Archive: 2012

Armed with an album’s worth of new material for the first time in nearly a decade, Acoustic Syndicate returned to Carrboro, NC’s Cat’s Cradle for a Saturday night show that turned out to be a showcase for new songs instead of the usual barrage of crowd favorites. The McMurry clan (Steve, Bryon, and Fitz), along with bassist Jay Sanders and Billy Cardine on dobro, are newly committed to making music again, and it’s invigorating for the band and their fans to hear freshly minted songs emanating from the stage.

Metallica will be staging their own festival in Atlantic City this summer with the Orion Music + More Festival, a weekend of music, comedy and culture. Set for June 23rd and 24th , the event will feature headlining sets from the band each evening, during which they will perform two of their most enduring albums […]

Amanda “Fucking” Palmer recorded a chilling cover of “Polly” for SPIN Magazine’s tribute issue & compilation to Nirvana’s Nevermind last year. Palmer saw “Polly” as the perfect opportunity to get in the studio together with two members of her live touring band, Chad Raines and Michael McQuilken, with McQuilken also on engineering duty. The record was […]

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Metallica will play Atlantic City’s Bader Field on June 23 and 24.

Chad talks with Jenny Scheinman about her Mischief & Mayhem project.

Justin Townes Earle is back with a new album and tour.

Al Schnier of moe. covers Phish’s Birds of a Feather with Keller Williams.

The initial lineup for the 2012 Hangout Music Fest has been revealed.

The Magnolias performing at the Ritz Theater, Minneapolis, MN. 1.14.12.