ALICE IN CHAINS are giving fans a sneak preview of their highly anticipated upcoming album BLACK GIVES WAY TO BLUE (Virgin/EMI) by posting a brand-new song online. The seven-minute-long track,
Five more shotgun jazz CD reviews by Glide contributor Doug Collette – this month he visits: Branford Marsalis, Sonny Rollins, Ravi Coltrane, Steve Bernstein, Bill Evans.
Sometimes all it takes is a pure voice, a few instruments, and a scattering of bells and whistles for a talent to stand out in a crowd. Canada’s Andy Shauf has all of those things, and he delivers them on Darker Days, his solo debut. The songs are brief, the songwriting seems personal and mature, and the melodies have staying power that suggest Shauf, 21, is a lot older than he really is.
Black Francis and co. are celebrating the 20th anniversary of the Pixies’ second full-length album, 1989’s “Doolittle,” by performing the release in its entirety during an 11-date European tour. The
Andrew Bird has lined up a second headlining tour this fall. The dates lead off Sept. 19 in Madison, WI, following Bird’s upcoming European trek, which launches in August after
