Laura Marling Debuts New Single “False Hope” from ‘Short Movie’
Laura Marling returns with a new album Short Movie, to be released through Ribbon Music on March 24th. The new single “False Hope,” which premiered on BBC Radio today can be heard below. Short Movie is Marling’s fifth album in seven years, a remarkable achievement for someone who has yet to reach her 25th birthday. Recording since the age of […]
The Decemberists Announce West Coast Tour Dates – Co-Headlining Red Rocks with Spoon
The Decemberists’ new album What a Terrible World, What a Beautiful World, has been released this week. With that the band has announced a run of new tour dates. Starting in late April, the band will hit Mesa, AZ before heading west for shows in San Diego, Berkeley, and Los Angeles with Lucius as support for […]
The Bright Light Social Hour Announces Second Album – ‘Space Is Still the Place’
Austin psychedelic rock outfit The Bright Light Social Hour have announced the release of their sophomore album, Space Is Still the Place on March 10, 2015 via Frenchkiss Records. The 10-track collection was written, performed, produced and engineered by the band at their home studio in Austin, TX, and mixed by Chris Coady (Beach House, […]
SONG PREMIERE: Book Club – “Most Lonely”
There’s a wistful, unpretentious elegance to Book Club’s sound. At once urbane and downhome, this is modern pastoral pop music that—in sound and spirit—can trace a straight line back to the simple, unaffected roots of American storysong. On Book Club’s new LP, One-Way Moon (out Feb. 3 via Cottage Recording Co./Bear Kids Recordings), frontman/songwriter Robbie […]
Sleater-Kinney Comes Back Huge on ‘No Cities to Love’ (ALBUM REVIEW)
[rating=10.00] For some, when it comes to digging new music, especially from an established act, it tends to be quite difficult to get the pre-release rock critic slobber out of your ears in enough time to actually take in the album caked with a thick layer of the stuff. Such is the case of the […]
Mötley Crüe Announce Final Performance Ever- 12/31/15 Staples Center, LA
Mötley Crüe announced today the details of their final performance. This will mark the end of their touring career and will conclude their two year Final Tour cycle at the end of 2015 on New Year’s Eve, December 31 at Staples Center in their hometown of Los Angeles where the band’s career began 34 years […]
Weird “Al” Yankovic Announces 2015 Mandatory World Tour
Fresh off the biggest year of his storied career, “Weird Al” Yankovic today announced his 2015 Mandatory World Tour.Slated to visit over 100 cities throughout North America, Europe, and Australia, the tour follows the release of Weird Al’s #1 album, Mandatory Fun (RCA Records). The album was released on July 15, 2014 and immediately shot […]
Viet Cong – Viet Cong (ALBUM REVIEW)
[rating=7.00] Alberta-based Viet Cong pairs two members of the defunct band Women with two guitarists from associated groups. The first album from this mutated collective is heavier than past projects, driven by dark-sunshine hooks and jarring mid-song maneuvering. The seven songs that make up Viet Cong feel like twice as many, not because of their […]
Clear Plastic Masks – Baby’s All Right, Brooklyn, NY 1/15/15 (SHOW REVIEW)
The first time I saw Clear Plastic Masks live, I remember thinking, “It’s only a matter of a time before these guys hit it big.” They’ve got the soulful swagger of Alabama Shakes and the cool-kid attitude of the Black Lips. And their stage presence is so naturally electric. They can put on a hell […]
Los Straightjackets with Deke Dickerson – Continental Club, Austin, TX 1/15/15 (SHOW REVIEW/PHOTOS)
Los Straightjackets came out of the gates ripping and roaring when they hit the stage in front of a sold out crowd at Austin’s legendary Continental Club on Thursday night. They would be joined by one-of-a-kind rocker Deke Dickerson later in the set, but to get things going the lucha libre-masked quartet cranked out a […]