Get ready little monsters because Lady Gaga is hitting the stage again. Today, she tweeted the first 11 shows for her ‘Born This Way’ Ball tour. Gaga will begin her tour April 27th at the Olympic Stadium in Seoul, South Korea. After Southeast Asia and Australia, Gaga will head over to Europe, Latin America and North America. No official U.S. dates have been announced as of yet, but be sure to check out her tour poster below.

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Long live the throwback, from the eighties to the sixties to the fifties and beyond. When done well and with a modern creativity scheme, venturing into the past proves to be a great source of inspiration for our minds as well as our feet. The five shows that follow invoke these properties, with head-bopping, hip-swaying results. If in need of a vacation, step into a musical time machine instead – and enjoy some modern indie styles as well. Check out our picks for the weekend below…

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We challenge winter blues to stand a chance with this weekend’s line-up – varied, as per the usual. Experimental instrumentals? Check. Lo-fi local goodness? Check. Raging alternative rock with nerve? Seriously, totally, yes. Now’s the time to shrug off whatever mood is ailing you and get into a one that fits a lot better – and preferably, one that fits all. Check out our picks for the weekend below.
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Don’t worry, we’ll say it for you – the winter blues have officially hit. Whether it’s the colder, more inclement weather, the lull between semesters, the plateau after the holidays, or all of the above – there’s an itch that needs scratching and we suggest a show to lend a helping hand. It’s natural to look forward to something, so thank goodness the weekend is about to intervene before the urge to at Valentine’s Day chocolates three weeks before it’s appropriate does. (Although we’re impartial to a 2-lb. box of See’s Candy any old day.) Check out our picks for the weekend below…
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Prince Paul (De La Soul, Handsome Boy Modeling School) is coming to Upright Citizens Brigade on January 15, 2012, with son P.Forreal. The two will perform, “Negroes On Ice,” their father-son sketch comedy musical based on tall tales P.Forreal told his dad as a child. Part DJ set and part theatre, the hip-hop musical is for an adult audience though it’s based on the juvenile musings of a young P.Forreal, also a rapper and DJ. The narrative slash musical slash comedy is sure to be entertaining and will definitely be unique.

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Don’t let Friday the 13th get you into a slump or a funk today. Instead, how about treating it like any other Friday and allowing yourself to get into a good funk and a groove – of the “it’s the weekend!” sort, perhaps? Besides, nothing screams of luck more than the possibility of having Monday off from work. Black cats, mirrors, and cracks in the pavement have nothing on what the weekend’s got in store – and by that we mean new-ish acts with new records and stand-out tracks – the better to start 2012. Check out our picks below…
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There’s no better way to say ‘happy first weekend of the new year’ then getting out and seeing some shows – or at least that’s what we’d like to think. Trios and duos abound; experimental, electronic, and rocking-out sorts. Catching up with old favorites and new names the hands-on, in-venue approach way is the preferred, most effective method. To a year of fresh and exciting new music, we say… check them out below.
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We’ve got to tip our hats to the following bands who are swinging their instruments of choice and slinging their voices to the far reaches of the respective venue, mainly for providing us with choice concert picks despite the tendency of them being slim this time of year. Besides, the thought of staying in any weekend-night of the year is incomprehensible… somewhat, anyway. Peanut brittle, egg nog and all. No matter how you spend it, stay safe and warm this weekend. Happy holidays from all of us at BeatCrave!

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‘Tis the season to be giving, sharing, laughing and caring – and we’ve got all that and more in our choice of concert picks. Not that this really differs from any other time, really; it’s just got that extra special holiday shine/warm fuzzy feeling that only a ticket could buy. Or something. Anyway, if only to further the holly jolly factor, we are all for you red-nosing our picks for you this weekend. Check them out below…

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