Huntly Are Seeking a ‘Low Grade Buzz’ Through Creative Pop (INTERVIEW)
Australian trio Huntly have spent the last few years honing a unique style of pop music that defies genres. Through an array of pop, R&B, techno and drum and bass, they give us catchy and danceable lyrics that dabble in the deeply personal but also touch on our politically turbulent times. All of this manifests […]
The Black Keys Return With New Song “Lo/Hi” – First New Music Since 2014’s ‘Turn Blue’
The Black Keys have returned today with their song “Lo/Hi” (Nonesuch Records), the first new music from the band since their 2014 album, Turn Blue. Check it out below.. “Lo/Hi” was written and produced by Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney, and recorded at Nashville’s Easy Eye Sound studio. Formed in Akron, Ohio in 2001, The Black Keys […]
Karl Denson’s Tiny Universe Will Color Your World Via ‘Gnomes and Badgers’ (ALBUM REVIEW)
Karl Denson has been busy his whole career, backing Lenny Kravitz, forming the legendary Greyboy All-Stars, establishing his Tiny Universe’s jamband sound and most recently joining The Rolling Stones on the live stage, replacing the departed Bobby Keys. Now comes his first studio album from KDTU in over five years, and it is a dance-laden, […]
Unreleased Tracks from Iconic Singer-Songwriter Townes Van Zandt Commemorating His 75th Birthday on “Sky Blue” (Album Review)
Just when we thought we’ve exhausted Townes Van Zandt’s catalog, his surviving family – his wife Jeanene, along with his children, J.T., Will, and Katie Bell have found and authorized the release of unrecorded material. While Sky Blue offers versions of his familiar tunes, there are two that have never been heard before – “All […]
Passionate Singer-Songwriter Patty Griffin Delivers Intimate, Personal, and Powerful Self-titled New LP (ALBUM REVIEW)
Grammy-winner Patty Griffin, one of our top songwriters in the past two decades, is back with her tenth studio recording, her first that’s self-titled. Most of these intimate, relatively sparse and moody tracks were recorded in her home in Austin, TX. She co-produced with her long-time collaborator Craig Ross. Her supporting musicians are familiar too. […]
Whitney Announce Fall U.S. Headline Tour
Whitney – the Chicago-based band led by vocalist/drummer Julien Ehrlich and guitarist Max Kakacek– will embark on their first major U.S. tour since 2017 this fall. Shows include Brooklyn Steel in New York, The Wiltern in Los Angeles, Union Transfer in Philadelphia, First Avenue in Minneapolis, The Warfield Theatre in San Francisco and more. These mark some of their largest headline shows to date.Whitney released their debut album, Light Upon The […]
Mavis Staples, Isley Brothers, HAIM, Robyn Leads 2019 Pitchfork Music Festival
The Pitchfork Music Festival has announced the full 2019 lineup, including headliners HAIM, The Isley Brothers, and Robyn. The 14th Annual Pitchfork Music Festival returns to Chicago’s Union ParkFriday, July 19 through Sunday, July 21. The festival opens on Friday with one of HAIM’s only performances of 2019, Mavis Staples, Earl Sweatshirt, Jeremih, Sky Ferreira, Low, Soccer Mommy, Julia Holter, Grapetooth, Rico Nasty,Valee, Standing on the Corner, MIKE, and Great Black Music […]
Blood Orange Brings Funky Grooves to Asheville, NC (PHOTOS)
On February 27 the dynamic pop artist Dev Hynes aka Blood Orange came through Asheville, NC for the show at The Orange Peel with MIKE.
Russian Circles Bring Instrumental Jams to Asheville, NC (PHOTOS)
Instrumental rockers Russian Circles played The Grey Eagle in Asheville, NC on February 24. They were joined by Gouge Away.
