VIDEO PREMIERE: One-Man Band The Suitcase Junket Rattles The Cage In “The...
Pursuing your musical career as a one-man band takes a high level of charisma and stamina if you want to keep your audience entertained. Luckily, Matt Lorenz possesses both of those things and he puts...
View ArticleOnce and Future Band Cheerfully Embrace Mid 70′s Prog-Rock Sound (INTERVIEW)
The members of Oakland quartet Once and Future Band proudly wear their influences on their sleeves, which can be summed up as a unabashed love of the prog-rock sounds of groups like Genesis and ELO....
View ArticleAnimal Collective Announce ‘The Painters’ EP, Share New Track “Kinda Bonkers”
Animal Collective has announced The Painters EP, a new companion release to last year’s album Painting With. The EP will be available digitally this Friday, February 17 via Domino, almost a year to the...
View ArticleSONG PREMIERE: Radiator King Hides Nothing On “The Guns You Pawned”
Radiator King’s A Hollow Triumph After All is at once celebratory & somber, deftly channeling the mood of a Crescent City second line, that holy brass-anchored yin-yang jazz-funeral tradition of...
View ArticleJason Isbell and 400 Unit Plan Extensive U.S. Tour, New Album Almost Finished
Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit have announced the first leg of an extensive US summer tour starting on June 17 in Asheville, NC. Isbell and company will headline major venues, some for the first time...
View ArticleFilm Bits: ‘Kimmy Schmidt’ Announces Premiere Date; ‘The Batman’ Taps New...
‘The Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt’ Premieres Season 3 Teaser, Announces Premiere DateThe Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt kicked off its season three run up with a new teaser today, which gives Queen Bey the...
View ArticleThe Sadies Plot U.S. Tour With Justin Townes Earle
In support of their critically acclaimed, just-released 10th studio album, Northern Passages, Canadian four-piece The Sadies are set to embark on a 24-city U.S. tour with Justin Townes Earle. Beginning...
View Article‘The Walking Dead’ Tries, Fails To Get Itself Back On Track (TV REVIEW)
♥♥ “Rock in the Road”Maybe it was the show’s mid-December to mid-February break that finally did it in. Granted, it takes that break annually, and has since the show’s second season, but this year,...
View ArticleListen/Stream: Ryan Adams’ New LP ‘Prisoner’
Ryan Adams’ new album Prisoner will be out February 17th on Pax Am/Blue Note – his first new studio LP since his 2015 take on Taylor Swift’s 1989. The twelve tracks that make up Prisoner came to Adams...
View ArticleSONG PREMIERE: The Captain’s Son Bask In California Surf Pop On “For Free”
Southern California trio The Captain’s Son are quickly making a name for themselves with their catchy blend of warm guitar melodies, laid back harmonizing vocals and upbeat drum rhythms. The group’s...
View ArticleElectronica Pioneers Unite! Jean-Michel Jarre Leads Hollywood Discussion With...
There was a multitude of high profile musical gatherings taking place across Hollywood this weekend of the Grammys. Meanwhile, a fascinating musical discussion happened in front of a small, lucky crowd...
View ArticleDrive By Truckers Bring No Gimmicks, No Tricks, Just World Class Songwriting...
“‘Nine Bullets’!” yelled a man in a flannel shirt near the end of Drive-By Truckers’ set at The Space at Westbury Theater Friday night.He was referring to the second track on the Truckers’ 1999 album...
View ArticleChance The Rapper Announces ‘Thank You’ Tour
Following his successful Grammy outing where he took home Best Rap Performance (“No Problem”), Best Rap Album (Coloring Book), and Best New Artist, Chance the Rapper has announced a tour. “thank YOU...
View ArticleFULL ALBUM PREMIERE: Scarves Go Soaring & Experimental on ‘Mall Goths’
Mall Goths by Scarves (due out 2/17) is an album comprised of ten vignettes depicting characters along the I-5 corridor between Bellingham, Washington and Portland, Oregon. Struggling against their...
View ArticleBelle & Sebastian Plans Summer Shows With Spoon, Andrew Bird, Julien Baker
Belle & Sebastian will return to North America this summer for a run of East Coast tour dates, in addition to a West Coast visit. Kicking off July 27 in Toronto, the tour takes place in legendary...
View ArticleString Cheese Incident Announce New LP ‘Believe’ – Shares New Track “My One...
The String Cheese Incident & SCI Fidelity Records have announced the release of Believe, the 7th studio album from SCI, due out April 14, 2017. The album is the first to come out of their...
View ArticleDawes Release Streaming Only Live Album ‘We’re All Gonna Live”
As a surprise gift to fans, Dawes has released their streaming-only live album, We’re All Gonna Live. The band recorded the fifteen-song release during the first four shows on their current, “An...
View ArticleBob Odenkirk Thinks ‘Girlfriend’s Day’ Will Be Your Favorite Movie… Eventually
Overnight, Netflix released its latest foray into original content: Girlfriend’s Day, a bizarre, brazen film noir that explores the seedy underbelly of… the multi-billion dollar greeting card industry....
View ArticleNightlands Announces New LP ‘I Can Feel the Night Around Me’ and Spring Tour
Nightlands, the project of Philadelphia-based Dave Hartley (best known as a core member and longtime bassist of The War On Drugs), will release his third album, I Can Feel the Night Around Me, on May...
View ArticleSidemen – A Long Road to Glory Reveals Legacies of Pinetop Perkins, Hubert...
What if there were no Beatles, Eric Clapton or Rolling Stones? The new documentary film, Sidemen - Long Road to Glory successful answers that they may not have existed in their remembered incarnation...
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