Railroad Earth – Stubb’s BBQ, Austin, TX 1/31/15 (PHOTOS)
Railroad Earth hit Stubb’s BBQ in Austin, TX on 1/31/15 during their winter tour. Photos by Arthur VanRooy Setlist – January 31, 2015 Stubb’s BBQ – Austin, TX Set 1 Cold Water Grandfather Mountain Bread And Water Everything Comes Together All That’s Dead May Live Again -> The Hunting Song -> Fisherman’s Blues New Lee […]
Sasquatch Drops 2015 Lineup – Robert Plant, Kendrick Lamar, Modest Mouse Headline
The 2015 edition of Sasquatch Festival looks like it will once again be bringing together the hippest of the hip when it comes to indie rock, hip-hop, dance music, folk and more. This year’s lineup features an eclectic mix of big names like Robert Plant, Kendrick Lamar, Modest Mouse, and Lana Del Ray alongside lesser known but […]
Two Gallants – We Are Undone (ALBUM REVIEW)
[rating=8.00] With their new, bold and powerful release, San Francisco’s Two Gallants have created an album which glares – not peers – into the abyss and draws on its contents to create songs of serious emotional weight. We Are Undone is an excitingly diverse collection of songs that exceeds in upsetting expectations right from the […]
Billy Idol – Wellmont Theatre, Montclair, NJ 1/29/15 (PHOTOS)
Billy Idol was on a North America tour to promote his latest album – Kings and Queens of the Underground. This show was from the Wellmont Theatre in Montclair, NJ on 1/29/15. Photos by Vikas Nambiar. Edit this setlist | More Billy Idol setlists
Jim White Vs. The Packway Handle Band – Take It Like A Man (ALBUM REVIEW)
[rating=7.00] The Packway Handle Band got much more than they bargained for when they asked beloved blues singer-songwriter Jim White to produce their new record. What began as a simple request turned into more than just your average collaboration, with White joining the band and adding his own songs, too, for Take it Like a […]
Saul Goodman: Baddest Lawyer Alive (‘Better Call Saul’ Preview)
No one ever accused Saul Goodman of being a great lawyer, but it’s an accusation I’m making now. From the moment Bob Odenkirk’s sleazy attorney first bumbles onto the screen (Season 2, Episode 8 “Better Call Saul”) we’re supposed to look at him as a bit of a joke. Something to laugh at. Indeed, we […]
James McMurtry Announces U.S. Tour Dates
Following the release of Complicated Game – out February 24 on Complicated Game Records – acclaimed singer-songwriter James McMurtry will embark on a spring tour around the U.S. that will hit the East Coast, Midwest, and parts of the South. Complicated Game is highly anticipated, as it is the Texas artist’s first new album in six years. According […]
Young Fathers Following Up Mercury Prize Winning ‘DEAD’ With New LP – ‘White Men Are Black Men Too’
Young Fathers just announced their latest album White Men Are Black Men Too, out April 7 on Big Dada. The UK-based trio follows their 2014 Mercury Prize-winning album DEAD with an adventurous 12-track set written and recorded throughout 2014 while they were touring around the world, and then completed at their studio in Edinburgh. ”Rain […]
Gregory Alan Isakov on “Fire Escape” (INTERVIEW)
One minute, thirty-two seconds. That’s how long Gregory Alan Isakov’s “Fire Escape” is. Found on his second album, This Empty Northern Hemisphere, it contains about 60 words and some strummed banjo chords. You probably won’t hear it played in concert. But it’s the song he chose to talk about with me for my “One Track […]
Mastodon Reissuing All Reprise Records on Vinyl
Mastodon have announced they will reissue all of their Reprise Records titles on vinyl in the coming months. The first album in the series will be 2006’s Blood Mountain, which will be issued on a mix of solid yellow and transparent green vinyl on March 3rd. On June 2nd, 2009’s Crack the Skye will be […]