Nick Howard!

You may not know Nick Howard yet, but you've definitely heard his music! His songs have been heard on hit shows "The Hills," "Greek" and "Jersey Shore," just to name a few.

Nick Howard is moving on up, and well on his to becoming a star. He's made the first step, he's quit his 9 to 5 job and is heading out on a European tour in March! We're big Nick Howard fans at Op, and we'll absolutely be following his tour blog. Check out the video for "A Better Man" here on AMP'd!

John Mayer's Surprising Duet

During his Sunday night show in Philadelphia, John Mayer surprisingly answered the call of an 11 year old boy who simply wanted to play a song with Mayer on stage. The boy, Austin Christy, showed up to to the show carrying a home made sign saying "Can I play 'Belief' with you?" Apparently, Mayer couldn't resist.

Check out this video of Christy on stage with John Mayer, and receiving a special gift from Mayer at the end.

Bamboozle Roadshow

Op Presents band Boys Like Girls are hitting the road again this Spring, on a powerhouse bill that includes LMFAO, Third Eye Blind and All Time Low. the Bamboozle Roadshow will march through the U.S, with Pre-sale tickets going on sale March 2nd, and public sale starting the 6th. This show looks incredible! Check out the schedule below!

THE BAMBOOZLE ROADSHOW routing:
May 21 – Columbia, MD – Merriweather Post Pavilion
May 22 – Charlotte, NC – Uptown Amphitheatre @ The Music Factory
May 23 – Atlanta, GA – Six Flags Over Georgia
May 25 – West Palm Beach, FL – Cruzan Amphitheatre
May 26 – Tampa, FL – Ford Amphitheatre
May 28 – Houston, TX – Verizon Wireless Theatre (No 2nd Stage)
May 29 – Arlington, TX – Six Flags Over Texas
May 30 – San Antonio, TX – Six Flags Fiesta Texas
June 2 – Phoenix, AZ – Cricket Amphitheatre
June 5 – Concord, CA - Sleep Train Pavilion at Concord
June 6 – Chula Vista, CA – Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre – Parking Lot
June 10 – Minneapolis, MN - Cabooze Plaza
June 11 – Milwaukee, WI - Eagles Ballroom
June 12 – Chicago, IL- Soldier Field - Parking Lot
June 13 – Eureka, MO – Six Flags St. Louis
June 15 – Clarkston, MI – DTE Energy Music Theatre
June 18 – Cleveland, OH – Time Warner Cable Amphitheatre @ Tower City
June 19 – Cincinnati, OH - PNC Pavilion @ Riverbend Music Center
June 20 – Philadelphia, PA – Festival Pier @ Penn’s Landing
June 23 – Pittsburgh, PA – Amphitheatre @ Station Square
June 24 – Jackson, NJ – Six Flags Great Adventure
June 25 – Hershey, PA – Hershey Park Pavilion & Stadium
June 26 – Nassau, NY – Nassau Coliseum - Parking Lot
June 27 – Boston, MA - Comcast Center

Who's in?

Oxegen Festival Lineup!

Talk about an incredible lineup! Eminem and Jay-Z will be among the headliners participating on the Oxegen 2010 music festival in Ireland!

Eminem is scheduled to close the 3 day festival, while JayZ's set time is still unannounced. Other acts participating in the festival include David Guetta, Muse, and DJ A-Trak.

Sounds like we may have to hop a flight to Ireland in July!

Vampire Weekend Unplugged!

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We The Kings!

We The Kings rock! The album, Smile Kid has the infectious sounds of Boys Like Girls and the edge of Cobra Starship rolled up into one. After grueling months in the studio, the band created instantly addictive tracks such as "She Takes Me High"& "We'll Be A Dream" (featuring Demi Lovato)

The single "Heaven Can Wait" my be the single to put Kings on mainstream radio.

Alkaline Trio!

Alkaline Trio is releasing their new studio LP next Tuesday, and we're loving the edgy new single "This Addiction" Check it our here on AMP'D!