2018

‘Mile 22’ Loses Itself Along the Way (FILM REVIEW)

James Roberts August 17, 2018 No Comments

Director Peter Berg gets in his own way for all 22 of these miles.

Lee Bains & the Glory Fires Drop Surprise Album ‘Live at The Nick’

Glide August 17, 2018 No Comments

Out today on Don Giovanni Records, Live at the Nick documents Lee Bains & the Glory Fires’ two night stand at The Nick late last year in their hometown of

ENTER TO WIN: 2 Weekend Passes to Waterloo Music Festival With The String Cheese Incident, JRAD, Railroad Earth, Leftover Salmon and more.

Glide August 17, 2018 10 Comments

Waterloo Music Festival is a new, independent, three-day jam music and camping festival based in Austin, Texas, at Carson Creek Ranch, and the inaugural event will be held September 7-9,

Circles Around The Sun Get It On Instrumentally Via Second LP ‘Let It Wander’ (ALBUM REVIEW)

Doug Collette August 16, 2018 No Comments

[rating=8.00] Circles Around The Sun began as the source for composing, playing and recording music to be played at set breaks during the Grateful Dead’s Fare Thee Well concerts of

Mitski Follows Up ‘Puberty 2’ With Dynamic & Powerful ‘Be The Cowboy’ (ALBUM REVIEW)

Jeremy Lukens August 16, 2018 No Comments

[rating=8.00] Be the Cowboy the fifth album by Mitski –full name Mitski Miyawaki – followers hear breakthrough album Puberty 2, one of the finest albums of 2016. For the followup,

Joe Ely Reveals Initial Recordings on ‘Full Circle: Lubbock Tapes’ (ALBUM REVIEW)

Jim Hynes August 16, 2018 1 Comment

[rating=8.00] Joe Ely sounds like a Texas version of honky-tonkin’ Hank Williams in these first set of countrified outings captured on Full Circle: The Lubbock Tapes, but as it unfolds

Phish Forced To Cancel Curveball

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Just as Phish was supposed to take the stage for The Curveball Festival, the festival had to pull the plug. Due to the severe flooding that occurred in Schuyler County

‘Aretha Live at Fillmore West’- Revisiting The Queen of Soul’s Iconic Live LP

Lee Zimmerman August 16, 2018 No Comments

In 1971, Aretha Franklin scored another major career first, affirming her crossover credibility by becoming the first R&B artist to headline a date at the fabled venue that was ground

RIP Queen of Soul Aretha Franklin 1942-2018

Glide August 16, 2018 No Comments

Aretha Franklin, the undisputed Queen of Soul, died Thursday at her Detroit home, the Associated Press reports, surrounded by family and friends. She had been battling various undisclosed illnesses for years,

Maceo Parker Revs Up Springfield (MA) Jazz and Roots Festival (SHOW REVIEW)

Paul Bloomfield August 16, 2018 No Comments

With a full roster of local and national artists, the music and energy of Springfield (MA) Jazz and Roots Festival on August 11th at Court Square seemed even more vibrant