John Moreland Quashes Negativity with Sonically and Lyrically Rich ‘LP5’ (ALBUM REVIEW)
When you’ve built a strong fan base from singing songs about pain and sadness, it is tough to imagine where you go from there once you’ve found a little inner peace. John Moreland has, for the past several years, succeeded in shredding our hearts to absolute bits, making us ugly-cry to his soulful songs about […]
Nada Surf Strive For Power Pop Greatness on ‘Never Not Together’ (ALBUM REVIEW)
This year marks twenty-four years since New York-based Nada Surf released their debut album High/Low with its spoken-word rocker “Popular” blasting onto the airwaves. As the nineties drew to a close, and after the limited commercial success of their follow-up album The Proximity Effect, the band was forced to take day jobs and many fans […]
Oscar Picks 2020: ‘Parasite’, ‘Judy’, ‘Jojo Rabbit’ and More
Our critic’s picks for Hollywood’s biggest night.
‘Birds of Prey’ Offers a ‘Fantabulously’ Fun Time (FILM REVIEW)
In which DC seems to finally learn that comic book movies can be fun.
40 Years Ago Today – World Premiere of Pink Floyd’s ‘The Wall’ Tour Takes Place in LA (Watch ‘Wall Tour’ Documentary)
Renowned Composer and Saxophonist Dave Liebman Culminates Decades-Long Elements Series with ‘Earth’ (ALBUM REVIEW)
In the late ‘90s renowned composer and saxophonist Dave Liebman embarked on a project to musically interpret the four natural elements – water, air, fire, and now Earth, marking the culmination of the 4-album opus. Each was recorded with a different supporting unit and Earth, Liebman’s impassioned plea for the planet, (releasing barely two weeks […]
ROOKIE Announces Self-Titled Debut LP , Shares Tour Dates
ROOKIE is six matching jumpsuit-clad, shaggy-haired friends from Chicago who play rock ’n’ roll that’s more at home next to their parents’ battered LPs than on their friends’ streaming playlists. Their self-titled, debut full-length album – out on March 13th and available to preorder now (https://rookie.fanlink.to/cxGH) – deftly reformats the classic rock landscape with blowtorch […]
Rival Sons, De La Soul, The Word, Brandi Carlile Lead 2020 Gasparilla Music Festival
The Gasparilla Music Festival (GMF) presented by Cigar City Brewing has announced its full lineup including performance dates for the 9th annual festival taking place March 7 – 8, in Tampa. On Saturday March 7, Brandi Carlile will be headlining the Water Street Tampa Stage in Curtis Hixon Park, and De La Soul will be closing out the Ashley Homestore Stage at […]
Dead & Company Set ‘Summer Tour 2020’ – Boulder, Fenway, Wrigley On Tap
DEAD & COMPANY announces its Summer Tour 2020, kicking off July 10th & 11th with two shows at Folsom Field in Boulder, Colorado, and running through August 7th & 8th, with two nights at Boston’s historic Fenway Park. The 17-date summer tour also includes two shows at the iconic Wrigley Field in Chicago, the home of the Cubs; one night […]
Joe Russo Steps Forward as Primary composer and Multi-Instrumentalist on Solo Debut ‘phér•bŏney’
Joe Russo has a had a wide and varied career working with members of the Grateful Dead, Phish, The Hold Steady and Ween, as well as many successful recordings/tours as half of the Benevento/Russo duo and leading his own successful outfit Joe Russo’s Almost Dead, however, Russo has never released a solo record until phér•bŏney. […]