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TV on the Radio’s Tunde Adebimpe and Faith No More frontman Mike Patton along with Doseone (of Subtle, Themselves, Clouddead and more) have announced the debut album of their new band called Nvermen, about six years after it was first reported. Their dbut LP will finally arrive this October via Patton’s Ipecac Recordings. They’ve also shared the track “Tough Towns”. “‘Tough Towns’ is dedicated to anyone remotely young, […]

After the highly successful Fare Thee Well run that ended July 5th at Soldier Field, fans demanded more and apparently there will be more – but without Phil Lesh this around from the core group and no Trey Anastasio or Bruce Hornsby.   Titled Dead &  Company, the sextet features Grateful Dead members Bill Kreutzmann, Mickey Hart and Bob […]

On October 2, 2015, The New Mastersounds return with Made For Pleasure—their most stylistically sprawling studio record to date. The collection is set for release via Brooklyn-based independent label, Royal Potato Family. It will be supported by a cross-country 32-date U.S. tour presented by Live For Live Music. “The album’s title is very much the ethos […]

The String Cheese Incident announced their fall headline tour today.  They will play several Incidents beginning with two nights in Minneapolis on October 14.  They will also play Milwaukee, Detroit, Columbus, Pittsburgh, Syracuse, Boston and finally New York where they will play two nights at the Theater at Madison Square Garden.  “There is nothing like touring through the Midwest and Northeast in the fall,” said bass player Keith Moseley. “We are […]

FFS – the unique collaboration between Franz Ferdinand and Sparks – have announced their first ever North American live dates. This once-in-a-lifetime tour will follow a summer of headline shows and festivals around Europe, including an impressive headline show on the John Peel Stage at this year’s Glastonbury Festival. The band will now bring their […]

American Roots Festival, LLC and Live Nation  have announced the American Roots Music & Arts Festival. North Carolina’s own Eric Church, headlines two days of a line-up of artists including Modest Mouse, Sheryl Crow, The Roots, Willie Nelson, Warren Haynes, Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, Grace Potter, Tedeschi Trucks Band, Chris Stapleton, Railroad Earth, […]

Acony Records proudly presents Nashville Obsolete, the highly anticipated second album from Dave Rawlings Machine. Recorded on analog tape at Woodland Sound Studios in Nashville, TN, Nashville Obsolete features seven original compositions written by Gillian Welch and Dave Rawlings. Produced by Rawlings, Nashville Obsolete highlights the brilliant musicianship of Dave Rawlings and Gillian Welch on […]

Israel Nash and his band return from the Texas Hill Country with the new album Israel Nash’s Silver Season to be released October 9th, 2015 via Loose/Thirty Tigers. Today, Nash shares “Strangers” off the upcoming record, streaming on Flood Magazine. Following his critically acclaimed 2013 album Rain Plans, Israel Nash’s Silver Season was written and […]

The Grateful Dead’s Bob Weir and Mickey Hart are the latest additions to the lineup at the Lockn’ Music Festival. Weir will perform as the Featured Guest Of The Day appearing in unique Artist collaborations on Saturday, September 12th. Hart will curate a “deep rhythm experience” at Lockn’s forest stage during two consecutive one-­of-­a-­-kind late-night […]

Gary Clark Jr. will release his second full-length studio album, entitled The Story of Sonny Boy Slim, on September 11th via Warner Bros. Records. It will be available for pre-order from participating digital retailers beginning today, July 30th. Those who pre-order will receive an instant download of two new album tracks: “The Healing,” and “Grinder.” […]

Phases of the Moon Music + Art Festival is excited to announce additional artists to the 2015 event. Joining the lineup is Warren Haynes & The Ashes & Dust Band, Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe, Birdcloud, Blaine Cartwright and The Dropper. The second annual three-day festival will take place on the picturesque Mulberry Mountain near Ozark, […]

On October 2, 2015, Peter Gabriel’s first four self-titled solo albums will be made available on vinyl for the first time since 2002. The first three albums are affectionately known as Car, Scratch and Melt due to their iconic Hipgnosis designed covers, while the fourth album is entitled Security. “I really wanted the first record […]

The Drive by Truckers have announced they will be issuing a 35 track live album ‘It’s Great To Be Alive’ recorded during a three-night stand at the Fillmore in San Francisco. The set will be covering every era of the Truckers’ career, starting with Mike Cooley and Patterson Hood’s early band, Adam’s Housecat, and going […]

The first U.S. tour to support Craig Finn’s Faith In The Future is also announced today, with Craig Finn playing shows throughout the east coast and the Midwest from October 14 through November 6.   The tour includes stops in Chicago (Oct 22), Minneapolis (Oct 24), Washington DC (Nov 02), and New York City (Nov 06). Esmé […]

Sermon on the Rocks, the new album from Josh Ritter, will be released October 16 on Pytheas Recordings/Thirty Tigers. In advance of the release, the first single, “Getting Ready To Get Down,” premiered today at NPR Music (below) In addition to the studio album, a deluxe version of the CD and vinyl will be made available, […]

Widespread Panic has laid the foundation for their fall tour with a few shows announced. The band returns to The Riverside Theater in Milwaukee, WI for three nights, October 23, 24 & 25th before heading to Asheville, NC for their annual Halloween shows, October 30th & 31st.  For New Years Eve, following years of playing […]

The Wood Brothers’ desire for human connection helps shapes the songs on their new album ‘Paradise’, out October 2 on Honey Jar Records/Thirty Tigers, and provides the storyline for the opening track “Singin’ to Strangers”, which premiered today on Paste. ‘Paradise’ is the band’s most rocking and collaborative collection to date. The album features a […]

Lou Barlow has announced a new solo album, Brace the Wave, due out September 4th via Joyful Noise Recordings. His first solo release in six years, it comes as a follow-up to 2009’s Goodnight Unknown and marks the third release under his own name. You can hear snippets of various album tracks — along with […]

Blitzen Trapper is set to release All Across This Land on October 2 via Vagrant Records. Blitzen Trapper has built a solid reputation as a band unafraid to take chances. By incorporating a vast array of influences, they have released albums that touch on indie folk/rock, roots, art rock, alt country, psychedelia and pop, while […]

After playing a handful of festivals throughout the summer, Austin psych-rock band The Bright Light Social Hour will hit the road again this fall making stops in Boston, New York City, Chicago and more.  Check below for the live recording of “Back and Forth” from their hometown show at Stubb’s on Artist Direct. After kicking off their Spring tour to […]