Archive: 2013

Jack White will serve as Ambassador for Record Store Day, Rilo Kiley is back and fresh links

Ben Howard performing at Barclays, Brooklyn NY 2.6.13.

Calexico have just announced a live appearance at Bonnaroo and in addition, Calexico will be playing some other festival dates including the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival, Wakarusa Festival and the Nelsonville Music Festival. The band is also set to headline non festival dates throughout North America. Calexico Live Dates:Sun    3/24    Tucson, AZ              Festival […]

LA rock quartet Dawes are pleased to announce their upcoming tour of independent record stores throughout the U.S. As the band’s way of showing appreciation to supportive indie retail and their devoted fans, Dawes will be traveling the country performing songs off their forthcoming album titled Stories Don’t End in the most intimate of settings. […]

Pickathon is turning 15 and this year it will be happening Friday, August 2nd – Sunday, August 4th at Pendarvis Farm in Happy Valley, OR (a mere 15 minutes from downtown Portland), this year promises to be a keeper. Innovation has always been at the center of this process and through the years many important elements […]

It is the little label that could, Arhoolie Records, and all because one man had a passion for music that was rich and soulful, the kind of music that you feel deep down inside and that causes an uproar in your equilibrium. Whether it was coming from the Deep South or the Texas border, if it intrigued Chris Strachwitz, then he was off and running to the source – even when he didn’t have a nickel to his name. It was that kind of absorbing passion that led the German transplant to record musicians like Lightnin’ Hopkins and Clifton Chenier while others were busy rocking and rolling to Buddy Holly and The Beatles.

DelFest organizers have put together an impressive lineup for this year’s event

Phil Lesh has put together interesting lineups for a week of birthday celebrations

Watch Brock Butler and Emily Carroll perform Come Talk To Me by Peter Gabriel at the AURA Music Festival

News about a special triple bill at the iconic Red Rocks Amphitheatre this July

Pickathon brings “good music” to a small festival site just outside of Portland, Oregon

SXSW will honor Levon Helm with a special all-day concert

Georgia-bred singer-songwriter Will McCranie is back with a new single

Two twang-y new music recommendations from Aaron Stein

Watch Weird Al Yankovic team up with Portugal. The Man for a song a piece

Good Light succeeds in flashes of minimalistic beauty, but falls short of delivering a knockout punch. The simplest explanation is the lyrics leave little to the imagination (See “I love you, I do”). By avoiding imagery and metaphor almost entirely, Holcomb does a fine job describing where he’s at, but falls short of transcending a particular context. This saccharine, heart-on-the-sleeve style of songwriting is kind of like a stick of gum: nice, kinda refreshing, but of fleeting resonance.

On their sophomore release Hummingbird, Local Natives engage listeners in an unexpectedly mature and serious album that divides its time well between showcasing vocals, instrumentation and emphasizing emotional melodies.

The Allman Brothers Band (ABB) is proud to announce The Peach Music Festival is returning for a second year to Toyota Pavilion at Montage Mountain and Sno Mountain Ski Area & Water Park in Scranton, PA. This year, The Peach will take place Thursday, August 15 to Sunday, August 18 and include 4 days of […]

Shawn Colvin knows, respects and indulges the personal and professional history behind her music-making, celebrating her influences and collaborations with every show. She is a master of her craft, an unparalleled performer and soulful artist who continues to integrate and grow with her years; seeing her year after year is a joy that keeps on giving.

An incredible video featuring one of the first Rage Against The Machine gigs just surfaced