Archive: 2015

After receiving thousands of submissions, NPR music czar Bob Boilen announced the winner of the Tiny Desk Concert Series contest this morning. Bands from around the country competed for a chance to perform at NPR Music’s Tiny Desk and at the Lagunitas “CouchTrippin’ to Austin” show which will take place during South By Southwest in […]

When the Mavericks called it quits in 2004 there was a collective feeling amongst fans that this band was too important and too good to be over and done with. Ever since founding in Miami in 1989 they had been winning over fans that found their catchy melting pot of country, rockabilly and Latin music […]

Unseasonably warm weather and the promise of a really big rock show made Umphrey’s McGee’s first ever arena headlining date one to remember. The band is no stranger to large crowds, having sold out Red Rocks and stormed the main stage at Bonnaroo last year, but their first big indoor spectacle hadn’t fully manifested until […]

North American dates for AC/DC’s Rock or Bust World Tour were announced Wednesday. The North American dates kick off on August 22nd in Foxborough, MA at Gillette Stadium and run through September 28th in Los Angeles, CA at Dodger Stadium (see below for full list of dates and on-sale information). Tickets available via Ticketmaster. Previously […]

Faith No More have announced the release of their new album and its titled Sol Invictus. Their first LP since 1997’s ‘Album Of The Year‘, it will be released on May 19 and was recorded in the band’s own studio in Oakland, California. It will be released on their own imprint, Reclamation Records, and distributed […]

‘Better Call Saul’’s opening episodes rise above ‘Breaking Bad’ callbacks, solidifying Saul Goodman as a fascinating lead character.

[rating=8.00] On his debut album for Paradise of Bachelors label, North Carolina’s Jake Xerxes Fussell has assembled a fascinating and often sublime collection of songs adapted from the songbook of obscure, near-forgotten and amazing old-time music. A native of Georgia, Fussell has spent a thorough portion of his life discovering and unearthing these old tunes. […]

This summer, The Kills will return to North America for a select run of tour dates across the Midwest and west coast with headlining shows in Detroit, Denver and Portland and two intimate performances at the El Rey in Los Angeles as well as at Glass House in Pomona, CA. See full tour routing below. […]

Ty Segall takes up his mighty acoust-axe once again for a quick run of shows in June – and New York. Segall will be playing four shows in three days bouncing back and forth from Brooklyn to Manhattan, with one for good measure in Chicago. TOUR DATES: Tue. April 21 – Los Angeles, CA @ […]

Hot Chip will release their sixth album and second for Domino, Why Make Sense?, on May 19th. Recorded in Oxfordshire and London and produced by Hot Chip with Mark Ralph, Why Make Sense? is the band’s follow up to 2012’s critically acclaimed In Our Heads. Watch the below video for the Why Make Sense? album […]

Sound & Color – the follow-up to Alabama Shakes’ Gold-certified debut album, Boys & Girls, which earned the group three GRAMMY® nominations, including a nod for Best New Artist – will be released in North America on April 21 by ATO Records. Rough Trade will release the album in the UK/Europe on April 20. See […]

Heroic Shart just happens to be one of nine creatively named tracks on POND’s sixth album, Man It Feels Like Space Again. Foregoing nomenclature, the album listens like an opus, beginning with the drizzly, 80’s drenched track “Waiting For Grace” which evolves into notable numbers like “Sitting Up On Our Crane” that burst in signature […]

For fans of Tool, who’ve been waiting patiently for the band to work out their legal woes and release a follow up to 2006’s 10,000 Days, there was a measure of solace to be found in the announcement today that drummer Danny Carey was involved in a new project featuring members of Mastodon and Off!. […]

Following a handful of reunion shows in 2014 including a big homecoming show at Midway Stadium in St. Paul, MN on September 13, which sold out of all 14,000 tickets in less than 15 minutes and playing for 12,000 rowdy New Yorkers at Forest Hills Stadium in Queens, The Replacements are back. Their first full […]

[rating=8.00] As somewhat of a chameleon, Josh Tillman can be a daunting character for fans and critics to examine. His snarky quips and blunt provocations contrast often with his gleaming sincerity and rapt attention to the complexities and confusion of our 21st century lives. “White people problems” as the kids these days say, can often […]

Howling Wolves Present has announced the lineup for the eighth annual Purple Hatter’s Ball. Taking place at the famed Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park (SOSMP) in Live Oak, Florida May 8 – 10, 2015, the three-day music festival benefits The Rachel Morningstar Foundation (a non-profit 501c3 organization) in honor of longtime SOSMP friend and […]

Seattle’s psychedelic rock sextet Rose Windows will release their self-titled second album, the follow up to their acclaimed debut The Sun Dogs, on CD/DL/LP May 4th in Europe and May 5th in North America via Sub Pop. Rose Windows, featuring the highlights “Glory, Glory,” “Strip Mall Babylon,” and “Blind,” was recorded in the fall of […]

As always the Grammy Awards gives props to many of the mainstream artists out there, while overlooking many of the most worthy musicianship of the prior year; we’ll give props to Sam Smith cause the man does have pipes. Although it’s hard to battle the industry dollars that run the Academy, here are some of […]

“I’m speeding up,” Galactic drummer Stanton Moore said with a laugh at the end of our interview last week when I asked him if he was starting to slow down at all. For anyone who has ever experienced a Galactic live show, you’ll know that the energy level they bring is extremely high. Featuring at […]