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At long last, Kinky Friedman’s second musical act begins. With the proclamation that here “is what music was, before it came homogenized, trivialized and sanitized,” Kinky is dropping his first all-new CD of original tunes in four decades. Called Circus of Life, it presents a side of Kinky that few would have suspected in the […]

Legacy Recordings, a division of Sony Music Entertainment, will release Back Roads and Abandoned Motels new studio album from The Jayhawks, on Friday, July 13. Available in Digital, CD, and 12″ vinyl formats, Back Roads and Abandoned Motels is The Jayhawks’ tenth studio album and first for Legacy Recordings (who issued the group’s first compilation, Music From The North […]

To celebrate the 10-year anniversary of their acclaimed album Boxer, The National performed the record from beginning to end at a very special show in Brussels, Belgium on November 9th, 2017. The vinyl was released exclusively on Record Store Day, which sold out immediately. Now, onFriday, July 13th, the live LP will be released digitally and […]

THE THE, one of the most intriguing bands ever to emerge from England, have announced the full band lineup for their first live shows in 16 years, with their first North American concerts in 18 years set for this September. Alongside singer and songwriter Matt Johnson, the line-up features a member from each of the […]

Heavenly Recordings has announced With Animals, the second album by Mark Lanegan & Duke Garwood that will see release on August 24th. Alongside this announcement Lanegan & Garwood have shared new track and video for “Save Me”, the album’s first single, which can be viewed below.. The record’s 12 songs are spectral and sinewy, often […]

Algiers are excited to hit the road this summer, today announcing a 21-date run of shows.  They will support fellow Atlantan, Curtis Harding, on a short run of West Coast shows following their appearance at Sasquatch Festival, with Midwest, Southern, and East Coast headline dates to follow.  The full list of dates can be found […]

Soul Asylum first hit the Minneapolis music scene in late 1981. Core members Dave Pirner, Dan Murphy and Karl Mueller met at local punk rock shows. With all the incredible bands they saw in those days, like Hüsker Dü and The Replacements, it was daunting for them to share the same stages but, ultimately, it inspired them to work all that much harder. […]

New Orleans piano player and songwriter Jon Cleary is widely regarded as one of great heirs to the city’s world-changing music heritage – an outsider from Kent, England who has improbably become a beloved personality in his adopted hometown. From a young age, Cleary’s love for the city was insatiable, with the records of Earl […]

Iconic thrash metal outfit Body Count are excited to further celebrate their critically-acclaimed sixth album, Bloodlust, as they kickoff a series of festival appearances and one-off headlining stops across the U.S. and Europe starting tomorrow, Friday, May 18th at the prestigious Rock On The Range Festival in Columbus, OH.  After that, the band will stop […]

Hopscotch Music Festival returns for its ninth year to downtown Raleigh, N.C., Sept. 6-8. Described as “America’s (secretly) best festival” and “the premiere experimental and underground festival in America,” Hopscotch features over 120 acts performing within Raleigh’s walkable downtown footprint. This year’s main stage headliners will be Miguel, Grizzly Bear, Belle & Sebastian, MC50 performing […]

Coming off a successful run featuring massive performances at America’s largest active rock festivals (Welcome to Rockville, Carolina Rebellion, Northern Invasion), Australian metal band Parkway Drive have announced that they will return to North America this fall. Globally praised for their powerful live show, the band will kick off their headlining run on August 30 […]

The gear up for the latest Nine Inch Nails release, Bad Witch, is now at full steam with the release of “God Break Down the Door,” the latest single from the forthcoming album that completes a trilogy that began with 2016’s Not the Actual Events. In addition to the new track, Trent Reznor spoke at […]

It’s been almost two years since Regina Spektor’s last album, Remember Us to Life, was dropped and while there’s no news yet about her next release, certain lucky fans can see her on the road this year in a special solo performance. Her six shows are her only scheduled performances this year, giving fans in […]

Yep Roc Records is proud to announce the simultaneous release of two records from Nashville legend Jim Lauderdale on Friday, August 3 — TIME FLIES and JIM LAUDERDALE AND ROLAND WHITE. Both are “new,” but only TIME FLIES was recently recorded. Lauderdale’s 30th and 31st studio albums respectively, TIME FLIES and JIM LAUDERDALE AND ROLAND […]

Today, Arthur Buck have announced their first ever North American tour launching on September 7th in Seattle, WA with tickets going on sale this Friday (please see dates and ticket links below). In addition to Joseph Arthur and Peter Buck, the live band will consist of Scott McCaughey (Minus 5, Young Fresh Fellows, R.E.M., The […]

Phish has announced plans for a 14-date Fall tour, set to get underway October 16 with a double-header at Albany, NY’s Times Union Center and then concluding with a four-night Halloween run – beginning October 31 – at Las Vegas, NV’s MGM Grand Garden Arena. The tour also includes three-night stands at Hampton, VA’s Hampton […]

Following the recent release of Girly-Sound To Guyville: The 25th Anniversary Box Set, Liz Phair has announced a headlining North American full-band tour for fall 2018.  The 24-date tour returns to cities that sold-out instantly on her June run, and will also hit major markets across the Midwest, West Coast, South, and East Coast.  The […]

Acclaimed rock duo and basically everyone’s favorite band ever Tenacious D– comprised of Jack Black and Kyle Gass– will embark on their first U.S. tour in five years this fall. Tickets for the highly anticipated run go on sale on Friday, May 18th at 10 am in all local markets. The dates are: 6/16/18 Montebello, […]

The Foo Fighters curated fest holds nothing back for their second year.

The cultural phenomenon is unstoppable.