Archive: 2013

David Bowling’s Eric Clapton FAQ is written like a trip through that part of the authors music collection devoted to the archetypal guitar hero. As such it is comprehensive to a point, covering in no small detail Slowhand’s earliest work, including his stints in The Yardbirds and John Mayall’s Bluesbreakers, then through his solo career […]

Arcade Fire have announced an extensive North American arena tour behind their new album Reflektor set to kick off next March and run through August. The trek starts March 6th at the KFC Yum! Center in Louisville, Kentucky and wraps up August 30th with a homecoming show at Montreal’s Parc Jean-Drapeau. With their being no southern California […]

Consumerism, ‘Game of Thrones,’ mall cops, and eye scars. An overall quite solid episode.

As the AES (Audio Engineering Society) convention was just in NYC I had intended to offer a brief overview on some highlights.  I usually look forward to the event where I get to catch up with people only spoken with on the phone most of the year.  Walking into the show & learning the unfortunate […]

Following  successful shows in North and South America, Australia, Asia and now Europe (which kicks off November 20 in Helsinki, Finland), Black Sabbath have announced additional shows in North America and Europe in 2014.  The 2014 North American dates launch March 31 at Barclays Center in Brooklyn, NY and will hit ten cities in Canada, […]

The writers are doing a great job balancing multiple storylines while giving us swift answers to most of the season’s puzzling twists.

Elvis Costello and The Roots have announced the release of Wise Up: Thought – Remixes and Reworks. The collection serves as the remix EP companion to the album Wise Up Ghost, the collaborative  from Elvis Costello and The Roots that was released earlier this year. The EP will be released as an exclusive CD release […]

On Saturday, November 30, fans across the U.S. will be able to see Pretty Lights perform live at Bill Graham Civic Auditorium in San Francisco, CA.  Pretty Lights’ first Pay-Per-View concert will be distributed live in High Definition beginning at 9 PM PST/12 AM EST by MultiVision Media, Inc. for only $19.95. “Pretty Lights” will be available in […]

Joseph Arthur’s trio for his upcoming North American dates will feature Mike Mills of REM and Bill Dobrow, his drummer throughout the Boogie Christ world tour. The second album in a planned triology, The Ballad of Boogie Christ Act 2 will be available Friday, November 29 as an Official Record Store Day release. Among the […]

[rating=7.00] Having released an engaging solo record with 2012’s Between The Time And The Tides, Lee Ranaldo and company toured heavily, gelled, record a new disk, and added a moniker. The now titled Lee Ranaldo and The Dust four piece (Steve Shelley, Alan Licht, Tim Luntzel) have stretched out with songs routinely running seven plus […]

BB King and Robert Cray performing in Beverly, MA

Winery Dogs at the Alrosa Villa in Columbus, OH

Man Man have announced plans to take their legendary live show  back on the road for select dates in January 2014. Man Man’s latest album, the critically acclaimed On Oni Pond arrived in stores on September 10th. Esquire called the record “an artistic and revelatory triumph” while the AV Club described it as “chock-full of […]

Trey Anastasio Band (TAB) will kick off 2014 with a headline tour of intimate U.S. venues, beginning with a two-night stand at the Ogden Theatre in Denver, CO (January 28 and 29). The run will include TAB’s first shows in New Orleans since 2005 (February 7 and 8 at House of Blues) and the group’s […]

“You want to figure out how can you challenge yourself to discover something new, discover something different about yourself,” he says.

And they’re probably announcing the release during a Super Bowl ad. Because, ya know, Bono.

Bridwell, of course, took everything in stride. He had fun playing — and more importantly, I could tell he was having fun.

Purgatory/Paradise is the first new music from 90s underground rock pioneers Throwing Muses. As a band that has always been impossible to define, their latest project is available via traditional digital services now, and will be released as an art book with CD insert on December 3 by Harper Collins’ It Books imprint in the […]

Georgia-formed jam rockers Widespread Panic brought their brand of bluesy, interpretive Southern rock to the North Carolina mountains of Asheville last weekend. The band treated fans to special guests, choice covers, and tight lengthy jams because that’s just what they do. Here’s a recap of Saturday night’s show at the U.S. Cellular Center (formerly known […]