The airport that serves the greater Seattle area—Seattle–Tacoma International Airport or Sea-Tac—is already a pretty decent airport, but now they’re bringing a taste of the local music scene to those arriving for the first time. The airport is spending some cash on a slice of musical marketing, and they’re hoping that the "Sea-Tac Airport Music Initiative" will have passengers humming long after they've passed through the concourses and terminals.

Passengers can use the airport’s free WiFi to access the airport’s official webplayer, where they can tap into airport-approved tunes, and of course there have been more than a few live concerts right in the middle of the airport. Local artists have been reading the overhead announcements, and there are even music videos streaming on the monitors near the baggage claim area. Sir Mix-A-Lot, Jerry Cantrell, and Macklemore are just some of the artists lending their voices to remind passengers to watch their baggage at all times. ]]> kjb 2012-02-10T09:50:25-05:00 http://www.jaunted.com/story/2012/2/6/172029/1103

This week the Sasquatch! Festival announced their 2012 lineup featuring some old favorites, like Jack White and Beck, as well as newer groups like Bon Iver.

The tenth incarnation of the fest, which will be held on Memorial Day Weekend (May 25-28) at The Gorge Amphitheatre in George, Washington, will also bring the laughs with comedy acts like Tenacious D, the Portlandia duo of Fred Armisen and Carrie Brownstein, and comedians Nick Kroll, Todd Barry, and Rob Delaney.

Four-day passes for Sasquatch! start at $315 (which includes standard camping) and go on sale Saturday, February 11, 2012 at 10:00 a.m. Also, for the first time this year, festival goers will be able to come and go with a wristband allowing re-entry to the festival grounds.

For more information about the fest line-up or buying tickets, visit sasquatchfestival.com.

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The last time Madonna performed in Israel was in 2009, when she held two concerts as part of her record-shattering Sticky & Sweet tour. This time the newly-rechristianed Queen of Pop is not just holding any old concert in Israel, but using the event to kick off her entire 2012 world tour.

The Israelis are, needless to say, pretty excited. They're not as excited as Perez Hilton—who brought out lots and lots of exclamation points for the announcement—but they are still pretty excited.

The world tour will kick off on May 29th in the Israeli city of Ramat Gan and stretch all the way into 2013. After Israel Madonna will travel to a couple other Middle East venues before departing for Europe, where she'll do 26 additional spots over the course of two months. From there it's off to North America to do yet another set of 26 venues, then to Latin America, then to Australia. Before everything is said and done she will have played 90 concerts.]]> Omri 2012-02-08T14:53:49-05:00 http://www.jaunted.com/story/2012/1/10/132516/778

Right now Carrie Brownstein is on tour with Fred Armisen promoting their IFC series Portlandia. But, if you were hoping to catch Portlandia - The Tour this month, you're out of luck. All seven stops on the tour, which includes the Bowery Ballroom in NYC and the Hideout in Chicago, are completely sold out.

That doesn't mean you still can't check out Carrie live on stage. On January 27, 2012, Carrie and her band Wild Flag will kick off a 3-month tour through the Europe, Australia, and the U.S. Carrie might be best known as 1/2 of the Portlandia comedy duo, but this chick can rock too!]]> cmb 2012-01-10T15:07:45-05:00 http://www.jaunted.com/story/2012/1/9/93521/61861

Without a doubt, the one huge travel story today is the scramble to plan for Coachella 2012, the music festival in the desert outside Palm Springs, CA. For the first time, the massive 3-day party will be split in two—two weekends, that is. If you can't make it April 13-15, there's now the option of catching the same acts, on the same stages, with a different crowd around you, on April 20-22.

Headliners of the fest are: The Black Keys, Radiohead and, most anticipated by far, Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg who will close each weekend with a Sunday performance. Other acts due to hit the many stages include Bon Iver, Cat Power, The Arctic Monkeys, Feist, La Roux, Girl Talk, Santigold and really so many others we don't feel like typing them out. (But here's a Spotify playlist to get you in the mood). ]]> JetSetCD 2012-01-10T11:54:33-05:00 http://www.jaunted.com/story/2011/12/13/131244/95

If you've ever dreamed of being surrounded by Playboy Playmates while jamming on stage with Steven Tyler but thought it could never happen, it can. Rock & Roll Fantasy Camp at the Playboy Mansion will give a few lucky (and most likely wealthy) rock fans the chance to perform on stage with Steven Tyler at the Playboy Mansion on May 5, 2012.

The Rock 'n' Roll Fantasy Camp at the Playboy Mansion Headliner Package will be held between May 2-6, 2012 and includes an opening night party with the rock star counselors, the chance to meet and jam live on stage with Steven Tyler, an acoustic night at the Gibson Showroom in Beverly Hills, a chance to perform on stage at the Playboy Mansion, a meet-and-greet with the Playmates and a tour of the mansion, all transportation, and a swag bag. ]]> cmb 2011-12-13T14:20:02-05:00 http://www.jaunted.com/story/2011/12/8/15456/4135

Today, December 8, marks the 31st anniversary of the day John Lennon was shot and killed outside his apartment in New York City. While fans of Lennon and The Beatles will come together at Central Park's Strawberry Fields to remember him, we'll spend this week focusing on other places to visit to dip into Beatles history.

Today: The John Lennon Peace Monument in Liverpool, England.

This evening is the key moment this week, when Beatles fans and particularly those of John Lennon gather to remember him and meditate on peace. Sure, you can go to Strawberry Fields in Central Park or the Lennon statue near the Cavern Club, or any of a slew of other Beatles-related sites around the world to join in, but the newest gathering spot conveniently sits nearby The Beatles Story museum. It's the Lennon Peace Monument JetSetCD 2011-12-08T17:22:20-05:00 Search Jaunted string http://www.jaunted.com/search/