Centro-matic’s Will Johnson and Water Liars’ Justin Peter Kinkel-Schuster Team Up As Marie/Lepanto (INTERVIEW)
In certain musical circles, Will Johnson and Justin Peter Kinkel-Schuster are almost musical royalty. Johnson’s band Centro-matic was a force of dark, nuanced alt-country for nearly two decades before calling it quits in 2014. He also played in Monsters of Folk, the supergroup featuring Jim James from My Morning Jacket, Conor Oberst and Mike Mogis from Bright […]
Billy Strings Announces Spring 2018 Tour
Billy Strings have announced their Spring 2018 dates. The tour will take the band throughout the Southeast, into the Midwest, and as far west as Las Vegas. The band will be making stops at legendary festivals like Suwannee Spring Reunion in Live Oak, Florida, Bender Jamboree in Las Vegas, Old Settlers Fest in Dale, TX, […]
Ween Reveals First Show of 2018 – Return to Red Rocks
Deaner and Gener are returning to Colorado for a headlining show at Red Rocks Amphitheatre on June 5th. This is the first announced date of 2018 so far for Ween and they are likely to sell out the famed venue once again. Tickets go on sale this Friday at 10 a.m. here.
Alumni of Bowie Bands Visit Keswick Theater For ‘Celebrating David Bowie Tour’ (PHOTOS)
The” Celebrating David Bowie” tour stopped in at the Keswick Theatre in Glenside Pa on Sunday 2/11 for its second U.S. date and performed to a sold-out crowd. The band featured Bowie’s long time pianist Mike Garson, Earl Slick (guitar), Gerry Leonard (bass), Bernard Fowler (vocals) along with Cory Glover of Living Colour, Gaby Moreno and Joe Sumner. Photos […]
Okkervil River Announce New Album ‘In The Rainbow Rain’, Share Tour Dates
On April 27, ATO Records will release Okkervil River’s In The Rainbow Rain, the group’s most immediate – and meaningful – album to date. On it, bandleader Will Sheff makes a startling left turn from their critically-lauded and inward-looking 2016 album Away, crafting an exuberant declaration of hope. In place of ‘Away”s somber strings and […]
The Melvins Announce New LP ‘Pinkus Abortion Technician’ and U.S. Tour
The Melvins return with the new album Pinkus Abortion Technician (April 20, Ipecac Recordings), featuring both ongoing Melvins’ bass player Steven McDonald (Redd Kross, OFF!) and Butthole Surfers’, and occasional Melvins’, bottom ender Jeff Pinkus on bass. “With our upcoming release, we double your bass player with Steven McDonald AND Jeff Pinkus holding down the […]
Stephen Malkmus & the Jicks Release New Single “Middle America’ – Share North American Dates
Portland, OR’s Stephen Malkmus & the Jicks release new single “Middle America” — the first new music to surface from the group since 2014. On “Middle America,” Malkmus’s wry wordplay and sunny twang create an ode to underdogs everywhere, with bittersweet words of encouragement for the ramshackle character on their receiving end. Only SM & […]
Modern Soulists Jungle Return For New Round of Live Dates
The London-based group Jungle have announced a run of new live shows confirmed for this April in North America and May in the UK and Europe (full list of dates below). Jungle, who are known for their mesmeric modern soul and thrilling seven-piece live band, will return to the festival stage this Spring with appearances […]
David Duchovny’s Muse Returns On Second LP ‘Every Third Thought’ (INTERVIEW)
Up until 2015, David Duchovny was known primarily as an actor, the star of several hit TV series – The X-Files and Californication – and movies like Kalifornia and Return To Me. But 2015 turned pivotal for the native New Yorker as it was the year he not only published his first book, Holy Cow, […]
Ruby Boots Proves Self Assured Powerhouse On ‘Don’t Talk About It’ (ALBUM REVIEW)
[rating=8.00] Mind the sparks that will no doubt pop from your speakers like little fireworks when you hear opening track “It’s So Cruel” off Ruby Boots’ new record Don’t Talk About It. It is an electrifying introduction to an artist that will knock your socks off with her smart, unpretentious rock and roll. A self-assured […]