Archive: 2017

What’s new to stream for the month of March

Due to overwhelming demand on the first leg of The Last Waltz 40 Tour: A Celebration of the 40th Anniversary of The Last Waltz, Blackbird Presents is proud to announce additional tour dates beginning on March 30, 2017 at the Verizon Theatre in Dallas, Texas and running across multiple U.S. cities throughout the month of […]

Angélique Kidjo has announced plans for an unprecedented full-length live performance of Talking Heads’ Remain In Light, set for May 5th at New York City’s historic Carnegie Hall/Isaac Stern Hall. The three-time GRAMMY® Award-winning singer-songwriter and her band will present her thrilling new vision of the landmark album, complete with powerful new arrangements and a series […]

Plus, Godzilla: King of Monsters adds to cast.

Portland, OR based Sallie Ford released her second solo LP Soul Sick on February 10th, which is comprised of doo-wop harmonies, slippery British invasion keyboards, and crunchy, fuzzed-out guitars that back her distinctive howl and surround her at once intimate and confrontational musings on love, depression, and fear. According to Sallie, “This is a ‘confessional’ album.  […]

Run The Jewels’ sold out set at Boston’s House of Blues was an hour long battle cry against The Orange Menace occupying 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue and laid clear their bona fides as the most important Rap Duo of 2017. El-P and Killer Mike released RTJ3 weeks after the election and they brought its sense of […]

[rating=6.00] Old 97s are returning to their roots…sort of. Their new record Graveyard Whistling was recorded in the same studio in West Texas as their now 20-year old release Too Far to Care. And though they’ve come a long way since, they’re one of the most consistent bands of the last two decades. 2014’s Most […]

Portland’s intimate Doug Fir Lounge was the site of a good-natured showdown between two hugely talented acts on Saturday night. Beloved local picker Scott Law brought his Cosmic Twang project to the stage and split the bill with California Americana group the Dead Winter Carpenters. Both acts played full sets, keeping the sold out audience […]

Following a previously announced date at Red Rocks on July 12th and at the High Sierra Music Festival the weekend of June 29-July 2, Ween has announced ten new shows this summer. Things kick off with a night Royal Oak, Michigan at the Royal Oak Music Theater on June 2nd, head to the east coast then […]