Burger Boogaloo Drops Initial 2020 Lineup with John Waters as Host, Bikini Kill, Circle Jerks, Plastic Bertrand and More
It’s a holiday miracle! Oakland’s Burger Boogaloo is announcing the first round of artists on its 2020 lineup with a ticket special that’s perfect for everyone on your naughty list! This year’s fest features Bikini Kill (1st Bay Area show in 25 years), Circle Jerks (1st Bay Area show in 10 years), Plastic Bertrand (1st […]
Sam Doores (The Deslondes) Announces Debut Solo Album on New West Records
Sam Doores, formerly of The Deslondes and Hurray for the Riff Raff, is set to release his self-titled solo debut March 13th, 2020 via New West Records. The 13-song set was recorded in Berlin by Anders ‘Ormen’ Christopherson, in Nashville by Andrija Tokic (Alabama Shakes, Hurray for the Riff Raff) and in Doores’ homebase of […]
Brian Fallon (The Gaslight Anthem) Announces Third Solo Album, ‘Local Honey’, Shares Tour Dates
Brian Fallon has released his new single “You Have Stolen My Heart,” available today at all digital music retailers and streaming services. “You Have Stolen My Heart” heralds Fallon’s eagerly awaited new album, LOCAL HONEY, due via his own label Lesser Known Records and Thirty Tigers on Friday, March 27. The album is available for […]
Eddie Boyd, Syl Johnson, Billy Branch, Victoria Spivey, George “Harmonica” Smith, Bettye LaVette Inducted into Blues Foundation’s Blues Hall of Fame
The 14 honorees of The Blues Foundation’s Blues Hall of Fame’s 41st class encompass nearly a century of music, spanning from 1920s stars Victoria Spivey and Bertha “Chippie” Hill to contemporary luminaries Bettye LaVette, Syl Johnson, and Billy Branch.This year’s inductees in the Blues Hall of Fame’s five categories — Performers, Non-Performing Individuals, Classics of […]
20 Years Ago Today- Rick Danko of The Band Dies at 55 (Watch “Stage Freight”)
Deafheaven Celebrate Ten Years With 2020 Tour
Critically-acclaimed GRAMMY®-nominated metal band Deafheaven have announced plans to bring their transcendent live show on the road in 2020 to celebrate 10 years as a band. The 36-date run begins March 20 in Salt Lake City, UT and wraps May 2 in Vancouver, BC with direct support from Inter Arma. Greet Death and All Your Sisters will […]
Joe Russo Announces Debut Solo LP ‘phér•bŏney’
Joe Russo has announced his debut solo album ‘phér•bŏney‘ will be released February 7 on both limited edition neon violet and black vinyl via Royal Potato Family. Initially a surprise release on digital formats earlier this summer, the LP editions mark the first time the recording will be available in physical form. Throughout ‘phér•bŏney,’ Russo defies […]
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard Announce 2020 North American Tour Dates
King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard have announced a run of 2020 North American tour dates, set to take place in between their unprecedented career-spanning marathon sets at The Greek Theatre in Berkeley, CA and Red Rocks in Morrison, CO. These new dates are set to begin April 19 at the Crystal Ballroom in Portland, […]
Brian Fallon Returns With Third Solo LP ‘Local Honey’ & Share Tour Dates
Brian Fallon has released his new single “You Have Stolen My Heart,” available today at all digital music retailers and streaming services. “You Have Stolen My Heart” heralds Fallon’s eagerly awaited new album, LOCAL HONEY, due via his own label Lesser Known Records and Thirty Tigers on Friday, March 27. The album is available for pre-order […]
Warren Storm, Godfather of Swamp Pop, Enlists High Profile Guests On ‘Taking the World by Storm’ (ALBUM REVIEW))
Producer and author Yvette Landry has just written a new biography of the “The Godfather of Swamp Pop” Warren Storm with the same title as its musical companion album Taking the World by Storm. Landry is intent on giving Storm more than his fair due in several ways. The album, subtitled A Regional Roots Journey […]