Archive: 2020

At times when the world feels like absolute chaos, enjoying yourself can seem almost like an act of rebellion. There’s a certain defiance in saying “fuck you” to the current events and worries taking up space in our heads, and filling them instead with the kind of music that grabs you by the guts and […]

Unbeknownst to the (approximately) 1,500 fans enjoying a sold-out Dashboard Confessional show on 3/11, the crowd was witnessing one of the last major concerts in NYC for the foreseeable future. The very next day, New York governor Andrew Cuomo enacted a moratorium on all “gatherings with 500 people or more” due to the increasing threat […]

Spring 90 is synonymous with many things to many people, but in the Grateful Dead world, it was perhaps one of the most vital tours in the beloved band’s history: everything was clickin’. Over the next few weeks, Glide will be revisiting Grateful Dead’s Spring ’90 tour in honor of its 30th anniversary, with recaps […]

One of the great things about music is that no matter your mood, you can always find some music to suit the time and place in your life. Sometimes you want music that is loud and aggressive. Other times you want music that is mellow and introspective. If you want the latter, Jah9’s new album […]

1990 was an eventful year across the North American entertainment industry. While this author was blissfully unaware of all happenings outside the respective worlds of dinosaurs & Cal Ripken Jr., the continent otherwise experienced a series of fortuitous occurrences, including the cinematic debuts of Home Alone & Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles as well as the […]

Amidst the backdrop and burgeoning panic of a worldwide pandemic, Tool defiantly pushed on their world tour with a sold out show at the Moda Center in Portland, Oregon on Wednesday, March 11th. This tour finds the heavy rockers supporting Fear Inoculum, their first new album since 2008, which Glide hailed as a “masterpiece”. Opening with the […]

Outbreak concerns have forced Hollywood to take unprecedented action.

Benh Zeitlin does a beautiful job making you regret growing up.

Phillip Chapman Lesh’s indirect path to the Grateful Dead essentially started at the very beginning. After being introduced to the powerful voice of Brahms First Symphony by his grandmother at the age of four, Phil began taking violin lessons shortly thereafter. By the time he transferred to Berkeley High School – primarily due to their […]

“Our Song”–the second single from Willie Nelson’s forthcoming studio album First Rose of Spring-premieres online today, Friday, March 13. (The album’s title track debuted as a single and music video on February 21.) Penned by contemporary country music hitmaker Chris Stapleton, “Our Song” is one of the stand-out tracks on First Rose of Spring.  Willie […]

Seven weeks before the eagerly awaited release of The Psychedelic Furs new album, Made Of Rain, The Furs are making available the song “You’ll Be Mine.” This is the second new song to be lifted from their forthcoming album, alongside the breathlessly received “Don’t Believe,” which was made available in January. Both tracks are available […]

 Sparks – Ron and Russell Mael – have announced today’s release of their spectacular new song. “I’m Toast” is available now via BMG at all DSPs and streaming services. The band also has created a lyric video which is available now and can be seen and heard below… “I’m Toast” precedes Sparks’ upcoming 24th studio album, A […]

Raised in St. Louis Park, Minnesota, Matt Wilson became a fan of rockers like Elvis Costello, Bruce Springsteen and Devo. He and his high school friends formed a group called The Panic and spent much of their youth as under-aged performers in Minneapolis nightclubs, warming up for future luminaries such as Husker Du and The […]

If you look behind the fringe on the mask that Orville Peck wears during his performance, one can see a smile and a twinkle in his eyes. Peck has a lot to smile about these days. The masked crooner who plays honky-tonk music and sings with a deep baritone voice has an air of mystery […]

The valid fascination with the Grateful Dead’s 1977 activities continues with the release of Dave’s Picks Volume 33. This latest issue in the ongoing vault series follows in the footsteps of 2009’s To Terrapin and, of course, Cornell ’77 (and its attendant box set May 1977: Get Shown the Light) with a fall tour show […]

The 50-plus-year institution known as Roomful of Blues continues to deliver jazzy, poignant jump blues with their 8-piece little big band. Roomful of Blues, established in Rhode Island in 1967 by Duke Robillard, has been led by guitarist Chris Vachon for the past 22 years. Surely, members have rotated in and out of the lineup […]

A roller coaster in a long-closed Lake Minnetonkaamusement park, walks through historic orthodox churches, a fossil-collecting canoe trip along the Niobrara River, and an isolated pizza place in South Africa. Old memories swirling in the warm Joshua Tree breezes provided Jayhawks founder Mark Olson and his wife, Norwegian singer/songwriter/multi-instrumentalist Ingunn Ringvold, with the inspiration for […]

Raised on Colombia’s Caribbean coast and united by its capital, Bogota, Ghetto Kumbé combines the rich musical heritage of their home, to invoke the spirit of digital rumba in audiences all over the world. The secret behind their irresistible electronic ritual lies in their powerful percussion base; Caribbean house beats and traditional afro-Colombian rhythms inherited […]