Archive: 2016

Despite a powerhouse performance by Bryan Cranston, ‘Wakefield’ doesn’t quite hold together as a film

Set during the infamous ‘War of the Worlds’ broadcast, Tony Hale leads an ensemble cast in this delightfully nostalgic comedy

Talent, potential, and time are all wasted in this giant mess of a film.

In retrospect, “Never Go Back” feels like a warning. Save your time and money and just watch the original Jack Reacher instead.

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, […]

The Flaming Lips have announced a new album called Oczy Mlody, following a series of unpredictable releases: 2013’s The Terror, 2014’s Beatles covers record With a Little Help From My Fwends and 2015’s mixed received Miley Cyrus collaboration Miley Cyrus and Her Dead Petz. Oczy Mlody is out January 13 ) via Warner Bros. Records. Check out the video for the first song off the album “The […]

A trio of new Prince releases have been announced including an album featuring material from the late musician’s vaults. A greatest hits album, Prince 4Ever, featured as well as one unreleased song ‘”Moonbeam Levels’”, will be released on November 22. The compilation will be followed by a deluxe reissue of Purple Rain in April according to plans that were “agreed [upon] with […]

[rating=8.00] As the only constant member of the famed rock band The Pretenders, Chrissie Hynde has worked relentlessly as a pioneer for female-fronted rock and roll bands since 1979. She has unapologetically written, recorded and performed her music around the globe and has earned the right to do whatever the hell she wants, including her […]

To celebrate Shovel & Rope’s strongest release of their career, Little Seeds, the duo of Cary Ann Hearst and Michael Trent played three packed shows at NYC’s best venue, Bowery Ballroom, and Wednesday night’s (10/19) showcase proved what a talent they are. Before the headliner though extra attention should be given to Matthew Logan Vasquez, […]

With its third season now on Netflix, Black Mirror continues to push the boundaries of imaginative story telling.

[rating=8.00] Credit Conor Oberst with truth in advertising. Ruminations is all its title implies, a series of sad story songs that bring reflection and remorse to the fore. Oberst’s once bright eyes seem considerably dimmer at this point, forcing him to pull back on any energy and enthusiasm for the sake of a solitary stance. […]

And the most brutal story in the history of heavy metal is making its way to the bring screen.

Warren Haynes’ 28th Annual Christmas Jam returns on December 10,2016 to once again light up Asheville, NC’s U.S. Cellular Center with the holiday spirit. One of the most celebrated and longest-running live concerts in the U.S., theChristmas Jam is a beloved tradition that brings together the Asheville community with performing artists, volunteers and friends from all over the country to raise funds for […]

Valerie June’s highly anticipated second album, The Order of Time, is set for release onJanuary 27th, 2017 via Concord Records. On this enthralling and illuminating leap forward, the Tennessee-bred, Brooklyn based songwriter weaves electric blues, African rhythms, cosmic atmospherics and delicate soul into an inventive and wholly original rumination on love, family, struggle and the passing of time. […]

Gov’t Mule have always been too experienced and too professional to record anything less than a listenable album or perform anything less than a very interesting show. But bands are like all of us, with their good days and not so good days, and this band is no exception, keenly self-aware enough to know artists’ […]

[rating=7.00] It’s time to start feeling dated when you realize that Kings of Leon released their first album over 13 years ago. On their seventh album WALLS, Kings of Leon returned to Los Angeles to record in an apparent effort to recapture the magic of their first two albums.  Yet the rowdy Southern ‘kick the […]

[rating=8.00] While our poisoned politics might dissuade anyone from opting for an album by a group that calls itself The Congress, the music it provides is a far cry from the anguish and antagonism reaped by our elected officials. A listen to any of their earlier efforts — their two EPs (One self-titled, the other […]