Mike Gordon and Bill Kreutzmann will continue their trend of playing in lush tropical locales on January 5th in Costa Rica. Steve Kimock will be busy sailing the seas on
Following his April exit from Drive-By Truckers, Jason Isbell released the highly praised Seasons of the Ditch. In support, Isbell has announced a lengthy 2008 tour, covering all corners of
Kate Nash is returning to North America for a handful of live shows in January. The London-based singer will play just four shows, supporting the US release of her album
Mike Gordon will ring in 2008 with Bill Kreutzmann and Scott Murawski by performing a gig at Docelunas in Jaco, Costa Rica on January 5th, 2008. Built on 5 acres
Wilco have announced the dates of a US tour this spring. The band will hit the road in support of their most recent album ‘Sky Blue Sky’ beginning February 22
The Perishers made great inroads during a North American tour with Sarah McLachlan. The Swedish outfit then created some perfect, timeless and melodic pop songs on 2005’s Let There Be Morning, that left many wanting more. And while there is always the thought of on Victorious with the tender, earnest opener “Midnight Skies” that builds into a rich pop tune.
Kanye West leads the field for the 50th annual Grammy Awards with eight nominations, followed by Amy Winehouse with six and the Foo Fighters, Jay-Z, Timbaland, Justin Timberlake and T-Pain,
I'm Like a Virgin Losing a Child is the debut by the Manchester Orchestra hailing from Atlanta, Georgia. Although they are a considerable distance from Manchester, England, this is an encouraging pop rock album, catchy enough to get radio airplay while still managing to be unique and engaging.
Formerly Random Stabbings & Artless Critique, The Shotgun is a monthly series of shotgun album reviews by Glide contributor Eric Saeger.
Some genuinely crappy bands are often painted with charmingly positive adjectives and make it big on the back of the indie-music webosphere, but Sam Champion may be the exception that proves the rule. That’s expression actually makes no sense, but people say it, and when other people say things I usually just soak it in and regurgitate it later. Hey, that kinda sounds like the world wide webosphere.
But, seriously, these guys fucking rock. Great live show, great music. Plain and simple, end of story, end of days. The Brooklyn-based quartet’s second album, Heavenly Bender, is forthcoming, and today we’ve got a solid taste of what’s in store. And any track that features opportune rhythmic clapping as an instrument is given an ‘all systems go’ by me, so I’m already a big fan of the song. Throw in layers of fine guitar-work, catchy lyrics, melodies, and harmonies, and you’ve got one of their finest tunes yet. Bodes well, methinks.
