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There is a specific brand of chaotic energy that only South London seems to produce, and SHAME brought every ounce of it to Boston’s Brighton Music Hall this past Monday, January 19. Currently tearing through North America in support of their visceral latest release, CUTTHROAT, the quintet didn’t just take the stage, they seized it. […]

The idea of a contemporary troubadour seems far-fetched, given that everyone records and posts every last waking moment to a social media page. Maintaining an air of mystique becomes increasingly complex in modern times, especially when you’re one of the hardest-working, most well-traveled musicians of your era. For Scott Kinnebrew, the centerpiece of his solo […]

Seattle bartender-turned-singer/songwriter Dean Johnson and his band have been touring to support the release of his latest release, I Hope We Can Still Be Friends, the powerful follow-up to his 2023 debut Nothing for Me, Please. Luckily for music fans, Johnson had friends and music industry folks twist his arm hard enough to finally release […]

When Devo played St. Paul’s Palace Theatre on November 15th, it had been 15 years since the Akron, Ohio, band last visited the Twin Cities. Through costume changes, semi hits, and a few real hits, including an appearance from Booji Boy during “Beautiful World,” Devo remained weird in all the right ways. Photos by Billy […]

The Band Camino visited The Fillmore in Philadelphia, PA, for their NeverAlways tour on November 16th, bringing their iconic alternative rock sound and a crowd eager to see them. For an opener, Almost Monday took the stage to a packed crowd anticipating Camino. This indie pop band from San Diego (CA) is composed of  Dawson […]

The atmosphere inside Boston’s MGM Music Hall was buzzing with excitement and a deep sense of historical significance on November 14th as rock and roll icon John Fogerty brought his Legacy Tour to a triumphant close. This run was in direct support of his latest recording, Legacy: The Creedence Clearwater Revival, a deeply personal project on […]

Danielle Moreland-Ochoa, the singer/songwriter/producer behind the ethereal, folksy pop outfit, your friend juniper, has been quietly carving out a lane in the contemporary folk scene for a few years now. Although the artist seems to be in no rush, taking her time between releases, allowing each idea to fully manifest before gifting these songs to […]

For its third consecutive year, Dreamy Draw Music Festival transformed Scottsdale Civic Center into a wild-west-inspired haven for folk and indie fans. The 2025 edition was headlined by The Lumineers (Friday, November 7) and Vampire Weekend (Saturday, November 8). While The Lumineers fit the festival’s folk-forward tradition, Vampire Weekend’s appearance underscored promoters Oh Wow Presents […]

Ana Popović’s Dance to the Rhythm, released on October 31, 2025 via Electric Heel Records, marks the Serbian-born guitarist’s twelfth studio album — and one of her most vibrant yet. Following a period of personal and creative uncertainty, Popović returns with a record that celebrates joy, perseverance, and freedom through music. Known primarily for her […]

Beloved Oakdale, California folk singer Willy Tea Taylor and his merry band of musical cohorts, the Fellership, just concluded a swing up the West Coast, which culminated on Saturday, October 11th with a live album recording at Portland, Oregon’s The Showdown before heading to Trout Lake, Washington the following night for the tour closer. Guitarist […]

2025 is the year of Turnstile. With the release of their fourth full-length studio album Never Enough in June and the deluge of press and praise that came with it, the Baltimore hardcore outfit successfully managed to cross into the mainstream after several years on the cusp. Give or take a few grizzled and grumbling […]

This House is Creaking is not only a terrifically imaginative band name, but it is also an apt description of the band’s current place in their artistic journey. The shoegaze-tinted indie rock duo, consisting of Micah Miller and Ehmed Nauman, has been crafting infectious, fun yet eerie experimental rock that borrows from electro-rock as much […]

Jamband musicians are like theater performers. You had to be there. That’s the magic. But after the 2023 The Very Moon: A Steampunk Musical shows in Philadelphia, Aron Magner wasn’t ready to move on. “We created this world and wrote all these new songs that I wanted to memorialize. I wasn’t ready to just move […]

The Darkness made a stop at Minneapolis’ Varsity Theater on 9/18/25, bringing their distinctive brand of rock ‘n’ roll to a small, sold-out club with a capacity of approximately 900 fans. Lead vocalist Justin Hawkins is the epitome of a performer. Throughout the show, he regaled the audience with his exceptional guitar playing, clever humor, […]

A rainy evening in the Twin Cities set the stage for Japanese Breakfast to electrify the Palace in St. Paul on September 9, 2025, with their uplifting melodies and soulful performance. The nearly sold-out crowd was treated to an hour and a half of music that masterfully blended new and old songs, including many from […]

Since her 2014 debut, Feline, Katie Schecter has been sporadically piecing together a timeless discography held together by unwavering passion and fearless experimentation. The modern rock-fusion scientist has carved out a lane for herself by picking apart her favorite genres and using the remains to craft something she can call her own, as seen in […]

Does a band ever honestly know when it is time to release a proper debut album? Does a cult-like following need to be established? Do social media and streaming numbers need to be through the roof, or does the feeling part of the creative process take over? There is no precise formula to follow, and […]

Not too many touring musicians can call Red Rocks Amphitheatre home, but Gregory Alan Isakov can lay claim to just that. The Boulder, Colorado-based songwriter has been playing shows at the famed venue around Labor Day weekend for some time now, and this year’s run featured two consecutive sold-out nights. So, yeah, it’s a second home for […]

On August 26th, 2025, Todd Rundgren brought his “Still Me/(Still We)” tour to the Paramount Theater in Charlottesville, Virginia. This was the first time in Rundgren’s nearly 50-year-long musical career that he performed in Charlottesville.  Many in the audience who were early fans, primarily in the 1970s, were pleased to hear a handful of old […]

Moss Henry’s love for the sea runs deep—so much so that when it came time to record his debut album in 2023, he chose the island of St. John in the Virgin Islands as his studio. The result was Gone Away, a whirlwind seven-day session that captured 21 tracks with a powerhouse lineup of both […]