Archive: 2016

I hit the road with two of the best rock bands in Alabama, if not America, and journaled the entire experience. I’m involved with members of both bands in a small indie label and also handle business dealings for the Dexateens as of late. Imagine having the greatest ten days of your life, hanging with […]

  L.A.-based buzz band The Record Company has signed with Concord Music Group and will be releasing its debut album Give It Back to You on February 12, 2016. The band played The Sinclair in Cambridge, MA on  1/16/16. Photos by Marc Lacatell

Talk about a not so obvious pairing –  Sean Lennon and Les Claypool who have teamed up as the Claypool Lennon Delirium. Although the Primus frontman has collaborated with all names west of Tony Bennett the past 15 years, this one raises some eyebrows and after listening to the first track “Cricket and the Genie” we […]

Kurt Vile has announced a spring tour in support of his latest well received LP b’lieve i’m goin down… In other news Vile will play  himself, as a squirrel, on the upcoming HBO series “Animals”. Kurt Vile Tour Dates 02-17 New Haven, CT – College Street 02-18 Northampton, MA – Pearl Street 02-19 Burlington, VT – […]

Peter Hook & The Light are returning to North America in Fall 2016 to perform Joy Division and New Order’s legendary Factory Records compilation albums Substance live, sequentially and in their entireties. The first leg of the tour sees a trio of shows as The Light return to New York for two dates at Webster Hall Thurs […]

[rating=7.00] Lew Card makes an impressive third outing with the invitingly titled Follow Me Down, an album immersed in tradition and a kind of backwoods sway. It’s a knowing approach, one that’s gleaned from the many years of lending his talents to various bands in his native Austin. It’s paid off in other ways as […]

Ty Segall is one of the most active rock and rollers in the scene today, and maybe even one of the few prominent musicians who is actually a rock and roller. Whether touring incessantly or recording new music under his own name or with his numerous side projects, Ty Segall is a guitar-shredding force to be […]

[rating=8.00] Close your eyes, sink back into a woven hammock, and let pure indie musical bliss wash over you. Bird Dog’s debut EP, Misty Shrub, combines the best aspects of their Los Angeles hometown. It’s comfortable yet driven; breezy and down to earth. It’s indie folk that won’t leave you wallowing in a puddle of […]

Tonight the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival announced a predictably huge lineup for the 15th annual event, which takes place June 9 – 12 in Manchester, TN.  Bonnaroo’s 15th anniversary is being celebrated with more than 150 musicians, bands, and comedians performing across its 12 unique stages. The lineup features a deep roster of acts that includes […]

Alabama Shakes will kick off a North American headline tour on April 21 at Nashville’s Ascend Amphitheatre. The spring outing will include evenings at Uptown Amphitheater in Charlotte, NC (April 22) and Volvo Cars Stadium in Charleston, SC (April 23). The band will play its first shows in Florida since the release of Sound & Color (ATO Records), […]

Pearl Jam announced today that they will perform a series of North American concert dates between April and August of 2016. A special ticket pre-sale drawing for all dates except the festival and stadium dates starts today for current Ten Club members (as of Monday, January 18th). Memberships purchased after Monday, January 18th are not […]

The lineup for the 2016 New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival has been announced and what a lineup it is – the festival really brought out all the A-listers this time around and those on the lower tiers are just as remarkable.  Leading this years festival are: Pearl Jam, Stevie Wonder, Red Hot Chili Peppers, […]

Guns N Roses have announced a pair of new shows scheduled for April 8 and 9 at the opening weekend of Las Vegas’ T-Mobile Arena. These will be the first concerts for the reunited band, which is also scheduled to appear at the Coachella music festival the following weekend. The group announced the shows on Facebook with a post […]

Few artists deserve having the word “legend” affixed to their name more than Graham Nash. In a career that spans over 50 (that’s Five-oh) years, he’s literally helped shape the foundation of modern rock, from his early inventive efforts with the Hollies, which found him stitching the buoyant melodies inspired by Buddy Holly with the […]

After recently unveiling “Disintegration Anxiety”, (below).  the meticulously propulsive first single from the band’s upcoming sixth album The Wilderness (Temporary Residence Ltd), Explosions In The Sky proudly confirm a US headlining tour in support of the record’s release. Following on previously announced EU & UK dates—including a now Sold Out headline at the famed Royal Albert Hall, […]

The new year is barely three weeks old and in that short time it’s already claimed the lives of two musicians of immense stature. First it was David Bowie and now Glenn Frey, who, according to an official statement, succumbed on 1/18/16  to complications from rheumatoid arthritis, acute ulcerative colitis and pneumonia. In every sense, […]

Two of music’s most iconic artists – Sting and Peter Gabriel – will unite this summer for a special concert tour. Rock Paper Scissors will visit select North American cities this June and July. Peter Gabriel and Sting will perform both separately and together, playing their own songs as well as melding their bands to […]

Pickathon will be returning this summer for its 18th year and will take place August 5-7 at Pendarvis Farm in Happy Valley, Oregon. The lineup has been revealed and it’s one of the strongest lineups of the 2016 Festival season so far. Names of notice include Jeff Tweedy, Yo La Tengo, Beach House, Ty Segall & The Muggers, […]