LISTEN: Willie Nelson Releases Poignant “Our Song” Off Upcoming ‘First Rose of Spring’ LP
“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 […]
LISTEN: The Psychedelic Furs Share “You’ll Be Mine” Off ‘Made Of Rain’ LP
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 […]
LISTEN: Sparks Gives It Up On Cryptically Pop “I’m Toast”
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 […]
25 Years Ago Today- Radiohead Release Second LP ‘The Bends’ (Watch “High and Dry” Video)
ALBUM PREMIERE: Matt Wilson (Trip Shakespeare) and His Orchestra Produce Lush and Complex Power Pop Songs on ‘When I Was a Writer’
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 […]
Orville Peck Carries Aura Of Mystery & Unconventional Country To Tucson’s Rialto Theatre (SHOW REVIEW/PHOTOS)
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 […]
Grateful Dead: Dave’s Picks Volume 33: Evans Field House, N. Illinois University, Dekalb, Il 10/29/77 (ALBUM REVIEW)
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 […]
Roomful of Blues Delivers Their Signature Horn-Infused Jazzy Jump Blues Via ‘In a Roomful of Blues’ (ALBUM REVIEW)
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 […]
Mark Olson (ex-Jayhawks) and Ingunn Ringvold Magdalen Announce New LP ‘Accepts the Invitation’
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 […]
SONG PREMIERE: Ghetto Kumbé Propel Distince Carribean House Beats & Afro Rhythms On “Vamo a Dale Duro”
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 […]