Eric McFadden Leads an All-Star Classic, Alt and Punk Rock Tribute Show at The Mint in Los Angeles (SHOW REVIEW/PHOTOS)
The anticipation was building as the crowd at The Mint waited for the start of the last Eric McFadden Wednesday night residency gig. The show took place on January 29, 2019 and had a who’s who lineup of classic rock and punk dignitaries scheduled to perform. Special unannounced guests were expected as well. After over […]
Grateful Dead Dave’s Picks Vol. 28: Capitol Theatre, Passaic, NJ 6/17/76 (ALBUM REVIEW)
Every band with some measure of history undergoes important transitions during the course of its career and the Grateful Dead was certainly no exception. On the contrary, during their thirty odd years together, this iconic group confronted multiple such turning points. Some were certainly of their own making, such as subsidizing the ‘Wall of Sound’ […]
50 Years Ago Today- MC5 Release ‘Kick Out The Jams’ LP (Watch Live Detroit ’70)
Soul Asylum Highlight Their Durable Harder Edges at Orlando’s Hard Rock (SHOW REVIEW)
On the last day of January, veteran alt-rockers Soul Asylum took an Orlando crowd back to the 1990s, when grunge, flannel, and walls of feedback were king. Playing an intimate Velvet Sessions set at the Hard Rock Hotel on 1/31/19, the Minnesota band tore through songs ranging from 1986 to 2016, from fan-favorite head-bangers to sing-along radio […]
Superb Singer-songwriter Reed Foehl Teams with Band of Heathens for the Exquisite ‘Lucky Enough’ (ALBUM REVIEW)
Certain songwriters have an innate gift for infectious songs that just linger for days on end. Reed Foehl is one of them. Each song on his fifth album, Lucky Enough, tells a story in his quietly understated way that somehow results in powerful imagery and emotions. Foehl’s songs resonate and it doesn’t hurt to be […]
SONG PREMIERE: Marley’s Ghost Share “Standing By The Bedside Of A Neighbor” off Larry Campbell-produced LP
As most people will tell you, there’s an undeniable connection between versatility and variation. Suffice it to say that each depends on the other. In the case of Seattle-based Marley’s Ghost, that eclectic energy has resulted in a broad repertoire that has defied any ability to tag them to any one particular genre. Their dozen […]
Girlpool Mature With Shoegazy ‘What Chaos Is Imaginary’ (ALBUM REVIEW)
Girlpool, as a duo, has gone through quite a bit of transition, both personally and musically, over the past half-decade since releasing their eponymous debut in 2014. On a personal level, co-singer/songwriter Cleo Tucker came out as transgender and has started transitioning as his bandmate, Harmony Tividad, has been struggling with her mental health. As […]
History Comes Alive in Peter Jackson’s World War I Doc ‘They Shall Not Grow Old’ (FILM REVIEW)
The Lord of the Rings director puts you right in the trenches with his latest film.
Ages and Ages Announce New LP ‘Me You They We’, Share Tour Dates
Ages and Ages are announcing Me You They We, the follow to their critically acclaimed 2016 release Something to Ruin, today with the “bouncy but slightly macabre” “Just My Luck” at Paste Magazine. Me You They We is a statement of purpose that also served as a respite, a kind of musical group therapy, for […]
Rodrigo y Gabriela Covers Pink Floyd’s “Echoes”; Announces New Album ‘Mettavolution’
Five years since their last album, Mexican acoustic rock guitar duo Rodrigo y Gabriela are ready to embark on the next chapter of their remarkable story, with the release of the most ambitious music of their 20-year career together. Entitled Mettavolution, the band’s new LP will be released April 26 via ATO Records and is available to preorder here. Tune in […]