Archive: 2017

Having wrapped up touring in support of Case, Lang, Veirs; Neko Case is ready to hitch on with one of her other bands. Critically acclaimed Vancouver-based group The New Pornographers are set to tour the U.S. this spring, kicking off the run of dates at Minneapolis’ storied First Avenue on April 18. The tour includes dates at The […]

Months of speculation come to an end today as details of the new Spoon album can be confirmed: Austin’s most esteemed rock ambassadors will release their ninth album, Hot Thoughts, March 17 on Matador Records. Reuniting the band with the label that released their 1996 debut, Telephono, and following on Spoon’s streak of three consecutive Top 10 albums — Ga Ga Ga […]

Two legendary Texas theaters in Austin and Dallas, along with more than 25 acclaimed artists will converge to honor Neil Young on February 18th and 19th with Neil Fest. Ticket sale proceeds will benefit Refuge Foundation for the Arts, a non-profit organization supporting the creation of music and art. “We are going to throw two […]

After a sweeping cross country “Make America Rage Again” tour, Prophets of Rage will bring the rage to Inauguration Day with a special ANTI INAUGURAL BALL concert on Friday, January 20th at the Teragram Ballroom in Los Angeles. For the first time in 11 years, Audioslave will perform with Chris Cornell, Tom Morello, Tim Commerford and Brad Wilk. Special guests Vic […]

Plus, Hidden Figures wins at the box office for the second weekend in a row.

Dave Matthews & Tim Reynolds will kick off a U.S. tour on May 3 at Tuscaloosa Amphitheatre in Tuscaloosa, AL. Since Dave Matthews Band is not touring this summer, the two musicians and longtime friends are instead taking the opportunity to play a rare series of stripped-down, acoustic dates together. The run will include two-night stands in Nashville, TN (May […]

Since forming in 2013, City Mouse’s persistence, enigmatic stage presence and originality—forged around the lyricism of frontman Brian Revels—has led to many a sold-out show. They’ve shared bills with bands like The SteelDrivers, Cicada Rhythm, The Howlin’ Brothers, Underhill Rose, Family & Friends, The Darnell Boys and more. The trio (Revels, Jenna Mobley & Michael […]

Radhiohead have confirmed a series of nine performances around America on Tuesday in addition to their two previously announced Coachella headlining gigs. This  tiny run begins March 30th in Miami and routes through Atlanta, New Orleans and Kansas City. After that, the band spends the rest of their time on the west coast. They’ll perform two […]

Wisconsin artist Brett Newski was once signed to a major label, but he felt he could handle things better on his own and eventually decided to pursue music on his own terms. As an independent artist, Newski has been able to craft delightfully eccentric acoustic pop tunes whatever way he sees fit. His tunes are […]

[rating=9.00] In 2014 the duo of Killer Mike and El-P put out RTJ2, the second album of their Run the Jewels partnership and quickly jumped to success and national critical acclaim. Now on their third release the duo up the ante for their protest rhymes, swaggering boasts and wide ranging beats; the album is a […]

Reed Mathis & Electric Beethoven have announced a surprise limited-run East Coast tour, which will see them performing a series of “Resonance Field Tests.”   The idea behind the “tests” (presented in the form of dance concerts) stems from the growing theory that Ludwig Van Beethoven’s symphonies were encoded with eternal, healing, transcendent melodies meant […]

Celebrated as the best independent event for musical and artistic discovery, Pickathon is delighted to announce its diverse lineup for 2017. Taking place August 3–6, 2017 at Pendarvis Farm, the 19th edition of the Pacific Northwest’s curated music festival will feature performances by local, national and international artists spanning the genres of indie rock, folk, […]

A look at HBO’s bizarre, brazen new drama ‘The Young Pope’

Steely Dan’s Beaon Theater residencies have become nights of themes and albums played in their entirety and now the residency shifts to the west coas. In 2017, Steely Dan founders Donald Fagen and Walter Becker will play a nine-night Steely Dan residency at the Opaline Theatre at The Venetian ® in Las Vegas, Nevada between April 12 – April 29. Tracks […]

For Tommy Stinson, there were two things that were very important to him when he went to record his next record: for it to be recorded live as much as possible, in the studio with the musicians together, and for it to be a band, not just him banging out the songs on different instruments. […]

[rating=9.00] Coming on the heels of a pair of musical detours — Undercover, a set of songs that found them re-imaging some of their favorite cover tunes, and last year’s Ladies & Gentlemen, an album that featured several high profile guest singers of the female variety, Laws of Gravity finds the Infamous Stringdusters doing what […]

Run the Jewels kicked off their “Run the World” Tour at Philly’s Electric Factory 1/17th in front of a sold out revved up crowd. They are touring in support of their critically acclaimed album RTJ3, which dropped on Christmas Eve digitally and released physically on 1/13. It was a very special night for those in […]

[rating=6.00] For the last few years the Oklahoma based freak rock outfit The Flaming Lips have been dabbling with pop music history. From their reinterpretation of Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band to their recent Miley Cyrus partnership, yet the group have stayed quiet with their own releases since 2013’s downer, drug fueled break up […]