70 Years Ago Today – Blues Legend Leadbelly Dies at 61 From ALS (Listen “The Gallows Pole”)
Phish Give Pittsburgh’s Peterson Event Center Two Debuts & Syd Barrett “Terrapin” Cover (SHOW REVIEW)
In addition to the Steelers, Penguins and Iron City Beer, Pittsburgh has been home to some legendary Phish moments. Since their area debut in 1992 at the now-defunct club “The Metropol”, Phish has gone on to play the Pittsburgh area over a dozen times, gradually moving their way through larger and more prestigious venues, including […]
‘In Fabric’ Presents a Mixed Bag (FILM REVIEW)
A good idea becomes overdone in this good but not great cerebral horror.
‘Marriage Story’ is An Emotional Triumph (FILM REVIEW)
Difficult and beautiful all at once, Noah Baumbach has accomplished something extraordinary.
Miles Davis Quintet’s Vinyl Six-LP Box Set “The Legendary Prestige Quintet Sessions” Now Available (ALBUM REVIEW)
Some of you may have the CD box set of Miles Davis’ first legendary quintet that was released 13 years ago. But many more of you just cannot get enough of Miles and Coltrane, especially since the 180-gram vinyl sounds so damn good. Craft Recordings is releasing this 6-LP vinyl set of The Legendary Prestige […]
Dave Simonett (Trampled By Turtles, Dead Man Winter) Announces Debut Solo LP ‘Red Tail’
Red Tail, the compelling new album from acclaimed singer and songwriter Dave Simonett, is set for release on March 13th via Thirty Tigers. Simonett, who has spent almost two decades as the lead singer, guitar player and songwriter for the widely popular and beloved roots band, Tramped By Turtles, boldly steps forward with a shining […]
50 Years Ago Today – The Rolling Stones Release ‘Let It Bleed’ LP (Listen to “You Got The Silver”)
SONG PREMIERE/INTERVIEW: Trumpet Virtuoso Dan Rosenboom Shares “Apes in Rapture” & Talks New LP ‘Absurd in the Anthropocene’
Dan Rosenboom, a musician at the forefront of Los Angeles’ ever-thriving creative music scene, boasts an international reputation for boundary-pushing projects and relentless productivity. A trumpet virtuoso equally at home in improvised and classical music, Rosenboom returns with his new album Absurd in the Anthropocene out on January 31, 2020 via Gearbox Records. Absurd in the Anthropocene is loaded […]
The Who Return With ‘Who’ – Yet Another Spirited Statement (ALBUM REVIEW)
Designed by Peter Blake, the cover art for WHO is arguably be more than just a Rorschach test. The patchwork of cultural reference images conceivably mirrors the delicate interrelationships of those contributing to this twelfth album by the iconic band, their first since 2006’s Endless Wire. But the pop artist who also designed the front […]
Bloodshot Records Owner Rob Miller Talks Chicago Label’s 25th Anniversary, Past, Present, and Future (INTERVIEW)
Any independent record label that has managed to survive the digitization and disruption of the music industry is worth our admiration. Founded in 1994 back when buying physical music was a regular part of our routine, Chicago label Bloodshot Records has managed to swim against the tide for twenty-five years by carving out its own […]