Archive: 2014

For their first show of the Spring tour, Amos Lee and his band treated the capacity crowd of Orlando’s Plaza Live to a performance that was energetic, eclectic, and intimate, showcasing all the traits that made fans fall in love with Lee following his 2005 debut. It was a relaxed set, with Lee telling a […]

Walter Becker and Donald Fagen have announced that Steely Dan will hit the road again in 2014, taking their “Jamalot Ever After” Tour across the U.S. and Canada.  Opening at the Arlene Schnitzer Concert Hall in Portland, Oregon on July 2, the tour is set to make stops in 47 cities before concluding at Baltimore, […]

Photos by Billy Briggs of St. Vincent at the State Theatre in Minneapolis, MN on 4/3/14/

To leave a popular band is a pretty gutsy move. But for guitar player Rob Caggiano, it was the right move. “I shared some of the best times of my life with these guys,” he explained in his official statement in early 2013 upon his departure from Anthrax. “This is an extremely difficult and emotional […]

Glen David Andrews swaggered on to the red-lit, burgundy leather walled stage of Rockwood Music Hall in NYC to the crescendo of his backing band looking like a prize fighter ready to defend himself.  Launching into “Moving Up, “ he quickly stripped down from his shades, gold chains, hoodie and cap, to a simple black […]

Mike Doughty will release two new albums in 2014, and has partnered with PledgeMusic.com – http://PledgeMusic.com to invite fans into the recording process from the beginning. Up first is “Live at Ken’s House,” planned for an early summer release, and featuring Doughty and the band from his fall 2013 tour (bassist Catherine Popper and drummer […]

This year, Roger Waters and long term collaborator, Pink Floyd’s sound engineer, James Guthrie, revisit Waters last solo album, Amused to Death.   In pursuit of reimagining the music with brand new stereo and 5.1 mixes, James Guthrie captures Roger’s original sonic intentions in 21st century definition for this new important release. 20 years after its […]

One of America’s most iconic classic rock bands, Aerosmith, announced a new summer world tour during a secret showcase concert at one of the Sunset Strip’s most legendary nightclubs, the Whiskey A Go-Go. The clandestine event, held only for a hastily invited select private audience, took place on an unusually hot Los Angeles afternoon, April […]

[rating=8.00] On their latest record, Himalayan, the Band of Skulls, now with three albums on the shelf, continue sewing the thread of what has made both Baby Darling Doll Face Honey and Sweet Sour widely accepted records: dark tempered songwriting, the ability to quickly reveal an aggressive edge and the openness to unite vocal styles […]

After a three year absence, Widespread Panic returned to the City of Angeles for a pair of sold-out shows at the historic Orpheum Theatre to close out its Spring Tour and West Coast swing. As the six members took their spots to start the show, each did some last-minute tuning of their instruments before lead […]

As the second set of Umphrey’s McGee’s Wednesday night Winston-Salem show came to a close, it appeared that Brendan Bayliss tossed his copy of the night’s set list into the audience. It might have been with a bit of disdain, as the band had just missed a few key turns on the way to what […]

So far, 2014 is looking to be a good year for the jazzy-pop quartet, Lake Street Dive. Since releasing its third album, “Bad Self Portraits” in February the band has appeared on “The Colbert Report” and Letterman and garnered high praise from Rolling Stone. On the surface, they look to be an overnight sensation, when […]

Athens, Ohio sits on the rolling, rocky edge of Appalachia. Ohio University is the heart of the modest city, a quaint main street community overflowing with bars, restaurants and boutiques. Motorists passing through the historic burg’s narrow core pause for the usual student foot traffic, the tides of academia pouring out of stately, worn brick […]

Sweet Apple the band of rockers featuring J Mascis (Dinosaur Jr., Heavy Blanket), Tim Parnin (Cobra Verde, Chuck Mosley), John Petkovic (Cobra Verde, Death of Samantha,Guided By Voices) and Dave Sweetapple (Witch, Vardlokk) will release their new LP The Golden Age of Glitter on April 8 via Tee Pee Records. The LP is the follow up to the band’s critically celebrated debut Love & Desperation. The 10-song power-pop masterpiece features guest appearances […]

As reported on NME, Cedric Bixler-Zavala and Omar Rodríguez-López of The Mars Volta  and At The Drive-In are apparently making music together again. Video clips (below) revealed online yesterday (April 8) introduced a new project called Antemasque featuring Bixler-Zavala, Rodríguez-López, former Mars Volta drummer Dave Elitch and Red Hot Chili Peppers bassist Flea. Volcom reports […]

The Allman Brother Band’s annual run of shows at New York City’s Beacon Theatre is always magical, but 2009’s 40th anniversary run was unique, with over 60 guests sitting in with the band. But on March 26, 2009–the 40th anniversary of the original lineup’s first performance–the band honored the legacy with a show that belonged […]

Natural chemistry is one of the hardest things to find for a musician. You can do as many collaborations and sit-ins as you want, but finding one or two other musicians who you mesh with consistently is no easier than finding a significant other to spend the rest of your life with. Andrew Trube and […]

Far from home, but not from fans, British alt-folk-pop band Fanfarlo hopped the Pond to share its melodic, eclectic folk sounds with an intimate crowd at The Troubadour in West Hollywood, Calif., in support of its latest release Let’s Go Extinct. However, rather than overwhelm the audience with new and less familiar music, the group’s […]

Willie Nelson captured live at Westin Resort & Spa Lake Las Vegas in Henderson, NV on 3/31/14.  Photos by Paul Citone