Dynamics Were The Formula As Car Seat Headrest Rocks Orlando’s Beacham (SHOW REVIEW)
Dynamics were the formula for the night as Car Seat Headrest rocked an Orlando crowd on Friday night February 22nd. The Virginia indie rockers delivered a set that showcased the band’s impressive range, eclecticism, and penchant for long, hook-laden anthems. Following a raucous opening set from Naked Giants, Car Seat Headrest opened their performance with […]
Bruce Hornsby returns with Absolute Zero April 12th – Shares Lead single “Voyager One”
Absolute Zero, the new studio album from three-time Grammy award winning pianist, singer and songwriter Bruce Hornsby is out April 12 and is now available for pre-order at https://ffm.to/absolutezero. In advance of the release, the album’s first single, “Voyager One,” is debuting today. Hornsby calls the song, “Steve Reich meets Prince” and can be heard below… Most recently, Aquarium Drunkard spoke with Hornsby […]
30 Years Ago Today – Category For Heavy Metal Included at Grammys (Watch Metallica Perform “One”)
Paul and Linda McCartney Present Reissue of Professor Longhair’s ‘Live on the Queen Mary’
Originally released in 1978 on Harvest Records, Professor Longhair’s Live on the Queen Mary documents a legendary performance from the Venus and Mars album release party thrown by Paul and Linda McCartney and Wings in 1975. Live on the Queen Mary was recorded March 24, 1975 on its titular cruise ship, while docked in Long Beach, California. Highlights include the […]
Gary Clark Jr Flourishes On Studio LP Career Best ‘This Land’ (ALBUM REVIEW)
As evidenced by his latest album releases, Gary Clark Jr. applies a pragmatic approach to his recording career that belies his grand ambitions. For instance, the Austin native played and sang solo on much of his prior studio album, The Story of Sunny Boy Slim, but then made the astute move to reassert the strengths […]
Singer-Songwriter Michael Sackler-Berner, aka MSB, Delivers Poignant ‘Short Stories’ (ALBUM REVIEW)
Singer-songwriter Michael Sackler-Berner, aka MSB, has been a musical force for over a decade now, doing his solo material, fronting The Slim Kings, and mostly tracking soundtracks for major television shows. MSB grew up in New York, spent some time in Montreal as part of the scene that spawned Arcade Fire, and now resides in […]
Kate Bush Releasing Special 4 CD Collection ‘THE OTHER SIDES’
Kate Bush will release a special four CD collection THE OTHER SIDES on March 8, and is available for pre-order starting today. THE OTHER SIDES is the final physical installment of the definitive catalog remastering project that was released in November 2018 on vinyl and CD as boxed sets. This new release separates the rarities […]
SONG PREMIERE: Folk Duo The Honey Dewdrops Craft Intricate Harmonies and Guitar Playing With “For One More”
Americana duo The Honey Dewdrops – Laura Wortman and Kagey Parrish– have long felt the push-and-pull between their original roots in the Appalachian mountains and their current home in urban Baltimore. You’ll hear it in their harmony soaked songs and the mastery of their instruments’ acoustic tones, but also in their songwriting, which reflects the […]
Oscar Predictions: Who Will Win On Hollywood’s Big Night?
The 91st Annual Academy Awards promises to be a night of celebrations and upsets.
Guitar Legend Arlen Roth Joins Forces with an Amazing List of Iconic Axe Men on ‘Tele Masters’ (ALBUM REVIEW)
This is yet another mega project for multi-Grammy-winning producer Tom Hambridge, aggregating a stunning list of guitarists to play alongside one the best, guitarist Arlen Roth, on Tele Masters. Hambridge plays drums with his long-time bassist Tommy MacDonald, with Arlen’s fellow Woodstocker Cindy Cashdollar on lap steel, and ace acoustic guitarists Billy Panda and Bryan […]
Kelly Hafner Lets Her Easygoing Soul Vocals Shine on ‘If It’s Love’ (ALBUM REVIEW)
Kelly Hafner is an Austin-based graduate of Berklee School of Music. On her debut album If It’s Love, Hafner shows that her vocal training at the prestigious music school was well worth it. The beginning of the album is pretty mellow. In the first three songs, the melodies are fairly stripped down with guitar, violin, […]
Justin Townes Earle Announces New LP ‘The Saint of Lost Causes’
Justin Townes Earle is set to return with The Saint of Lost Causes on May 24th, 2019. The 12-song set was co-produced by Earle and his longtime engineer Adam Bednarik and was recorded at Sound Emporium in Nashville, TN. Founded by Cowboy Jack Clement in 1969, Sound Emporium has hosted country luminaries such as Johnny […]
25 Years Ago Today – Uncle Tupelo Make Only Network TV Appearance On ‘Late Night With Conan O’Brien’ (Watch “Long Cut”)
Matthew Logan Vasquez Follows His Quirky Muse On ‘Light’n Up’ (ALBUM REVIEW)
Matthew Logan Vasquez’ last album was titled Does What He Wants and that accurately describes the singer/songwriter who refuses to be boxed in. Bouncing from noise punk squalls directly to personal emotional ballads, small solo albums to organizing full-on projects like Glorietta, MLV never can stand still. That sense of anything goes continues with Light’n […]
David Huckfelt, Leader of The Pines, Goes Solo and Into the Mystic on ‘Stranger Angels’ (ALBUM REVIEW)
The opening banjo notes on Stranger Angels are unmistakably that signature sound we’ve come to love from The Pines, but they serve as the introduction of that group’s leader, David Huckfelt’s debut solo album. Huckfelt wrote the album in solitude as the Artist-In-Residence on Isle Royale, channeling the mysterious and lonesome island’s spirits into a […]
Rhiannon Giddens, Leyla McCalla, Allison Russell and Amythyst Kiah Explore American Racism and Slavery Via “Songs of Our Native Daughters” (Album Review)
This stunning project could be as important as any ever released in any Black History Month (or at any time for that matter). It’s meant to reverberate. Songs of Our Native Daughters are 13 tracks based on historical notions and observations of slavery written and early minstrelsy, performed by Rhiannon Giddens (Carolina Chocolate Drops), Leyla […]
Wilco, Courtney Barnett, The Feelies, Tortoise Lead Solid Sound 2019 Festival at MASS MoCA
Solid Sound, Wilco’s Music and Arts Festival, returns to MASS MoCA in North Adams, Massachusetts June 28-30, 2019. Today, the festival announces its lineup and its plan to release a limited quantity of single day tickets. This year, SSF is pleased to welcome Courtney Barnett, The Feelies, Tortoise, John Hodgman’s Comedy Cabaret, Jonathan Richman, Clipping, Cate Le […]
SONG PREMIERE: Allman Brown Shares Cathartic Powerful Pop Song “Shapes In The Sun”
Allman Brown is a London-based singer-songwriter influenced by the likes of Bon Iver, James Vincent McMorrow and Sufjan Stevens. Since announcing himself onto the scene in 2013 with the Sons And Daughters EP (the lead track of which recently surpassed 3.5 million streams on Spotify), he has built a solid fanbase on both sides of […]
Concord Re-Issues Ray Charles’ “Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music Volumes 1 & 2′ (ALBUM REVIEW)
Major events are converging that prompted Concord to re-issue the iconic Ray Charles’ Modern Sounds in Country and Western Music Volumes 1 & 2. First, it is Black History Month. Secondly, the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum will host a panel discussion on February 23rd on the importance of Charles’ impact on country […]