Archive: 2019

In the latest Wannabe, artist Chris Prunckle offers his illustrated commentary on Civil/War, the new album from “Jersey Blues” artist Sammy Kay, in his signature six-panel comic strip form. Click on the image for full resolution (best viewed on desktop):

Few things are dearer to a band than playing before their engaged, loyal following in their hometown. Southern rockers Blackberry Smoke make a practice of this annually in their “Brothers and Sisters Holiday Homecoming” show at Atlanta’s Tabernacle, held over Thanksgiving Weekend. This extensive project spanning two CDs, three LPs and a DVD was recorded […]

Joe Henry’s stunning, dark, poetic The Gospel According to Water, as many may know, was written and recorded in the wake of an alarming cancer diagnosis. It’s an album that lends itself to multiple interpretations and its bleak, stark sound point to melancholy, spirituality and mortality. However, Joe Henry doesn’t see it that way and […]

After four days of LEVITATION bliss and a minute to process the myriad of incredible musical performances we saw, it’s time to put a bow on Austin’s premier mid-tier music festival. After jumping from Empire Garage to Barracuda, Mohawk, and Stubb’s all weekend, we’re convinced Rob Fitzpatrick and the rest of the LEVITATION crew are […]

John Hiatt took the stage, smiled, and offered “How ya doing? It’s great to be back” to a respectful, attentive sold-out Sellersville Theater (PA) audience, many of whom were well familiar with his iconic songs that stretch back now into four decades. With a few gestures and a few jokes, it was clear that Hiatt […]

Australia’s King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard have announced two massive career-spanning marathon shows for Spring 2020. The shows, which will run for three hours and incorporate material from all 15 of the band’s records, will take place at The Greek Theatre in Berkeley, CA on April 18, 2020 and at Red Rocks in Morrison, […]

Bob Weir and Wolf Bros announce a new string of tour dates, kicking off February 28 in Miami and seeing stops across the U.S. through March. Fans can register for pre-sale beginning today, November 12, at 10a.m. until 10p.m., and the pre-sale begins this Thursday, November 14 at 10a.m. local time; Register for pre-sale HERE. General […]

Meat Puppets’ original lineup, Curt and Cris Kirkwood and drummer Derrick Bostrom, will be joining Mudhoney this spring for a co-headlining US tour in support of their latest album, Dusty Notes (Megaforce).  In 2019, Mudhoney released the album, Morning in America.   Dates are below, with more on the way. The Puppets’ story begins with three kids, enamored of music and […]

With their critically acclaimed 2017 release, Shanti’s Shadow, Phoebe Hunt & The Gatherers revealed an intimate inner journey through meditation and musical exploration. Neither One of Us Is Wrong takes up where Shanti’s Shadow left off, soaring from personal introspection to a third eye colored reflection on our larger culture and the deepening polarity of […]

With The Bribes, singer-songwriter Philip Toscano distills the majesty and drama of classical music and jazz, and the urgency of early rock n’ roll into an aesthetic that’s both earthy and elegant. For Philip, the primal punch of Chuck Berry is just as valid as the ornate compositions that makeup the Baroque music canon. “People […]