Archive: 2016

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, […]

John Craigie hosted a one-off CD release show at Portland, Oregon’s Doug Fir Lounge on December 15th. Portlanders braved icy roads to celebrate the singer/songwriter with a sold-out performance, and to get their hands on a copy of the new album, No Rain, No Rose. In addition to the rapt crowd, Craigie also had support […]

Planet Bluegrass has announced the preliminary lineup for the 44th Annual Telluride Bluegrass Festival – held  June 15-18, 2017. Tickets and camping are on sale now at www.bluegrass.com or 800-624-2422. The highlights of this 43rd Annual lineup include special bluegrass set from multi-platinum country star Dierks Bentley with The Travelin’ McCourys, the return of powerhouse vocalist Brandi Carlile;  a festival-opening solo set from […]

La La Land is a stunning throwback to the Golden Age right up to the point where it isn’t.

There’s a lot to love about Assassin’s Creed. Also a lot to be confounded by.

Gurf Morlix has long been a respected figure in the Austin music scene. Beyond that, he is mostly known for his work with Blaze Foley, Lucinda Williams, and as a producer for names like Robert Earl Keen and Ray Wylie Hubbard. Whatever way you cut it, the guy is something of a legend at this […]

In it’s second year, Day For Night is the festival that Houston deserves. Appropriately held in the abandoned Barbara Jordan Post Office downtown, the building projected the industrial grittiness of Houston, with its precarious lighting and dark swaths of space connected by dank metallic staircases. Occasional wafts of rotten seafood and sewage competed against the […]

Take Five is a seasonal jazz column by Glide contributor Doug Collette, who will be taking snap-shot reviews of recent jazz albums… Cameron Mizell – Negative Spaces: Alternately insistent and intoxicating, this album belies its title with uninterruptedly elevating sounds, most of them emanating from Mizell’s guitar, the authority and invention of which carries over into the musicianship surrounding […]

It’s been a rough year to say the least, but believe it or not some amazing music has been released. In the newest installment of Wannabe, artist Chris Prunckle looks back on his favorite albums of 2016 in his signature six-panel comic strip form. This is the first of two parts, so stay tuned! Click on the image for full resolution (best […]

The video for Sharon Jones and the Dap-Kings’ rendition of “Please Come Home For Christmas” from the holiday album It’s A Holiday Soul Party! was released today. Completed and planned for release before Jones lost her battle with pancreatic cancer, the song’s heartbreaking sentiment now feels more powerful. Watch the stop-motion claymation video, made in the style […]

The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame has officially announced next year’s inductees: Pearl Jam, Tupac Shakur, Journey, YES, Electric Light Orchestra and Joan Baez will all join the class of 2017. Chic’s Nile Rodgers will be given the Award For Musical Excellence.  Although Pearl Jam was expected to get in its first time around, this has to be a surprising victory for […]

As 2016 comes to a final close, Glide recently chose its top rock/folk/alt/singer-songwriter albums of the year. However it would be wrong to leave out a list of the top jazz oriented albums of the year. Glide’s resident jazz critic Doug Collette has chose his top ten albums in the jazz world of 2016. Lets take […]

You may not recognize Matt North by name, but there is a pretty, pretty good chance you’ve seen his face. North has acted in numerous roles, one of the most notable starring in seven episodes of Curb Your Enthusiasm as Jason Alexander’s William Morris agent. Besides his work in film and TV, North is also […]

Heavy rock outfit Red Fang have long been one of Portland’s most respected and notable exports, so it was fitting that they chose the Wonder Ballroom to close out their tour on Saturday, December 17. The sold out crowd only proved to make it an even more fitting tour stop. With the release of their […]

Plus, Rogue One dominates the box office in its opening weekend.

Marc Ford has always seemed like a guy you can’t help but root for. His wicked guitar tone appears to be in complete contrast to his humble demeanor. When he asked his fans to help fund his latest studio album The Vulture, it was one of the few instances where a Kickstarter Campaign wasn’t met […]

For British-born guitar player Chris Green, he loves living in the South – especially at this time of the year. When he first moved to America he lived in Chicago. “For five years I dealt with four or five foot snowdrifts outside my door, digging out my car, digging out the garage and all of […]

Having made a name for themselves in the re-emerging local music scenes in New Jersey, alt-folk band Lowlight released their debut LP, Where Do We Go From Here, earlier this year. The chemistry of the musicians in Lowlight came when Renee Maskin (lead vocals, guitar) and Colin Ryan (drums) came together to record for their now […]