Archive: 2014

Will The Fab Two ‘Come Together’ to honor their original Sullivan performance?

The fourth album from Wild Beasts, Present Tense is due out February 25th, 2014. Present Tense, the followup to 2011’s critically acclaimed Smother, is a dramatically new album – taking cues from the most intense and effervescent of 1980s and 1990s electronic sound but rethinking and retooling these elements with exquisite detail for the 21st […]

Fort Worth, Texas’ Toadies kick off 2014 with the announcement of the April 1st release of the 20-year anniversary edition of their platinum-selling breakthrough debut album Rubberneck on Kirtland Records.  Originally released in the summer of 1994 on Interscope, the anniversary edition has been remastered and will include three additional songs from the Rubberneck recording […]

If ever a beloved band (besides the seminal country-rockers Poco) deserved its story told, it’s Little feat. One of the most distinctive rock and roll units of its time, Lowell George and co. went unjustly under recognized during his lifetime despite an affectionate fanbase whose passion and loyalty far surpassed its numbers. Founding Rolling Stone […]

Holloway is cooler than CBS’ cheesy new drama could ever hope to be.

A little over ten years ago just prior to full on EDM artists converging on the scene, a Soulive concert was considered one of the rowdiest sweatahons aside from a String Cheese Incident show (Phish was on hiatus at this time). My how things have changed; not that Soulive still doesn’t rip it up as […]

No Peart? No problem.

[rating=7.00] Hailing from upstate New York this organic four piece plays Americana folk with ease and grace on their self titled third release. Recorded in an old church with help from Grammy winning engineer Robby Hunter the group blends melodies and strings to create a warm sound. Opening with a stripped down sense on “High […]

Since we’re in the spirit with all these ‘Twin Peaks’ rumors, here are the 10 best scenes from this surreal, thought-provoking, cancelled-far-too-soon series.

Celebrating 20 years as a band, The String Cheese Incident brought it home to Colorado and played three nights at the 1st Bank Center in Broomfield. Rather than a straight run, the band played the 28th and 29th, took a night off, and then played New Year’s Eve. Bootsy Collins opened night one with a […]

Almost a decade ago, the Canadian duo Chromeo introduced their unique blend of electrofunk to an exponentially growing global audience. White Women, Dave 1 and P-Thugg’s 4th studio album coming this spring on Atlantic, refines their signature 70’s and 80’s influenced quirky pop songs, masterfully crafted in the tradition of the finest R&B, disco and funk. For all the retro talk, Chromeo’s music is, more than […]

Opeth’s ‘unusual’ new album will features heavy orchestrations, some minimal moments, and a balls-out prog-fusion jam that bites from Goblin, Mahavishnu, and ELP.

The Muscle Shoals documentary has been out for months now. But if you haven’t seen it yet, consider this a strong recommendation — especially if you live in the south.

Hello 2014, what a great year you are looking to be. And what better way to kick off MY ROOTS than with Steve Stevens, the longtime guitar player for Billy Idol and, more recently, Kings Of Chaos. After thirty years in the business, Stevens is still redefining himself as a musician. In 1999, he released […]

[rating=6.00] Trent Dabbs’ eighth release, The Way We Look at Horses, treads familiar territory for the Nashville singer-songwriter. It is a collection of songs dealing with concepts of love, loss, death, and spiritual discovery. The title track references equine therapy and how a spiritual connection with horse and rider can help uncover buried feelings and […]

California’s oldest continuously operating live production theater reopened after its most recent renovation, on Friday night December 6th, with a benefit concert for Notes For Notes. The theater was originally founded in 1873, as the only opera house south of San Francisco. It was rebuilt in 1924 and has undergone several renovations in recent years. […]

Carrying the torch of a music legend’s legacy would be a complex job for anyone. Dweezil Zappa though has taken on his father’s musical legacy with a headfirst commitment to ensure his enormous catalogue is discovered by a new generation and ultimately, not forgotten. Dweezil’s band, Zappa Plays Zappa, is not simply a tribute to […]

Califone recently released a string of excellent videos: a voyeuristic apartment building tumble for “Frosted Tips,” a live 11-minute version of “Bells Break Arms,” “We are a Payphone” directed by Amber Benson (BtVS) and Angela Bettis, and now a haunting video for “Movie Music Kills a Kiss.” Directed by and featuring Angela Bettis and Rutili […]

Following the release  of the track “Bagboy” and the four-track “EP-1,” Pixies deliver again, rolling out “EP-2,” four more brand new songs – “Blue-Eyed Hexe,” “Magdalena,” “Greens and Blues” and “Snakes,” as well as a music video for “Blue-Eyed Hexe.” The new songs were recorded during October 2012 at Rockfield Studios in Wales, UK, were […]