Happy 69th Birthday Tom Waits (Watch Live at Rockpalast ’77)
VIDEO PREMIERE: The Vegabonds Soar With Catchy, Desert-Tinged Rocker “Everything I Need”
Following three European tours, four full-length albums, and a tour schedule packed with more festivals and venues than ever before, Alabama-born and Nashville-bred band The Vegabonds are forging into their second decade spreading the gospel alternative Southern rock. The quintet joins LA-based Blue Elan Records with the first album deal of their career. The new […]
The Del McCoury Band, String Cheese Incident, Trampled By Turtles, Railroad Earth Top DelFest 2019 Lineup
DelFest, a production of McCoury Music and High Sierra Music, is pleased to announce the initial lineup for the 12th annual festival which takes place Memorial Day weekend (May 23-26) in Cumberland, MD. Previously announced The String Cheese Incident will be joined by The Del McCoury Band, The Travelin’ McCourys, Trampled by Turtles, Railroad Earth, […]
Charlie Faye & the Fayettes Announce New Album ‘The Whole Shebang’
The ’60s may have been a time when girls searched for clues in his kiss and pondered whether sweet-talkin’ guys would still love them tomorrow, but it was also the decade when they started questioning the status quo; by the time the ’70s dawned, they knew what they wanted: r-e-s-p-e-c-t, in the house, the House […]
30 Years Ago Today- Roy Orbison Dies at 52 (Watch “Crying” Live in ’64)
Vintage New Orleans Sounds Celebrated in the 60th Anniversary of ‘Ric Records on Feelin’ Right Saturday Night; The Ric & Ron Anthology’ (ALBUM REVIEW)
[rating=8.00] The Ric and Ron record labels are as indigenous and vital to the music of New Orleans as Stax is to Memphis. It’s where Irma Thomas and Johnny Adams debuted, not to mention their many singles from such Crescent City stars as Eddie Bo, Professor Longhair and others. Craft Recordings, who brought us that […]
Latin Jazz Icon Eddie Palmieri Delivers 2nd LP of ’18 with Guests Santana, Santa Rosa and Olivera on ‘Mi Luz Mayor’ (ALBUM REVIEW)
[rating=8.00] Multi-Grammy winner Eddie Palmieri is releasing his second salsa album of the year, Mi Luz Mayor. Special guests include salsa iconic vocalists Gilberto Santa Rosa and Herman Olivera as well as guitarist Carlos Santana. The latter plays on only one track, “Mi Congo.” Including Palmieri and guests, there are 32 musicians credited on the […]
Wannabe Reviews Dirty Nil’s ‘Master Volume’
In the latest Wannabe, artist Chris Prunckle offers his illustrated commentary on Master Volume, the new album from Canadian rockers Dirty Nil, in his signature six-panel comic strip form. Click on the image for full resolution (best viewed on desktop):
SONG PREMIERE: Singer-Songwriter Luke Sital-Singh Delivers Tender Seasonal Ode “Love Is Hard Enough Without The Winter”
Luke Sital-Singh released his debut single ‘Fail For You’ in 2012, introducing the world his deft ability to craft songs with a mesmerizing, piercing emotional quality. The song went on to be featured in numerous TV shows including ‘Grey’s Anatomy’. At the end of 2013, Sital-Singh was featured in the BBC’s Sound of 2014 list […]
