Archive: 2016

In the newest installment of Wannabe, artist Chris Prunckle reviews The Dream Is Over, the latest album from Toronto punks PUP, in his signature six-panel comic strip form. Click on the image for full resolution (best viewed on desktop): [youtube id=”8IM472k0Md8″ width=”630″ height=”350″]

Rogue One is everything you never knew you wanted from Star Wars and so much more.

Margo Price has confirmed new 2017 tour dates in support of her debut LP ‘Midwest Farmer’s Daughter’, out now on Third Man Records. Tickets go on sale this Friday, December 16 at 10am local time. Full list of dates below. 2016 has been a historic year for Price – ‘Midwest Farmer’s Daughter’ landed on year-end lists everywhere […]

Weyes Blood has announced a run of headline dates for 2017 in support of her acclaimed album Front Row Seat To Earth. (Tour dates below). The tour weaves its way up the West Coast including a stop at Noise Pop before a special performance at Marfa Myths with Perfume Genius and Weyes Blood’s largest headline show to date at Music Hall of Williamsburg in Brooklyn […]

Following two dynamic phases of artist announcements, Euphoria Music Festival has revealed the third and final phase and completed its lineup for the sixth annual event on April 6 – 9, 2017. Already earning considerable buzz with its first two phases for 2017, Euphoria is closing out the year strong with what promises to be the best […]

The Strokes guitarist Nick Valensi missed playing live music in front of crowds, so he started his own band, CRX. Stepping out from his support role in the Strokes, Valensi has adapted to his lead role as writer/singer/frontman incredibly well. The band’s latest effort, New Skin, bears the unmistakable mark of its producer – Queens […]

Even if you have never heard of Gurf Morlix, you have most likely listened to a classic record he produced, or one on which he played. Morlix is well-known as Lucinda Williams’ guitarist and band leader, an Austin Music Hall of Fame member and an Americana Music Association “Instrumentalist of the Year” winner.  His resume includes […]

There was tangible excitement around the 28th iteration of the Christmas Jam that hadn’t been felt since the astounding 25th anniversary blowout in 2013. The chilly weather in Asheville, NC signaled the true start of winter in the region, but even without that motivation, people seemed more anxious than ever to get inside the US […]

The 28th Annual Christmas Jam took place December 10th at the US Cellular Center in Asheville, NC. Presented by Warren Haynes, this year’s outing featuring his Last Waltz Band that Haynes will be touring with next year featuring Michael McDonald, Jamey Johnson, John Medeski, George Porter Jr., Terrence Higgins and Don Was. Other featured performers […]

And Moana tops the box office for the third week in a row, keeping Disney on top ahead of Rogue One release.

Stevie Nicks and The Pretenders brought their never get old rock to the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul on 12/6/16. Highlights include Nicks and Chrissie Hynde squaring off on “Stop Draggin’ My Heart Around.” Photos by Billy Briggs.     \

[rating=8.00] With their second album See It Through, The Youngest discover a fine line between the wistful and the resolute. The blend is not only impressive, but memorable as well, a divide that finds the band standing apart from their contemporaries with a sound that’s instantly accessible while boasting an unmistakeable allure all its own. […]

Soul singer Lee Fields and his talented band The Expressions made a stop in Portland, OR on Monday, December 5th at the Aladdin Theater. They were joined by Lady Wray and Holy Hive. Read our recent INTERVIEW with Lee Fields!  

Erotic fan fiction has never been so charming and heartwarming.

At The Drive In has made good on its promise to release new music before the close of 2016. “Governed By Contagions,” from the band’s forthcoming full length album produced by ORL and Rich Costey, is the first new song written and recorded by At The Drive In since the 2000 release of its landmark third album Relationship Of […]

Taut and surprising, Domain presents a dystopian view of our increasingly connected world.