Archive: 2015

Photo Credit: Tyler Zoller The self-proclaimed “Southern Indiana Country Blues Heroes” are back this year with their fifth full-length album of original material, So Delicious. The album hits the streets and the interwebs on February 17, and is also their debut on Yazoo Records, “the legendary pre-war blues re-issue label” that’s part of Shanachie Entertainment.” So Delicious captures The Reverend Peyton’s Big Damn Band […]

Fourteen years after releasing their self-titled album, The Word reconvenes for Part II of their adventure, with the release SOUL FOOD.  Recorded in both New York and Memphis, SOUL FOOD will be available on May 5th and marks the supergroup’s Vanguard label debut.  The new 12 track album features guest vocalists Amy Helm and Ruthie Foster on two of the songs. In […]

Hangout Music Festival has announced their 2015 lineup.  The sixth festival installment will take place May 15-17, 2015 and will feature headliners Foo Fighters, Zac Brown Band, Beck, My Morning Jacket, Skrillex, Paramore, Foster The People, Umphreys McGee and over 70 bands to the beautiful white sandy beaches of Gulf Shores, AL. For festival passes […]

Death Cab for Cutie have announced details of their new album Kintsugi. The band will release the Rich Costey-produced album on March 31st. It is their first since founding member Chris Walla departed the group in 2014. The ‘Kintsugi’ tracklisting is as follows:  ‘No Room In Frame’ ‘Black Sun’ ‘The Ghosts of Beverly Drive’ ‘Little […]

Sufjan Stevens will release a new album Carrie & Lowell on March 31st. Watch a trailer for the album below.. Carrie & Lowell will be released on Stevens’ own Asthmatic Kitty Records and is described as a return to his “folk roots” in a press release. The album’s artwork can be seen above. The album […]

Festival lineups have been pouring in over the past week and today two of the most anticipated, Jazz Fest and the Hangout, are dropping their lineups. The first of the two is Jazz Fest, which just announced their massive double weekend lineup with the usual mix of major headliners and legends alongside some of the […]

Jeff Austin will make his Yep Roc label debut with his genre-blurring solo debut, The Simple Truth, out February 10 and just recently announced a winter tour in support. His first solo album since leaving Yonder Mountain String Band spans country ballads and bluegrass through rock and powerpop. Jeff recruited the likes of Danny Barnes […]

Django Django’s self-titled debut album, released via Because and Ribbon in 2012, was lavished with praise.  Today (1/12), the Scottish four-piece — Dave Maclean (producer/drummer), Vincent Neff (singer/guitarist), Jimmy Dixon (bass) and Tommy Grace (synths) — make their return via new single, “First Light.” Opening with a huge bassline and featuring soaring harmonies, interwoven with […]

A couple of times this year, MY ROOTS will give you a glimpse of someone behind the scenes of the music we all love. We begin with a peek inside the life and career of music photographer Katarina Benzova. She is the official photographer for both Guns N Roses and the Dead Daisies, but did […]

Glide’s Andrew Bruss is providing day to day coverage of Jam Cruise 13 as it makes its way around sea over the course of five days.  Here are the highlights and photos from day 5 aboard the ship. Be sure to check out his coverage of day 4 here A Change of Plans: Our last […]