Archive: 2018

Los Angeles Americana roots quintet The Sound of Ghosts have been making waves, offering up a musical experience unlike any other with their unique arrangements and vast variety of influences. The young collective has a sound that is a culmination of traditional front porch Americana, folk-laden melodies and vintage rock’n’roll. Consisting of James Orbison (vocals, […]

Songwriter and vocalist Kat Edmonson’s fourth album, Old Fashioned Gal, is set for release April 27 on Spinnerette Records. NPR Music’s “Songs We Love” premiered the title track, noting, “Edmonson is astute with her references, and canny about the flirtation at the center of the song.” NPR goes on to describe the upcoming LP saying “The album is a handsome showcase for her songwriting, […]

The HFCS convened this weekend to celebrate all that was great in film, and Houston, in 2017.

Two-time Grammy Award winner Jason Isbell and his mighty band The 400 Unit have announced Spring 2018 tour dates in support of their highly acclaimed album The Nashville Sound(Southeastern Records). The legendary Richard Thompson has been slated to open most of the new dates (see full list below) The Nashville Sound has been nominated for two 2018 […]

The biggest winner at last night’s Golden Globe awards was the promise of change.

David Byrne announced his forthcoming solo record, American Utopia, during a presentation of “Reasons To Be Cheerful,” an ongoing series curated by Byrne of hopeful writings, photos, music, and lectures. The presentation was given at New York’s New School to a live audience, as well as live-streamed via his Facebook page. American Utopia will be released March 9, 2018, Todomundo/Nonesuch Records, accompanied by […]

Tedeschi Trucks Band has announced the fourth installment of their annual multi-band Wheels of Soul summer tour. Unrivaled in their blend of American soul, blues, rock and country, the 12-member Tedeschi Trucks Band, led by the husband and wife team of guitarist Derek Trucks and vocalist/guitarist Susan Tedeschi, offers a one-of-a-kind musical experience.  This year, the Wheels of Soul tour […]

The anticipated initial lineup for Homecoming, the two-day hometown festival celebration curated by the National – along with the initial program for MusicNOW, its long established companion festival now in its 13th year – have been announced.  Both festivals will take place during the final weekend of April in Cincinnati, Ohio. Scheduled for Saturday and […]

Jack White, Queens of the Stone Age and The National will headline Shaky Knees Music Festival’s sixth edition, taking place May 4-6 at Central Park in downtown Atlanta. The incredible lineup boasts more than 60 bands on four stages, including David Byrne, Tenacious D, Fleet Foxes, The War on Drugs, Vance Joy, Cake, Courtney Barnett, Nathaniel Rateliff & […]

On February 28th, Clearwater, Florida, will be hosting a rocking show at their Capitol Theatre, as that’s the night the reunited original Dixie Dregs will hit the stage for the first time in forty years. The band that recorded 1977’s Free Fall – Steve Morse, Andy West, Rod Morgenstein, Steve Davidowski and Allen Sloan – […]

Steely Dan and The Doobie Brothers announced today their co-headline North American 2018 summer tour kicking off May 10 in Charlotte, NC and wrapping July 14 in Bethel, NY. Promoted by Live Nation, the legendary bands will travel to 30+ cities across the U.S. and Canada including Los Angeles, Chicago, Houston, Nashville, and Toronto. Both […]

R.L. Boyce never played the blues to get famous. Working and living in North Mississippi town of Como (population 1240), Boyce always played guitar and sang the blues just because he happened to enjoy it. This is, after all, the same part of the country that produced now legendary bluesmen like R.L. Burnside, Mississippi Fred […]

Born into a musical family in Lubbock, Texas, Johnny “Chops” Richardson lives and breathes music, in particular, the craft of writing songs, which he’s successfully been doing for the past two decades. Influenced by Tom Petty, Muddy Waters, Johnny Cash, and Social Distortion, he’s landed several songs on albums by the Randy Rogers Band, whom […]

These twenty films have the potential to make 2018 another memorable year at the movies.

Boston Calling, one of the city’s most iconic events and one of the world’s largest metropolitan music festivals, announces its 2018 lineup today. The internationally acclaimed and locally grown music festival returns for its ninth edition and will take place for the second consecutive year at the Harvard Athletic Complex in Allston (65 North Harvard Street, Boston) on […]

Since debuting in 2008, Titus Andronicus [hereafter +@] has been conditioning faithful listeners to always expect only the unexpected, consistently zigging where others would zag and maintaining a steadfast dedication to fearless ambition. With the March 2release of the new studio album A Productive Cough on Merge Records, +@ has executed the most shocking departure yet—but only if, as ever-mercurial […]

Gov’t Mule made their return to Atlantic City with a batch of “old school” Mule. And even though they were playing at the Borgata Events Center, the carpeted floors made it feel like the show was in a hotel ballroom. Needless to say, it gave the proceedings a cozy feel. “Thorazine Shuffle” hit some nice […]

Bermuda Triangle featuring Brittany Howard of Alabama Shakes, Becca Mancari and Jesse Lafser, will kick off its first tour of 2018 with a February 3 show at the Troubadour in West Hollywood, CA. The West Coast dates will bring also the band to San Diego, San Francisco, Seattle, Portland and Eugene. In April, Bermuda Triangle will play a trio of […]

In the second of two installments of Wannabe, artist Chris Prunckle revisits his favorite albums of 2017, in his signature six-panel comic strip form. Click on the image for full resolution (best viewed on desktop): See also: Wannabe’s Favorite Albums Part 1 and Glide‘s Top 20 Albums of 2017