Five Songs That Prove You Probably Weren’t A Dropkick Murphys Fan Anyway
This past weekend, Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker delivered a rousing speech at a political convention in Iowa. While many on the right praised Walker for his appearance and have begun floating him as a strong candidate for the 2016 elections, Boston heroes and Irish punk legends Dropkick Murphys were less than pleased with at least […]
Scraping the Barrel: #87, ‘Mitchell’
Hookers? Shoot-outs? Awkward kisses? It all adds up to a feet-lickin’ bad time in 1975’s ‘Mitchell.’
Drew Holcomb and The Neighbors- Medicine (ALBUM REVIEW)
[rating=8.00] Drew Holcomb and the Neighbors release of Medicine may mark their biggest success yet. Holcomb’s ninth album is from Magnolia Records, and it is a slight change-up from the 2013 release Good Light, slowing the tempo on a majority of the tracks. Not to mention, wife Ellie Holcomb has begun a solo career as […]
Primus & the Chocolate Factory Returns to the Road
The definitive Primus line-up – Les Claypool, guitarist Larry LaLonde, and drummer Tim Alexander – just reunited to release their first full-length studio set in nearly 20 years, Primus & the Chocolate Factory. Primus swiftly went out on the road the day after the album’s October 21st release. After a run of dates in Europe, […]
Faith No More Returns With North American Tour
Faith No More have confirmed their first North American shows since 2010 with a spring outing kicking off April 15 in Vancouver. The announcement comes as the Bay Area band wraps up work on their follow-up to 1997’s Album of the Year. The as-of-yet untitled album is due this May via the band’s newly formed […]
Phases Of The Moon Festival To Merge With Harvest, Move To Mulberry Mountain
After a first year in Danville, Illinois that featured a top notch lineup but was also plagued by poor weather and unhappy campers who got stranded on the way in, Phases of the Moon Festival has announced today that they will be moving locations and be taking place on a new date. In what seems […]
Punch Brothers – The Phosphorescent Blues (ALBUM REVIEW)
On their fourth LP, Punch Brothers continue to push themselves compositionally, balancing the cerebral and emotional aspects of their music.
Mark Knopfler Sets 36 City North American Tour
Mark Knopfler will celebrate the release of his new record, Tracker, due March 17 on Verve Records, with a 36-city North American tour that kicks off in Vancouver on September 10 and continues through the end of October. Fans that purchase tickets to ‘An Evening with Mark Knopfler and Band’ online will receive a physical […]
Burton Cummings of The Guess Who (INTERVIEW)
Burton Cummings is a storyteller, one of those people who can sit down anytime anywhere and talk about his life and not miss a tiny detail. Whereas we tend to forget small idiosyncrasies like names, dates, the color of the walls in second grade, Cummings remembers everything. So when you stop and have a chat […]
Sufjan Stevens Announces Theatre Tour In Support of ‘Carrie & Lowell’
To celebrate the release of his forthcoming album Carrie & Lowell, Sufjan Stevens will tour North America beginning in April. The headline dates include stops at New York’s Beacon Theater and Washington, D.C.’s DAR Constitution Hall. Stevens will also headline the U.K.’s End of the Road festival this September. Presale tickets for the U.S. dates […]