Archive: 2017

elbow announced today they will be making a much-welcomed return to North American shores with a two-week live tour starting on the east coast on Wednesday, November 1st in Boston and winding up west in Los Angeles on Thursday, November 15th. For a full list of dates, see below. Tickets go on-sale Friday, March 10th […]

alt-J have announced their third album RELAXER, due for release on June 9, 2017 via Canvasback Music..  The first song “3WW” is available for stream or download now or as an instant grat with album pre-order.  The record is the follow up to their Grammy nominated album This Is All Yours, and finds the band […]

If nothing else, at least The Walking Dead is consistent.

Plus, Logan tops the box office with astounding debut weekend.

In Vinyl Lives we spotlight and profile record stores around the country who offer music lovers an experience that goes beyond an iTunes purchase or a Spotify playlist. Vinyl has found a new resurgence and the good folks behind independent record stores are on the front line, directly responsible for curating a unique collection of […]

South By Southwest (SXSW) is upon us and there’s nothing you can do about it. Now, there are many right ways and wrong ways to properly navigate SXSW. Ask anyone who has “attended” and you will receive a wide array of tips on doing the festival the “right” way. Just like chili, everyone has their […]

His name is synonymous with guitar-driven rock & roll. Since his earliest days as a teenager in the Scorpions, through his years in UFO and variations of his solo band, Michael Schenker has kept his focus on what he can do on his guitar. He has never wavered from his mantra of “pure self-expression” by […]

Plenty of people go to see bands when they come through their town, but most people don’t think about everything that it takes to get those bands to their favorite club. Being on tour for a musician is both enlightening and daunting, as physically and mentally draining as it is stimulating. And no matter what, […]

I had heard the epic stories of Costa Rica’s Envision Festival long before I decided to check it out for myself. Truth be told, I was a bit skeptical as to whether I was going to enjoy it, as I consider myself a music fan, and tend to gravitate toward more traditional music festivals with […]