Archive: 2016

The 5th annual Peach Festival scheduled to take place August 11-14, 2016 at Montage Mountain in Scranton, PA has revealed their lineup. This years headliners include String Cheese Incident, Trey Anastasio and Gregg Allman. Whats most exciting about the festival is the collaborative acts on the bill including the Gregg Allman Incident featuring Allman and […]

Less can certainly be more, and that is definitely the case with two-piece rock band, The London Souls, at BSP Kingston in Kingston, NY on 1/30/16 whose minimalist approach yields big results. Tash Neal, guitar/vocals, and Chris St. Hilaire, drums/vocals, both rely on technique rather then technology. Neal’s hollow body guitar is run through only a few […]

New Order have announced U.S. tour dates in support of their latest record Music Complete. Check out the dates below. To accompany the announcement, they’ve shared an extended mix of forthcoming single “Singularity,” which you can hear below.  The tour kicks off March 10th with a performance at New York’s Radio City Music Hall. Philadelphia, […]

[rating=8.00] For those who have never experienced the joys of the seagoing music festival that is called Cayamo, suffice it to say it ought not be missed. Boasting a veritable who’s who of Americana icons — John Prine, Steve Earle, Emmylou Harris, and Lucinda Williams being but a fraction of the major names involved — […]

[rating=10.00] As we move into 2016, it’s safe to say we could all use a little salvation after a year filled with a rise in white nationalistic hate rhetoric, bigotry, gun violence and terrorism. Salvation can come in many forms, yet music has always been one of the most effective remedies. This idea was a […]

If it begs credulity to state the music Brad Mehldau creates in a solo piano setting is more intense than that musicianship within the intricate interplay of his trio. One listen to this self-compiled, decade-spanning collection will fundamentally alter that perception. On his own as with his group, Mehldau plays with almost equal parts purpose […]

[rating=9.00] The two CD ‘Deluxe Edition’ of the Allman Brothers Band’s Idlewild South achieves what so very few such archive titles accomplish: placing the original work in a context that illuminates the artist’s evolution. Arguably the finest studio recordings this iconic Southern band ever completed are further  refined  in this package by remastering that also […]

Over 130 films will be on tap for the 2016 SXSW Film Festival in Austin, Texas.

Don Cheadle’s Miles Davis biopic looks stunning in this first preview.

Any doubts about the revival of The X-Files have been summarily put to rest.

Inside the dark confines of the Blind Pig in Ann Arbor, Michigan on 1/30/16, Protomartyr managed to fight off the sweltering conditions to perform to a full audience packed wall to wall. Opening the night were two local Michigan bands Deadbeat Beat and Rebel Kind. Deadbeat Beat, a three piece garage/pop punk band with simple […]

Jack’s Mannequin’s reunion tour hit Philadelphia’s Electric Factory on January 30th for the 10th Anniversary of Everything In Transit. Photos by Cathy Poulton

While the most of the country is slumping deeper into the doldrums of winter, one of the best and biggest parties is going down in New Orleans. Ah yes, the Mardi Gras festivities are in full swing, which means round the clock parades, bead tossing, king cake, an overabundance of adult beverages, and loads of […]

[rating=8.00] One might be forgiven for feeling some confusion as far as Freakwater is concerned. Never mind the fact that much of the band’s line-up is interchangeable with that of the band Eleventh Dream Day, another Chicago-based outfit of a similar variety. Or that Scheherazade is Freakwater’s first album in ten years, a seemingly lengthy […]

The Dandy Warhols are excited announce the upcoming release of a new album. Entitled Distortland, the LP will be out April 8 via Dine Alone Records and is the band’s first for the label. They are further excited to confirm the first North American tour in support of Distortland. The dates kick off April 1 […]

Bryan Ferry will be bringing his ‘Avonmore’ tour to the USA and Canada in 2016. The newly announced dates will feature a fantastic set list that combines both Roxy Music and solo hits and will include songs from Ferry’s recent critically acclaimed release ‘Avonmore’, described as “his best album in 30 years”. Tour Dates July […]

The Heartless Bastards announce a co-headlining tour with the Old 97’s for a string of East Coast, Midwest and Canada dates throughout May w/ opener BJ Barham (of American Aquarium). The ‘Bastards have built their reputation around an intoxicating live set led by frontwoman Erika Wennerstrom’s “powerhouse vocals that electrify a crowd.” (Pitchfork) Says Erika, “We’ve crossed paths with […]