VIDEO PREMIERE: Hans Chew Balances Dreamy Americana With Psychedelic Country Jam on “Open Sea”
Hans Chew has travelled a long way from Tennessee to Georgia to New Orleans to East Harlem, and has sang many songs along his journey. But what happens when a ramblin’ man stops moving? Chew’s 4th studio album, Open Sea, which drops December 1st on UK indie label At The Helm Recordsm represents a satisfying evolution […]
Vinyl Lives: Bric-a-Brac Records & Collectibles Keeps Chicago Colorful and Groovy
In Vinyl Lives we spotlight and profile record stores around the country who offer music lovers an experience that goes beyond an iTunes purchase or a Spotify playlist. Vinyl has found a new resurgence and the good folks behind independent record stores are on the front line, directly responsible for curating a unique collection of […]
SONG PREMIERE: The Love Light Orchestra Showcases the Best of Memphis With Soulful Take on Bobby “Blue” Bland’s “Poverty”
Fans of Pokey LaFarge, the California Honeydrops, the Dustbowl Revival, and Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats will delight in the debut album by The Love Light Orchestra, a group of the best Memphis has to offer. The self-titled debut album was recorded live in concert to a full house at Bar DKDC in their […]
Vulture Whale’s Wes McDonald Issues New EP ‘A Lot More Then Enough’ Under Moniker Terry Ohms (ALBUM REVIEW)
[rating=8.00] Terry Ohms started as a side project for Vulture Whale, the Birmingham, AL-based indie group who fused southern rock, punk, and general rowdiness. Under the Ohms moniker, the band’s frontman Wes McDonald has released several projects, this, the A Lot More Than Enough’, the latest of which features plenty of hooks and psychedelic excursions. […]
45 Years Ago Today – Early Heavy Metal Influence LP – Deep Purple’s ‘Machine Head Goes Gold (Listen “Maybe I’m A Leo”
Foo Fighters, Ozzy Osbourne, Avenged Sevenfold Lead Welcome To Rockville Fest
Foo Fighters, Ozzy Osbourne, Avenged Sevenfold, Queens of the Stone Age, Billy Idol, Godsmack, Stone Sour, and Five Finger Death Punch lead the bill for the eighth annual Monster Energy Welcome To Rockville, as Florida’s Biggest Rock Experience grows to three days – Friday, April 27, Saturday, April 28 & Sunday, April 29 – at Metropolitan Park in Jacksonville, FL. The daily band lineups for Monster Energy Welcome To Rockville are as […]
‘The Walking Dead’ Ambles Along While Musing About Its True ‘Monsters’ (TV REVIEW)
AMC’s hit drama continues walking to nowhere in particular.
Paul Cauthen and the Texas Gentlemen Tackle Outlaw Country, Soul and Boogie With Ease in Portland (SHOW REVIEW/PHOTOS)
From Bruce Springsteen to Bob Dylan, many of rock’s best-known artists wouldn’t have achieved such legendary status had it not been for the musicians backing them up. The relationship between the Texas Gentlemen and Paul Cauthen (who is also a gentleman from Texas), embraces the spirit of the larger than life performer and his insanely […]
SONG PREMIERE: Thor & Friends Construct Layers of Fascinating Sounds on “90 Metres”
Inaugurated in the autumn of 2015 by multi-instrumentalist Thor Harris after five years of touring as the percussionist of iconic avant-rock ensemble Swans, Thor & Friends is an elongated greeting and ode to Harris’ community, his woodworking shop, and the instruments his hands shape and bring to life. In true communal spirit, lineup of Thor […]
Bob Dylan’s ‘Trouble No More – The Bootleg Series Vol. 13/1979-1981’ Covers Most Misunderstood Phase (ALBUM REVIEW)
[rating=9.00] The overtly religious phase of Bob Dylan’s career may in fact be its most misunderstood phase and that’s saying something given the controversy this man’s stirred up over the years. Yet the period chronicled on Trouble No More – The Bootleg Series Vol. 13/1979-1981 contains some of the Nobel Laureate’s finest recordings and most […]