Daptone Reissuing Lee Fields’ ‘Let’s Get A Groove On’ (’98)
Freshly unleashed from the vaults of Daptone Record’s predecessor Desco Records and remastered for the first time since its 1998 release, Daptone is honored to announce the re-release of one of the finest and most satisfying needle drops of the last 40 years, Lee Fields‘ classic, Let’s Get a Groove On. The album is out digitally on April 3 and available April 18 on clear vinyl […]
Watch: Grateful Dead ‘All The Years Live’ – “Truckin” 10/30/80 Radio City Music Hall
The latest installment of the Grateful Dead’s weekly video series “All The Years Live” features the band’s most signature number, “Truckin’”, from the October 30, 1980 concert at New York City’s Radio City Music Hall. Culled from a legendary run that resulted in the dichotomous live releases “Reckoning” and “Dead Set” the following year, the […]
Bob Weir and Wolf Bros Reschedule Tour To October
Bob Weir and Wolf Bros have rescheduled their headlining dates due to rising COVID-19 concerns. Read an official statement on the matter from the trio below: “The health and wellbeing of our live music community is of the utmost importance. So, while we all deal with the effects of coronavirus (Covid-19) we will be rescheduling […]
LISTEN: Steven Wilson Releases New Song “Personal Shopper” Off New LP
Groundbreaking musician/songwriter/producer Steven Wilson has announced today’s premiere of a truly epic new track – “Personal Shopper” which can be heard below… “Personal Shopper” – which was inspired in part by acclaimed French director Olivier Assayas’ 2016 film of the same name – heralds Wilson’s eagerly awaited sixth solo album, THE FUTURE BITES, due to arrive […]
SONG PREMIERE: The Buttertones Churn Out Sublime Post Punk On “Fade Away Gently” off ‘Jazzhound’ LP
Before settling in to make Jazzhound, their most extravagant, ambitious, and fully realized album to date, The Buttertones had to face the hounds of real life. Prior to a headlining summer tour in support of 2018’s Midnight in a Moonless Dream, a fiery blast of an album capturing the band at their purest distillation, drummer/multi-instrumentalist Modesto ‘Cobi’ […]
SONG PREMIERE: Human Resources Fuse Infectious Indie Pop and Electro-funk on “Girlfriend’s House”
2019 was an uncharacteristic year for Human Resources. On the heels of their successful 2018 full-length release, Champagne, the band signed with Nimbleslick Entertainment (Athens/Denver), which led to them playing more shows than ever before, filling small clubs in New York City, hitting larger festival slots (Fall For Greenville), and leveling up to professional venues […]
Circles Around The Sun Let Loose On Disco Dead Influenced Self Titled Third LP (ALBUM REVIEW)
As documented on this eponymous album, the evolution of Circles Around the Sun isn’t wholly dissimilar from its roots. Originally conceived to create set break music for the 2015 Fare Thee Well concerts, the music on 2015’s Interludes for the Dead might hardly seem of a piece from that which fills this purposefully dance-oriented album. […]
London Jazz Duo JZ Replacement Join Forces With Bassist Tim Lefebvre On ‘Disrespectful’ (ALBUM REVIEW)
Some of today’s most aggressively, spiritually oriented saxophonists are based in London as evidenced by Shabaka Hutchings, Nubya Garcia, Massimo Magee, to name a few. Add Zhenya Strigalev to that list. Together with drummer Jamie Murray the duo takes the letters of their first names to form JZ Replacement. The two are frequent collaborators and […]
50th Anniversary of Allman Brothers Band at Madison Square Garden Proves Victorious (SHOW REVIEW)
When “The Brothers” show was first announced to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the Allman Brothers Band, it seemed like a surprise. The band played its last show in 2014 and both Gregg Allman and Butch Trucks have sadly passed on since then. Warren Haynes, Derek Trucks, and Oteil Burbridge have all been touring steadily […]
Protomartyr Returns With New LP ‘Ultimate Success’ – Shares Single “Processed By The Boys”
Today Protomartyr announces their fifth album, Ultimate Success Today, out May 29th on Domino. Following the release of Relatives In Descent, the band’s critically acclaimed headlong dive into the morass of American life in 2017 (featured on myriad “best of” lists, including The New York Times, Esquire, Newsweek, and more), Ultimate Success Today continues to further expand the possibilities of what a Protomartyr album can […]