Archive: 2019

In 2006, when NPR’s All Songs Considered called David Dondero one of the “best living songwriters” you would have thought that everything would have changed for him. But today, Dondero is, at best, uncomfortable with that badge. “That’s just one person’s opinion”, he says. Dondero has been a journeyman to the craft of songwriting for […]

As a lead up to next week’s announcement for Christmas Jam 2019, GRAMMY Award-winning vocalist, songwriter, producer, revered guitarist, and Gov’t Mule front man Warren Haynes has announced a never-before-released live album and film, Warren Haynes Presents: The Benefit Concert Volume 16, out December 13th via Evil Teen Records. Recorded at Warren Haynes’ Christmas Jam on December 13, 2014, The Benefit Concert Volume 16 features […]

Neil Young has long been fascinated with the art of film-making, so it only stands to reason he would want to create a cinematic companion piece to an album he holds in such high esteem as the recently-released Colorado. Screened nationwide in theaters just prior to the record’s street date, Mountaintop is, by and large, […]

In the latest Wannabe, artist Chris Prunckle offers his illustrated commentary on The Roads to Richmond, the new album from rocker Tim Barry, in his signature six-panel comic strip form. Click on the image for full resolution (best viewed on desktop):

Railroad Earth has released “The Great Divide,” the first single from their new album, All For The Song, due out in 2020. Famously known for their genre-bending implementation of bluegrass instruments in non-traditional styles and arrangements, Railroad Earth—Todd Sheaffer (guitar), Tim Carbone (violin), John Skehan (mandolin), Carey Harmon (drums), and Andrew Altman (bass)—have always subscribed to the […]

For most folks, Halloween conjures up images of jack-o-lanterns, trick-or-treat bags stuffed with candy and scary costumes. For Phish fans, however, Halloween has meant only one thing since 1994: the musical costume. While Phish had performed a handful of Halloween shows from 1986-1991, they were all relatively “standard” two-set performances and, aside from the occasional […]

The rain threatened to derail this year’s Voodoo Music + Arts Festival but stellar performances, smaller crowds, and a commitment to costuming helped to make this year’s Voodoo an overall fun weekend.  Friday’s steady precipitation required only a poncho, proper footwear and a good attitude to prevail (although a few stages were shut down briefly […]

On these pages, we reviewed the pianist/composer/vocalist/bandleader Jon Batiste’s first album culled from his six-night residency in the Fall of 2018  at NYC’s famed Village Vanguard, Anatomy of Angels, which issued this past August. It just seemed inevitable that more was on the way and indeed these fiery performances, entitled Chronology of a Dream: Live […]

White Denim today released their first-ever live album In Person via Radio Milk Records and announced a spring 2020 headline West Coast tour. In-Person is a dynamic 23-song set that features heavily from recent acclaimed albums Performance and Side Effects, while also going as far back as the band’s earliest output from 2007-2009 and including […]