Archive: 2019

Vampire Weekend has confirmed the itinerary of its most ambitious North American tour to date, running May 17 through October 8. Produced by Live Nation, the Father of the Bride Tour will feature the band’s biggest headline shows to date, including a September 6 stand at Madison Square Garden, an October 2 stop at the […]

Although it sometimes seems to pale in significance compared to the two years that preceded it, 1969 eventually proved to be one of the more essential 12 months in rock’s remarkable trajectory. It not only found the old masters — Dylan, the Beatles, the Stones, the Who and The Kinks — creating some of the most […]

By all accounts named for his childhood hometown of Phoenix, Arizona; David Bazan’s first album for fifteen years as Pedro the Lion’s reference to the resurrected firebird of the Greek myths can’t be lost on many, least of all Bazan himself. Inspired by an impromptu visit to the town he grew up in, Bazan finally […]

Fever Breaks, the tenth studio album from acclaimed singer, songwriter and performer Josh Ritter, will be released April 26 via Pytheas Recordings/Thirty Tigers and is now available for pre-order. Produced by Grammy Award-winning musician Jason Isbell, the 10-song record was recorded at Nashville’s historic RCA Studio A and features Isbell’s band, the 400 Unit. In […]

Bon Iver (Justin Vernon) has announced dates for his anticipated fall tour. The outing will be kicking off in Philadelphia in late March, the nine-date run will then head toward the rust belt, with dates in Ohio, Tennessee, Missouri, Oklahoma, Illinois and Michigan. The date in Ilinois is at the soon to open – The […]

British folk-punk collective the Mekons will release a new album Deserted (PRE-ORDER HERE) on March 29. It is their first formal studio album since 2011’s Ancient & Modern. RollingStone.com announced the album, along with a 2019 tour spanning Europe and the United States, and the launch of a new music video for the song “Lawrence […]

Tame Impala have just announced new North America headlining dates this May. The shows include stops in Nashville on May 2nd, Asheville, NC on May 3rd, St. Augustine, FL on May 6th and their first-ever show in Miami on May 7th. Tickets go on sale this Friday, February 1st at 10AM local time. The dates […]

Jim James has announced plans for a spring headline tour. The Jim James Presents Uniform Distortion tour – which sees James backed by his longtime live band – begins May 1 at Charleston, SC’s Charleston Music Hall and then continues through the month. James – who has only just wrapped up a series of intimate European headline shows […]

Sub Pop and Iron & Wine will celebrate the 15th anniversary of Our Endless Numbered Days with the release of a newly remastered and expanded deluxe edition on CD/2xLP/DL worldwide on March 22nd, 2019. This version will feature eight previously never before heard demos, new artwork, and a 12-page booklet including liner notes from author Amanda Petrusich. […]