Jimmy Fallon presents Justin Timberlake Week on Late Night, Richard Thompson visits David Letterman, Aimee Mann returns to Conan and more music on TV this week
If the name Jeff Scott Soto sounds familiar but you can’t quite place what band he played in, all one has to say is Yngwie and it should immediately click. Singing on the Swedish guitar shredder’s first two albums in the mid-80’s prepared him for life on the road and in the heavy metal spotlight. Probably his most lucrative project was Talisman with former Yngwie bandmate, the late Marcel Jacob, who passed away in 2009.
Between the steady, slightly scratchy vocals of Pete Quirk, the generally upbeat songs and the lyrics which traverse an emotional landscape that’s as broad as the Asian landscape, the latest release from The Cave Singers is an all around compelling effort.
Nashville singer-songwriter Brad Mackeson says that when it came time to release his first recording, one plainly called “Nostalgia, “ he confidently declared he wasn’t ready to introduce himself to the music world with that effort. “ I didn’t think Nostalgia was a pure expression of myself. I didn’t know who I was as an artist and you could tell” recalls Mackeson.
Alabama Shakes will kick off a North American headline tour on June 18 at LC Pavilion Outdoors in Columbus, OH. The outing will include two nights at Los Angeles’ Hollywood
Depeche Mode, , will bring THE DELTA MACHINE WORLD TOUR to North America this summer. As pioneers of the post-punk era and the most popular electronic band of all-time, they
Indie upstart ON AN ON showcase a fresh, youthful sound that is invigorated by the close communication of three band members who are intimately aware of each others' sonic involvement. Here's an in-depth look at this group that is a definite must-watch band for 2013.
Soulive was joined by John Popper, Cody and Luther Dickinson and Saunders Sermons on Thursday at Brooklyn Bowl
Watch the Trey Anastasio profile that aired on today’s CBS Sunday Morning
Saxophonist Bill Evans made his 2013 March Madness run debut last night with the Allman Brothers Band at the Beacon
