December 11th marks the release of A Folk Set Apart: Rarities, B-Sides & Space Junk, Etc., an alternate retelling of the last decade in the life of Cass McCombs. This
[rating=8.00] It’s never easy being part of a spin-off band, especially when the band that you’ve spun off from (A) had enough gold records to fill a good portion of
When husband-and-wife duo Grace & Tony began writing songs for their new album, Phantasmagoric, they didn’t plan on crafting 10 tracks that sound as if they belong in a macabre
[rating=7.00] Nicole Willis is certainly not as well known as fellow soul shakers like Sharon Jones and Betty LaVette, but she certainly deserves to be. This may have to do
[rating=9.00] “First Time Again” “I know this sounds insane, but this is an insane world,” we hear against an all-black screen, before cutting to a shot of Rick overlooking a
On Friday, October 16th, Beach House will release Thank Your Lucky Stars, their second effort for 2015. The album, which was recorded during the same two month span as Depression
What happens when you have a couple of British chicks who want to play rock & roll and no boys will let them play in their bands? They start their
Fronted by Lauren West, who combines sultry crooning with a raspy rock and roll growl, New York band American Pinup draw from influences across the spectrum of alternative music. Their
Photos of Madonna at Xcel Energy Center, St. Paul, MN 10/8/15. Photos by Billy Briggs
[rating=4.00] It was one of those moments that stopped the world. Images of a smiling girl trickled through the newswires from Pakistan, her bright face heinously juxtaposed by the captions
