Archive: 2016

Jocelyn & Chris Ardnt aren’t your typical cutesy sibling duo – instead they offer a dynamic blue rock romp that at times sounds murderous and other times jubilant – what more can you ask for? Maybe the offering of a full length LP Edges (due out tomorrow 3/4) which features guest spots from Danny Louis of […]

South By Southwest (SXSW), that annual spring gathering of the cultural universe in Austin, Texas, is just around the corner. The festival as a whole, which includes, Music, Film and Interactive primarily, stretches March 11-20. Technically speaking (we say technically because there are tons of bands to see beforehand), the Music portion of the festival […]

Bruce Hornsby and the Virginia Arts Festival have announced the inaugural Funhouse Fest – a music festival that gathers a group of award-winning, iconic artists & friends for three days of revelry in Williamsburg, on the lawn of the Art Museums of Colonial Williamsburg, June 24-26. Named after Hornsby’s 1998 song “Funhouse,” the festival is […]

In the newest installment of Wannabe, artist Chris Prunckle reviews the new reissue on Saddle Creek Records of the 2012 debut album from rising indie rockers Hop Along, Get Disowned, in his signature six-panel comic strip form. Click on the image for full resolution:    [youtube id=”JCZKC6x9zlU” width=”630″ height=”350″]

Roots of Creation have made a solid dent in the live circuit mixing their jam-reggae hybrid sound with homegrown roots, guitar-heavy rock, and lead singer/guitarist Brett Wilson’s introspective and conscious laden lyrics. Their biggest project to date, Livin Free, is an 18-track studio LP, complemented by a 3-disc deluxe collection with both dub/remix and acoustic versions, […]

Every nook, cranny and fissure of the House of Blues was filled with footprints as Boston awaited recent Grammy winnner Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit. Strolling onto a blackened, stark stage adorned with just three stain glass windows above, Isbell, looking fit and sounding relaxed eased his gold-top Les Paul into “Palmetto Rose”, a groove […]

[rating=8.00] Fans of The North Mississippi Allstars and perhaps even casual attendees of their shows may quickly recognize more than a few of the songs on Luther Dickinson’s musicological endeavor Blues & Ballads. But “Bang Bang Lulu” and “Shake (Yo Mama)” sound markedly different in the understated form in which they appear on A Folksinger’s […]

Railroad Earth sold out a Friday and Saturday night run in Portland, Oregon, and the Saturday night show saw many of their most famous songs peppered with rarities and guest appearances. The Scott Pemberton Trio warmed up the crowd with an impressive set that was a cross between jam band and rockabilly, and though it […]

Twin Peaks have announced the Down in Heaven album release tour of North America today, including shows in New York, Los Angeles, Boston, San Francisco and more.  The band also recently added SXSW events, including After the Gold Rush IV at The Sidewinder on March 17th and Spotify House on March 18th.  Don’t fret if they’re not hitting your town yet, […]

Better Call Saul is casting off the shadow of Breaking Bad to possibly become the best TV show currently on air.

Two great sounds that rumble great together were on full display this Friday night as the combination of NOLA funk and Brooklyn hip-hop pounded out of Williamsburg’s Brooklyn Bowl. The Soul Rebels Brass Band were in the middle of their now seemingly annual residency during the winter and invited some new and old friends to […]

Goldenvoice, recently announced they’ll be staging an East Coastversion of Panorama, a new festival to be held in New York City’s Randall’s Island Park, from July 22-24. Today, festival organizers have confirmed that LCD Soundsystem, Arcade Fire, and Kendrick Lamar will headline the event and the rest of the lineup lives up to its expectations. Other acts on the bill […]

Even the most erudite Deadheads will be equally surprised and delighted with This Is All A Dream We Dreamed. Surprised by insight offered here, not quite so vividly reflected in other books on the iconic band, such as a portrait of scurrilous Lenny Hart as graphic in its own way as the depiction of Jerry […]

The 2016 Experience Hendrix Tour visited Atlanta’s Fox Theatre on February 27th and featured Billy Cox (from Jimi Hendrix Experience / Band Of Gypsys), Buddy Guy, Zakk Wylde (from Black Label Society / Ozzy Osbourne), Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Jonny Lang,Dweezil Zappa, Eric Johnson, Keb’ Mo’, Chris Layton (from Stevie Ray Vaughan & Double Trouble), Mato Nanji (from Indigenous), Noah Hunt (from Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band),Henri Brown, and Calvin Cooke (from The Slide Brothers). Photos by Ian Rawn

Though he had been an active presence around the Louisiana music scene for decades and was a well-known character around New Orleans, the great piano legend Professor Longhair, known to most as Fess, led a life that was as troubled as his career. When he passed away from a heart attack in 1980 at the […]

If this is as bad a Vinyl gets then we’re in for a great series.

Only The Walking Dead could have a plot that goes nowhere in a story about going somewhere.

The Academy was sorry, Chris Rock was unapologetic, but the rest was status quo.