The Breeders, Matthew Dear & Sleep to play Hopscotch

While the big 2013 Hopscotch Music Festival lineup is still a week away (it'll be announced on April 24), the festival already teased us with the first announcemen, John Cale, a few months ago. Now they've released a few more big names.

Indie icons the Breeders will play the City Plaza Stage on Saturday, September 7, to play their 1993 album Last Splash in its entirety. The band will re-release a super deluxe edition of the album on April 23 featuring the album, four EPs, a live album and a disc of a BBC live session and demos from the era.

In addition to the Breeders, Texas avant-pop singer-songwriter Matthew Dear and California stoner metal band Sleep have also been added to the festival bill. Stay tuned as we will bring you the big lineup announcement next week.

Moogfest rolls out initial 2011 lineup, Flaming Lips, Passion Pit & more

One of the most exciting annual music festivals in North Carolina, other than the Hopscotch Music Festival right here in Ralegh, is Moogfest in Asheville, named after electronic music pioneer Robert Moog. The 2011 festival will take place on October 28, 29 and 30 across three primary venues, The Orange Peel, the Asheville Civic Center and the Thomas Wolfe Auditorium.

The initial lineup will feature big names like The Flaming Lips, Passion Pit, Tangerine Dream, STS9, Ghostland Observatory, Suicide (performing their self-titled album) and Crystal Castles. 22 other bands have been announced so far. Check out the full list below.