Archive: 2014

Free’s legendary bass player Andy Fraser really doesn’t consider himself a bass player. He began his musical noodlings on a piano when he was around five, moved on to the guitar before his teens and ended up taking up the bass simply because no one else wanted to do it. He is one of those […]

In what may be an unprecedented set of concerts, Peter Hook and The Light performed six New Order and Joy Division albums in their entirety, during four concerts across Southern California, on the week leading to the Thanksgiving holiday. The band began their week long odyssey with a concert on November 22nd at The Fonda […]

Jeff Beck will headline a string of solo dates, beginning April 16th with a pair of intimate engagements in Huntington, New York before wrapping up on April 26th in Greensburg, PA.  Beginning April 30th in Cedar Park, TX, Beck and ZZ Top will make-up the rescheduled dates from this past September when the hugely successful […]

On January 13th DR. DOG will release Live at a Flamingo Hotel, the first ever bottling of the band’s live performance. Check out the album trailer below “That’s always what we’ve wanted to do,” says bassist/vocalist Toby Leaman. “We’re one thing on a record and a different thing live. Somebody goes to a DR. DOG […]

When it’s all set and done, who knows what type of legacy 2014 will hold in the history of rock albums.  Anyhow, once again our staff writers narrowed down the list to our top 20 albums of the year along with a list of honorable mentions.  We’re confident that this is a definitive list of […]

Jessica Lea Mayfield is like a little woodland sprite, all soft-spoken, tiny and fair-haired, until she sings. Her voice is rich and full-bodied, sometimes sultry and always a little sullen. At a recent performance at Brooklyn Bowl, she haunted the crowd with this voice, and though there weren’t many in attendance on a bitter cold […]

Renowned Bassist Christian McBride joined Banjo player extraordinaire Bela Fleck and the classical quartet Brooklyn Rider for a night of eclectic music, that ranged from bluegrass to jazz to classical crossover at the intimate Victoria theater in NJPAC, Newark. The first set was a duo performance of Bela Fleck and Christian McBride, who per Christian […]

[rating=7.00] Twelve years since his first full-length album, Andrew McMahon still does not disappoint. He is now under a new moniker, Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness, and the self-titled release dropped on October 14. The annoyance from fans and critics alike about yet another name change can be justified, but at the same time it […]

A few years ago, I came upon the following pronouncement in a rock critic’s snarky column: “Listening to Primitive Radio God’s ‘Standing Outside a Broken Phone Booth with Money in My Hand’ on YouTube is the equivalent of watching child pornography.” Obviously, this jerk takes his music too seriously — or child abuse not seriously […]

King Tuff has expanded his 2014/2015 tour schedule in support of Black Moon Spell, his critically acclaimed new album.  King Tuff will resume touring with late winter/early spring North American run, which spans January 7th in Santa Ana, CA at The Observatory through April 8th in Omaha, NE at Waiting Room. Along the way, he’ll […]