Drummer Brian Tichy (INTERVIEW)
There’s no question about it. When you need a drummer, you call Brian Tichy. A monster drummer, he has been the number one go-to drummer when a band is in need of someone behind them with power. And he has been summoned by some mighty big names: Billy Idol, Slash, Zakk Wylde, Steven Tyler, Whitesnake, […]
Foo Fighters Bring Good Times and Rock and Roll to Austin City Limits (SHOW REVIEW)
“The reason why we played the first bunch of songs without stopping is because we got a hundred fuckin’ songs to play,” announced Dave Grohl after the Foo Fighters had made it about eight songs into what would end up being close to a three hour set. In only eight songs the band reminded the […]
Faith No More – “Motherfucker” (SONG REVIEW)
[rating=7.00] One of the most accidentally astute critiques I’ve ever heard came not from a professional critic but from a co-worker, back in my service industry days. Speaking on Faith No More’s most popular track, “Epic,” he looked at me and said “the thing I love about Faith No More is that there’s this song, […]
‘The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1’ (FILM REVIEW)
[rating=4.00] Look, Hollywood, can we talk? This is getting to be ri-goddamn-diculous. This trend of splitting the final entry of a beloved franchise into two movies is a dangerous pit, and you’ve fallen into it. It was sort of understandable with Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Coming in almost 900 pages, the book certainly […]
New Basement Tapes Take To Late Night With “Nothing To It” & “Duncan and Jimmy”
New Basement Tapes made their network television debut on Jimmy Kimmel Live! Wednesday night playing “Nothing to It” and “Duncan and Jimmy.” New Basement Tapes features Elvis Costello, Mumford & Sons’ Marcus Mumford, Dawes’ Taylor Goldsmith, My Morning Jacket’s Jim James and Carolina Chocolate Drops’ Rhiannon Giddens. The group was put together by T Bone Burnett, who […]
Peter Hook and the Light – Fine Line Music Cafe, Minneapolis, MN 11/15/14
Peter Hook and the Light took to the stage at the Fine Line Music Cafe in Minneapolis, MN on 11/15/14 to play an abundance of both New Order and Joy Division tracks. Photos by Billy Briggs.
Steve Earle & The Dukes Releasing New Album ‘Terraplane’
Steve Earle & The Dukes are set to release the new album Terraplane on February 17th via New West Records. The 11-track set is the follow up to the 2013 album The Low Highway and features Earle’s longtime band The Dukes, comprised of Kelly Looney, Will Rigby, Chris Masterson and Eleanor Whitmore. The album was […]
Consider the Source – Knitting Factory, New York, NY 11/14/14 (PHOTOS)
Consider the Source played a hometown gig at the Knitting Factory in Brooklyn, NY on 11/14. Gabriel Marin (guitar) John Ferrera (bass) and Jeff Mann (drums) brought their amalgam of sci-fi, middle eastern jazz, metal fusion to a full house. Their set included an interesting cover of Radiohead’s “Paranoid Android” and debut of an epic […]
Stars – 9:30 Club, Washington DC 11/13/2014 (SHOW REVIEW)
When it comes to turning the angst and energy of an album into performance magic, Stars is matchless. Simply put, if you have the opportunity to see them in concert, don’t pass it up. Their packed show Thursday, November 13th at the 9:30 Club in Washington, DC was heavy on pomp and circumstance, feeling more like a celebration than […]
Sturgill Simpson – Club Dada, Dallas TX 11/15/14 (SHOW REVIEW)
As someone who attends concerts on a regular basis, it can become fairly easy to lose inspiration or to simply slog through the evening’s proceedings with a bit of ho-hum nonchalance. The spectacle of live music is usually enthralling and it’s a joyful highlight to be able to check out bands and artists from across […]