Archive: 2023

Southern California punk legends Social Distortion announce an epic co-headlining tour across the US with fellow Epitaph label mates Bad Religion that kicks off in Bakersfield, California on April 9th, 2024. With additional support from The Lovebombs, the two iconic bands will join forces to bring their signature sounds and beloved catalogs to stages across the continent, showcasing their […]

Everyone has their pick of their best local record store. Whether you love the people who work there, love their selection, or both, every vinyl fanatic has their go-to brick-and-mortar to peruse. Visiting every single independent record shop in the country seems almost impossible, so sometimes we only hear about the fantastic work a record […]

Son of the Velvet Rat is the alter ego of songwriter Georg Altziebler and his wife Heike Binder, who a decade ago left their hometown of Graz, Austria and the cloistered safety of the Continent for the endless highway of America. They came to rest in Joshua Tree, on the edge of California’s Mojave Desert […]

Hip-hop celebrated 50 years in 2023 and the genre has never been in a more beautiful place. The diverse array of refreshing faces is providing new takes on the genre and inspiring some of its most beloved elders to descend from the mountains and remind us who is really running things. With country music slowly […]

Tim McGraw’s latest 2023 album, “Standing Room Only,” represents a remarkable milestone in the country music star’s illustrious career. This piece delves into the unique aspects of this album, dissecting each song and the stories they tell, while highlighting McGraw’s profound impact on the country music scene. Tim McGraw’s Career Evolution – Sixteenth Album: A […]

In the latest Wannabe, artist Chris Prunckle offers his illustrated commentary on Little Rock, Arkansas venue White Water Tavern’s annual Holiday Hangout, in his signature six-panel comic strip form. This year’s event, which took place on December 1-3, featured Tim Easton, Thelma & The Sleaze, Seratones, Slobberbone, and more. Click on the image for full resolution (best […]

Margo Cilker has announced an extensive Spring 2024 U.S. tour following the release of her highly acclaimed new album Valley of Heart’s Delight. Out now via Fluff & Gravy Records (Loose Music in the UK/EU), the 11-track set has received Best of the Year nods from NPR Music, Bandcamp Daily, Stereogum, Paste Magazine, UNCUT, MOJO, […]

Thundercat will release a very special deluxe edition of his second album Apocalypse on March 1st celebrating ten years since its original release in 2013. The new edition contains two previously unreleased tracks, “Before I loved myself ‘I’ pooped my ankles (true)” recorded with Austin Peralta and Taylor Graves, and “Paris” (with Mono/Poly). The deluxe LP also features special rainbow holographic artwork housed inside a transparent […]

In their 35-year history, The Allman Brothers Band threw down more epic lived performances that rivaled that of The Grateful Dead. One such performance is making its way to an official release. On April 7, 1972, the Allman Brothers Band was invited to perform at Manley Field House on the campus of Syracuse University. Coming shortly after the sudden passing of […]

Rodrigo y Gabriela have announced a new run of dates in 2024 during which they will be taking their pyrotechnically thrilling live shows to cities in America that didn’t get a chance to see them on the first run. Beginning in Jacksonville, FL at the Florida Theatre April 17, the tour goes deeper into Florida […]