Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra (JLCO) Celebrates University of Kansas Basketball Greats with “Rock Chalk Suite” (ALBUM REVIEW)
The release of this project from the JLCO celebrating the greats of the University of Kansas basketball greats was obviously timed to coincide with March Madness. So, because the sports world, and many other aspects of our daily lives are not shut down, this may be a vicarious way to experience the basketball we don’t […]
The Late Great Pianist Harold Mabern Displays Leading Man Big Hands in ‘Mabern Plays Mabern’ (ALBUM REVIEW)
Mabern Plays Mabern was originally planned for release on the great pianist’s 84th birthday but Harold Mabern, unfortunately, passed away in September 2019, at the age of 83. Fortunately, this, his 27th recording and first posthumous one is culled from the same live sessions that formed his 26th, The Iron Man: Live at Smoke, when […]
Bloodshot Records Announces Virtual Day Party with Waco Brothers, Sarah Shook, Vandoliers and More
After 24 years in the trenches, we’re taking this thing to the web! Our famous Yard Dog day party in Austin, TX was canceled due to the pandemic, so we’re bringing the lineup to your screens! Go to Bloodshot’s Facebook page from 2PM to 9PM central time tomorrow to watch live streaming acoustic sets from […]
WATCH: Grateful Dead ‘All The Years Live’ – “U.S. Blues” 10/18/74 Winterland Ballroom
This week’s edition of The Grateful Dead’s recurring YouTube series “All The Years Live” features the overtly political Garcia/Hunter rocker “U.S. Blues” from the 10/18/74 performance at San Fransisco’s legendary Winterland Ballroom. The audio from this version was infamously used as the soundtrack to director Gary Gutierrez’s short yet brilliant cartoon that was ultimately tapped […]
30 Years Ago Today -Depeche Mode Release ‘Violator’ LP (Watch “Policy of Truth” Live ’90)
Low Cut Connie Announce Concert Livestreams Starting Thursday
Today, Low Cut Connie has announced “Live From South Philly,” a series of livestreamed concerts via Facebook and Instagram that begin today, Thursday, March 19 at 6:00 pm EST. The schedule is as follows: Thursday, March 19 at 6:00 pm EST Saturday, March 21 at 6:00 pm EST Monday, March 23 at 6:00 pm EST To all our pals […]
VIDEO PREMIERE: Sofia Talvik Encourages Escape & Comfort On Earnest “Pharaohs and Friends”
With her wistfully gilded new album Paws of a Bear, Swedish artist Sofia Talvik gazes upon her life’s journey, carefully weighing each chapter. Lead single “Take Me Home” recently debuted in the top ten on the U.S. Folk Radio Charts, offering a hint of what’s to come for this artist on the rise. Beneath timeless layers of lush […]
30th Anniversary of The Grateful Dead’s Spring ’90 Tour: Hartford Civic Center, Hartford, CT 3/19/90
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 […]
SONG PREMIERE: Marlin’s Dreaming Squall With Melodic Precision On “Outwards Crying”
Marlin’s Dreaming is a young band hailing from a cold, damp flat in Dunedin, New Zealand. In October 2017, just a couple of months after forming, Marlin’s Dreaming released their first body of work, Lizard Tears. It was an eight-song mix of indie-pop tasters, and one reworked track from frontman, Semisi Maiai’s, former band GROMz. The album […]
Suds & Sounds: Upright Brewing in Portland, Oregon Finds Symbiosis in Creativity of Music and Beer
In Suds & Sounds we turn the spotlight on breweries, focusing on the role of music in that brewery’s history, packaging, tastes, and in its city or town as a whole. The idea is to get beer and music lovers to connect with a side of the brewery that may often go overlooked, but one that we think […]