Archive: 2013

In the late 70’s, a curious paperback book was published, filled with wackily twisted facts about famous people and unusual historical sidebars of eyebrow raising information. It caught people off-guard but the lure to peep into it’s catacombs of information was strangely alluring. It was titillating and a bit scandalous for the times, and led […]

The Royal Potato Family has announced the February 4, 2014 release of This Is The Town: A Tribute to Nilsson (Volume One), a 20-track collection that celebrates the artistry and songs of the legendary singer-songwriter Harry Nilsson. Produced by Kenny Siegal and recorded over the course of 2013 at Old Soul Studios in Catskill, NY, […]

In celebration of their critically-acclaimed debut album Days Are Gone, HAIM has announced that they will hit the road in Spring 2014 for a North American headlining tour. The tour will kick off April 9 in San Francisco, with the band making stops in major cities including New York, Boston and Chicago (see below for […]

Jonathan Wilson is set to embark on a nationwide tour to celebrate the release of his new album Fanfare, out now on Downtown Records. The album features vocal and instrumental contributions from Graham Nash, David Crosby, Jackson Browne, Josh Tillman (aka Father John Misty), Wilco’s Patrick Sansone, and Dawes’ Taylor Goldsmith, as well as Mike […]

Bob Weir is getting the crew together for RatDog’s first full-fledged tour since 2009. The 2014 excursion begins in February with two nights in Upper Darby, Pa. Cities on the routing include Boston, Detroit, Chicago, Indianapolis, Nashville and Atlanta. RatDog’s tour plans have been put on hold the last few years while Weir spent his […]

Life Is Beautiful Festival, Las Vegas

Steve Vai performing in Columbus, OH

“I was walking down the street the other day and I thought to myself, ‘You know, I could write Dave a great song,’” Davies says.

Following a triumphant performance on Austin City Limits and a third appearance on A Prairie Home Companion, Los Angeles duo The Milk Carton Kids have announced a series of North American tour dates for the Spring of 2014 playing in support of their acclaimed Anti- Records release The Ash & Clay. The Milk Carton Kids […]

John Butler Trio will be releasing their sixth album Flesh & Blood and their first studio album in four years, on February 4, 2014, marking the band’s debut on Vanguard Records. Recorded at The Compound, Butler’s studio in Fremantle (Australia), Flesh & Blood took a mere 20 days to record and though beautifully structured in […]