We’re less than a week away from Umphrey’s McGee’s inaugural UMBowl this Saturday night at Lincoln Hall in Chicago. As we mentioned, those Umphreaks and curiosity seekers that don’t have
In May, one of the best indie venues in the country – the 9:30 Club in Washington D.C. – will celebrate its 30th Anniversary. Yesterday, the Washington Post ran an
The Wanee Music Festival returned to the Spirit of Suwanee Music Park down in Live Oak, Florida this past weekend where the Allman Brothers Band and Widespread Panic each delivered
We know tomorrow is 4/20, so we don’t blame anyone for being a bit forgetful that day, but our String Cheese Incident-loving readers would be wise to remember that tickets
Late last year, Oklahoma’s favorite psychedelic rockers The Flaming Lips released their unique, acid-drenched take on Pink Floyd’s seminal album – Dark Side Of The Moon – with help from
Amongst DaveO’s Best Of Q1 Mix Tape, he included a track from The Morning Benders. The Berkley-based band, who released their sophomore effort Big Echo earlier this year, have a
Madison Square Garden is so important that it has a network named after it. The MSG Network will air a history of the storied building on Thursday afternoon at 2PM
This is angular, complex rock and roll. Untied States has put together a jigsaw puzzle of riffs, tempo changes, click’s, synth’s, distortion and words with their third album Instant Everything, Constant Nothing. Experimental post-punk may be the easiest way to describe it, but the fellas do everything they can to defy labels.
This aptly named trio works within a sparseness that is commendable. Lead vocalist Kelli Scarr (great name by the way) emotes on a spiritual (“Haunts Me”)/physical (“I Want You”) split level while Dan Chen and Nate Greenberg support her with textures of sound. There is room to breath on these tracks; the lyrics take center stage and while some seem a bit too personal (“The Look”) others ring true for everyone (“Come Back to Me”). Pianos, strings and soft drums are par for the course and when the fluid guitar notes show up they are welcomed with open arms.
Say what you will about Apple, but it’s a company with great brand loyalty and integrity. On the complete other end of that spectrum you have Ticketmaster/Live Nation. Is Apple
