Archive: 2017

It appears that right now is a pretty good time to be a band called Dawes. With the release of their 2016 album, We’re All Gonna Die, solidifying their presence on the music scene as a band on the cusp of Americana superstardom, Dawes has kept their touring boots on and will continue to do […]

[rating=8.00] When you bring up the Danish band, Mew, the majority of Americans will assume you are talking about a Pokemon character – rather than one of the most uniquely talented bands of the last two decades.  While Mew has toured with big mainstream acts like REM and Nine Inch Nails, they are on their […]

Photos by Amy Harris of Days 1, 2 and 3 (April 28-30) of the New Orleans Jazz Fest. The first weekend showcased a mix of pop, roots, jazz and blues and some big names typically not associated with Jazz Fest including Lorde and Maroon 5.  

Bryan Fuller wastes no time thrusting audiences into the world of Neil Gaiman’s seminal novel.

[rating=8.00] The four-piece jam band from Vermont known as Twiddle has now released the second half to their long-winded double album experiment, PLUMP.  Spanning the course of two years and multiple recording sessions with a huge number of guests on all sorts of string, horn and choral arrangements and the band’s first experience with a producer, […]

Monday nights are rather quiet in Northampton, Massachusetts but not when Melissa Etheridge is in town.  “ I promise you are going to feel better when you leave here then you did when you showed up,”  she told the nearly sold-out crowd at Northampton’s  historic Academy of Music on April 24th.  And Etheridge made good […]

[rating=9.00] In most cases, so-called “supergroups” are best described as the sum of their parts. It’s fortuitous then to find a band such as BNQT creating a unified sound that doesn’t betray any singular influence of any of those involved. The band describes itself as a “poor man’s Traveling Wilburys,” and, in fact, that’s not […]

Eugenio Derbez charms in this crossover comedy.

Nashville duo The Harmaleighs craft poetic, passionate, and powerful songs cut from a pastiche of indie, folk, pop and Americana. Back in 2015, Haley Grant [lead vocals, guitar] and Kaylee Jasperson [bass, harmonies] embarked on something of a modern odyssey in support of their independent full-length debut, Pretty Picture, Dirty Brush. The band-mates and partners got rid […]

A new documentary takes a look at the most talented musician you never knew you knew. We discuss the film and the Bert Berns legacy with the film’s co-directors.