Dale Crover of Melvins Talks Solo Album ‘The Fickle Finger’ & New Melvins LP ‘A Walk With Love & Death’ (INTERVIEW)
You may have heard about this little band from up around Seattle. They make a loud noise and have become cult music gods over their thirty-four year career. They’re called the Melvins. “We’re definitely an acquired taste,” singer Buzz Osborne told Kerrang! Magazine back in 1992, after they had been hailed as the punk messiahs […]
Kenny Wayne Shepherd Drops The Flare For Simpler Roots Focus On ‘Lay It On Down’ (ALBUM REVIEW)
[rating=6.00] Eight albums into his decorated blues rock career, guitar virtuoso Kenny Wayne Shepherd is ready for a change. He is no longer the fresh-faced six-string gunslinger dropping jaws with his fretboard mastery. With Lay It On Down, Shepherd and the band deliver roots rock that is mostly devoid of the flare that once characterized […]
Garcia and Mydland Shine At 7th Annual Grateful Dead Meet Up At The Movies: 7/12/89
It was worth attending the 7th Annual Grateful Dead Meet Up at the Movies if only for the first twenty minutes. With Jerry Garcia beaming wide and often and Brent Mydland singing (and smiling) with as much gusto as he played, while drummers Bill Kreutzmann and Mickey Hart bounced along in tandem behind them;“Touch Of […]
Phish Complete Baker’s Dozen Residency With Vigor: 13 Shows, No Repeats, 237 Songs (ALL 13 SETLISTS)
To say Phish pulled out all the stops during their Baker’s Dozen run at Madison Square Garden might be cliche but the Vermonters just exceeded expectations and then some. The 13 shows that stretched from July 21st to August 6th at the world’s most famous arena included 237 songs and no repeats. Phish over-delivered on expectations […]
50 Years Ago Today- Pink Floyd Release Their Debut LP ‘Piper at the Gates of Dawn’ (Listen to “Astromony Domine”)
The Magpie Salute Bring Skilled Variety With Nods To Allman Brothers, Stones, Little Feat at Boston’s Wilbur Theatre (SHOW REVIEW)
“Thanks for being open-minded about who’s on the stage and who’s not. This is cool for me, because it’s new, it’s old and we’re heading in a new direction,” offered Rich Robinson, founding member of the Black Crowes and the heart of of his current band, the Magpie Salute, during their mammoth set at Boston’s […]
Complete 2017 Newport Folk Festival in Photos
Photos of the very diverse offering of artists from the 2017 Newport Jazz Festival that took place July 28th through July 30th 2017. Photos by Nancy Lasher.
7 Quotes From ‘The Queen’s Justice’ (And 1 Vintage Nugget) To Keep In Mind Heading Into Episode 4
The third episode of Game of Thrones‘ seventh season, “The Queen’s Justice,” saw the stars continuing to align for Cersei, who’s gone from a ruler surrounded by enemies to a powerful and (quite possibly) well-funded leader as she forges further into war with Daenerys. Who, speaking of, went from what seemed like a fool-proof plan […]
The Importance of ‘Detroit’ (FILM REVIEW)
Kathryn Bigelow takes a harrowing look at a horrific chapter in American history.
Neil Young Opens Archive – Unreleased ‘Hitchhiker’ Due 9/8
Neil Young will open his archive and release Hitchhiker, an unreleased new studio album. The release date is 9/8/17 on Reprise Records – it will be available on vinyl, CD and digitally. The 10-track acoustic solo album was recorded in Malibu, CA at Indigo Studio in 1976. The original session was produced by Young’s long-time studio collaborator David Briggs. Pre-order […]
Randy Newman’s ‘Dark Matter’ Is Wildest & Wooliest Yet (ALBUM REVIEW)
[rating=8.00 Dark Matter, Randy Newman’s first new album of the 2010s, is his wildest and wooliest yet. That is, if you don’t count his 1979 album Born Again – where Newman threatened public indecency, tormented the Electric Light Orchestra, and sang as a homophobe who suddenly realizes he’s gay as he’s about to commit assault […]
25 Years Ago – Gin Blossoms Release Breakthrough LP ‘New Miserable Experience’ (Listen to “Pieces of the Night”)
25 Years Ago Today – Uncle Tupelo Release Brilliant Acoustic Third LP ‘March 16–20, 1992’ (Listen to “Fatal Wound”)
Tales From The Golden Road: Ha Ha Tonka Barnstorm the West Coast With Old 97’s
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, […]
‘The Dark Tower’ And The Danger Of Making Movies By Committee (FILM REVIEW)
Stephen King’s magnum opus is turned into a slapdash mess.
SONG PREMIERE: HoneyHoney’s Suzanne Santo Shines With Soulful Tune “Best Out of Me”
Suzanne Santo is best known as one half of the Americana duo HoneyHoney, who have spent the last decade touring and recording while steadily building a loyal following. Now Santo is taking things in a different direction with her debut solo album Ruby Red, which is out August 11th on Soozanto Records. Making the move towards a […]
Earth Wind & Fire Make For A “Boogie Wonderland’ In St. Paul (PHOTOS)
Earth Wind & Fire brought their timeless hits to St. Paul’s Excel Energy Center on July 27th, 2017. Photos by Billy Briggs.
Bon Iver, The Revolution Spark Rock The Garden 2017 at Minneapolis’ Walker Arts Center (PHOTOS)
Rock The Garden 2017 returned to the Walker Arts Center on July 22 headlined by Bon Iver, aka Justin Vernon. Other acts on the mid summer bill included The Revolution, Dead Man Winter and Benjamin Booker. Photos by Billy Briggs.
Phish Marks Maple Night With Exploratory Improvisation (Golden Age/Swept Away>Steep) (SHOW REVIEW/PHOTOS)
Phish Marks Maple Night With Exploratory Improvisation (Golden Age/Swept Away>Steep) (SHOW REVIEW/PHOTOS)
Cracker and Camper Van Beethoven Announce 13th Annual CAMPOUT Music Festival
Cracker and Camper Van Beethoven, along with many other great acts, will once again be rolling into the Joshua Tree region of California later in August to co-host their 13th annual CAMPOUT music festival. CAMPOUT 13 will take place August 31st, September 1st and 2nd at Pappy & Harriet’s Pioneertown Palace in the High Desert […]