Videos: Wilco – Whole Love & Dawned On Me
Wilco visited old friend Conan O’Brien and his TBS late-night talk show last night.
Tour Dates: M. Ward Heads Out Solo
News of M. Ward’s cross-country solo tour leads off our weekly Tour Dates column.
City and Colour – Finding Solace
City and Colour, the monicker of singer/songwriter Dallas Green, epitomizes the acoustic folk genre. His songs are gentle yet powerful, sweet but poignant, energetic and soulful.
Saint Etienne Premieres First Single Off New Album
British dance-pop pioneers Saint Etienne have reissued a number of their records in recent years, but 2012 will see the group’s first album of new material since 2005’s Tales From Turnpike House. Their first new single, "Tonight," will be out March 5. Download it here, and follow the band’s Facebook page for updates. It was produced by […]
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band Announce U.S. Tour
Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band will launch the first U.S. leg of the 2012 "Wrecking Ball" World Tour on March 18 in Atlanta, the singer announced today. Springsteen’s 17th studio album, "Wrecking Ball," will be released on Columbia Records on March 6. The official press release lists the E Street Band’s members as follows, […]
Norah Jones Teams Up With Danger Mouse For New Album
Norah Jones has teamed up with super-producer Danger Mouse for the follow-up to 2009’s The Fall. Little Broken Hearts, the singer-songwriter’s fifth full-length, will be released this spring on Blue Note/EMI. The two first worked together when Danger Mouse called upon Jones to contribute vocals to his acclaimed 2011 album ROME, and their connection proved […]
Neil Young Releasing First Album With Crazy Horse Since 2003
Neil Young is set to release a new album with his band Crazy Horse. As well as recently finishing work on their first joint album since 2003’s ‘Greendale’, Young has revealed that they are currently at work on a further record. Young revealed the news over the weekend, according to a report from Music News. […]
Sharon Van Etten Extends Tour Behind Tramp
Sharon Van Etten is announcing even more tour dates in support of her forthcoming album, Tramp, out Feb. 7 via Jagjaguwar (Pre-order information can be found here). Next month, Sharon kicks off a headlining tour of the East Coast and Midwest with a sold out performance at Johnny Brenda’s in Philadelphia. Before heading to Europe […]
M. Ward Releasing New Album – A Wasteland Companion April 10th
Merge will release M. Ward’s sixth solo album, A Wasteland Companion, on April 10. In the three years since Portland, OR-based troubadour M. Ward released his last solo album – the universally lauded Hold Time – he’s toured the globe, released two albums as one half of Grammy-nominated duo She & Him as well as […]
Stormy Mondays: Awaiting The Return Of Ratdog
I ran some Ratdog on Stormy Mondays not too long ago, back when Bobby’s postponed solo tour was supposed to take place, but that was before anyone knew Ratdog itself would make an appearance. On Wednesday of this week, an enhanced version of The Dog will play at Bobby’s TRI Studios, that golden room with […]
Hidden Track Giveaway: Disco Biscuits – Bisco Inferno Video Release – Pt. 1 – The Very Moon @ Ogden Theatre
We’re giving away a copy of the Disco Biscuits’ new Bisco Inferno video release.
Picture Show: Freaks Ball XII – Freaks Ball Stars
Michael Jurick’s photos of the Freaks Ball Stars at Brooklyn Bowl on 1/21.
Pullin’ ‘Tubes: Jonathan Wilson’s Gentle Spirit
Enjoy the video for Jonathan Wilso’s Desert Raven from his debut album.
Video: Dr. Dog – That Old Black Hole
Dr. Dog show off their goofy side in the video for That Old Black Hole.
Televised Tune: On the Tube This Week
Wilco take time off from their tour to visit TBS’s Conan.
Brothers Past Annoucne Everything Must Go 0111, Spring Tour
Brothers Past will release a double album of material spanning the band’s ten-year career. Everything Must Go 0111, the band’s first release since the critically acclaimed This Feeling’s Called Goodbye (2005, SCI-Fidelity), will feature brand new material and new recordings of fan favorites. The album was recorded in “various studios, basements and bedrooms around the […]
New York Dolls: Lookin’ Fine On Television
Lookin' Fine On Television opens with an endearing interview excerpt from so early in the Dolls’ storied career that they seem like a fresh-faced band of brothers doing their best imitation of Rock Stars.
Alt Rock Vocalist Livan (INTERVIEW)
He is on his way to Pittsburgh to play a show. He is smoking cigarettes and telling me exactly how he feels about the music business. He does not hold back. If you haven’t heard of Livan yet, you need to check him out. He spent some time recently opening for Alice Cooper yet he is not metal nor alternative nor straight-ahead punk.
Charles Bradley Stays Strong With New Shows
Charles Bradley has announced new U.S. tour dates, as he gets ready to kick off his first tour of 2012. Between his February Midwest/Northeast run and his April Southwest dates, “The Screaming Eagle of Soul” will head to Australia for his first tour there since the release of his debut album No Time For Dreaming. […]