Mogwai Takes Movement With Rave Tapes (Interview)
Following their eighth album Rave Tapes that came out in the U.S. January 21st via Sub Pop, Scottish post rockers Mogwai celebrated its release by announcing their own whiskey, RockAct81w, a limited edition Scotch. For a band that has never had lyrics and still always maintained a creative precedent like few other musical entities, it’s […]
Peter Bradley Adams Returns With The Mighty Storm
There are artists like Damien Rice that immediately conjure a level of cinematic lust atop narrative acoustic guitar, that invites you in and keeps you listening throughout the entire song cycle. Peter Brady Adams is one of those artists. The film composer turned singer/songwriter released his fifth solo record The Mighty Storm, February 4th on […]
Karl Denson Covers White Stripes, Cold War Kids on ‘New Ammo’ (Interview)
If there is any band in the improvisational music scene that can capture the super charged energy and charisma of their lives shows in the studio, it would have to be Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe. Having re-colored The Rolling Stones’ Sticky Fingers with their own brand of high energy soul on a past tour, along […]
Delorean – Spanish Dance Rockers Return to the States (Interview)
Spanish dance rockers Delorean returned with Apar, their first album in three years last September The 10-track recording, which includes a collaboration with Chairlift’s Caroline Polachek, has been described as a bit of a comedown album from 2010s boisterous and blessed out Subiza. Frontman Ekhi Lopetegi is quick to admit this time around, they were […]
Amy Stroup
Amy Stroup is the perfect example of Nashville being represented from not country music but the eclectic nature of a festival that is 60 or so miles south in I-24 – Bonnaroo. With shades of Lucindia Williams, Phantogram and Regina Spektor, Stroup’s solo debut Tunnel dabbles in tasteful tracks of perceptive lyrics, lush arrangements and […]
Alan Evans – Taking the Trio Up Another Notch
A little over ten years ago just prior to full on EDM artists converging on the scene, a Soulive concert was considered one of the rowdiest sweatahons aside from a String Cheese Incident show (Phish was on hiatus at this time). My how things have changed; not that Soulive still doesn’t rip it up as […]
Motive – Brooklyn Via Seattle Transplants Making Sudden Impact
Originally from Seattle, Motive, a four-piece alt-indie hybrid have relocated to Brooklyn, NY and are quickly building some serious interest. These musicians have shared the stage with buzzing bands such as The Vaccines and Walk The Moon and they’ve been featured on MTV2’s show ‘120 Minutes’ with Matt Pinfield, New York Times, NYLON guys and […]
Keller Williams Talks Funk, Bassnectar and Go-Go Beats
Some things you just expect every year: Jim James or My Morning Jacket performing at Bonnaroo, teases of another Led Zeppelin reunion show and Keller Williams releasing a one word and syllable titled album that reflects his current creative soul. Williams’ music – although most widely appreciated by the free-spirited outdoorsy kind – has previously […]
Tom Hamilton of American Babies Updates Americana
“This record I wasn’t really into anything,” says Tom Hamilton about his latest American Babies record Knives & Teeth. “The only thing I really listened to regularly was Alice In Chains. They were such a brilliant band. Honest and powerful. That’s what I wanted this album to be. Honest and powerful.” The anguish of Layne […]
Butchers of Sky Valley – Channeling Bombastic Blues
Peter Green’s Fleetwood Mac and Queens of the Stone Age are two bands that one might not link aside from their bluesy dips and stabs at menacing riffs that helped define their own musical eras. But for blues rock outfit Butchers of Sky Valley, it’s two of their biggest influences, as these Brooklyn musicians create […]