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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 […]

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 […]

Among the current crop of bands that traffic in 60s-influenced rock and roll sounds, Color Green is one of the very best you will hear. But don’t be mistaken in thinking this California band can be pigeon-holed into another throwback act rocking paisley and bellbottoms. Since releasing their self-titled debut EP in 2020, the quartet […]

At the intimate Shubert Theatre in Boston this past Thursday, November 6, one of the greatest rock and roll vocalists and musical icons, Robert Plant, graced the stage along with his current band Saving Grace, which featured ethereal vocalist Suzi Dian along with drummer Oli Jefferson, guitarist Tony Kelsey, banjo and string player Matt Worley, […]

Willi Carlisle is an entertainer who works hard and puts himself out there to offer encouragement and support through the strangeness of life. And he does it by injecting his own brand of strangeness into traditional folk music. One might wonder if he’s a throwback to times of old, or a cutting-edge troubadour leading the […]

It doesn’t matter the venue or the town; you’d be hard-pressed to find a hotter ticket right now than Geese. With the release of their new album Getting Killed (REVIEW), the NYC rockers have seemingly stumbled onto that rare mix of factors that has made them an overnight sensation. Have they been road-dogging and cultivating […]

If there’s one artist who truly embodies the spirit and feeling of the American West and perhaps more specifically, the Pacific Northwest, it’s Margo Cilker. Starting with her masterful 2021 debut LP Pohorylle and continuing with 2023’s Valley of Heart’s Delight, Cilker has emerged as a refreshing voice in the folk and Americana scene. Her […]

In the stratosphere of bluegrass rockstars, Sam Bush is a god. It’s safe to say we wouldn’t have acts like Billy Strings and Greensky Bluegrass were it not for the curly-haired mandolin player who took this traditional American music into another dimension by blending youthful vigor, experimentation, and a healthy dose of rock and roll […]

Though they might not generate much fanfare, Russ Lawton, Scott Metzger, and Ray Paczkowski are all heroes in the jam band world. Each of these musicians possesses a versatile skillset on their instruments, making them key players for acts like the Trey Anastasio Band, Joe Russo’s Almost Dead, and numerous other projects. Together, the trio […]

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 […]

While other stops on her current tour are billed as a “Don’t Tell Anybody the Secrets Show” featuring stories, songs, and visuals, Lucinda Williams’ stop at the Roseland Theater in Portland, Oregon, on Tuesday, October 7th, was more or less a straight-up Lucinda Williams show. There weren’t any visuals, and even the storytelling was minimal, […]

Planting by the Signs is the third album from Kentucky artist S.G. Goodman and her first since 2022’s masterful Southern rock noir collection Teeth Marks. Goodman is damn proud of the songs on Planting by the Signs and for good reason, as it finds her continuing to evolve her sound as she mines the depths of Southern […]

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, […]

Are The Hives the greatest living rock band? That question might seem cliché, but I can assure you that the answer is at least somewhat close to a resounding yes. Even the band seems confident of their royal status, posing as kings on the cover of their humbly titled new album The Hives Forever Forever […]

When MJ Lenderman & the Wind played Portland, Oregon’s Revolution Hall in February this year (READ OUR REVIEW), the show quickly sold out as the band was riding high on the buzz around their alt-country masterpiece Manning Fireworks. Those who missed out on the show were giddy when they announced a second serving with a […]

The story of Zambian band Witch (an acronym for “We Intend To Cause Havoc”) is up there with the greatest comeback stories in rock n’ roll. In the 1970’s, the country of Zambia experienced the rise of Zamrock, a style of music that combined influences of that era’s rock n’ roll with the traditional polyrhythmic […]