label. Says the right Reverend, “This album moves in the blues/jazz direction, while remaining true to Reverend Stickman’s eclectic roots.”

Rihanna

Her Saturday Night Live set on May 5 is being mocked online as the show’s worst ever. She’ll next appear in the film Battleship, based on the Hasbro game and due May 18.

As I Lay Dying

They’ll spend May recording a new full-length with producer Bill Stevenson (former drummer for the Descendents and Black Flag), before embarking on the Rockstar Energy Drink Mayhem Festival with Devil Wears Prada, Slipknot, and Motorhead, running June 30 (San Bernardino) through August 5 (Hartford Connecticut).

The Night Marchers

After two years of inactivity, their sophomore full-length will drop in September.

James Moody

The James Moody Democracy of Jazz Festival debuts October 15 through 21 at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center, near where Moody grew up in Newark, with performers to include George Benson, Manhattan Transfer, and David Sanborn.

Black Market III

A European tour will run from September into October, hitting twenty cities in thirty days.

Rat City Riot

A new full-length Highway Hymns is slated for July release, plus they’re opening four shows for Rancid and doing a July European tour that includes several high profile festivals.

Grammatical B

The comedic rapper is now backed by a DJ crew: Grand Marceny, Hype Woman Extraordinaire, and newest addition Dub Baloney.

Pacific Coast Harmony

They made the final elimination round at the 2012 Barbershop Harmony Society International Convention, happening July 4 in Portland. Finalists were narrowed down from 800 barbershop groups around the world.

The Drowning Men

Their sophomore full-length All of the Unknown drops July 17, on the Borstal Beat label, followed by a five-week North American tour with River City Extension, hitting Washington DC, Atlanta, Dallas, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Seattle, Denver, Chicago, and more.

Truth on Earth

Their song “Don’t Tread on Trayvon Martin” has racked over a million YouTube plays. Says the band, “The song proposes a simple yet important question in America, that is: where are we as a society in 2012?”

P.O.D.

Their first studio album in four years, Murdered Love, is set for release this summer, with a preview track called “Eyez” (featuring guest singer Jamey Jasta) now streaming online. They’ll play the Rocklahoma music fest May 25 through 27 in Pryor, Oklahoma, with former locals Adelita’s Way.

Wavves

An Australian tour runs through Melbourne, Sydney, and Adelaide before wrapping up May 18 in Perth.

Crocodiles

A new single “Sunday (Psychic Conversation #9)” is taken from their third full-length Endless Flowers, slated for release June 4 and followed by several European shows (Amsterdam, Paris, and Berlin), including a June 7 gig onboard the Royal Princess Cruise Liner in London.

Jewel

September 18 is the release date for her picture book and CD That’s What I’d Do, inspired by her newborn son, and she tweeted that she’s taking her first official guitar lessons, as well as courses in drawing and painting.

London Below

Co-founder zOe is leaving the band to pursue solo projects, effective after a final performance with the group on June 16.

Karl Denson's Tiny Universe

Their Sticky Fingers tribute tour (playing the entire Rolling Stones album) has been extended through summer, with New Orleans-based slide guitarist Anders Osborne opening with his blues-rock trio and joining Tiny Universe for the entire Stones set.

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