Archive: 2020

Revered songwriter David Olney (born March 23, 1948) died Saturday, January 18, 2020, after suffering an apparent heart attack during a performance in Santa Rosa Beach, Florida. He was 71.  A key member of Nashville’s music community since his move to Music City in 1973, the Lincoln, Rhode Island native was a compelling and enigmatic […]

Stretch Armstrong and Bobbito Garcia have two fingers on the pulse and two feet on the street in both their historical understanding of the NY scene and their own perception of individual style. As they cook up new fits, Ropeadope returns to their apparel roots to design, market, and distribute the new, evolving line of S & B […]

Puss N Boots—the charming trio featuring Norah Jones, Sasha Dobson, and Catherine Popper—have announced a February 14 release date for their second full-length album, Sister, which is available to pre-order on vinyl, CD, or download. The first single “It’s Not Easy” featuring a lead vocal by Jones is available to stream or download now. The band will also play […]

Algiers previous album, 2017’s The Underside of Power, was a career highlight and one of the best albums of the year.  Their follow-up doesn’t reach those lofty heights; There Is No Year is an artistic collection of industrial synth-laden restrained music with slight gospel/soul/punk/protest flourishes. The band, Franklin James Fisher, Ryan Mahan and Lee Tesche […]

Trends never die. Social and cultural phenomena always cycle back again and again. And artists with a vital creative core can embrace the waves without getting swept away by the tide of changing tastes. LA-based alt-rock quartet Trends have forged one of those intrepid indie-rock identities that allow ample wiggle room for artistic adventurousness. Essential […]

It may be unnecessary, but whatcha gonna do?

Australian punks The Chats announce their debut album, High Risk Behaviour, out March 27th on Bargain Bin Records/Cooking Vinyl Australia, and a North American tour. In conjunction with today’s announcement, they present a video for lead single, “The Clap.” High Risk Behaviour buzzes like an out-of-control chainsaw, propelled by spoken-spit-sung vocals, their three-chords-is-one-too-many approach, and an exacting combination of youth, vigour and drunkenness. It’s […]

If the unpredictable arc of Marshall Crenshaw’s career has proved anything, it is that he’s never been interested in just cranking it out. And he’s independent too which is why, now that he’s regained ownership of his five albums previously-released out on Razor & Tie between 1994 and 2004, he’s seen fit to judiciously add […]

It’s as if the beloved fiddler Waylon Thibodeaux tried to put as much of Louisiana as one possibly could into these ten songs on Here We Go Again. He experimented, he interpreted, he originated, and it certainly sounds like he had plenty of fun along his way. Thibodeaux offers this, “It’s a mixture – it’s […]

 The BeachLife Festival is proud to announce its return to Redondo Beach, CA’s Seaside Lagoon with another exciting musical lineup featuring artists who embody Southern California’s iconic beach culture. Steve Miller Band, Counting Crows, and Ziggy Marley & Stephen Marley’s Bob Marley Celebration will headline the three-day immersive music, art, and culinary oceanside event happening May 1-3, 2020. Additional artists appearing include UB40 […]

The lineup for the 2020  New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival has been released and as always, it’s outstanding. The Who, Dead & Company, Stevie Nicks, Foo Fighters, Lizzo, Lionel Richie, The Lumineers and The Black Crowes top the bill of the annual festival taking place April 23-May, 3 2020 in the Crescent City. Other […]

The trailer for the upcoming documentary Once Were Brothers: Robbie Robertson and The Band has been released today. Inspired by Robertson’s 2016 bestselling memoir Testimony, the film is a confessional, cautionary, and sometimes humorous tale of Robertson’s young life and the creation of one of the most enduring groups in the history of popular music. The […]

Founders Entertainment has announced the lineup for the 2020 Governors Ball Music Festival, taking place Friday, June 5th through Sunday, June 7th on beautiful Randall’s Island Park. New York City’s very own homegrown fest will celebrate the major 10-year milestone with a stellar lineup featuring performances from Tame Impala, Missy Elliott (first major NYC headline […]

Born of the legendary Muscle Shoals, Alabama, music scene and boasting contributions from local luminaries John Paul White, Dylan LeBlanc, Thad Saajid, and The Pollies, Pond Diver’s debut EP Flashbacks is a promising entry in the region’s deep and eclectic musical canon. Flashbacks arrive on the heels of debut single “Racecar,” a jangly, fuzz-tinged indie-rock number showcasing clever, […]

Since forming in 2008, Athens-based indie band Futurebirds have developed a loyal fanbase and released a consistent output of neo-psychedelic country-infused rock music. Their first album to drop was in 2010, Hampton’s Lullaby. Since then, they have released two other albums as well as a live album and a handful of EPs. A decade on […]

Drunken Prayer will likely bring to mind The Band for a lot of listeners, with the sense of place and tradition. But Morgan Geer’s songs and his singing often suggest a kinship with artists like Bobby Charles or Doug Sahm, musicians with Southern roots, with a yip and break to their voices, and notes of […]

To have become an important band is one thing. To mark a generation and celebrating your 25th anniversary as a group that’s won the hearts of their public as well as numerous awards and recognition from the whole music industry is something else completely. A few days ago, frontman of the band Foo Fighters, Dave […]

Billie Eilish was revealed to be the chosen one to write, record and perform the theme song of the legendary movie saga of the world’s most important and famous spy. In this occasion, 007: No Time To Die. The 007 franchise, the longest in history of film with its first production made back in 1962, […]