Archive: 2015

PJ Harvey’s follow-up to 2011’s Mercury Prize-winning Let England Shake will be part live album and part studio LP.  Harvey will be doing the recording in an art exhibit called Recording in Progress. For four weeks, Harvey, her band, producers and engineers will occupy a glass-encased studio in the Somerset House in London to record Harvey’s upcoming album […]

BottleRock Napa Valley announces its third annual festival lineup today which includes headlining artist Imagine Dragons, No Doubt, and Robert Plant. The three-day music, culinary, wine and brew festival will take place in the heart of the City of Napa at the Napa Valley Expo, May 29-31, 2015. Festival tickets go on sale at 10AM […]

Already entering territory of a band that can do no wrong, Tame Impala has now confirmed that their highly anticipated third album will hit in 2015. Spinning Top Music, the management and record label behind the Perth psych rockers, quietly announced the good news in their most recent e-mail newsletter – as seen in the screen-grab […]

[rating=7.00] Catching fire last year across the pond, Catfish and the Bottlemen release The Balcony in the US early in 2015 hoping to take the country by storm via its power pop rock. Equipped with an album cover that says pretty much everything (without words) regarding the teen angst-y tunes the band plays once the […]

Every festival goer is on a mission to find that one festival that is so much fun that one makes certain to return each and every year. For a growing number of music aficionados that festival is the trailblazing and unique ROCK N ROCK RESORT. On New Year’s Eve, those at Rock N Roll Resort, […]

[rating=3.00] When Zooey Deschanel paired up with beloved indie musician M. Ward to create She & Him nearly six years ago, it was easy to get on board. Their sound was sweet with a throwback simplicity, and songs like “Sweet Darlin’” and “Ridin’ in My Car” were deliciously fun. But things have changed with their […]

Last month Trey Anastasio took a break from touring with his own Trey Anastasio Band to stop by the NPR studio to film brief set for the Tiny Desk Concert series. The three-song set focused on some of the Phish guitarist’s more personal material as Trey strummed his acoustic guitar in front of an intimate […]

Named after the knit sweaters Bill Cosby wore on his 1980s “The Cosby Show,” Cosby Sweater like Anthrax about 14 years ago is mired in an “oops our name” era.  Although Cosby has denied the accusations, the comedian has been accused of many crimes over the past couple months.  And now Cosby Sweater is dropping […]

Gov’t Mule refuses to allow itself to become predictable. Even as the quartet continues an over decade-long tradition of New Year’s runs in New York and Philadelphia, the two nights at The Beacon Theatre in found Warren Haynes and co. looking and moving forward, using the past as touch-points for progress. Cover material and guest […]

It starts off so simply, with the vibration of one note. Its purity slowly wraps around you and even though you have someplace else to be, you find that you have become so enthralled with the notes, the voice, the hum of the words, that movement is not an option. And this is what Victor […]

Camper Van Beethoven and Cracker brought a loud, indie rock infused finale to the 2014 concert schedule at the historic Lobero Theater, in Santa Barbara December 29th. The Northern California (originally from Redlands) band Camper Van Beethoven opened the show with a spirited 75 minute set, showcasing new music, as well as their original classic […]

Boston area Glide photographer Marc Lacatell is clearly very talented behind the lens, but as a guitarist himself and a true old school rock and roll fan, Lacatell holds a passion for capturing the true art of musicianship. We asked him to gather his favorite photos (below) of the past year along with narratives on […]

Phish finished their third ever four-night run at American Airlines Arena in Miami, Florida Saturday night. With rumors circulating that the band plans to have a much lighter touring schedule in 2015, attending fans were treated to a complete show from start to finish, punctuating a solid multi-night run to welcome 2015. A special shout […]

You never know what you’re going to get at a Phish show. Without placing absolutes on something that in spirit is best served organic, that’s the way it should be. This is not to say that the whole third offering from Phish’s four-night run in Miami, FL provided spontaneous energy, excitement, and music at American […]

Phish played their second show of a four night run at American Airlines Arena last evening. The show featured an interesting start and finish, but largely failed to inspire a majority of those who were in attendance. For the jam lovers out there, don’t even bother with this one. However, if you like tight, sharp […]

Live and direct from Miami, Florida, Happy New Year Everyone! To ring in 2015, Phish played their final performance of 2014 last evening; their ninth ever show at American Airlines Arena. The band played three full sets of music last night, including a New Years gag that found the group starting their third set with […]