The lineup for Coachella 2011 has been announced, featuring headliners Arcade Fire, the Strokes, Kanye West and Kings Of Leon, as well as an extensive list of other performers. The festival takes place April 15-17 … The Pixies will take their wildly successful “Doolittle Tour” to Canada this spring, kicking off in Halifax on April 9 … Robyn Hitchcock and producer Joe Boyd are coming together in March for a series of live performances that will feature musical performances along with readings from Boyd’s memoir … Tibet House U.S. is holding its 21st annual benefit concert at Carnegie Hall on March 3. Artistic director Philip Glass organized an impressive lineup, including the Flaming Lips, the Roots, Michael Stipe, Taj Mahal, James McCartney and Patti Smith, Jesse Smith & Michael Campbell … I’m From Barcelona (literally the biggest Swedish band, boasting 27 members) is releasing third studio album Forever Today on April 19 via Mute … On February 1, MF Doom will issue every track of his long-running instrumental series Special Herbs as a 10-piece vinyl boxed set via Nature Sounds and Fat Beats … Unfamiliar Stars (Lost And Lonesome) is the first DVD from the Lucksmiths, featuring footage from the band’s 2009 farewell show in Melbourne … James McMurtry is reissuing two of his albums, Childish Things and Live In Aught-Three, on February 1 via Lightning Rod Records. He just kicked off a solo U.S. tour in support of the releases … Lightning Rod is also issuing Here We Rest, the new album from Jason Isbell & The 400 Unit, on April 12 … Low’s new LP, C’mon, will also be out April 12 on Sub Pop. The band is opening for Explosions In The Sky on April 6 at Radio City Music Hall, with a U.S. tour to be announced soon.
—Emily Costantino
