Watch: Regina Spektor plays The White House

By Alex Young on May 28th, 2010

An example of when being the President kicks ass.

Regina Spektor to perform at the White House

By Alex Young on May 26th, 2010

This is getting a bit ridiculous.

Check Out: Bob Dylan brings “The Times They Are A-Changin” to the White House

By Alex Young on February 11th, 2010

You can thank Barack.

Dylan, Mellencamp, Smokey Robinson to play White House Civil Rights gig

By Alex Young on January 26th, 2010

This kind of makes up for that Live Nation Ticketmaster debacle…

Watch: Foo Fighters – “Wheels” (New Song)

By Alex Young on July 6th, 2009

Update: According to Spin, the song will be one of two brand new Foo Fighters tunes that the band recorded in the studio with producer Butch Vig for inclusion on a greatest hits collection planned for release this November. We also got a better quality video for you… When you perform in front of the [...]

Foo Fighters return from hiatus for special 4th of July one-off

By Alex Young on July 2nd, 2009

In a mere two days, the Foo Fighters will return from their extensive hiatus for a special July 4th performance. According to Rolling Stone, Dave Grohl and co have been tapped to perform a short set on the South Lawn of the White House for President Barack Obama, his family, and invited staffers as part [...]

YouTube Live: Arcade Fire channels The Boss

By Michael Roffman on January 23rd, 2009

Everyone from the Midwest to the Far East knows that New Jersey born rocker, Bruce Springsteen, is one for the politics. Apparently Canadian indie stars, the Arcade Fire, are hip to this, too. Performing at Obama’s recent Staff Ball, the Win Butler-led troupe dove right into a mandolin-led cover of The Boss’s former hit, “Born [...]

Watch: We Are One again…

By Alex Young on January 19th, 2009

What’s that? You missed yesterday’s We Are One concert and it wasn’t because you were incapacitated from a random bear attack or fall of a cliff? Of course, you have some explaining to do, but fortunately, a number of videos from the Bruce, Bono, and Barack-friendly event have since surfaced. Basically, the event was good [...]

Check Out: We Are One

By Alex Young on January 18th, 2009

There isn’t much left to say about the election of Barack Obama and his impending Inauguration on Tuesday. The same is the case for today’s pre-Inauguration ceremonies; appropriately titled We Are One, the star-studded, must-see concert/celebration officially kicks of at 2:30 p.m. EST and is essentially available to any and everyone. So rather than bore [...]

Inaugurationpalooza 2009!!!!

By Alex Young on January 7th, 2009

Lots of musicians like Barack Obama. Lots of musicians like Barack Obama so much so that they performed in support of him during his run for the White House. And now, unsurprisingly, a number of our favorite acts will soon be congregating in Washington, DC to celebrate Barack Obama’s victory. According to Fox News, Stevie [...]