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December 6th’s Allman Family Revival performance at the Paramount Theater in Charlottesville was billed as neither a reunion nor tribute but as a “revival”. There isn’t a better way to describe what transpired over the approximately three-hour show. This stellar gathering of musicians, led by Duane Betts and Devon Allman, truly resurrected the energy and […]

From sharing the stage with Anita Baker to working in the studio with Dan Auerbach, Stephie James has seen every side of music. The Nashville via Detroit singer/songwriter has been earning her stripes in the background while honing her skills as a frontwoman and today, it all pays off. James is announcing her debut album […]

On Tuesday, November 21st, indie rock mainstays Built to Spill played the first of two sold-out, pre-holiday shows at Portland, Oregon’s Aladdin Theater. The trio brought along high-energy Albuquerque rockers Prism Bitch to get things rolling after a short, inspired set from Portland’s own Bijoux Cone. Edit this setlist | More Built to Spill setlists

On Sunday, November 19th, Margo Cilker capped off a big year of touring behind her sophomore album Valley of Heart’s Delight with the second of two sold-out nights at Portland, Oregon’s Polaris Hall. Sophie Gault opened with a solo acoustic set.

On Friday, November 17th, hard-hitting rock and roll duo Deap Vally brought their “Live For The Last Time Tour” to the Star Theater in Portland, Oregon. The show was one of the first stops for the duo in their extensive tour that will mark the final chapter of more than a decade performing, and included […]

The Dwarves just snarl with daredevil punk abandon on all their songs and when you add Josh Freese (Foo Fighters) and Nick Oliveri (Kyuss/QOTSA) to the mix, it is musical fuel on the fast and furious fire. Both are guests on their new album Concept Album out on November 17th on Greedy Media. Glide is […]

Over the past few years, we have seen some incredible artists put their twist on tropes from folk and Americana to push the genres forward and reimagine some long-standing traditions. The multi-faceted Alex Jordan is the latest artist to step into the role of innovator as a young multi-instrumentalist, wise beyond his years. Jordan made […]

Songs with “rain” in the title have never been scarce, but when those compositions are sung with a radiant gravelly gravitas like that of Josh Langston, drizzles become downpours. And while Langston’s pickings are slim on streaming services, that’s all about to change with his new album Tastes Like Sin out on February 2, 2024. […]

“One, two three- let’s go!” is a familiar kickoff for punk bands and perhaps that calloff has never been more warranted for the return of Portland Oregon’s Mistons. With cryptic electricity and ferocious brevity, the band is as explosive as they are emotive. Started by Sean Croghan (crackerbash, Moustache, Pynnacles) and Micah Kassell in 2017 […]

Alice Cooper, the legendary Godfather of Shock Rock, returned to Tucson on October 21st during his “Too Close for Comfort” tour. Even though the Arizona native normally tours six months out of the year, it’s been seven years since Cooper’s last appearance at AVA Amphitheater at Casino Del Sol in Tucson. However, the memory of his […]

The Cult played to an attentive, appreciative crowd on Sunday, October 15th at Portland, Oregon’s Roseland Theater. After 40 years playing together, founding members Ian Astbury (vocals) and Billy Duffy (guitar) were in fine form, leading the band through a solid, powerful set of pure rock n’ roll. The group played a couple of tracks […]

Veteran producer Ted Hutt—whose credits include The Gaslight Anthem, Violent Femmes, Chuck Ragan, Lucero, Jesse Malin, The Devil Makes Three, and a Grammy-winning collaboration with Old Crow Medicine Show—certainly had a profound effect when working with Radiator King on their new song “Ghost of Elvis”. The compelling sounds of most of his prior collaborators are […]

Akron-based singer-songwriter Brian Lisik is a rock and roll lifer yet his songs continually evoke a songwriting knack that simplifies the listening process What’s wrong with a forthright infectious, energetic song with guitar solos and kinetic whimsicality? After listening to Lisik and his band Hard Legs, our ears are taken to the spirited sounds of Gaslight […]

On Friday, September 29th, synth-pop legends Depeche Mode played in front of a packed Moody Center in Austin as part of their ongoing world tour in support of their 15th studio album, Memento Mori. Giving the crowd a sprawling two plus hour set, Dave Gahan and Martin Gore led the band through a thumping, pulsing […]

With a band name like Old Heavy Hands, you know there ain’t no messing around with this group of rock and roll lifers from Greensboro, NC. Somewhere between the rugged worlds of Drive-By Truckers, Lucero and Whiskey Myers, Old Heavy Hands might be their most under-valued cousin in the Southern Rock meets meet punk and […]

When Atlanta alt-country / Americana veteran, singer-songwriter, and guitarist Lars Nagel was kicking around titles for his new solo album, he kept coming back to a familiar three-word phrase and well-known Ringo Starr-ism: Tomorrow Never Knows. “I was of course hesitant about using the name of a classic Beatles song,” Nagel says, “but I figured if The […]

With a name like The Wheel Workers, one would think the band would be rooted in either rust belt punk or overall laden Americana. But think again. This Texas-based underground indie music collective has been putting forth their brainy art rock that touches somewhere between the sonic and not-so-sonic worlds of Okkervill River, the Flaming […]

Queens of the Stone Age have been touring steadily throughout August and September in support of their triumphant new album In Time New Roman….With frontman Josh Homme along with Troy Van Leeuwen (guitars/multi-instrumentalist), Michael Shuman (bass), Dean Fertita (guitars), and Jon Theodore (drums), the band covered material from seven of their eight albums at Minneapolis […]

Piano rock seems to be a long-lost art form- aside from a couple of Bens (Folds and Rector), the subtle mix of ivory tickling and stick-in-your-head melodies is a thing of ’70s AM radio lost nuggets. The Lives of Famous Men nails the piano rock narrative on their new single “Darling Come Home” which Glide is […]

Alessandra Rose’s voice is a thing of wonder: big, bold, brassy, and beautiful in just the right spots. Her charismatic range points towards Chrissie Hynde, Marianne Faithful, and Erika Wennerstrom and evokes a modern twist on gritty expressiveness. On Rose’s new album RODEOMOTHH (out 10/20), the Manette, WA artist has built a work of art […]