Archive: 2016

On December 23, Nine Inch Nails will self-release Not The Actual Events, a new five- song EP. It finds Reznor and now official bandmate Atticus Ross taking an unexpected left turn from 2013’s Hesitation Marks and sounding unrecognizable from their current film work. “It’s an unfriendly, fairly impenetrable record that we needed to make,” says Reznor. “It’s an EP because that ended up […]

The High Sierra Music has announced the initial artist lineup of the 27th Annual High Sierra Music Festival running June 29-July 2, 2017 at the Plumas-Sierra County Fairgrounds in Quincy, CA.  The initial artist lineup includes Trey Anastasio Band, Ween, Galactic, Mike Gordon, Con Brio, Fruition, The Suffers, Aoife O’Donovan, Billy Strings, The Lil’ Smokies, […]

Joe Russo’s Almost Dead owned the Denver area on 12/15 and 12/16/16 as they triumphed at the Ogden Theatre and then a night later at the Boulder Theater. As can be told by the photos and setlists, The Grateful Dead catalog is in good hands when Russo, Scott Metzger, Tom Hamilton, Marco Benevento and Dave […]

[rating=3.00] Paul McCartney, Stevie Nicks, Ozzy Osbourne, Peter Gabriel. These names come to mind when you think of artists who went on to achieve solo success after already finding it in a band. Though many musicians have gone on to prove their own mettle, it is no easy feat to extricate yourself from a band’s […]

Temples, the English four-piece consisting of James Bagshaw (vocals, guitar), Tom Walmsley (bass, backing vocals), Sam Toms (drums) and Adam Smith (keys), will release their new album, Volcano, on March 3rd via Fat Possum. They’ve announced they’ll be headlining the 2017 Desert Daze Caravan, along with Night Beats, Deap Vally, Froth and JJUUJJUU kicking off Wed. […]

In the ensuing years following Clap Your Hands Say Yeah’s 2005 self-released debut album, vocalist/multi-instrumentalist/songwriter Alec Ounsworth has continued pushing himself creatively, releasing three additional Clap Your Hands Say Yeah full-lengths (for which he again wrote all of the music and lyrics) and issuing two solo projects. The group has also grown a robust international fanbase: In […]

With over twenty years and ten albums to their name, Texas alt-country stalwarts Old 97’s are excited to be releasing their eleventh LP, Graveyard Whistling via ATO Records on February 24th, 2017. Check out the first track “Good with God” (below) which features Grammy nominated singer Brandi Carlile as the voice of God. “It’s not bad […]

This is hardly the biopic President Obama deserves.

Not too many years ago, Austin singer-songwriter Kevin Russell, the man behind the entity known as Shinyribs, had a revelation. He was discussing schoolteachers with his kids, and mentioned his first two were Miss Martin and Miss Gibson. That’s when he realized his destiny had been shaped decades ago, like the headstocks of his favorite […]

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=7.00] With the release of, If You Lived Here, You Would Be Home By Now EP, The Chris Robinson Brotherhood’s earlier 2016 full LP release Anyway You Love, We Know How You Feel makes more sense. The bandleader of CRB and former founder of the Black Crowes is certainly correct in assessing the unity inherent […]

On tour nearly a decade after their first release, electro-dreamer duo Phantogram have shown no signs of regressing and still dwell on the cutting edge of their intricately curated infectious electro-beats. Josh Carter and Sarah Barthel have known each other since junior high, and their chemistry onstage is undeniably electric, making their live performances a […]

Plus, David Ayer and Margot Robbie get to work on a Suicide Squad spinoff.

Like a student cramming for an exam at the last minute, ‘The Walking Dead’ finds itself grossly unprepared for its winter finale

Somewhere between the crossroads of classical Celtic tones and Americana folk lies the sweetness of Weyes Blood– the solo project of songstress Natalie Mering who will be playing the Echo in L.A. on December 15th. Having lived everywhere from Portland to LA and the East Coast, Mering’s eclectic and diverse background led her to find […]

Thievery Corporation stopped in at Philly’s Fillmore Saturday night 12/10/16. for a very special night in support of their 20th Anniversary Tour. They played a highly energetic diverse set and were backed, as usual, by many guest musicians and vocalists. For fans it was a night to celebrate the wonderful unique music they have put […]

[rating=7.00] It’s no secret that some of the best music arises from the hardest times, especially when it comes to the blues. The young musician Reed Turchi has long been a student of the blues with an ear for the driving groove of the North Mississippi style. In the last year, Turchi took things in […]