Archive: 2016

Yonder Mountain String Band made a stop at Portland, Oregon’s Crystal Ballroom on Friday, March 18th to give their faithful fans a chance to bounce on the venue’s “floating” dance floor. And happy bouncing there was, due to the musical chops of this five-piece string band. They kept things interesting by mixing up the set-list […]

The luminous crescent moon that hung in the night sky over Higher Ground in South Burlington March 12 wasn’t so enchanting as the performance of Larry Campbell and Teresa Williams had just offered. In fact, it’s a safe bet the Showcase Lounge in the South Burlington venue hadn’t seen such a spell cast in recent […]

“Let’s get one thing straight: Bob Dylan never played here Joni Mitchell never sang here Dr. King never preached here This is a new stage This is a new space And even if they had What would it matter anyway? ‘Cause the ghosts of the past cannot bring you any luck All that matters is […]

[rating=8.00] The things Bonnie Raitt does best are the things she’s done best for the past 40 years, namely expressing a soulful sinewy sound that reflects her lifelong devotion and affection for blues and R&B. And indeed, why alter the formula if it’s served you so well for so long? Granted, there’s little here that distinguishes Dig […]

Two worlds have collided, and what glorious and odd worlds they are. After Primus and The Ghost of a Saber Tooth Tiger completed a successful summer tour, Les Claypool and Sean Lennon decided to combine their abstract talents into a project called The Claypool Lennon Delirium. Their efforts thus far have spawned the upcoming full-length release Monolith of Phobos. To be released on June 3rd via ATO […]

We Are The Willows and The Homestead Records/Amble Down Records are gearing up for the double vinyl release of Picture (Portrait) parts 1 and 2 on March 25th. Available for pre-order now at WeAreTheWillows.com, the release of the double vinyl album will mark the first time Part 2 is available to the public as the […]

Bad Company will have a new guest guitarist with them for their upcoming summer tour: Rich Robinson.  As the co-founding member of The Black Crowes, Rich has released four solo albums and has a new album titled Flux due in June.  “I’ve decided to sit this upcoming US tour out,” guitarist Mick Ralphs commented.  “The travel required […]

“We were on tour in Germany and a girl said to me, ‘Can you teach me how to sing like you?’ I said, ‘Girl, you got to get butt naked’ and she said, ‘What!’ (laughs) I said, ‘You have to get butt naked to bare the soul.’” For Debbi Blackwell-Cook, once you hear her voice, […]

Another year of SXSW has come and gone, and while most who attended are still figuring out how to adjust back to that thing we call real life, we’re all looking back on a week filled with fantastic music and fun times. If you followed the news and social media shenanigans throughout the week, you […]