Archive: 2024

Beyond the headline, we should also mention John Leventhal as composer, arranger, and recording engineer, as he is certainly a musical polymath with few peers. The six-time Grammy winner now takes yet another role with his first solo album, essentially an exposition of the many varied musical concepts he developed during the pandemic. These range […]

André 3000 has announced a run of intimate live shows in support of his critically charged instrumental album, New Blue Sun, released in November on Epic Records. Co-produced by André and lauded multi-instrumentalist Carlos Niño, and featuring the playing of Nate Mercereau, Surya Botofasina, Deantoni Parks, Diego Gaeta, Matthewdavid, V.C.R, Diego Gaeta, Jesse Peterson, and […]

Sandwiched between the magnificent alt-rock melancholia of The Bends (which debatably has the best collection of songs of any Radiohead album), and before they started to disappear into the proverbial ether with the mind-melting, futuristic electronic gloom that characterized Kid A, Radiohead released what is largely considered to be their best overall album, OK Computer […]

Prior to The Beths coming onto the scene, Auckland, New Zealand’s greatest musical export was the Split Enz (a wildly underrated group that still holds up decades later, FWIW). But with Spiel, the debut LP from locals Office Dog, Auckland could be getting an influx of A&R reps any day now. The trio’s first record […]

The places your passions can take you are endless. As music fans, we have heard some of the most awe-inspiring tales pave roads of gold for some of the most acclaimed artists of our time. No one’s story is perfect and art gives these unperfect moments a platform to reach out and grab people with […]

Franklin-Tennessee-based band The FBR (named after Leonard Cohen’s “Famous Blue Raincoat”) released their debut album, Ghost, on January 19th. It builds on many years of songwriting separately and together, but also reflects a big leap forward when Malarie McConaha (lead vocals, electric guitar) and Tim Hunter (acoustic guitar, harmonica) realized that bringing their live band […]

Poland/France-based Kinga Glyk has amassed a huge following for her bass covers of such popular artists such as Eric Clapton, Bruno Mars, and others, yet her new album Real Life is her first in four years. Here The electric bassist and composer turns mostly to jazz and funk with the bass often as the leading […]

In celebration of their 30th anniversary, America’s favorite masked surf rock group Los Straitjackets announce the first leg of their U.S. tour. Kicking off March 22 in San Diego, the six-date run will include stops along the West Coast. A complete list of dates is below and tickets are now on sale. Over 30 years […]

Renowned Texan solo bluesman Scott H. Biram has announced his first full-length album in four years, “The One & Only Scott H. Biram,” out on March 29. The album, Biram’s 13th overall and 9th with longtime label Bloodshot Records, follows a storied, near-30-year career marked by critical acclaim and a resilient spirit. Speaking about the […]

King Buzzo, the iconic founder and lead vocalist/guitar player for the Melvins, and Mr. Bungle bass player Trevor Dunn, join forces this Summer, teaming up for the “King Dunn Tour,” which kicks off on Aug. 1 at Pappy + Harriet’s in Pioneertown, Calif. “I’ve been waiting a LONG time to do an acoustic tour with […]