LISTEN: Surtsey’s “Limerence” Is Cinematic Indie Rock With Soaring Melodies & Moving Lyrics
Surtsey is an indie rock band formed in 2009 out of Cape Girardeau, Missouri. The band began releasing music together in 2010 with their Broken Beds triple single, a proper introduction to the band’s wide-ranging prowess. Future releases, like the 2020 single “Sotting Wendell / Hoss” and 2022’s “Lyrics & Birthdays,” showcased a more focused, […]
LISTEN: Wendy Eisenberg’s “Vanity Paradox” Is Vulnerable & Refreshing Folk Magic
Wendy Eisenberg has spent the past decade as a fixture of independent music and an artist of inspired multiplicity. As a singer-songwriter, improviser, and virtuoso guitarist, the coordinates of their artistry are ever-shifting, from art-rock to jazz to blistering free improv and eloquent folk. On catalog highlights including 2020’s Auto and the 2024 free-jazz sprawler […]
Irreversible Entanglements Take Over Philadelphia’s Solar Myth With An Exploration of Don Cherry’s 1972 LP ‘Organic Music Society’ (SHOW REVIEW)
On March 27, the Free Jazz Collective Irreversible Entanglements released Future Present Past, their moving and daring new LP. The spellbinding ten-song album successfully balanced the band’s dark experimentation and refreshing takes on spiritual jazz traditions with an urgent message meant to uplift and alarm, featuring a tracklist that ranges from risk-filled cacophonies, like the […]
Eric Clapton’s Crossroads Guitar Festival 2026 Returns With Loaded Roster of Six Stingers
Eric Clapton’s Crossroads Guitar Festival 2026 returns to Texas, taking place September 26-27 in Austin, Texas at Moody Center. It will be his seventh festival and is being held in celebration of the 28th anniversary of the 1998 founding of the Crossroads Centre Antigua. The event will feature main stage concerts and muti-artist collaborations by some […]
Happy 40th Birthday Robin Pecknold of Fleet Foxes
Manic Monday: Red Hot Chili Peppers Learn How To Funk With George Clinton On “American Ghost Dance”
With Flea dropping a boundary-pushing solo album last week—packed with exploratory jazz and thoughtful covers—and a recent Red Hot Chili Peppers documentary revisiting their early years, it’s the perfect time to look back at the band’s raw, formative ’80s era. Say what you will about Anthony Kiedis and his off-the-wall vocal style, but there’s no […]
An Often Unsung Guitar Hero Restored: Robin Trower’s 1975 ‘Live’ Album Returns With Soaring Command (ALBUM REVIEW)
Following so closely on the heels of the January 2026 concert piece One Moment in Time – Live In The USA, the re-release of Robin Trower’s 1975 Live! might seem a bit suspect. Instead, it serves as a template for such expansive archival projects (not just for this artist’s discography). Issued in an elaborate two-CD […]
LANY Kicks off SOFT World Tour At Phoenix’ Arizona Financial Theatre With Contagious Enthusiasm (SHOW REVIEW)
On Thursday, March 26, LANY was met with a sea of iPhones in a half moon of red fluorescent light, nothing visible except the silhouette of lead vocalist Paul Klein’s body and the microphone cord dangling below him. The lights emerged to reveal his hair, sopping wet, and his dark tattoos, the guitar humming as […]
The Lumineers Fill Birmingham’s Legacy Arena With Light and Longing (SHOW REVIEW/PHOTOS)
The Lumineers brought their Automatic World Tour to Legacy Arena at the BJCC on March 25, 2026. For a band built on simple acoustic textures, earnest lyrics, and communal energy, the challenge of filling a nearly 10,000-seat venue could have diluted their charm. Instead, the night proved why they remain one of the most reliable […]
Surfing The Tube: Militarie Gun Plays NPR Tiny Desk; Lyric Videos From Paul McCartney & Tom Misch; Ziggy Marley Shares “Racism Is A Killa” (Official Video)
Surfing the Tube is a daily recap of recent must-see YouTube happenings, from music videos and live performances to interviews and everything in between. Militarie Gun: Tiny Desk Concert Following the release of their most recent album God Save The Gun and more recently the release of Live at Apple Music Radio, Militarie Gun appear […]