B-Sides

Vancouver artist Jett Pace is Old Man Canyon, and on his newest album Delirium, which just dropped on January 15th, Pace somehow manages to channel an array of acts that fall within the realm of “psych rock” while simultaneously building a sound that is entirely his own. This is trippy stuff, and one can’t help but […]

I hit the road with two of the best rock bands in Alabama, if not America, and journaled the entire experience. I’m involved with members of both bands in a small indie label and also handle business dealings for the Dexateens as of late. Imagine having the greatest ten days of your life, hanging with […]

The new year is barely three weeks old and in that short time it’s already claimed the lives of two musicians of immense stature. First it was David Bowie and now Glenn Frey, who, according to an official statement, succumbed on 1/18/16  to complications from rheumatoid arthritis, acute ulcerative colitis and pneumonia. In every sense, […]

With the sudden death of musical legend icon David Bowie last Sunday (1/10/16), we’d be fooling ourselves to say there wasn’t enough coverage of the man of many faces. But if there ever was somebody whose praise can’t be overdone, it’s Bowie. Surprisingly Bowie only went out on 13 tours over the course of his […]

(editors note- David Bowie passed away at age 69 on 1/10/16 just days following the publication of this list) David Bowie has always epitomized what it means to be a true musical chameleon. Some artists evolve. Bowie transforms. From his beginnings in the late ‘60s as a fair-haired folkie to his drag queen persona, on […]

Aside from Halloween, there is no other night like New Years Eve where live music pulls out all the tricks, unique countdowns. covers and shenanigans. 2015>2016 had to rank among the greatest first nights ever with Dead & Co making their first holiday run and Gov’t Mule playing  three explosive sets covering The Band, The […]

The alterna-rock feedback slingers from Amherst, MA, Dinosaur Jr. turn 30 this month and to celebrate the group is playing seven sold-out shows in a row at New York City’s Bowery Ballroom starting December 2nd, 2015. The power trio has been incredibly influential in the music scene and scored a few “buzz bin” worthy singles […]

Putting together “best of” lists at the end of every year can be tedious work for a music critic. Let’s be honest though, it’s also a lot of fun to dig through your tower of promos from the last year and recall the albums that truly made you feel something. This is a lot of fun and […]

The alterna-rock feedback slingers from Amherst, MA, Dinosaur Jr. turn 30 this month and to celebrate the group is playing seven sold-out shows in a row at New York City’s Bowery Ballroom starting December 2nd, 2015. The power trio has been incredibly influential in the music scene and scored a few “buzz bin” worthy singles […]

2015 might not go down as the best year for new music on record, but there are still a number of standouts making defining recorded albums. Take Low Cut Connie (pictured above) who are molding showmanship, punk and boogie into a new realm of relevancy. Riley Walker  is mixing the pastoral folk of Nick Drake […]

With “I Was There When…,” veteran music journalist Doug Collette reflects on his experiences in the glory days of live rock music. With each column, he takes us back to a specific concert he attended way back when, spotlighting bands like The Who, Pink Floyd, and The Allman Brothers Band, among many others. How could you […]

There’s a good chance you won’t be hearing any of these songs when Tool tours next year. That won’t stop us from hoping though.

It was a night, all right. It was one of those. You know the kind…….the kind where you’d rather be nowhere else. An act of life’s goodness. I was wholly involved, taken over by an otherworldly groove coming off of a bandstand in a small club, name of Al’s Bamboo, some weekend night in Dallas, […]

The legacy of NWA was solidified from the opening bars of Straight Outta Compton. It was a beat that hit so hard that the reverberations circle the globe to this day. The game changed so drastically upon that record’s release that the topography of hip-hop was forever altered—the fun and the playful rhymes of rap’s […]

I had just returned from a movie last night when I heard the news about yet another senseless act of violence and inhumanity, the kind which seem to take place all too frequently in our nation in this day and age. At a theater in Louisiana, two innocents lost their lives, nine others were injured, […]

Ever since the 2012 film Searching For Sugar Man placed a spotlight on the strange life and career of the elusive folk singer Rodriguez, there seems to be renewed attention from music lovers when it comes to discovering musicians who may have possessed incredible talent but somehow managed to disappear from the public eye. The […]

On Tuesday Phish kicks off their summer tour in Bend, Oregon. With the band hitting a handful of markets they haven’t played in a long time, as well as some more intimate venues (by Phish standards), the time is ripe to bust out some of the more overdue songs in their repertoire. We picked out […]

Sister-fronted ethereal indie-pop band The New Tarot, have made the NYC music scene take notice in just a year’s time. The band comprised of the Walker sisters ( Karen & Monika) has already graced the stages of NYC’s reputable venues including the Knitting Factory and Arlene’s Grocery, playing to packed houses. Having dropped their debut, […]

Slayer always feels the need to forge ahead. Despite multiple announcements of the band’s conclusion over the last few years, they keep finding ways to squeeze their fruits dry. After loosing founding guitarist Jeff Hanneman back in May of 2013 to liver complications, it didn’t seem likely that they could continue. Then when legendary founding […]

Power pop is not a musical style that comes to mind when talking about the Drive-By Truckers. But fans of the band may not know that it happens to be a passion for Jay Gonzalez. Jay’s work as keyboardist and pedal steel player has added an invigorating dynamic to the Truckers’ gothic Southern rock since […]