Archive: 2013

See how a trip to Mexico has found its way into Phosphorescent’s new single.

Jimmy Kimmel welcomes No Doubt, Ben Gibbard on Colbert Report and more music on TV this week.

After a nice break for the holidays, MY ROOTS returns this week with something a little different to welcome in the new year. A few months ago, I sat down with the three musicians who make up the core of Slash’s solo band: bass player Todd Kerns, drummer Brent Fitz and newest member Frank Sidoris. But instead of doing an interview the old-fashioned way, we did a sort of round robin that was both serious and fun.

Here Come the Girls is more than a sonic continuation from where The London Souls left off in 2011 with the release of their self-titled debut, it’s a reaffirmation of the fact that the soul of the band is more deeper than just its sound.  This past year alone being the leading example that true miracles are capable of happening, and capable of healing. 

Built to Spill , has announced its first live shows of 2013 – a run that hits the Pacific Northwest (including two shows at Portland’s Doug Fir Lounge), British Columbia, and two hometown shows in Boise, Idaho in February.   Vocalist/guitarist Doug Martsch, and guitarists Brett Netson and Jim Roth, will be joined on the […]

Rounder Records will release Steve Martin and Edie Brickell’s inaugural duo effort "Love Has Come For You" on April 23. The remarkable new collaboration offers 13 eloquently rootsy compositions that combine Martin’s inventive five-string banjo work with Brickell’s distinctive vocals and vivid, detail-rich lyrics. "Love Has Come For You" is a substantial departure, as a […]

Listen to the Grateful Dead’s take on an Irish traditional song.

Check out Tammy Wetzel’s photos from Umphrey’s McGee at The Tabernacle.

Look who will be joining The Roots in honoring Prince at Carnegie Hall.

Watch 50 fantastic minutes from the Talking Heads’ legendary Remain In Light Tour.