Los Campesinos Announce U.S. Tour
Los Campesinos have announced a tour of the US, kicking off January 15 in Baltimore, MD. The Welsh band will support the release of ‘We Are Beautiful, We Are Doomed’, which is scheduled to come out November 25 via Arts & Crafts. The album is the follow-up to ‘Hold On Now, Youngsters’, released earlier this […]
Black Kids Announce December Dates
Black Kids have announced a limited run of shows, taking place in early December in four US cities. The Florida five-piece will perform in Providence, Boston, Los Angeles and Austin in support of their debut album ‘Partie Traumatic’, released earlier this year. The band completed their debut tour of North America over the summer, kicking […]
Exclusive: Phish – Buried Alive at the Roxy
In a little over a week, Phish: At The Roxy – an eight-disc box set that spans an epic three-night run from ’93 – finally hits stores, online retailers and LivePhish.com on Nov. 18. We’ve pointed you towards the bluegrass-tinged version of Good Times, Bad Times > Paul & Silas > Pig in a Pen […]
Monday’s Hors d’Oeuvres: Freaks Ball IX
Straight off of their high-profile performances at Sullivan Hall this weekend, the Leeds-based funksters New Mastersounds return to the city on January 10 to headline the ninth-annual Freaks Ball at Southpaw in Brooklyn. The Rodney Speed Experience featuring RANA’s Scott Metzger, 2 Skinnee Js’ Eddie Eyeball, The Wildhearts’ Ginger, Bill Stites, Tragedy’s Phil Costello and […]
Tour Dates: Winwood Keeps Rolling With It
It’s been quite the year for former Spencer Davis Group/Traffic/Blind Faith member Steve Winwood – reuniting with Eric Clapton for a string of shows, turning 60, releasing a new solo album and a summer tour with Tom Petty. The B3 playing, guitar slinger is now looking to continue that run into 2009 with a brief […]
Ryan Adams Covers The Foo Fighters
After a whirlwind end of October in New York City featuring a stealth show, rocker Ryan Adams and the Cardinals jetted off to Europe to start an extensive tour of the UK. Adams and his band visited the BBC Studios in London to tape an acoustic performance for the Dermot O’Leary show. They started things […]
Televised Tune: On The Tube This Week
Way back in In 2006, post-rockers Sigur Rós played a series of unannounced concerts around their homeland during the endless magic hour of the Icelandic summer. The resulting film, Heima, captures the majestic musical moments and scenery from those legendary performances. Monday [all times Eastern]: Crossroads: Plant and Krauss [Palladia HD 6PM] Sigur Ros: Heima […]
Jersey City Councilman Pisses on DSO Fans
If you’ve ever been to Washington D.C.’s 9:30 Club you’re probably familiar with the extremely zealous security at the venue. You can’t get away with shit…or apparently piss as Jersey City Councilman Steven Lipski found out the hard way at a Dark Star Orchestra concert this past Friday night. Some time during the first set […]
Matthew Sweet: Sunshine Lies
Arguably one of the architects of alternative rock, Matthew Sweet is nevertheless a pop traditionalist of the highest order. His watershed 1991 album Girlfriend, like more diverse productions such as In Reverse and Living Things, is centered on the work of a compact rock and roll combo and so too is Sunshine Lies.
Ryan Adams & The Cardinals: Cardinology
Cardinology isn’t the strongest Ryan Adams release to date, not even close, but it flows as a cohesive song cycle, perhaps a step forward for an artist who has recently struggled with those inner demons.