[rating=8.00] From the electric guitar licks that give you your first taste to the chaotic percussion that kicks in shortly after, Jon Spencer Blues Explosion’s new record will have you
[rating=8.00] The first Twin Shadow album, Forget, released in 2010, was a beautiful surprise. Pulsating and dreamy, awash with synths and drum machines, it drew instant comparisons to ‘80s New
Cuba is ninety miles from Florida. Over eleven million people live on the island but for most Americans, it has always been a place off-limits since the first embargo was
On March 21st at Brooklyn Bowl jazz-rock trio Soulive ceremoniously concluded its 6th annual Bowlive residency in stellar fashion with a little help from their friends. The brainchild of Bowl
It’s a measure of their respective willingness to experiment that the shows Gov’t Mule perform with John Scofield can take on such totally distinct character. The initial night in Port
In a lot of ways SXSW is like making a big meal for the whole family. Whether you’re a band, filmmaker, journalist, official SXSW staffer, or even just a fan
[rating=8.00] Allison Moorer, one of the strongest voices in alt-country, returns for her eighth studio album and the first for eOne Nashville. Down to Believing is Moorer’s most provocative album
Photo: The Residents get weird at The Paramount Anyone thinking that the final two days of SXSW would bring out massive crowds may have found some relief in the rain
Once again the Heartbreaker Banquet returned to the dusty old Western town of Luck, Texas on Willie Nelson’s ranch outside Austin. Since 2012 this one-day event has functioned as an
Wednesday marked the first full day of big unofficial parties at SXSW, and in true Texas fashion a previous forecast of rain actually became a perfect sunny day. Perhaps it
