Dan Auerbach Animates Authentic Bluesman Jimmy “Duck” Holmes with Full Band on ‘Cypress Grove’ (ALBUM REVIEW)
72-year-old Mississippi bluesman Jimmy “Duck” Holmes’ star continues to rise with this, Cypress Grove, his sixth studio album since 2006. His prior release, It Is What It Is was the inaugural release for the Holmes-owned Blue Front Records, and appropriately, was recorded inside the Blue Front Café, the oldest juke joint in Mississippi, which is […]
Jake La Botz Unveils Tall Tales and Strange Stories on ‘They’re Coming for Me’ (ALBUM REVIEW)
Yes, Jake La Botz’s They’re Coming For Me is a strange one but in that same delightfully curious way we find ourselves attracted to artists like Tom Waits and Captain Beefheart. La Botz has been around the block more than a few times. He grew up as a hard-luck kid in Chicago who would volunteer […]
South By Southwest (SXSW) Drops Massive Initial Artist Lineup For 2020 Festival
The South by Southwest® Music Festival (SXSW®) has announced an initial list of Showcasing Artists invited to perform at the 34th annual event. The festival takes place where entertainment, technology, and media industries converge, creating a global platform for emerging acts, established artists and industry professionals to expand their horizons. The first essential music event […]
35 Years Ago Today- R.E.M. Released ‘Reckoning’ Single “Don’t Go Back To Rockville” (Watch Live ’08)
ALBUM ANNOUNCEMENT: Christopher Paul Stelling Releasing Ben Harper Produced ‘Best Of Luck’ Via Anti 2/7/20- Hear “Trouble Don’t Follow Me”
With rockabilly sensibilities, fervently emotive vocals and biting guitar chops, its no wonder that Christopher Paul Stelling might be Ben Harper’s new favorite collaborator this side of Mavis Staples and Charlie Musselwhite. “It was like finding a John Fahey or Leo Kottke that was a really great singer,” Ben Harper said about working with the Asheville […]
Fastball Try Out Different Rock Sounds on Steve Berlin-Produced LP ‘The Help Machine’ (ALBUM REVIEW)
Fastball is a band best known for “The Way”, a song that spent seven weeks at #1 on the Billboard charts. The band hasn’t been dormant since then even if their songs haven’t been quite as ubiquitous as “The Way”. The Help Machine – produced by Steve Berlin of Los Lobos and numerous other notable […]
It Was Thirty Years Ago Today – Grateful Dead Offer A Nightfall of Diamonds (10/16/89)
1989 was one of the many turning points in the 30-year touring career of the Grateful Dead. The hype from “Touch Of Grey” had faded, but it never really affected the turnout at shows anyway. But that summer’s stadium tour, the first to feature the “no camping/no vending” rule provided ample evidence at how big […]
Colorado Roots Band The Drunken Hearts Mix It Up for Raucous, Infectious “Wheels of the City’ (Album Review)
Powerhouse singer Andrew McConathy is commanding from the outset on “Fire in House” as he proceeds to light up Wheels of the City, the latest from the Colorado-based roots-rock band, Drunken Hearts. McConathy rich deep expressive baritone evokes that deep sound of the lead singer for the Crash Test Dummies. Okay, nobody’s voice is that […]
Oysterhead Reunites For Two Broomfield, CO Shows
Oysterhead featuring Trey Anastasio, Les Claypool and Stewart Copeland have announced their first shows since Bonnaroo 2006. The trio will be performing two shows at the 1st Bank Center in Broomfield CO on February 14 and 15, 2020. A limited number of tickets are available now at http://oysterhead.shop.ticketstoday.com/. The ticket request period will end Thursday, […]
Deerhoof Announce 25th Anniversary Reissues
To celebrate Deerhoof’s 25 year landmark, the three record labels most closely associated with their career are partnering together to release newly remastered versions of their first three CDs on vinyl for the first time. The Man, the King, the Girl (Polyvinyl Record Co.), Holdypaws (Kill Rock Stars), & Halfbird (Joyful Noise Recordings) will be released on November 22nd. Pre-orders are […]