Luray – Sibling Collaborative of Shannon Carey and S. Carey (Bon Iver)
Luray is led by Washington, D.C.-based singer/songwriter Shannon Carey who creates banjo-inspired indie rock fused with Americana and folk on the debut The Wilder, released on August 27th. Recorded in Eau Claire, Wisconsin with her brother/producer Sean Carey (of S. Carey and Bon Iver), The Wilder became a family affair with the addition of brother […]
Keith Jeffery of Atlas Genius
Hailing from Adelaide, Australia – Atlas Genius is unique band with a unique story of success. The band’s nucleus is vocalist/guitarist Keith Jeffery and his brother Michael who plays drums and the very first song that they completed was a song called “Trojans”. After weeks of retooling that song, Michael insisted that the song should […]
Richie Ramone – Exclusive Interview With the One & Only
Every now and then, you run into someone who is so no bullshit that it almost shocks you. Richie Ramone, drummer for the legendary Ramones during some of their most prolific years, is one of those people. He tells it like it is, walks the walk through the pretenders and over-the-toppers and plays rock & […]
The Chop House: The Mars Volta Rattle London’s Electric Ballroom in 2003
Check out this electrifying Mars Volta performance from 2003.
Jordan Klassen
Canadian singer/songwriter Jordan Klassen will be releasing his full-length debut Repentance on September 18th. Repentance, the follow up to 2012s EP Kindness, was recorded at Buena Vista Audio with producer and multi-instrumentalist Jonathan Anderson (Aidan Knight, In Medias Res, Sheree Plett). Ukuleles, strings, horns, choirs, glockenspiels, omnichords accent Klassen’s chamber folk/pop alongside guitars, pianos, and […]
Checkin’ ‘Em Twice: Peter Gabriel’s 10 Funniest Stage Moves
Gabriel is a master of doing hilarious and bizarre things on-stage. Check out 10 of his trademarks.
Chelsea Wolfe Discusses New Album – Pain is Beauty
Chelsea Wolfe has been called a lot of things from “goth-folk,” “doom-folk” and “drone-pop,” yet she although she has been known to embrace the dark side, she refuses to be typecast as a modern day Siouxsie Sioux. After composing her first two albums on her mother’s classical guitar resulting in brooding cinema score flared compositions, […]
The Chop House: Weather Report Dazzle at 1976 Montreux Jazz Festival
Check out a classic 1976 performance from the definitive jazz-fusion band.
Checkin’ ‘Em Twice: 10 Great Acoustic Re-Imaginings
Check out 10 eclectic tracks that work even better stripped-down.
The Chop House: Check Out a Steve Hackett Show from 1979
This excellent 1979 concert shows what Hackett could do without his old Genesis bandmates.
The Chop House: Revealing Kate Bush Concert Documentary from 1980
Check out this excellent concert doc, which includes intimate interviews and stellar concert footage.
JC Brooks and The Uptown Sound – Otis Redding Fronting The Stooges
With artists like Fitz and the Tantrums, Mayer Hawthorne and Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings delivering what critics are calling as indie soul, JC Brooks of Chicago’s JC Brooks and The Uptown Sound likes a comparison instead likening his band to Wilson Picket getting the Velvet Underground off heroin. Or perhaps he’ll also run […]
The Chop House: George Duke’s Classic Performance at the 1976 Montreux Jazz Fest
In this week’s installment of “The Chop House,” we honor legendary fusion keyboardist George Duke, who passed away this week.
The Chop House: Gentle Giant’s Explosive Sight & Sound Concert
Check out a classic 1978 concert from this vastly under-appreciated prog band.
The Chop House: Yes’ Spellbinding 1975 Performance in London
Check out this amazing full performance from the 1975 line-up of Yes.
Checkin’ ‘Em Twice: Arcade Fire’s 10 Most Absurd Moments
These absurd moments should hopefully build anticipation for the band’s fourth studio album.
Re-Reviews: The Replacements’ ‘All Shook Down’
Listening to The Replacements’ ‘All Shook Down’ 23 years later, I finally get it.
Checkin’ ‘Em Twice: Top 10 Superman Songs
In honor of this year’s ‘Man of Steel’ film (and Comic-Con), we’ve assembled our Top 10 Superman Songs.
Checkin’ ‘Em Twice: Top 10 Performances from Forecastle Festival 2013
Check out our Top 10 Best Performances at this year’s Forecastle Festival
The Chop House: Gaze in Awe at Genesis’ 1973 Shepperton Studios Performance
Check out this mind-blowing Genesis concert from 1973.