Archive: 2017

Matt Siffert was raised in New York City by a psychologist mother, and as a result he spent much of his teenage years devouring books about the subject. But around the same time this was going on Siffert fell in love with music and found himself increasingly drawn to the vast and vibrant NYC music scene. Jazz, […]

‘Bajillion Dollar Property$’ cast members Paul F. Tompkins, Tawny Newsome, and Drew Tarver talk about improvising their way through the Seeso original series

Photos from Wilco’s Solid Sound Festival which took place at MASS MoCA in North Adams, Massachusetts June 23 – 25th. Wilco headlined shows on Friday and Saturday and they were joined at the festival by Television, Kurt Vile and the Violators, Robert Glasper Experiment, Dawn of Midi, Dave Alvin and Phil Alvin with the Guilty Ones, […]

In the newest installment of Wannabe, artist Chris Prunckle reviews The Nashville Sound, the new album from Jason Isbell, in his signature six-panel comic strip form. Click on the image for full resolution (best viewed on desktop):

Colorado’s Winter Park played host to two days of blues and roots rock and roll on June 24-25, 2017. The jam-packed lineup featured the Fabulous Thunderbirds, Anders Osborne, Little Hurricane, Alvin Youngblood Heart and lots more.

Lee Bains has never been shy about speaking his mind. The Alabama native has made a name for himself belting out politically and socially charged lyrics with his band the Glory Fires. Though the band is known for loud, in-your-face blistering rock and roll – a sound that some may think is devoid of emotionally […]

Los Angeles-based Wand has announced the release of Plum, out September 22nd via Drag City Records, as well as lead single, “Plum,” and its accompanying video, and a tour that embarks on the heels of the album’s release. Plum is Wand’s fourth LP since the band formed in late 2013, but their first new album since 2015. […]

Joseph will kick off a fall headline tour on September 13 at the 9:30 Club in Washington, DC. The run will include a September 15 show at the Music Hall of Williamsburg in Brooklyn, NY and wrap up with a concert at Los Angeles’ El Rey Theatre on October 13. A Spotify ticket pre-sale begins […]

Bob Dylan and his band played a brilliant show on the Green at Shelburne Museum on June 20th. In an expansive choice of material, every song seemed to have meaning for the Nobel Laureate and, backed with aplomb by his quintet, he instilled as much reason as purpose into the ninety-minute presentation. That decisive attitude […]

[rating=7.00] It’s ironic how a collection of castoffs and orphaned gems can blend into a masterpiece that almost proves more profound than the artist’s previous six records. Beach House, the bittersweet noir-electro duo from Baltimore, is coming off the well-received 2015 releases of Depression Cherry and Thank Your Lucky Stars, but you don’t have to […]

Acclaimed songwriter and guitarist David Rawlings will release his freshly pressed third album, Poor David’s Almanack, on August 11th via Acony Records. For Poor David’s Almanack, Rawlings leaves the Dave Rawlings Machine moniker behind and serves up a wry mixture of acoustic and electric music rich in ageless American vernacular. The album of ten new […]

Widespread Panic performed their annual three-night run at Red Rocks in Morrison, CO this past weekend. As usual the shows were of epic proportions and Todd Radunsky was there to capture Saturday 6/24 in photos.

The mood always changes on the final day of any festival. There’s a vague hint of sadness in the air, as a weekend of bliss comes to a close. We’ve all put our lives on hold for three days, returning again and again to the same place, which eventually begins to feel like some sort […]

Like many a confident musician, Ryan Joseph Anderson isn’t too concerned how people define him. With so many genres and sub-genres floating around, categorization these days is far from an exact science. But if there ever was an artist that earns the Americana tag solely and squarely it’s Anderson’s sophomore solo release City of Vines, premiering in […]

In the realm of contemporary power pop, Matthew Sweet distinguishes himself from peers like Tommy Keene and Marshall Crenshaw by emphasizing the power, not the pop. After all, Sweet’s most famous record, 1991’s Girlfriend, echoed the latter-day work of Neil Young and Crazy Horse more than a little (and a collection of outtakes actually contained […]

When the weather’s on your side for a festival, there’s nothing quite like it. And on day two of Solid Sound, the sunshine felt damn good after damp and overcast Friday. Spontaneity was in the air, with pop-up performances taking place throughout the day in various buildings of Mass MoCA, and the crowd was abuzz […]

Now five Solid Sound festivals in, the team of Wilco and Massachusetts Museum of Contemporary Art (Mass MoCA) have settled into a groove. They’ve had two years since the last one to dream up improvements to an already fabulous festival, and in 2017, they have clearly stepped up their game. This year, the three-day event […]