Anti-Flag and Reel Big Fish Bring Treat Austin to a Night of Punk and Ska (PHOTOS)

Anti-Flag and Reel Big Fish Bring Treat Austin to a Night of Punk and Ska (PHOTOS)

Punk favorites Anti-Flag have teamed up with ska band Reel Big Fish for a tour and on Wednesday that tour made its way to Austin, Texas for a show at Emo’s. Photos by Maggie Boyd.

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58 Years Ago Today – The Day The Music Died – Holly, Valens, Big Bopper Killed in Plane Crash (Watch “That’ll Be The Day” Live)

58 Years Ago Today – The Day The Music Died – Holly, Valens, Big Bopper Killed in Plane Crash (Watch “That’ll Be The Day” Live)

58 Years Ago today (2/3/59) rock and roll musicians Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens, and J. P. “The Big Bopper” Richardson were killed in a plane crash near Clear Lake, Iowa, together with pilot Roger Peterson. The event later became known as “The Day the Music Died“, after singer-songwriter Don McLean…
‘The Comedian’ Highlights De Niro’s Tragic Fall (FILM REVIEW)

‘The Comedian’ Highlights De Niro’s Tragic Fall (FILM REVIEW)

It’s hard to tell what’s worse, the jokes or the plot.

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Elbow Brings Slight Reinvention on ‘Little Fictions’ (ALBUM REVIEW)

Elbow Brings Slight Reinvention on ‘Little Fictions’ (ALBUM REVIEW)

[rating=7.00] Little Fictions, the new album by elbow, is a slight reinvention for a band that is now seven albums and 20 years into its career. The music is less gloomy and a little more varied than previous releases. It leaves a bit more room for fun among the brooding introspection from which the band […]

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Moon Duo Go Deeper & Darker On ‘Occult Architecture Vol 1’ (ALBUM REVIEW)

Moon Duo Go Deeper & Darker On ‘Occult Architecture Vol 1’ (ALBUM REVIEW)

[rating=8.00] In some strange way Moon Duo’s new album gets all that’s currently winter and cold. It’s the first part of a two part set inspired by a number of mythical and philosophical sources, by yin and yang, by dark and light. Guitarist Ripley Johnson talks about some of the thought behind the album, saying […]

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Tales From The Golden Road: Band of Heathens Find Good Vibes and Good Tunes In The Northeast

Tales From The Golden Road: Band of Heathens Find Good Vibes and Good Tunes In The Northeast

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, […]

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‘The Space Between Us’ And The Mire Of Forced Sentiment (FILM REVIEW)

‘The Space Between Us’ And The Mire Of Forced Sentiment (FILM REVIEW)

Fake sentiment and emotional contrivances bog down an already hammy premise.

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ALBUM PREMIERE: Chandler Travis Philharmonic Burst With Quirky Pop On ‘Waving Kissyhead, Vol. 2 & 1’

ALBUM PREMIERE: Chandler Travis Philharmonic Burst With Quirky Pop On ‘Waving Kissyhead, Vol. 2 & 1’

Cape Cod’s Chandler Travis has had a long and checkered career in the world of show biz, beginning in the seventies when he and Steve Shook joined up as Travis Shook and the Club Wow and then in the 80’s with the Incredible Casuals. Along the way Travis has appeared on stage with everyone from […]

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Andrew Combs Signs To New West Records and Announces New LP ‘Canyons Of My Mind’

Andrew Combs Signs To New West Records and Announces New LP ‘Canyons Of My Mind’

Andrew Combs has signed to New West Records and is set to release his anticipated third album, Canyons Of My Mind, on April 7th, 2017. The 11-song set was co-produced by Skylar Wilson (Justin Townes Earle, Caitlin Rose) & Jordan Lehning (Rodney Crowell, Caitlin Rose) and recorded at Battle Tapes Studio in East Nashville, TN. […]

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Jackie Greene To Hit The Road For “Sweetwater Spring Tour”

Jackie Greene To Hit The Road For “Sweetwater Spring Tour”

Jackie Greene has today announced his full spring 2017 touring plans with the Sweetwater Spring Tour, beginning with a special six-night residency at the Sweetwater Music Hall on Friday, March 24. For the first time in his career, the first sets of each residency show will be dedicated to performing one of his albums in its […]

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