Betty Who- Take Me When You Go (ALBUM REVIEW)
[rating=7.00] Basically, Betty Who grooved on to the scene last year with her varsity jacket and Chuck Taylors and hasn’t stopped moving. Although radio has yet to latch on to Who and her bombastic brand of 80s-infused anthems, reputable music blogs and Tumblr tweens alike have celebrated her unabashed approach to songwriting and melody. After […]
Dr. Dog Plans Flaming Hotel Winter Tour
Dr. Dog is beginning 2015 by relocating to NYC for 8 shows; 4 in Brooklyn at Music Hall of Williamsburg and 4 at Bowery Ballroom with support from Mewithoutyou, Elvis Perkins in Dearland, Yellerkin, Roadkill Ghost Choir, Field Mouse and Twain. In other news the PA band has announced part 1 of The Flamingo Hotel […]
Panda Bear Announces New Album – ‘Panda Bear Meets The Grim Reaper’ – Stellar First Single “Mr Noah” Premiers
Panda Bear has announced the release of Panda Bear Meets The Grim Reaper, the fifth studio album from Animal Collective founding member and critically acclaimed solo artist Noah Lennox, a.k.a. Panda Bear. Panda Bear Meets The Grim Reaper, or PBVSGR, as the album has been referred to cryptically online over the past few months, will […]
Foo Fighters Confirm All Chicago Wrigley Field Lineup (Cheap Trick, Naked Raygun, Urge Overkill)
Fresh off the critically lauded, ratings smash Chicago-centric debut of their HBO series Foo Fighters: Sonic Highway, Foo Fighters have confirmed the Windy City as the site of the band’s first ever U.S. stadium headline show: On August 29, 2015, Dave Grohl, Taylor Hawkins, Nate Mendel, Chris Shiflett and Pat Smear will return to the same […]
Tony Levin – A Family Affair (INTERVIEW)
Bass guitar legend Tony Levin has recorded and/or toured with just about every rock icon of the past three decades – from King Crimson to Peter Gabriel to Paul Simon to John Lennon. But the one musician who hadn’t graced that impressive list was especially close to home: With his latest project, Levin Brothers, the […]
Minus the Bear – Underground Arts, Philadelphia, PA 10/18/14 (SHOW REVIEW)
Minus the Bear’s tour in support of their latest release Lost Loves, a collection of unreleased material recorded during sessions for the Planet of Ice, Omni, and Infinity Overhead albums and the ten year anniversary of the They Make Beer Commercials Like This EP, made a stop at Philadelphia’s subterranean music venue aptly named Underground […]
Béla Fleck and Abigail Washburn – Béla Fleck and Abigail Washburn (ALBUM REVIEW)
[rating=8.00] After a year of touring together, husband and wife team Béla Fleck and Abigail Washburn decided to record their first musical collaboration. The resulting album, simply titled Béla Fleck and Abigail Washburn, is a stripped-down collection of the finest gifts each performer brings to the banjo. Fleck is known for his smooth picking, his […]
Jay Blakesberg Debuts Video for moe.’s “Same Old Story”
Renowned photographer Jay Blakesberg has shared the new video that he directed for moe.’s new single ‘Same Old Story’ from the band most recent release – No Gut’s, No Glory.’The video was shot last month at the moe.down Festival in Turin, New York, as well as in the Turin Cemetery. Please check out Glide’s recent interview […]
Willie Nelson & Sister Bobbie Releasing New Album – December Day
Legacy Recordings will release Willie Nelson and Sister Bobbie’s December Day, the first installment of the Willie‘s Stash archival recordings series, on Tuesday, December 2. An eclectic album collaboration from outlaw country legend Willie Nelson and Sister Bobbie Nelson, December Day debuts intimate new recordings of the siblings performing 18 songs they love. As brother […]
SXSW Music 2015 – First Round of Artists and Panels Announced
South by Southwest (SXSW) Music has announced the first round of artists invited to perform at the 29th edition of the SXSW Music Conference and Festival, as well as, the first round of conference programming. This is just a small sample of the wide array of artists and conference panels making their mark on this […]