Archive: 2017

Radiator King’s A Hollow Triumph After All is at once celebratory & somber, deftly channeling the mood of a Crescent City second line, that holy brass-anchored yin-yang jazz-funeral tradition of New Orleans. A sacred and profound attempt to transcend pain, loss and suffering by celebrating a life well-lived, while at once acknowledging the darkly tragicomic […]

Animal Collective has announced The Painters EP, a new companion release to last year’s album Painting With. The EP will be available digitally this Friday, February 17 via Domino, almost a year to the date of their 10th studio album’s release. The 12” vinyl and CD version of the EP, with artwork by Brian DeGraw, is now available for pre-order. The EP […]

The members of Oakland quartet Once and Future Band proudly wear their influences on their sleeves, which can be summed up as a unabashed love of the prog-rock sounds of groups like Genesis and ELO. It’s refreshing to see a group waving the flag for a kind of music that is not exactly considered “cool” […]

Pursuing your musical career as a one-man band takes a high level of charisma and stamina if you want to keep your audience entertained. Luckily, Matt Lorenz possesses both of those things and he puts them to use as the Suitcase Junket. The New England musician is also talented as a craftsman and as a […]

Following last night’s Grammy performance that had obvious audio issues, Metallica has announced their WorldWired 2017 North American tour in support of their new album Hardwired… To Self-Destruct. The WorldWired 2017 tour is produced by Live Nation and kicks off on May 10th in Baltimore, MD at M&T Bank Stadium. The tour will crisscross its way across North […]

Quinn Sullivan has been hailed as the new savior of blues guitar since he was probably eight years old. That’s when the legendary Buddy Guy put the young boy on his stage for the first time and let him roar. Even before that, he had appeared on the Ellen DeGeneres Show, calm and completely at […]

[rating=7.00] After five years as Mr. Elevator & The Brain Hotel, the Psych-Pop trio from Los Angeles has decided to shorten their moniker to just Mr. Elevator in conjunction with their sophomore release When the Morning Greets You. While there is no shortage of bands in the modern psych-pop scene, Mr. Elevator differentiates themselves by […]

The 59th annual Grammy Awards Presentation took place Sunday night (2/12/17) in Los Angeles, and while the televised portion gave plenty of screen time to Adele, The Weeknd, Lady Gaga and TwentyOne Pilots, let’s give a shoutout to the untelevised award winners. Aside from Adele pulling down some major categories, David Bowie posthumously was the real […]

Mike Doughty is a truly steadfast force in music. The Soul Coughing frontman has spent over twenty years making music. Much of that time has been spent releasing solo material at a prolific pace. His most recent album, carrying the lengthy title The Heart Watches While the Brain Burns, came out late in 2016 and […]

Fans of what could possibly be described as new classic country were treated to a three-course helping Wednesday when Cody Jinks came to Portland, Oregon with his pals Ward Davis and Paul Cauthen along to help elevate the experience. When the first performer to hit the stage has had his songs recorded by the likes […]

“It’s great to be back in Austin. I spent this last year working a day job in my hometown of Oxford in England so that I could come back to my favorite places like Austin”, Chad Valley admits to the crowd. “What was your day job?” an audience member asks. “ I mixed paint…and sniffed […]

Glide’s Amy Harris was on the 70000 Tons of Metal Cruise from February 2-6, 20167. Bands on the bill included Anthrax, Orhphanted Land, Over Kill, Testament, Suffocation, and Amaranthe.

In comparison, Fifty Shades Darker makes Fifty Shades of Grey seem almost watchable.

Sturgill Simpson will embark on a series of tour dates later this year, including stops at New York’s Radio City Music Hall, Colorado’s Red Rocks Amphitheatre and L.A.’s Greek Theatre as well as previously announced headline slots at Louisville’s Forecastle Festival July 14-16and Birmingham’s Sloss Music & Arts FestivalJuly 15-16. The performances will feature material from throughout Simpson’s catalog and is his way of thanking […]

[rating=7.00] After twenty years playing together, The Sadies aren’t showing any signs of slowing down. Northern Passages, the tenth studio album by the Toronto alt-country quartet, is an eclectic collection of roots rock that builds on its predecessors while incorporating influences from the various artists with whom the band has recently recorded. “Riverview Fog” opens […]

[rating=8.00] Meatbodies are a three piece psych-rock outfit from Los Angeles, California but they sure do like to travel the outer space waves of ear canals and minds. Chad Ubovich, Kevin Boog and Patrick Nolan construct odd sprawling sounds that mix clashing metallic with sweet and saccharine on ALICE, the group’s sophomore release. There are […]

Will Arnett reprises his movie stealing role as The Dark Knight in this spinoff of The Lego Movie.

The Baba Yaga returns in a blood-soaked sequel that’s every bit as satisfying as its predecessor, and then some.