Norway's Hove Festival was held a few weeks ago featuring a powerful three-day line-up of musical acts, including Panic at the Disco, Beck, Foals, The Kooks, MGMT (formerly Management), The Raconteurs, and a rare performance by indie rock legends the Brian Jonestown Massacre (photo, above).

The BJM, who were featured with The Dandy Warhols in the compelling rockumentary film, DiG!, was, by all accounts, and considering a history of brawling and drug and alcohol abuse, awesome. This is how you want to see BJM in concert.

Beck performing at Norway's Hove Festival 2008
Other favorite rock and indie artists and bands at the 2008 Hove Festival included Yeasayer, Foals, Flogging Molly, Les Savy Fav, The Cool Kids, Stars, Dinosaur Jr., Paramore, The Go Team and a dozen others. Access the full video playlist.

We've all seen enough low-quality, hand-held videos of music concerts and festivals on YouTube and other popular social media networks. But it is rare to find high-quality video and audio, not to mention full sets, from some of indie's biggest groups and artists for free.

The videos are hosted by NRKP3 in Norway. There is no information listed about how long the shows, complete with thrilling crowd shots, roaming camera cranes and top-notch production, will be available for unlimited, free viewing. See 'em while you can.

Labels: Beck, Festivals, Foals, Hove Festival, Indie Rock Videos, MGMT, Panic at the Disco, Raconteurs, The Kooks, Yeasayer

Following a successful Noise Pop Festival in which dozens and dozens of indie musicians and groups descended on San Francisco, there are still many great shows coming up in the next few weeks, including Ray Davies (pictured above) of The Kinks, Death Cab For Cutie, Beirut, Linkin Park, The Cure, Jimmy Eat World, My Chemical Romance and The Bravery.

San Francisco's iconic radio station Live 105 F.M. has updated its concert calendar to include the latest, upcoming concerts (this is just a snapshot of many shows coming up in the SF Bay Area; stay tuned for more concert announcements):

3/8 - Serj Tankian @ The Warfield

3/10 - Popscene presents SxSF w/ Persephone's Bees & more @ Rickshaw Stop

3/10 - Angels & Airwaves @ The Warfield

3/10 - Linkin Park w/ Coheed & Cambria @ The Arco Arena, Sacramento

3/13 - The Bravery @ The Fillmore

3/28 - Ray Davies @ The Warfield - The legendary singer/songwriter of the best rock band ever, The Kinks, returns to San Francisco with a new solo album - Working Man's Cafe - that Rolling Stone magazine called a "masterpiece".

MP3: Vietnam Cowboys - Ray Davies from Working Man's Cafe

4/3-4 - My Chemical Romance @ The Warfield

4/8 - Jimmy Eat World & Paramore @ San Jose State Events Center

4/10-11 - The Honda Civic Tour w/ Panic At The Disco, Motion City Soundtrack, The Hush Sound, Phantom Planet @ The Warfield

4/12 - Taste Of Chaos w/ Avenged Sevenfold & more @ San Jose State Events Center

4/23 - Ben Gibbard and Death Cab For Cutie @ Fillmore

5/27-8 - Zach Condon (photo, right) and Beirut @ The Grand Ballroom At the Regency Center

MP3: Beirut - Postcards From Italy

5/28 - The Cure @ The HP Pavilion (video below)

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Labels: Angels and Airwaves, Honda Civic Tour 2008, Panic at the Disco, Ray Davies, San Francisco Concerts, Serj Tankian, The Bravery, Venues: The Fillmore (SF), Venues: Warfield (SF)