Archive: 2014

Interpol’s tour in support of their new album, El Pintor, came to a grinding halt when the mega snowstorm that dumped over seven feet of snow in the Buffalo, New York area left them, along with their crew, gear and supporting band, Hundred Waters, stranded on a highway for over fifty hours. Fans could follow […]

Ryan Bingham, dressed in jeans, trademark grey Henley shirt and leather jacket delivered “The Gospel according to Ryan” to the sold out Club 939 Friday night in Boston.  The extremely intimate room (200 capacity), which is run by Berklee College of Music students, is essentially an oversized living room complete with leather couches.  The large […]

The sheer power, strength, and magnitude of what was about to take place in a small venue with a classic, innovative, circus, party band like Jane’s Addiction was probably on everyone’s mind when entering the Ogden Theatre. Everyone knew what to expect since Jane’s is celebrating the 25th year anniversary of their best and most […]

Grace Potter & the Nocturnals have announced the launch of Vaulturnal. Vaulturnal will offer fans fully mixed and mastered soundboard recordings of live performances from the band’s ever-growing live archives. Initially, GPN plans to release several shows per year as high-quality digital downloads and on compact disc. “We’ve been talking for a long time about […]

Guitarist, songwriter, and co-founder  The Black Crowes, Rich Robinson, is excited to announce the upcoming digital release of his EP Dirigible Utopia. The EP, originally part of an exclusive bundle package for his latest studio release The Ceaseless Sight, includes four instrumental tracks and will be available on December 9th via Circle Sound / The […]

[rating=9.00] There’s something so haunting and dreamlike in Jason Molina’s voice, and when you hear it, you’re left with an inherent understanding that you’ll never be the same again. More than a year since his passing, the music world is still mourning the loss of this brilliant talent through deluxe reissues and touching tributes. Last […]

Photos of Jane’s Addiction with In The Whale at the Ogden Theatre in Denver, CO on 11/19/14. Photos by Todd Radunsky  

Lawrence packed The Bottleneck on Friday night for the last stop on Drew Holcomb and the Neighbors’ headlining tour. While backup vocalist Ellie Holcomb was not present on this tour, Holcomb and company put on an energetic show in typical fashion. The night began with Nashville singer/songwriter Neal Carpenter, whose debut album Good Guys was […]

To say The 1975 have blown up would be, with little exaggeration, quite the understatement. From their humble beginnings in Manchester to selling out shows half-way across the world in Los Angeles’ Hollywood Palladium, the British foursome are (and will continue to be) the indie band with huge mainstream appeal, and whether you like it […]

There’s no question about it. When you need a drummer, you call Brian Tichy. A monster drummer, he has been the number one go-to drummer when a band is in need of someone behind them with power. And he has been summoned by some mighty big names: Billy Idol, Slash, Zakk Wylde, Steven Tyler, Whitesnake, […]

“The reason why we played the first bunch of songs without stopping is because we got a hundred fuckin’ songs to play,” announced Dave Grohl after the Foo Fighters had made it about eight songs into what would end up being close to a three hour set. In only eight songs the band reminded the […]

[rating=7.00] One of the most accidentally astute critiques I’ve ever heard came not from a professional critic but from a co-worker, back in my service industry days. Speaking on Faith No More’s most popular track, “Epic,” he looked at me and said “the thing I love about Faith No More is that there’s this song, […]

[rating=4.00] Look, Hollywood, can we talk? This is getting to be ri-goddamn-diculous. This trend of splitting the final entry of a beloved franchise into two movies is a dangerous pit, and you’ve fallen into it. It was sort of understandable with Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows. Coming in almost 900 pages, the book certainly […]

New Basement Tapes made their network television debut on Jimmy Kimmel Live! Wednesday night playing “Nothing to It” and “Duncan and Jimmy.” New Basement Tapes features  Elvis Costello, Mumford & Sons’ Marcus Mumford, Dawes’ Taylor Goldsmith, My Morning Jacket’s Jim James and Carolina Chocolate Drops’ Rhiannon Giddens.  The group was put together by T Bone Burnett, who […]

Peter Hook and the Light took to the stage at the Fine Line Music Cafe in Minneapolis, MN on 11/15/14 to play an abundance of both New Order and Joy Division tracks.  Photos by Billy Briggs.

Steve Earle & The Dukes are set to release the new album Terraplane on February 17th via New West Records.  The 11-track set is the follow up to the 2013 album The Low Highway and features Earle’s longtime band The Dukes, comprised of Kelly Looney, Will Rigby, Chris Masterson and Eleanor Whitmore. The album was […]

Consider the Source played a hometown gig at the Knitting Factory in Brooklyn, NY on 11/14. Gabriel Marin (guitar) John Ferrera (bass) and Jeff Mann (drums) brought their amalgam of sci-fi, middle eastern jazz, metal fusion to a full house. Their set included an interesting cover of Radiohead’s “Paranoid Android” and debut of an epic […]

When it comes to turning the angst and energy of an album into performance magic, Stars is matchless. Simply put, if you have the opportunity to see them in concert, don’t pass it up. Their packed show Thursday, November 13th at the 9:30 Club in Washington, DC was heavy on pomp and circumstance, feeling more like a celebration than […]

As someone who attends concerts on a regular basis, it can become fairly easy to lose inspiration or to simply slog through the evening’s proceedings with a bit of ho-hum nonchalance. The spectacle of live music is usually enthralling and it’s a joyful highlight to be able to check out bands and artists from across […]