Archive: 2016

Photo credit: Gerardo Landa Once upon a time there was an aging rocker who found himself burned out on decades of giving his all to music only to come out jaded from the industry, so he retreated to the rugged terrain of Oaxaca, Mexico. Dan Stuart is best known as the wild-eyed lead singer of cult […]

The Thermals are confirmed to release their seventh full-length album, We Disappear, on March 25, 2016 via Saddle Creek. The trio – Hutch Harris, Kathy Foster, and Westin Glass – debuted new song “Hey You,” the first from the forthcoming LP earlier Wednesday 1/6/16. The pre-order of multiple formats of We Disappear – including a […]

Dame Fortune is the  eclectic sixth album from veteran producer and crate digger extraordinaire RJD2, out March 25th on RJ’s Electrical Connections. It’s a wondrous beast, recorded over the past year while living in Philadelphia, before returning to his hometown of Columbus, Ohio. Streaked with Philly’s rep for deeply felt soul music while maintaining a […]

The initial lineup for the 15th Annual Northwest String Summit has been announced today. Taking place July 14-17, 2016 at the idyllic Horning’s Hideout in North Plains, OR, the 15th edition of this annual shindig features a familiar cast of string-tastic bands such as Yonder Mountain String Band, Greensky Bluegrass, Leftover Salmon, Infamous Stringdusters, Keller Williams and lots […]

Dynamic Oklahoma born singer/songwriter Parker Millsap will release The Very Last Day on March 25th, via Okrahoma Records/Thirty Tigers. The anticipated sophomore release boldly showcases the growth in both Millsap’s arresting vocals and his thoughtful, intelligent songwriting. Since the 2014 release of his self-titled debut, Parker Millsap has been steadily building a dedicated fan base and has performed at […]

Details of Ian “Lemmy” Kilmister’s funeral have been announced, and everyone is invited to watch it online. The legendary Motörhead frontman, who died on 28 December 2015, will have his funeral, in Hollywood, live streamed on YouTube on Saturday 9 January. According to a Facebook statement from the band, friends and family are invited to […]

The Haymarket Squares’ new album, Light It Up, due for release on February 26, 2016, is a 12-song summation of the band’s musical influences and lyrical concerns, with tasty dollops of polka, gospel and Latin percussion mixed into the group’s signature punkgrass sound. Light It Up was recorded and produced (on largely analog gear) by Bob Hoag (Dear and […]

Frank Zappa was a genius. No one will dispute that whether you can grasp his music or not. The man was years ahead of anyone else when it came to cerebral experimentation on a musical instrument. How his brain functioned must have been a cross between a carnival ride, a circus act and Mozart. His […]

[rating=7.00] Bob Schneider’s never been a fan of the tried and true. The Texas songwriter’s music has often defied convention and expanded the parameters as far as what’s expected from the typical singer/songwriter. Consequently, his latest album isn’t an album in the strictest sense but more a series of EPs released at different intervals over […]

Cantaloupe Music is proud to announce Drumkit Quartets, a series of compositions for percussion by Glenn Kotche (Wilco, Illimaq) and performed by Sō Percussion. To ring in the announcement, they’ve shared “Drumkit Quartet #54“, which is available to listen to beow.. Kotche and Sō Percussion are also slated to perform at Carnegie Hall‘s Zankel Hall […]