Archive: 2015

Memphis power-trio Dirty Streets are entrenched in the kind of deep soul, funk, blues, heavy boogie and psych-rock that was a domineering force of nature during the Seventies but is hard to come by these days, at least in a way that feels authentic. These guys are as real as it gets and they’re ready to […]

Finding unique, diverse inspiration was something Francesca Blanchard never had to seek out. She was born into a multi-cultural family who traversed the world doing humanitarian work. Her home base, for her first 10 years, was southern France, and the pointed influence of those delicate years can be heard very directly in her musical style. […]

The independently produced Okeechobee Music & Arts Festival  has announced the initial artist lineup for its inaugural festival that includes headliners Mumford & Sons, Kendrick Lamar and Skrillex, among a total of 80 bands within the hip-hop, indie rock, electronic, folk, modern and classic rock genres. A full list of artists announced during the first […]

[rating=7.00] It’s a strange title. Likewise, it’s not immediately clear what it might refer to. If one was a marketing guru and wanted to play off it in some strange way, there’s room to insist on 10,000 reasons to love it. Granted, that’s an exaggeration, but considering the fact that this is Emilie & Ogden’s […]

All photos by Merrick Ales unless otherwise noted. The final day of Fun Fun Fun Fest was gifted with the kind of weather that promoters, attendees, and artists dream about. Under a blue sky dotted with clouds, those three groups and everyone else at Auditorium Shores basked in sunshine that had been missing the previous two days. […]

The Walking Dead may have come out of the gate with a bang, but it’s stumbled once more into the morass of mediocrity.

Yo La Tengo, who recently released Stuff Like That There (a mix of cover songs, “covers” of Yo La Tengo songs, and brand new originals) today announce a run of headlining tour dates for 2016.  The band’s 2015 fall tour saw them performing in an unprecedented stripped-down set-up, with former member Dave Schramm on electric guitar, […]

Warren Haynes has announced new U.S. 2016 tour dates, part of his Ashes & Dust World Tour which is currently underway in Europe, making a return to the U.S. at the end of the year. The new dates, which include stops in Dallas, Austin, Cleveland, St. Paul, Knoxville and Albany, will take the tour to more […]

[rating=6.00] You’d hardly be blamed if you questioned why, after 45 years, Billy Gibbons felt the need to make a solo album. After all, he’s one third of ZZ Top and from all accounts, the one largely responsible for writing the material and singing the songs. Backed by a handpicked group of musicians dubbed The […]