The barren landscape served as an appropriate backdrop to Jakob Dylan’s live performance at the Wiltern in Los Angeles. It depicted the overall tone quite well, which was simple, with images and landscapes of a rural and forlorn country. However, the show was sometimes a little jaded and monotonous.
Martin Sexton is one of the most unflappably earnest musicians on the planet, and he always manages to stand out in a genre that is unmercifully crowded. His latest release, Sugarcoating, brings listeners more of his positive, folk-tinged acoustic rock and stirring lyricism. Sexton’s music has frequently centered on themes of personal fulfillment and the tenuous existence of human happiness, and Sugarcoating does some of the same, simultaneously addressing materialism, success, and other trappings of the modern world.
Athens, GA trio THE WHIGS are very excited to announce a massive tour that will include a headlining run and opening slots with Kings of Leon, The Hold Steady and
Superchunk have festival dates planned this summer and now east coast dates in September. Details are emerging about their long-anticipated new album, which now has a title: Majesty Shredding! Superchunk
Arcade Fire set to release a new single within the next few weeks. The Canadian band posted a message on their official website, Arcadefire.com, explaining that they were planning on
The Gathering of the Vibes has finalized its 2010 lineup with the addition of headliner Furthur featuring Bob Weir and Phil Lesh. Spread out over three stages, this year’s Gathering
Although dates have yet to be announced, Jason Bonham’s Led Zeppelin Experience will embark on a limited 30-city tour beginning this fall. Bonham, the son of Led Zeppelin drummer John
Phish will be returning to Texas for the first time since 2000. The band will headline the 2010 Austin City Limits Music Festival on Friday, October 8, performing one two-hour
Around since the mid-’90s, roots-rockers The Mother Hips have always seemed to be one of those bands that have never been able to break it big despite their fervent cult
Last year, Gillian Welch’s longtime musical collaborator Dave Rawlings released his first solo album A Friend Of A Friend under the clever moniker – Dave Rawlings Machine. The album, which
