Archive: 2016

[rating=9.00] Much has been written about the rich musical culture of West Africa. However, with a certain emphasis on countries like Mali and Ghana, we rarely hear about the land-locked country of Burkina Faso, which isn’t to say they haven’t made their own contributions to the sounds of the region. Lucky for us, the folks […]

It took a couple of years but Blackberry Smoke has risen to the top of the heap, especially when it comes to rock & roll with a southern heartbeat. They have become the golden child, the chosen one to lead where the Allman Brothers and Lynyrd Skynyrd built a path. And their new album, Like […]

[rating=8.00] Jim James has become a kind of thought leader in modern music, putting his feelings about politics, the world and humankind right out in the open and continuously pushing the boundaries of his sound. His last record, Regions of Light and Sound of God, showed a strong lean toward a dreamy groove so well […]

The sold out Groove Cruise Cabo featured 70 artists and featured over 20 hours of straight music while sailing on the Norwegian Sun from San Diego to Cabo San Lucas on Oct 28- Nov 2. Headliners included Audien, Arty and Dannic. Photos by Amy Harris  

Black Rebel Motorcycle Club and Death From Above 1979 along with Deap Vally hit Stubb’s BBQ on Wednesday, November 2nd for a raucous rock and roll show. Photos by Arthur VanRooy.

As NPR’s Bob Boilen pointed out, you really can’t talk about The Orwells without using the word “young”. Having generated a buzz surrounding their debut release, Remember When (2012), the baby faced teens made the collective decision to finish high school early and leave their homes in the suburbs of Chicago, hitting the road in […]

Eddie Harsch, former keyboard member of The Black Crowes and most recently of The Magpie Salute who are scheduled to perform their first run of shows in January died this morning at age 59.  “It is with the saddest of hearts that we bid farewell to our dear friend Eddie Harsch,” said Rich Robinson of The Magpie Salute […]

Hacksaw Ridge presents a nuance portrait of faith amidst a hellish backdrop that doesn’t discount enjoyment from a secular audience.

Strong performance can’t overshadow a script that does little justice to the obviously important subject matter.

Joan Armatrading is a performer who needs little introduction. The three-time Grammy nominee has released numerous albums over a career spanning forty years, earning a devoted cult following in the process. Now the legendary songstress and purveyor of finely tuned, emotionally charged music, is back with a new release. Billed as the  “Me Myself I World […]

The Marvel path is all too famliar, but as Doctor Strange shows there’s still some magic up their sleeves.

The fourth album from Brooklyn-based This Frontier Needs Heroes, Real Job, is comprised of esteemed songwriter Brad Loretta and friends. Like their previous album Hooky, the duo brought in a handful of talented friends to help out.  Joining singer-songwriter Brad Lauretti (Vocals and Guitar) are Sadie Frederick (Vocals and Violin) Cash Carter (Drums) Ryan Vogel (Bass) Adam Kurtz […]

Plenty of people go to see bands when they come through their town, but most people don’t think about everything that it takes to get those bands to their favorite club. Being on tour for a musician is both enlightening and daunting, as physically and mentally draining as it is stimulating. And no matter what, […]

[rating=8.00] The jazz-fusion singer Katini reimagines standards as soulful R&B covers and releases rock-inspired originals on Gone, her debut album, released this week on the indie label One Trick Dog Records. With this set, Katini (pronounced “kah-TEENY”) officially transitions from former “X Factor Australia” contender to emerging New York fixture. This month she secured residencies […]

[rating=7.00] The Iceage frontman, Elias Bender Rønnenfelt, has always brought forth a sense of bleakness to his work, so to see his previously envisioned solo project Marching Church in the same vein isn’t surprising. This solo affair evolved into a full-time band with a more traditional shade of post punk with their debut that was […]

McDowell Mountain Music Festival has announced the lineup for the 14th annual music Festival on March 3-5, 2017. This year M3F’s headliners will be  The Shins Govt’ Mule, Flume, Chromeo and Grouplove. The lineup features numerous national artists such as, Railroad Earth, Whiskey Myers, The Record Company, Turkuaz, and Bob Moses. As a grassroots, Arizona-based festival, M3F […]

has announced a collaborative album with the Southern California instrumental psych-jazz duo The Mattson 2 (the virtuosic identical twin brothers Jared and Jonathan Mattson). Chaz Bundick Meets The Mattson 2, a kaleidoscopic exploration of jazz, pop, and world influences, will be released on March 31 on Bundick’s own Company Records. Today, the group shared the album’s first single […]

The iconic four-piece The Sadies will release their 10th studio album titled Northern Passages on February 10, 2017 (Yep Roc Records) with a pre-order available as of November 4. The Sadies premiered the first single from the LP today, a haunting, harmony-filled number titled “Riverview Fog” which began as a letter to their friend Rick White, whose contributions, both musical and visual, have […]