Archive: 2018

Black mirrors and social feeds have damaged our ability to connect on a deeply meaningful level. Alt-country/outlaw guitar-slinger Boo Ray delves deeply into the dire state of communication in the modern world with his new record, Tennessee Alabama Fireworks. The album plays like a southern gothic noir, and in his own words, explores the “nitty-gritty, guts […]

For Brooklyn-based songwriter/singer Domino Kirke, the entertainment industries have served as a formative part of her life. Though she is known both as the daughter of Simon Kirke, drummer for bands including Free and Bad Company, and sister to actresses Jemima and Lola, Domino has forged her own path in music. Heralded by Vogue as […]

The soaring success of Bohemian Rhapsody – the Freddie Mercury/Queen movie that is set to become the biggest grossing music biopic of all time – has proven that the public’s love for Queen remains as strong as ever. Longtime fans and recent converts will be thrilled to discover then, that Queen – original band members […]

It was a rainy night in Atlanta, GA but that did not stop tens of thousands of fans from flocking to downtown for both the SEC Championship game and the Elton John performance that would follow shortly after.  For many local fans, the SEC Championship was a bust as the University of Georgia lost a […]

December 3rd, 2018, New Orleans, LA – Galactic and Mary and Roland von Kurnatowski are excited to announce the band’s purchase and future stewardship of the legendary Tipitina’s nightclub. The recently finalized deal, which has been in negotiation since the beginning of the year, transfers ownership of the music venue and its business to a […]

The Specials, one of the most electrifying, influential and important British bands of all time, have unveiled details of Encore, their first new album in 37 years. The album will be released on February 1st, 2019. Today sees the release of the album’s first single “Vote For Me” via Island Records (below). “Vote For Me”, […]

My Morning Jacket has unveiled a very limited and exclusive run of dates for summer 2019. The acclaimed American rock band has announced not-to-be-missed headline performances that will include songs from their voluminous catalog at two historic venues: Morrison, CO’s legendary Red Rocks Amphitheatre on August 2 and 3 and Queens, NY’s Forest Hills Stadium […]

Graham Stone is the stage name of Virginia native Graham McCune Stoll. Currently based in Richmond, Virginia, Stone recently recorded and released Until the Day–a ten-song collection marking his first solo effort. After building a regional following via airplay at WNRN and a positive review in No Depression, Stone is set to thrust his music into […]

A New Orleans-based all-star lineup kicked off their annual West Coast tour with an explosion of sound at The Mint nightclub in Los Angeles on November 27, 2018. Ivan Neville, Eric Lindell, Stanton Moore and Robert Mercurio each have successful bands that tour frequently, but all make sure to have some downtime near the holiday […]

Industrial metal legends Ministry have recently let loose on a fall tour in support of their new album, AmeriKKKant and they hit the Skyway Theatre, Minneapolis on 11/27/18. Al Jourgensen shows no slowing down at age 60, as the Ministry live show continues to be enthralling with yowls, riffs and plenty of anti-Trump imagery to make a statement […]

Director Tom Volf goes behind the scandal and the image to find the woman behind the most famous voice in modern opera.

[rating=8.00] Neil Young’s had a busy year in terms of recordings. In addition to releasing Paradox (Original Music from the Film), he plumbed the depths of his archives for  Roxy:Tonight’s the Night Live and now he’s issued Songs For Judy, its year-end release now something of a tradition for the Canadian rock icon (see The […]

[rating=7.00] Wilco front man Jeff Tweedy is no stranger to writing deeply personal lyrics. On the band’s 1999 album Summerteeth it took the form of deeply depressing lyrics packaged in catchy hooks and studio production. On the almost experimental 2007 effort Sky Blue Sky, they wavered between pessimism and optimism sung over beautifully played songs. On his […]

[rating=7.00] The Reverend Horton Heat loomed large for this reviewer in the 90s who was a huge fan of 1994’s Al Jourgensen-produced Liquor in the Front, but never felt the need to listen to more of the band’s psychobilly work. So I was excited to see the band is still around, making new music. Whole […]

There aren’t many 77-year-old chameleons in the world (they rarely live past 10 years in captivity) but one took the stage on Tuesday night November 27th at the sold-out Beacon Theatre, and he was wearing a purple spangled suit with silver boots. Bob Dylan can never sit still and anyone who has caught his Never […]

Indianapolis-based band S-E-R-V-I-C-E began when Jon Spencer Blues Explosion drummer Russell Simins and We Are Hex singer Jilly Weiss met on tour. They wrote their first song together in 2015 at a messy kitchen table in his Manhattan apartment. They fell in love, got married, and wrote a dozen or more perfectly flawed rock and roll […]

Self-reflective and erratic, moonweather’s new single “Until Later” bubbles forth with frothy, electric energy, hiding thoughtful wistfulness behind cheerful pageantry and reverberant vigor. At only two minutes long, it packs a miniature yet mighty punch, dropping in right away with dynamic vocals, thrumming guitar chordings, light piano harmonies, and vocals that ricochet in and out. […]