Slightly Stoopid Reveals ‘How I Spent My Summer Vacation 2019” Tour With Matisyahu, Tribal Seeds and HIRIE
Slightly Stoopid has announced their annual summer amphitheater tour, with this years installment: “How I Spent My Summer Vacation 2019”. This summer, Slightly Stoopid will bring along special guests Matisyahu, Tribal Seeds and HIRIE. 2019’s North American route will take the band on 28 stops from California’s Pacific Ocean across the Atlantic seaboard, with additional dates to be announced including […]
Bad Religion Releasing New Album ‘Age of Unreason’ May 3
Bad Religion will release a new album entitled Age Of Unreason on Epitaph Records on May 3. Since the group’s formative years they have steadfastly advocated for humanism, reason, and individualism. Now, as these values are in decline, and nationalism and bigotry are on the rise, Bad Religion’s message has never been more essential. Age Of Unreason delivers a […]
Bad Brains’ First Recordings From ’79, ‘Black Dots’ To Be Reissued On Vinyl
Bad Brains’ first recordings from 1979, Black Dots to be reissued on vinyl for the first time in over 20 years. Black Dots is the first official studio recording for the seminal punk rock artists known as the Bad Brains. It was recorded in 1979 at Inner Ear Studios. This is the first official vinyl pressing in over […]
34 Years Ago Today – Bruce Springsteen Wins First Grammy – Best Male Vocal “Dancing In The Dark”
Popular San Diego Folk Singer Steve Poltz Makes Red House and Nashville Debut with Will Kimbrough on ‘Shine On” (ALBUM REVIEW)
Former San Diego-based humorous folk singer Steve Poltz has been a huge hit at the annual Folk Alliance Gatherings, SXSW and countless festivals as he can put smiles on folks faces like few others. A friend once said, “How can someone be that happy?” in describing Poltz. The wave of popularity kept growing to the […]
Godfather of British Blues, John Mayall Strikes A Nerve With ‘Nobody Told Me’ (ALBUM REVIEW)
Bluesman John Mayall is perhaps best known for his ear for talent. Legendary guitarists Eric Clapton, Peter Green, and Mick Taylor, all passed through his bands, not to mention Cream bassist Jack Bruce and the Fleetwood Mac rhythm section. Plus more modern guitar marvels like Harvey Mandel and Coco Montoya. But Mayall is more than […]
SONG PREMIERE: Willie Farmer Pays Tribute to Legacy of Mississippi Blues With Junior Kimbrough’s “Feel So Bad”
Willie Farmer is living proof that Mississippi continues to produce deep blues. The 62-year-old guitarist is neither a soul modernist nor revivalist, but simply a small-town auto mechanic who’s never shaken his love for old school legends like Muddy, Wolf and Lightnin’. A lifelong resident of tiny Duck Hill, located in the hills east of […]
SONG PREMIERE: Tony Lucca Finds Hope With Soulful Americana Tune “Other Side Of The Clouds”
Nashville-based singer-songwriter Tony Lucca is flexing his Americana muscles on his forthcoming new album, Ain’t No Storm, which he will be releasing on March 29th. Ain’t No Storm reads like a who’s who of East Nashville notables: Ken Coomer produced the record at his studio, Cartoon Moon, great Nashville players like Michael Webb, Ted Pecchio, […]
Parcels Play Triumphant Show in NYC (PHOTOS)
Rising pop band Parcels played a triumphant show at Irving Plaza in New York City on Friday, February 22.
A Celebration of Mediocrity Like No Other: The 91st Annual Academy Awards
Well…it wasn’t quite the train wreck it might’ve been.