Archive: 2025

The way we unwind in the city is shifting. We aren’t waiting around for those long holidays or annual festivals anymore. Instead, a lot of us are leaning into micro-getaways. These are brief, hyper-focused escapes that give you a heavy dose of culture without the stress of planning a massive trip. Think of them as […]

​Sports betting is undoubtedly one of the most popular forms of entertainment for millions worldwide, especially in recent years. No one can deny that it can be enjoyable and rewarding, but sports bettors face numerous challenges along the way. Some of them are common, whereas others are more niche, so let’s see everything you should […]

Walking out of a gloomy, wet Seattle December night into the music palace that is Benaroya Hall is something of a transcendent experience; howling wind laced with cold, wet drops is quickly replaced by a warm calm, a sense of something culturally rich about to unfold. One immediately feels a connection to the myriad other […]

A recent American Gaming Association survey found that 77% of US residents believe that the gaming industry benefits the economy, while 85% claim that casinos offer entertainment that brings people to areas that would otherwise be deserted. Casino games enable a positive experience for many Americans, and every game delivers something unusual, with some teaching […]

Listening to The Who’s debut album, My Generation (released 12/3/65) with a six-decade perspective, it is hard to believe this band would evolve into the creators of some of the most enduring works in contemporary rock, i.e., Tommy and Who’s Next.  Then again, the very title song of the LP is a statement of recognition and admiration that […]

Following the atmospheric storytelling of Mr. Luck & Ms. Doom, The Delines return with The Set Up—a cinematic, unvarnished, and deeply human collection of songs that peers into the lives of bruised and wandering souls on the American fringe. Where Mr. Luck & Ms. Doom drifted with romantics running the highways, The Set Up moves […]

Acclaimed Texas-based indie-pop/rock band Voxtrot are excited to announce their new album Dreamers in Exile out on February 27, 2026 on their own Cult Hero Records (pre-order).  After more than a decade apart, Voxtrot has reconvened with a renewed sense of purpose. Dreamers in Exile is the band’s first full-length in nearly twenty years. Written and self-recorded in Lockhart, Texas at bassist Jason Chronis’ Haunted Air Studio, and mixed by Dean Reid (Lana […]

In an age when it’s increasingly difficult to discern what’s actually real, Singing River stands poised to point the way forward with our sanity—and good taste—intact. With their upcoming EP Shoutin’ Good Time, the roots/Americana sextet issues a timely reminder that music requires the human spirit in order to give it life, and that the […]

The Winters are a band of brothers from the rolling hills of Tennessee. Grant, Henry, and Blair Winters set out to make music they truly connected with, outside of the bounds of what surrounded them. With a blend of psychedelic groove, R&B, and soul, the brothers have found the sound that truly resonates with them. […]

Today, the Grateful Dead officially claim the Guinness World Records® title for the most Top 40 albums charted on the US Billboard 200. After previously making history with their 59th Top 40 entry in February 2024, severing a shortly-held tie with Frank Sinatra and Elvis Presley, the group has since extended their own record to 66 Top 40 albums, […]