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Adam Ant Makes NYC Triumphant Return at Webster Hall In Celebration of ‘Kings...
Adam Ant made his triumphant return to New York City on Wednesday night (2/22 )for the final date on his current North American tour. An anniversary celebration of the iconic album Kings of the Wild...
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ALBUM PREMIERE: Nothing Is Off Limits With DEDSA’s ‘Salmon Velocity’
Nashville’s DEDSA wields psych-rock like a flaming sword to illuminate sci-fi tales of love and medieval debauchery. The band’s debut full length, Salmon Velocity, melds electronic music, psychedelia,...
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John Moreland Releasing Fourth Solo LP ‘Big Bad Luv’ May 5th
John Moreland will release his fourth solo album Big Bad Luv on May 5th via 4AD. Big Bad Luv marks a change in Moreland’s sound and outlook on life. With lyrics that are as intense and unfiltered as...
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Film Bits: Academy Awards Night
The Academy Gets it Right, Despite Initial FlubWhat an end to awards season. The slow and steady march through the critics and guild awards led us to this moment, commonly known as Hollywood’s Biggest...
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‘The Walking Dead’ Finally Gives Us The Eugene Episode No One Asked For
“Hostiles and Calamities”♥♥♥♥♥Last fall, after the dreary, nihilistic premiere of The Walking Dead’s seventh season, the overly-indulgent fictional episode was followed by an overly-indulgent talk show...
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Ween Hitting East Coast and Pacific Northwest For 2017 Summer Tour
Following a previously announced date at Red Rocks on July 12th and at the High Sierra Music Festival the weekend of June 29-July 2, Ween has announced ten new shows this summer. Things kick off with a...
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Dead Winter Carpenters and Cosmic Twang Keep The Jams Going and Spirits High...
Portland’s intimate Doug Fir Lounge was the site of a good-natured showdown between two hugely talented acts on Saturday night. Beloved local picker Scott Law brought his Cosmic Twang project to the...
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Old 97′s Deliver Rowdy Rock On ‘Graveyard Whistling’ (ALBUM REVIEW)
♥♥♥♥♥♥Old 97s are returning to their roots…sort of. Their new record Graveyard Whistling was recorded in the same studio in West Texas as their now 20-year old release Too Far to Care. And though...
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Run The Jewels Get All Fierce & Political In Boston (SHOW REVIEW/PHOTOS)
Run The Jewels’ sold out set at Boston’s House of Blues was an hour long battle cry against The Orange Menace occupying 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue and laid clear their bona fides as the most important...
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VIDEO PREMIERE: Sallie Ford Creates Colorful Retro Palette On “Get Out”
Portland, OR based Sallie Ford released her second solo LP Soul Sick on February 10th, which is comprised of doo-wop harmonies, slippery British invasion keyboards, and crunchy, fuzzed-out guitars that...
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Film Bits: Netflix Releases Two Stunning Trailers with ‘Five Came Back’ and...
‘Five Came Back’ Trailer Showcases Sacrifices of Hollywood LegendsNetflix continues its slow and steady coup against Hollywood with the first trailer for Five Came Back. Based on the book Five Came...
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Angélique Kidjo Takes On Talking Heads ‘Remain In Light’
Angélique Kidjo has announced plans for an unprecedented full-length live performance of Talking Heads’ Remain In Light, set for May 5th at New York City’s historic Carnegie Hall/Isaac Stern Hall. The...
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The Last Waltz 40 Tour Continues With Dr. John Aboard
Due to overwhelming demand on the first leg of The Last Waltz 40 Tour: A Celebration of the 40th Anniversary of The Last Waltz, Blackbird Presents is proud to announce additional tour dates beginning...
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Japandroids & Craig Finn Converge at Terminal 5 (SHOW REVIEW)
On a February night that shockingly felt like springtime in New York City on February 23rd, two rock and roll acts pulled into the west side of Manhattan. With their recent release Near To The Wild...
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SONG PREMIERE: The Cuckoos Channel Fuzzy 60′s Psych With “Get It On”
Imagine The Doors, Joy Division, and Rick James writing songs with Tame Impala and you start to get an idea of the rock and roll magic being conjured by Austin group The Cuckoos. Though their...
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Devildriver Unleash Set Of Crushing Modern Metal On Austin (SHOW REVIEW)
Come and Take It Productions continued their fantastic run of booking on Sunday night at Austin’s Grizzly Hall with a hell of a metal lineup spanning generations and genres. Devildriver headlined the...
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SONG PREMIERE: Cinema Cinema Unload Sharp-Toothed Punk On “Taxi Driver”
Cinema Cinema first met Martin Bisi in 2012 amid the aftermath of Hurricane Sandy. Bisi, whose BC Studio was located just a few blocks away from the band’s rehearsal studio, was walking through the...
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SONG/VIDEO PREMIERE: Hammydown Charms With Ragged & Wry On “People You May Know”
Hammydown has made your salad and scooped the foam onto your cappuccino. She’s scrubbed your splattered walls and vacuumed the dust from beneath your bed on her hands and knees. She’s delivered your...
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Pokey LaFarge’s “Manic Revelations” out May 19, Shares First Single “Riot In...
Pokey LaFarge’s anticipated new full-length album, Manic Revelations, will be released May 19 on Rounder Records. In advance of the release, the album’s lead track, “Riot In The Streets” recently...
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Film Bits: ‘Alien: Covenant’ Looks Scary As Hell
‘Alien: Covenant’ May Just Right ‘Prometheus’ WrongsAfter the disappointing effort of Prometheus, Ridley Scott returns once more to the world of Alien for Alien: Covenant. The second in a planned...
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