Mary Bragg Examines Vulnerability in Strikingly Beautiful Songs Via ‘Violets as Camouflage’ (ALBUM REVIEW)
Buoyed by the success of her 2017 powerful, acclaimed Lucky Strike, Nashville-based Mary Bragg feels more confident than ever diving into raw, sometimes unhinged honesty in her songs. She’s always been a terrific writer on both her own projects and those of fellow songwriting friends like Becky Warren. The title Violets As Camouflage suggests this […]
Julian Lage Trio Reveals Tour Dates, Shares Official “Love Hurts” Video
Mack Avenue Records is excited to announce fall tour dates for the Julian Lage Trio, featuring the album band (guitarist Lage, bassist Jorge Roeder and drummer Dave King from The Bad Plus) for their first tour ever. The dates begin at the Ballroom at 31 West on September 12 in Newark, OH, and end in Seattle, WA, on […]
Anderson .Paak Announces New LP ‘Ventura,’ & Biggest Tour Yet
GRAMMY-winning artist Anderson .Paak has announced a new LP, Ventura to be released April 12th via Aftermath Entertainment, exclusively distributed by 12 Tone Music, LLC. Executive produced by Dr. Dre the album was recorded at the same time as his most recent album Oxnard. “Growing up in Oxnard gave me the grit and the church to find this voice of mine. […]
UFO Announces Final North American “Last Orders” Tour
Last year Phil Mogg confirmed that this year’s 50th anniversary tour with UFO will be his last as the frontman of the long-running hard rock band. Consequently, it seems almost certain that at that point they will cease to exist. UFO were formed in London in 1969 and Mogg is their only ever-present member, performing […]
80 Years Ago Today – The Late John Fahey Was Born (Watch Live at New Varsity ’81)
SONG PREMIERE: Cave Twins (David Mayfield and Abby Rose) Gel In Sunny Indie Folk Charmer “Buddy I’ll Be There”
With whimsical lyrics and a solid musical grounding in Americana tradition, David Mayfield and Abby Rose are taking advantage of their combined songwriting skills and tight harmonies to propel their new duo group, Cave Twins, into the Indie music spotlight. Each artist has seen success separate from their new pairing — as solo acts, within […]
Royal Trux Return After 19 Years With Engaging ‘White Stuff’ (ALBUM REVIEW)
The first album in 19 years from the noise rock duo Royal Trux is a confident return to form. Over White Stuff’s eleven tracks the scuzzy mix of distortion, breathy vocals, wild guitar lines, beats, found sounds and toss-everything-in-the-pot style is perfectly suited for this modern age of music. The duo of Jennifer Herrema […]
Living Legend Detroit Jazz/Funk Guitarist Dennis Coffey Brings Live Soul Jazz Session from 2006 on ‘Live at Baker’s (Album Review)
Today you can still find guitar legend Dennis Coffey playing every Tuesday night at Northern Lights Lounge in Detroit. Previous recordings of Coffey in recent years (One Night at Morey’s, 1968, Hot Coffey in the D: Burnin’ at Morey Baker’s Showplace Lounge)have focused on the late ‘60s, the heyday of funk. Live at Baker’s, from […]
SONG PREMIERE: Bohannons Remember the Good Times With Hard-Charging “Sleep Rock”
In 2006 Chattanooga rock and rollers the Bohannons would set out on their first American tour, retracing their steps year after year and setting off in new directions all the while. What would start as archaic recording processes would eventually bring them to some of the most well-known studios in the country, from Electrical Audio […]
The Black Queen Rock Austin, TX with Synth-inspired Pop Music (SHOW REVIEW)
The formation of the Black Queen in 2015, featuring the Dillinger Escape Plan frontman Greg Puciato and Telefon Tel Aviv’s Joshua Eustis, seemed at the time to be a fun 80’s new wave inspired side project for the longtime Dillinger singer. Having always featured influences of Depeche Mode and Nine Inch Nails in his main […]