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The Thermals are confirmed to release their seventh full-length album, We Disappear, on March 25, 2016 via Saddle Creek. The trio – Hutch Harris, Kathy Foster, and Westin Glass – debuted new song “Hey You,” the first from the forthcoming LP earlier Wednesday 1/6/16. The pre-order of multiple formats of We Disappear – including a […]

Dame Fortune is the  eclectic sixth album from veteran producer and crate digger extraordinaire RJD2, out March 25th on RJ’s Electrical Connections. It’s a wondrous beast, recorded over the past year while living in Philadelphia, before returning to his hometown of Columbus, Ohio. Streaked with Philly’s rep for deeply felt soul music while maintaining a […]

The initial lineup for the 15th Annual Northwest String Summit has been announced today. Taking place July 14-17, 2016 at the idyllic Horning’s Hideout in North Plains, OR, the 15th edition of this annual shindig features a familiar cast of string-tastic bands such as Yonder Mountain String Band, Greensky Bluegrass, Leftover Salmon, Infamous Stringdusters, Keller Williams and lots […]

Dynamic Oklahoma born singer/songwriter Parker Millsap will release The Very Last Day on March 25th, via Okrahoma Records/Thirty Tigers. The anticipated sophomore release boldly showcases the growth in both Millsap’s arresting vocals and his thoughtful, intelligent songwriting. Since the 2014 release of his self-titled debut, Parker Millsap has been steadily building a dedicated fan base and has performed at […]

Details of Ian “Lemmy” Kilmister’s funeral have been announced, and everyone is invited to watch it online. The legendary Motörhead frontman, who died on 28 December 2015, will have his funeral, in Hollywood, live streamed on YouTube on Saturday 9 January. According to a Facebook statement from the band, friends and family are invited to […]

The Haymarket Squares’ new album, Light It Up, due for release on February 26, 2016, is a 12-song summation of the band’s musical influences and lyrical concerns, with tasty dollops of polka, gospel and Latin percussion mixed into the group’s signature punkgrass sound. Light It Up was recorded and produced (on largely analog gear) by Bob Hoag (Dear and […]

Cantaloupe Music is proud to announce Drumkit Quartets, a series of compositions for percussion by Glenn Kotche (Wilco, Illimaq) and performed by Sō Percussion. To ring in the announcement, they’ve shared “Drumkit Quartet #54“, which is available to listen to beow.. Kotche and Sō Percussion are also slated to perform at Carnegie Hall‘s Zankel Hall […]

Vermont four-piece, Twiddle has announced “Fox to the Rocks: Summer 2016 Colorado TWEEKEND”. On Friday, June 3rd, they will perform three very special themed sets at the Fox Theater in Boulder with a full horn section dubbed the Frendly Horns. The following night, they return to the famed Red Rocks Amphitheater appearing with The Disco Biscuits and Ghostland Observatory. Tickets to the Fox Theater show […]

BottleRock Napa Valley 2016, presented by JaM Cellars has  announced  its fourth annual festival lineup today, which includes headliners  Red Hot Chili Peppers, Stevie Wonder, and Florence + the Machine. The three-day music, wine, food and craft brew festival will take place in the heart of the City of Napa at the Napa Valley Expo, May […]

In the waning days of our previous millennium, an envelope arrived at the Dr. Dog Bungalow. Initially misplaced among credit card solicitations and clothing catalogs, it had no postage and smelled of a fusty funk, as if it had once been wet. The return address said simply “Phrases from the Psychedelic Swap.” Inside was a cassette […]

As proof to the rumors from last week , the 2016 Coachella line up will indeed feature a reunion of both Guns N Roses and LCD Soundsystem. There is no further information of who exactly will be in this edition of Guns N’ Roses, but judging by the classic logo reinstalled on their website, this edition […]

With the New Hampshire primary and Iowa caucuses just a month away, the 2016 presidential race is moving into high gear. With that Democratic presidential candidate Bernie Sanders will be receiving  a two-night benefit concert titled “Brooklyn is Berning!”which  will take place at Brooklyn’s Baby’s All Right Tuesday and Wednesday, January 5 and 6. Cass McCombs, Frankie Cosmos, Gang Gang Dance, Mas Ya, Okkervil […]

Coachella will be shelling out the big bucks once again for 2016 it seems after it was reported that the festival, which takes place in Indio, California on April 15-17 and April 22-24, has landed not one but two majorly high-profile reunions. Rumors have been swirling for the the last few days with many outlets already […]

Tonight the rock community has suffered a major loss with the death of  Ian Fraser “Lemmy” Kilmister at the age of 70 “after a short battle with an extremely aggressive cancer,” according to a Facebook post on the official Motörhead page. The front man of the legendary metal band had was known for years of hard living, but […]

The annual Summer Camp Music Festival revealed the first round of acts for the 2016 edition of the annual event. The event will take place Memorial Day Weekend (May 27-29) at Three Sisters Park in Chillicothe, Illinois. So far the lineup has a handful of regular acts returning once again and features the usual mix […]

Is this the end? On Thursday the organizers behind Wakarusa Music Festival, which takes places every June on Mulberry Mountain in Ozark, Arkansas, issued a statement announcing that the beloved festival would be taking a break in 2016 because “Wakarusa was significantly damaged by partners claiming to share our vision.” As a whole the statement […]

Flatpicking guitar phenom Larry Keel will dazzle music-lovers once more with his 15th self-released album Experienced, due out February 26, 2016. The album is entirely original work that showcases both Larry’s and bandmate Will Lee’s exceptional songwriting, singing and jaw-dropping instrumental performances, accompanied by Keel’s equally talented wife Jenny Keel on upright bass and harmony vocals. It was recorded at Wally Cleaver Studio in Fredericksburg, […]

On the heels of their surprise release of Cabaret Showtime, a limited-edition album of covers and live songs, the Waco Brothers announced the forthcoming release of a new full-length album Going Down in History. The album will come out on February 26th via Bloodshot Records and is the group’s first album of original material since 2005’s Freedom & Weep. […]

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has officially announced next year’s inductees: Cheap Trick, Chicago, Deep Purple, N.W.A and Steve Miller will all join the class of 2016. They will be inducted April 8th during a ceremony at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center, with tickets on sale to the public in February. HBO will broadcast the […]

The Devil Makes Three, the three piece string-band consisting of Pete Bernhard, Cooper McBean and Lucia Turino, have spent the better part of ten years wowing crowds and gaining fans at their exuberant live shows, one by one from the small house parties in Santa Cruz, CA where they started to huge festivals in the […]