Archive: 2019

Mac DeMarco will release his fourth full-length album, Here Comes The Cowboy, on May 10th. The follow-up to 2017’s This Old Dog, which featured “the best romantic tunes the well-known romantic has ever penned” (Entertainment Weekly), Here Comes The Cowboy is the debut release on Mac’s Record Label. In conjunction with today’s announcement, he shares the waltzing lead single, “Nobody,” and an accompanying self-directed video […]

Grandchildren emerged in 2008 as pioneers of Philadelphia’s underground music scene known for their unique cinematic blend of pop, folk, and electronica. Their first three releases chart a sonic evolution from the lo-fi Everlasting (2010), to the symphonic Golden Age (2013) to the pop-driven ZUNI (2015). Songwriter Aleks Martray attributes his eclectic sound to a […]

Taylor Alexander’s early life was filled with—and deeply inspired by—music. His father, a classically trained opera singer and church music minister, encouraged his early interest in music by giving him a guitar at age 7. By age 14, Alexander formed his first band, largely influenced by punk music. Though he’s still a punk fan to […]

There must be something in the water of Johnson County, Kentucky. Known as the birthplace of such country titans as Loretta Lynn, Crystal Gayle and Chris Stapleton, the sweeping hills of eastern Kentucky continue to bear witness to music inventors. Americana singer-songwriter Sean Whiting is also a product of these humble roots and shines a […]

Perth’s, and indeed Australia’s, burgeoning psychedelic scene is virtually synonymous with Kevin Parker and his little project known as Tame Impala. But Pond – of whom Kevin Parker was once a member – are an equally important part of the psych revolution that’s seeing the yearning return of the synths and sounds seemingly extracted from […]

After an inauspicious start, Speedy Ortiz recovered to rock Will’s Pub in Orlando on Monday, March 4th. Local trio TV Dinner kicked off the night with their brand of self-described “twee pop.” Combining lo-fi melodies, droning guitars, and somber lyrics, singer/guitarist Julia Joyce and the band treated the early arrivers to a melodic performance with […]

Ah yes, the annual week of debauchery and good times is upon us once again. No, not Mardi Gras – South By Southwest (SXSW) – that annual time of year when the music community convenes to give itself a collective and drunken pat on the back and also where we all look towards the next […]

The Hold Steady has released their first new song of 2019 — “The Last Time She Talked To Me” arrives at all DSPs and streaming services via Frenchkiss Records on Friday, March 8. The song is now available exclusively at The Hold Steady’s Bandcamp page or can be heard below. Fans can download the single […]

Ben Folds and Violent Femmes have announced a very special summer co-headline tour, set to begin Sunday, July 28 at Mohegan Sun in Uncasville, CT, and continue through the first half of August. Artist pre-sale is Tuesday, March 5 at 10 am local time.  All remaining tickets will be released to the general public on […]