Archive: 2019

Sharon Van Etten made good on the second night of her tour supporting her superb new album Remind Me Tomorrow at Philadelphia’s Union Transfer. Opener Nilufer Yanya displayed gorgeous vocals and proved to be a worthy catch on the tour to arrive early for. Photos by Cathy Poulton.

Yonder Mountain String Band visited Atlanta’s Variety Playhouse on 2/8/19 and offered an expansive setlist of and plenty of their spirited acoustic bluegrass. Photos by Ian Rawn     Setlist Intro High On A Hilltop I Need To Know Straight Line Jail Song No Rain Looking Back Over My Shoulder *Tell Me Something Good **All […]

Consider Natural Facts by Garcia Peoples to be your heady, friendly reminder that it’s alright to let the sunshine in. The second album in less than a year, out March 29th on Beyond Beyond is Beyond, from those lovable New Jersey moptops with the sweet twin guitars, Natural Facts provides a portal to the carefree place […]

On Saturday, February 9th, Los Angeles quintet Young The Giant brought their huge rock sound to Asheville, NC for a dramatic performance at legendary venue The Orange Peel.

Live music’s premier hologram production company Eyellusion has announced that a who’s who of ZAPPA fan favorite musicians will support “The Bizarre World Of Frank Zappa” hologram tour which will make its debut this April in the U.S. The nine U.S. shows kick off Friday, April 19, with seven European shows in May to follow. […]

Damien Jurado is announcing his new album, In the Shape of a Storm, on Mama Bird Recording Co. April 12th today alongside a new, stunningly sparse track “South”. Jurado’s career has seen many iterations and his newest album is no less profound than any previous work, but the stark acoustic arrangements allow Jurado’s every emotional […]

Embarking on its 17th year, the Forecastle Festival will return this July 12-14, 2019, including one of the most iconic alt-rock bands of the past decade, The Killers; high-energy folk rockers, The Avett Brothers; and 2019 Grammy-winning hip-hop, funk and soul performers Anderson .Paak & The Free Nationals. The three-day celebration of music, art and […]

Last week, Cage The Elephant announced their return with the release of their fifth studio album, Social Cues, on April 19th via RCA Records. Today, the band confirm a co-headlining tour with Beck, who is featured on the album track “Night Running.” The Night Running Tour will begin on July 9th and includes stops at […]

HEART—ANN and NANCY WILSON–will return to the road in 2019 for the first time in three years with their massive “Love Alive” cross-country summer tour. Produced by Live Nation, the expansive 39-city outing by the trend-setting, multiple-platinum Rock & Roll Hall of Fame legends kicks off Tuesday, July 9 at the Hollywood Casino Amphitheatre in St. Louis, MO and will make stops in Chicago, […]

After overcoming the unimaginable heartaches and tribulation of life- Americana-blues man D.L. Rossi lets it all pour out in the name of survival with his new album A Sweet Thing out April 12th. Rossi has learned the hard way in the wake of a very painful divorce- that you can’t rush recovery. On the verge […]

With a sound that is raw, expressive, and strange, Lonesome Shack’s music is part hill country blues, part urban folk rock, and owes as much to Alan Wilson’s Canned Heat as it does to Junior Kimbrough. Formed in Seattle and currently based in London, the trio is led by Ben Todd, a finger picking guitarist […]

The 61st annual Grammy Awards Presentation took place Sunday night (2/11/19) in Los Angeles, and as is in most years, the televised portion is reserved for the big industry money making award presentations, while a smaller ceremony took place earlier in the night awarding less mainstream genres. Although there was a nice live performance tribute to […]

Interpol has been a steady presence on the road following the release of 2018’s Marauder, selling out venues with a mix of their songbook that stretches back to their 2002 highly acclaimed debut Turn On The Bright Lights. The band visited St Paul’s Palace Theatre on 2/5/19 and Billy Briggs captured their dark moods.

Following an incredibly successful inaugural year in 2018, Greensky Bluegrass have announced that the Camp Greensky Music Festival will be returning to Wellston, MI for year two. Taking place June 6th – 8th at the Hoxeyville Festival Grounds, this year’s Camp Greensky lineup includes Del & Dawg (Del McCoury & David Grisman), Stephen Marley, Billy […]

The Felice Brothers’ new album, their first in three years, is entitled Undress and is due for release via Yep Roc Records on May 3rd. The first taste from the album shares the same title and will be available on all services this Friday, February 8. Cut live to tape with very little overdubbing, Undress […]

For her New York City debut, the British artist Yola delivered a concise forty-minute set dedicated to showcasing her upcoming release, Walk Through Fire to a full house at NYC’s Rockwood Music Hall on Wednesday, February 6th. Chilly rain was falling on the line to get into Rockwood Music Hall as the five-piece backing band […]

Yes, these are two separate releases coming out on the same day as New West Records releases Albert Collins and Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown from the acclaimed Austin City Limits TV show sessions. Each clock in at over 60 minutes and the recordings capture the definitive unique nature of each performer. These are issued with exquisite […]

There’s a dark intimacy to Gurf  Morlix’s albums. They can be so spooky and real that you’d swear he’s in the same room with you. It’s inevitably a haunting experience. Yet, having survived a scary heart attack a few years ago, his take on mortality with this, his tenth solo recording, offers more slivers of […]