Bill Callahan Reveals February & March Tour Dates
The incomparable Bill Callahan is taking off on the road in support of his 2022 album Reality (stylized as YTI⅃AƎЯ). The veteran multi-faceted artist announced today (January 12) that he is bringing the 12-track LP to life on a short-lived tour across the U.S.
John Fogerty Finally Reacquires His Creedence Clearwater Revival Publishing Rights
Flying against the current trend of musical artists selling their publishing rights, legendary singer-songwriter and founder of Creedence Clearwater Revival (CCR), John Fogerty, has made the bold and unique move to acquire a majority interest of the worldwide publishing rights to his historic song catalog from Concord.
Ringo Starr and His All Starr Band Announce Spring 2023 Tour
Ringo Starr and His All Starr Band – Steve Lukather, Colin Hay, Edgar Winter, Warren Ham, Hamish Stuart, Gregg Bissonette – announced they will be touring in the Spring. It will be primarily a west coast tour, starting May 19 and concluding June 17. The 20 dates will include shows in California, Arizona, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, Colorado and […]
New Orleans Legend Ernie Vincent Gets Loose On Covers & Originals On Bumpin’ ‘Original Dap King’ (ALBUM REVIEW)
The music town of New Orleans is awash in great artists and one of the longtime supporting acts is stepping out from the shadows as Ernie Vincent’s newest solo album Original Dap King, finds the guitarist/singer (with the help of some friends) getting loose over originals and covers alike.
SONG/VIDEO PREMIERE: Chessa Rich Stuns With Whimsically Vibrant “Sleeping Is Easier”
North Carolina-based Chessa Rich, wrote the shadowy and aquatic Deeper Sleeper (due out April 7) about the years she spent living with an undiagnosed sleep disorder that dramatically influenced her relationship to sleep, productivity, dreaming, and creativity.
SONG PREMIERE: Villages Sail Away with Celtic-leaning Folk-rocker “Play The Fiddle All Night”
Away to the westward, I’m longing to beWhere the beauties of heaven unfold by the seaWhere the sweet purple heather blooms fragrant and free On a hilltop, high above the Dark Island – Traditional Scottish folk song The concept of the Dark Island is metaphorical: When you’re at the end of your life, taking stock […]
Circa Waves Capture Big Rock Sounds with Most Ambitious Effort to Date ‘Never Going Under’ (ALBUM PREMIERE)
The pandemic certainly had an influence on Never Going Under, the latest record from the British-based Circa Waves, but fatherhood clearly had a much bigger influence. Frontman Kieren Shuddall, who also produced the album, became a dad for the first time during the pandemic and you can hear those themes – everything from optimism to […]
VIDEO PREMIERE: Handsome Ghost Deliver Enchanting Indie Folk with “Call Me When You’re Pulling Up”
Handsome Ghost embodies the shared spirit of two separate souls. Tim Noyes [singer, songwriter] and Eddie Byun [multi-instrumentalist, producer] commune in a creative call-and-response, answering each other’s personal and musical confessions, thoughts, and questions sonically. Underpinned by these two perspectives, the music tempers otherworldly production with organic performances, rustic instrumentation with raw production, and nostalgic […]
Guitar Legend Jeff Beck Dies At Age 78
Guitar legend Jeff Beck died unexpectedly and suddenly today at the age of 78 following a bout with bacterial meningitis. Beck was an artist of the guitar in many forms, eras, and collaborations that earned him a place amongst the top twenty guitarists of all time on almost every best-of list. From The Yardbirds, Jeff […]
NOFX Reveals First Shows Of Final Tour Ever
NOFX is no strangers to pushing boundaries at their live shows, and their final tour will be no different. NOFX and Cameron Collins from Brew Ha Ha Productions and the Punk In Drublic Craft Beer & Music Festival have reunited to curate the first wave of announced tour dates in the United States. The forty cities […]