Weirdo Wednesday: The Black Crowes Get Clubby With “High Head Blues” On London’s The Word (1995)
As we wrap up Black Crowes Week in celebration of the band’s newest album, it’s worth rewinding to 1995—when The Black Crowes were riding “high” after the release of Amorica. The band had already played plenty of unusual gigs over the years, including massive festival crowds at Monsters of Rock, but few settings felt quite […]
LISTEN: Abbey Blackwell’s “Rise and Set” Is Ethereal Folk With Poetic Songwriting
Primarily known as a bassist for groups like Grammy-nominated band Alvvays and Seattle surfers La Luz, Abbey Blackwell (Seattle) is focusing her energies on writing for solo guitar and voice. Her songwriting calls back to the lyrical, hanging melodies of Sibylle Baier and Linda Perhacs, with angular, geometric chord progressions that lean in satisfying directions. […]
LISTEN: Tarantula Bill Creates Immersive Psych-Rock On Hypnotic “This Doesn’t Have To Be It”
Tarantula Bill began in 2020 as the brainchild of multi-instrumentalist Kendon McGehee. After years as a sideman, McGehee used the pandemic’s stillness to build a DIY studio and teach himself to sing and mix. What started as an isolated creative experiment, beginning with the debut album Toola, has since transformed into a formidable force in […]
Tuesday’s Gone: Before The Black Crowes They Were: Mr. Crowe’s Garden (Watch 1987 Early Footage)
Before they were The Black Crowes, they were Mr. Crowe’s Garden. Early footage of a band before they became and looked as we know them to be is always fun, especially if its a young Chris and Rich Robinson. At the time of Mr. Crowe’s Garden, the group hadn’t yet fully transformed into the bluesy […]
LISTEN: Adam Gaffney Crafts Cathartic Country On Vulnerable “Darlin'”
Adam Gaffney and the Balladeers’ album Product of Another Sad Song (out May 8) is a somber and emotional exploration of losing his mother to cancer, loves lost and found, and returning from the brink to embrace sobriety. Made up of 13 songs and four short poems, Product of Another Sad Song gives nods to […]
LISTEN: Asara’s “Cute” Is Warm Indie Rock With Quaint Melodies
Asara is a Parisian multi-instrumentalist artist launching her first solo project. After spending the last four years with the band Dog Park, in which she plays guitar, bass, keyboards, and sings, she is now opening up more intimate spaces. Composed throughout 2025, her first solo album is structured like an audio diary, almost a documentary, […]
Vox Continental Organ Legend Augie Meyers (Sir Douglas Quintet, Texas Tornados) Dies at 85
Augie Meyers, one of the most distinctive keyboard players in American rock, known for his unmistakable Vox Continental organ sound and his deep roots in Tex-Mex, Chicano rock, and roots music died in his sleep on March 7th at the age of 85. Meyers first rose to prominence in the mid-1960s as a founding member […]
Deer Tick Announce Ninth Studio Album ‘Coin-O-Matic’ Out June 5th – Shares Extensive US Tour Dates
Providence’s Deer Tick have announced the June 5 release of their ninth studio album, Coin-O-Matic, via ATO. The LP casts a bright light on a little-known facet of the American mythos: the hidden histories of the band’s home state of Rhode Island, where the everyday dramas of working-class families long collided with the menace of […]
Manic Monday: The Black Crowes Play In Front Of Million Plus People at Moscow’s Monsters of Rock Festival (1991)
In their earliest years, The Black Crowes proudly wore their hard-rock swagger on their sleeves. Tours alongside heavyweights like Aerosmith, ZZ Top, and Robert Plant helped propel the band toward mainstream headliner status. While the mid-to-late ’90s would see the group drifting into more mellow territory—headlining the HORDE Festival and Furthur Festival —their most commercially […]
LISTEN: Natan AK Crafts Experimental Alt-Rock On Emotional “You Crash The Car, You Burn Again”
Natan AK is a Montreal-based singer and multi-instrumentalist whose sound fuses indie rock with the atmospheric textures of shoegaze and modern experimental influences. Taking inspiration from artists like Alex G, Porches, and King Krule, as well as the raw energy of 1970s NYC punk bands like Television, Natan AK creates a sound that is both […]