Archive: 2014

This episode had some funny moments, but the weariness of this season has fully set in.

With music by night and conferences by day, along with showcases from Movement, Warp, and Fool’s Gold (among others); Moogfest 2014 boasts five full days of synthesized bliss in the late April enclave of Asheville, North Carolina.  This year’s list of performers is top notch where Riff Raff, Q-Tip, Escort, Darkstar, El-P, Com Truise, Wolf […]

The Forecastle Festival returns this summer led by hip hop royalty, Outkast; 21st century rocker, Jack White; and alt-rock renaissance man, Beck. The three-day music celebration, now in its 12th year, will take place July 18–20, 2014 at  Waterfront Park on the banks of the Ohio River, framed by the skyline of downtown Louisville. The Replacements, Ray Lamontagne, […]

This week’s ‘Walking Dead’ begins with a silly quest for booze, but ended up being one of the strongest episodes of the season.

The more isolated, single-character-centric episodes of ‘Girls’ have been not only some of the best of this season, but the best of the entire series. Naturally, this week’s offering, “Flo,” is no exception.

Coldplay have announced details of their sixth album. The British band will release ‘Ghost Stories’ on May 19, 2014. The album is available to pre-order from iTunes now. The artwork for the release, depicting a pair of wings in the shape of a broken heart, can be seen to the right. The ‘Ghost Stories’ tracklisting […]

tUnE-yArDs has announced that their new album Nikki Nack will be released May 6th, 2014 After affording herself a much needed break  Merrill Garbus is back. In addition to confirming some new tour dates (listed below), she’s also given her fans their first taste of new music with a ‘Megamix’ of the upcoming album; “I’ve put together a mash-up […]

[rating=6.00] It’s appropriate that the gentlemen of The Far West all hail from different corners of the country because the sound they all make together represents a hearty scope of the land’s musical heritage. With members emanating from Chicago, Texas, upstate New York, and Los Angeles, the five-member band can certainly pass as an act […]

Goodnight Tender is a gutsy, creative, and complete effort that showcases a developed and mature sound, honest, meaningful lyrics, and a more personal side of Ray that will undoubtedly please her followers and open their ears to new realms of music.

Getting some props from Ringo Starr is a pretty big deal. The purveyor of peace and love may not have been the best drummer in rock & roll but he was, after all, in the greatest band in musical history. So when he pops up the other day and says Matt Sorum was “the best […]

Photos by Marc Lacatell of Blackberry Smoke at House of Blues in Boston, MA 2/13/14.  

Following up from her stellar 2012 album Tramp, Sharon Van Etten is set to release Are We There May 27th. Sharon has recorded an album not only fully-formed and extravagant in sound but also completely self-produced. Her writing also continues to explore personal experience drawing from feelings of emptiness, loss, fear of change, desire, waiting, and […]

In their 14-year recording career Oasis sold over 70 million albums worldwide. Now Big Brother Recordings are to reissue the band’s classic albums in chronological order as part of the new Chasing The Sun series. Each album has been remastered and available with rare and exclusive bonus content. With 2014 marking the 20th anniversary of […]

The front man of The Walkmen, Hamilton Leithauser, announces his debut solo album Black Hours via Ribbon Music on May 6th (North America)/May 5th (Rest of the world). The album brings Leithauser full circle and then some, from lonely midwinter piano-and-vocals sessions, to a loud, live Rock n Roll group and back again.  Featuring Leithauser […]

Let It Go, the new album from Grammy-nominated bluegrass expansionists The Infamous Stringdusters, will be released April 1, 2014, on the band’s own High Country Recordings. To celebrate the release, the quintet will embark on a two-month cross-country spring tour that includes stops in New York, Boston, Washington, D.C., Atlanta, Chicago, Denver, San Francisco, and […]

Widespread Panic has announced their 2014 summer tour dates. The tour will kick off in Augusta, GA and move across country with stops including Boston, Philadelphia, Cleveland, Chicago, Somserset, Lincoln, Kansas City, and the annual Red Rocks run. From there the band will celebrate the 4th of July with a three-night run at The Joint […]

Being tasked with exploring Tori Amos’ discography is like a friend pressuring you to binge watch a show with over five seasons. So if you’ve borrowed your way through all 14 of her albums, here’s a list of 14 songs you may have skipped over, missed completely, or that deserve a closer listen.

‘Community’ returns, following an Olympic hiatus, with a major snoozer of an episode.

Before placing your Oscar bets, check out this conversation between Stephen Mills and Mark Pursell. They provide their take on the awards, debating who will win, who should win, and who should have been nominated in the first place.