Craig Finn and Patrick Stickles are separated by more than a decade in age, yet they are kindred spirits. With Finn’s band The Hold Steady and Stickles’ Titus Andronicus, each
[rating=7.00] The success of Wild Feathers’ 2013 self titled debut has clearly had a resonating effect on its bold and confident follow-up, the somewhat tepidly dubbed Lonely Is A Lifetime.
[rating=8.00] The languorous ripples in Lady Bird Lake hide an undetectable lysergic compound that has turned the Violet Crown city into a lush and fertile culture for psychedelic music to
[rating=8.00] Escondido’s first album, The Ghost of Escondido, made for an auspicious entrance when they self-released it in 2013, establishing a high bar that a less talented duo might have
It’s always been solely about the music. That is the most poignant statement that comes through the recent documentary, The Ritchie Blackmore Story. Through intimate interview clips with Blackmore and
Is there more of a feel-good double bill than Nick Lowe and Mavis Staples? Probably not. The two acts may seem like an odd pairing, but their show at Austin’s
In the newest installment of Wannabe, artist Chris Prunckle reviews the solo debut from the Gaslight Anthem’s Brian Fallon, Painkillers, in his signature six-panel comic strip form. Click on the image for full resolution: [youtube id=”SxVgt_2Bqcc”
In March 2003, a small-town gas station owner became suspicious of two black, graffiti-spattered vans and the herd of exhausted, haggard musicians—yards of grizzled beard between them—who rolled into his
It was mere seconds after the Wood Brothers began the understated percussion intro to “Never and Always” that the ballroom at Higher Ground became a warm, comfortable place on March
Brooklyn-based Lake Street Dive is on tour in support of their latest release, Side Pony. They swung by Portland, Oregon’s Crystal Ballroom on March 2nd to deliver their breezy, soulful
