Todd Sheaffer Guests With Greensky Bluegrass
Greensky Bluegrass teamed up with Todd Sheaffer (RRE, FGH) last night in NYC.
In Memoriam: Etta James & Johnny Otis
We’ve lost two great rock and roll pioneers this week.
B List: 10 Amazing Jam Cruise 10 Videos
A look at ten fantastic musical moments from Jam Cruise 10.
Video: Bruce Springsteen – We Take Care Of Our Own
Sample Bruce Springsteen’s new single, We Take Care of Our Own.
Televised Tune: On The Tube This Weekend
The Fleet Foxes make their ACL debut this weekend on PBS.
Sugar + the Hi-Lows: Sugar + the Hi-Lows
The debut release from two of Nashville’s better singer-songwriters, Amy Stroup and Trent Dabbs, is meant to be something of an odd bird. From the sometimes coy lyrics to the jangly rhythms and grooves, the album’s eight tracks are straight out of the 50s and 60s, and in a time when it would be easy to write commentaries on the woes of the world 2012-style, they choose instead to give things a more upbeat perspective. It’s something of a departure from their solo material, but it works pretty well when all is said and done.
Chairlift: Something
Something, Brooklyn-based duo Chairlift’s second LP, and their first since signing with Columbia, is a masterful stroke of experiential alterna-pop that demonstrates the power that creative freedom and big label investment can provide for exceptionally talented musicians.
Death Cab For Cutie Plans Theater Tour With Magik*Magik Orchestra
Death Cab For Cutie announced a very special 2012 North American tour. This one-of-a-kind spring trek will see DCFC accompanied on stage by members of San Francisco’s celebrated Magik*Magik Orchestra. The dates begin April 10th in Denver, CO at Ellie Caulkins Opera House and finish up May 13th in Seattle, WA’s Paramount Theatre. Pre-sale will […]
Rebel-Rousing Songwriter Todd Snider Delivers New Album & Tour
On March 6, East Nashville’s subversive, fearless, rebel-rousing songwriter Todd Snider will release his new studio album ‘Agnostic Hymns & Stoner Fables’ (Aimless Records). Last year’s double-disc live album ‘The Storyteller’ earned accolades from Rolling Stone and NPR and his new set finds him pushing even more of society’s buttons. "I want to inspire people," […]
Bassnectar Spring Vava Voom Tour
Bassnectar AKA Lorin Ashton has announced his Spring Vava Voom Tour. Over the course of two months, Lorin and his crew will criss-cross the United States, painting the walls with bass along the way. The tour also includes previously announced dates at Avon, Colorado’s Snowball Festival and Miami’s Ultra Music Festival as well as appearances […]