Archive: 2017

As rumors continue of the much-anticipated release date of a new Tool album, new tour dates from the quartet have been unveiled for May and June 2017. Following an April run of A Perfect Circle dates, Maynard will lead Tool from Fairfax, VA to Rosemont, IL. This is in addition to previously announced festival dates […]

Grammy Award-winning singer, songwriter, guitarist Jason Isbell and his mighty band, the 400 Unit, have announced the June 16th release of the highly anticipated new album, The Nashville Sound(Southeastern Records/Thirty Tigers). The Nashville Sound is the follow up to 2015’s critically acclaimedSomething More Than Free, which won two Grammy Awards (Best Americana Album & Best […]

Taj Mahal and Keb’ Mo’ have announced a very special, full-band tour in support of their first album as a duo, ‘TajMo’ (5/5, Concord). ‘TajMo: The Taj Mahal and Keb’ Mo’ Band’ will see the two blues legends share the stage for a once-in-a-lifetime night of music, including stops at Nashville’s storied Ryman Auditorium and […]

My Morning Jacket will return to the road this summer with a headline tour, performances at the Electric Forest and Peach Festivals and their first concert at historic Forest Hills Stadium in Queens, NY. The amphitheatre run will kick off in Cincinnati, OH on June 22 and include shows in Nashville, TN (July 7) and […]

[rating=9.00] In the popular context, referring to any artist or outfit as hailing from the “heartland” implies a certain down-home proficiency — all fiddles, harmonies, homilies and back porch convergence. It is a cliche of course, but an often used one at that, a convenient way to typecast a style of music and those that […]

In a world where the term pop music leaves a bad taste in your mouth, if you look back at the early sixties, the Beatles was considered pop music and it was a good thing. It harkens up happy melodies with lyrics usually about girls and hot rod cars and puppy love and hanging out […]

Patti Smith visited Minnesota’s Northrop Auditorium on 3/8/17 for a night of classics and covers including a take on Prince’s “When Doves Cry.”  

Edgar Wright outdoes himself with the frenetic, genre bending heist movie Baby Driver.

A Lynchian musing on insanity, Tormentero is the kind of film that fuels the SXSW fervor.

Famed director Ridley Scott and actor Danny McBride discuss the Alien prequel from the SXSW red carpet in Austin, Texas.