‘Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse’ Is Spirited, Exhilarating, And Surprisingly Nuanced (FILM REVIEW)

‘Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse’ Is Spirited, Exhilarating, And Surprisingly Nuanced (FILM REVIEW)

Into the Spider-Verse might just be the best iteration of your friendly neighborhood Spider-man.

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Greensky Bluegrass, Jim James, St. Paul & The Broken Bones, Marcus King Band Lead 2019 High Sierra Music Festival Lineup

Greensky Bluegrass, Jim James, St. Paul & The Broken Bones, Marcus King Band Lead 2019 High Sierra Music Festival Lineup

Rock and roll on a racetrack, madre of West Coast music festivals, High Sierra Music Festival will return July 4 – July 7 to beautifulQuincy, CA, for its 29th consecutive year and today is pleased to announce its first batch of artists for 2019. Priding itself on a diverse musical lineup, one-of-a-kind intimate artist “playshops,” and legendary sit-ins and surprises […]

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50 Years Ago Today- Marvin Gaye Scores First U.S. No.1 single With “I Heard It Through The Grapevine”(Watch Live ’80 Montreux)

50 Years Ago Today- Marvin Gaye Scores First U.S. No.1 single With “I Heard It Through The Grapevine”(Watch Live ’80 Montreux)

50 years ago today (12/14/68), Marvin Gaye scored his first US No.1 single when ‘I Heard It Through The Grapevine’ started a five-week run at the top of the charts. It was Marvin’s 15th solo hit and also his first UK No.1 single in March 69. Written by Norman Whitfield…
Dave Mattthews Band Makes It “So Right” At Philadelphia’s Wells Fargo Center (PHOTOS)

Dave Mattthews Band Makes It “So Right” At Philadelphia’s Wells Fargo Center (PHOTOS)

The Dave Matthews Band recently headed out on the road for a month-long East Coast tour in support of the number one album, Away From The World. The juggernaut live band visited Philadelphia’s Wells Fargo Center on 12/11/18. Photos by Cathy Poulton

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Boston’s Jay Psaros Weaves Stories and Genres on ‘Trees Beyond the Town’ (ALBUM REVIEW)

Boston’s Jay Psaros Weaves Stories and Genres on ‘Trees Beyond the Town’ (ALBUM REVIEW)

[rating=8.00] Singer-songwriter Jay Psaros is proof that hard work pays off.  His fifth studio album, again produced by Lorne Entress, Trees Beyond the Town, was completely fan funded, with Psaros doubling his funding goal. This reward is due to his countless hours playing bars, medieval-themed dinner theaters, small clubs, house concerts, weddings, support slots for […]

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VIDEO PREMIERE: Addi McDaniel Takes Andrew Bird’s “Are You Serious” For A Sly & Soulful Ride

VIDEO PREMIERE: Addi McDaniel Takes Andrew Bird’s “Are You Serious” For A Sly & Soulful Ride

Addi McDaniel, Brooklyn-based singer hailed as “a dynamo with a brass-plated voice” by the LA Times, announced her debut solo album, “After The News,” December 6th. The record is out January 25 via Sylvan Songs. McDaniel is both an extraordinary singer and a gifted interpreter of song, and ‘After The News’ finds her breathing vivid life into […]

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Rock & Roll Hall of Fame 2019 Inductees Revealed: The Cure, Def Leppard, Roxy Music, Radiohead, Janet Jackson, Stevie Nicks, The Zombies

Rock & Roll Hall of Fame 2019 Inductees Revealed: The Cure, Def Leppard, Roxy Music, Radiohead, Janet Jackson, Stevie Nicks, The Zombies

After much anticipation-  The names of the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame’s 2019 Inductees have been released and its one of the strongest classes in years: The Cure, Def Leppard, Janet Jackson, Stevie Nicks, Radiohead, Roxy Music and The Zombies. Those who were nominated but didn’t make it include MC5, Devo, Rufus & Chaka Khan, Kraftwerk, […]

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SONG PREMIERE: Camper Van Beethoven’s Victor Krummenacher Goes For 70s Country Rock Sound With “Blue Pacific”

SONG PREMIERE: Camper Van Beethoven’s Victor Krummenacher Goes For 70s Country Rock Sound With “Blue Pacific”

Next spring Victor Krummenacher will be releasing his latest album, Blue Pacific (out March 1st, 2019). This will mark his ninth solo effort away from his two co-founding bands – the pioneering indie-rock group Camper Van Beethoven and the art-rock collective, Monks of Doom. The inception of this emotionally-charged project started nearly a year after his divorce, […]

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Happy 70th Birthday Jeff “Skunk” Baxter (Steely Dan/Doobie Brothers) & Defense Consultant (Watch “Reelin’ In The Years ’73)

Happy 70th Birthday Jeff “Skunk” Baxter (Steely Dan/Doobie Brothers) & Defense Consultant (Watch “Reelin’ In The Years ’73)

Happy 70th birthday today to guitarist Jeff “Skunk” Baxter who was born on 12/13/48. The guitarist has made his rounds with psychedelic rock band Ultimate Spinach, The Doobie Brothers, Steely Dan (their first three albums, Can’t Buy a Thrill in 1972, Countdown to Ecstasy in 1973, and Pretzel Logic in…
Shawn Mullins Strips Down To Acoustic & Vocals at Baton Rouge’s Red Dragon Listening Room (SHOW REVIEW)

Shawn Mullins Strips Down To Acoustic & Vocals at Baton Rouge’s Red Dragon Listening Room (SHOW REVIEW)

Down in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, there is a little place called the Red Dragon Listening Room where they revere songwriters and the songs they give to us. Mostly stripped down to acoustics and vocals, the artists that perform here are allowed to shine in ways they may not at other venues. You don’t just hear […]

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