2011

Katie Herzig: The Waking Sleep

Peter Zimmerman September 22, 2011 No Comments

This is her most consistent effort yet, and the process of building the songs up from programmed sounds reveals Herzig’s deft architectural hand, and the fact that she’s chosen bouncy, spirited and cathartic as her palette further bolsters the album. The next step will be learning how to incorporate lyrically the more intimate and raw moments of introspection, but this is an admirable first step in the right direction.

Chris Cornell Plans Fall Unplugged Tour

September 22, 2011 No Comments

Having already announced dates in Australia, New Zealand and South America, Chris Cornell has added more US shows to his solo acoustic Songbook tour, giving even more fans the chance

Dave Grohl, Ben Gibbard, Ryan Adams Honoring Bob Mould

September 22, 2011 No Comments

Dave Grohl. Ryan Adams and Death Cab For Cutie’s Ben Gibbard are among the artists gathering in Los Angeles this fall to honor punk pioneer Bob Mould. Mould’s legacy is

Yonder Mountain String Band, Justin Townes Earle Lead Suwannee Springfest 2012

September 22, 2011 No Comments

Known for consistently booking some of the finest performers in new and traditional folk, roots rock, bluegrass and newgrass, and other American roots music, Suwannee Springfest returns in 2012 for

R.E.M. Announce Break Up, Ready Greatest Hits Set

September 22, 2011 No Comments

Seminal Rock and Roll Hall of Fame alt-rockers R.E.M. have called it quits after 31 years of playing together. The announcement came yesterday via their official website: "During our last

Tom Waits on Tom Waits: by Paul Maher Jr.

Ric Hickey September 21, 2011 No Comments

Tom Waits On Tom Waits brings together a large number of interviews conducted throughout the great man’s storied career. Covering a remarkable 35-year span from 1973 to 2008, this collection employs Waits’ own words to paint a vivid self portrait of a highly original American artist and iconoclast. The book makes for a very intriguing chronology of Waits’ development as a songwriter, recording artist and performer. Fiercely protective of his private life and notoriously reclusive, Waits nonetheless has always been a lively and unpredictable interview subject.

Grayson Capps: The Lost Cause Minstrels

Gerry Hardy September 21, 2011 No Comments

With his newest release – The Lost Cause Minstrels – on the Potato Head Family label, Grayson Capps takes his music in a new direction. Having lived in both New Orleans and Nashville, the Alabama native recently returned home and seems to further embrace his roots.