Archive: 2016

I hit the road with two of the best rock bands in Alabama, if not America, and journaled the entire experience. I’m involved with members of both bands in a small indie label and also handle business dealings for the Dexateens as of late. Imagine having the greatest ten days of your life, hanging with […]

  L.A.-based buzz band The Record Company has signed with Concord Music Group and will be releasing its debut album Give It Back to You on February 12, 2016. The band played The Sinclair in Cambridge, MA on  1/16/16. Photos by Marc Lacatell

Talk about a not so obvious pairing –  Sean Lennon and Les Claypool who have teamed up as the Claypool Lennon Delirium. Although the Primus frontman has collaborated with all names west of Tony Bennett the past 15 years, this one raises some eyebrows and after listening to the first track “Cricket and the Genie” we […]

Kurt Vile has announced a spring tour in support of his latest well received LP b’lieve i’m goin down… In other news Vile will play  himself, as a squirrel, on the upcoming HBO series “Animals”. Kurt Vile Tour Dates 02-17 New Haven, CT – College Street 02-18 Northampton, MA – Pearl Street 02-19 Burlington, VT – […]

Peter Hook & The Light are returning to North America in Fall 2016 to perform Joy Division and New Order’s legendary Factory Records compilation albums Substance live, sequentially and in their entireties. The first leg of the tour sees a trio of shows as The Light return to New York for two dates at Webster Hall Thurs […]

[rating=7.00] Lew Card makes an impressive third outing with the invitingly titled Follow Me Down, an album immersed in tradition and a kind of backwoods sway. It’s a knowing approach, one that’s gleaned from the many years of lending his talents to various bands in his native Austin. It’s paid off in other ways as […]

Ty Segall is one of the most active rock and rollers in the scene today, and maybe even one of the few prominent musicians who is actually a rock and roller. Whether touring incessantly or recording new music under his own name or with his numerous side projects, Ty Segall is a guitar-shredding force to be […]

[rating=8.00] Close your eyes, sink back into a woven hammock, and let pure indie musical bliss wash over you. Bird Dog’s debut EP, Misty Shrub, combines the best aspects of their Los Angeles hometown. It’s comfortable yet driven; breezy and down to earth. It’s indie folk that won’t leave you wallowing in a puddle of […]

Tonight the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival announced a predictably huge lineup for the 15th annual event, which takes place June 9 – 12 in Manchester, TN.  Bonnaroo’s 15th anniversary is being celebrated with more than 150 musicians, bands, and comedians performing across its 12 unique stages. The lineup features a deep roster of acts that includes […]