LISTEN: Lucinda Williams Stands Up For Pride & Dignity On New Track “You Can’t Rule Me”
Venerated singer/songwriter Lucinda Williams stands up for pride, dignity and perseverance in the newly released “You Can’t Rule Me”, the opening track off her highly anticipated new album Good Souls Better Angels (Highway 20/Thirty Tigers). Listen below… Set for an April 24th release, Good Souls Better Angels finds the multi-Grammy winner addressing domestic and socio-political issues of our […]
‘The Invisible Man’ Breathes Horrifying New Life Into Old Classic (FILM REVIEW)
The Universal Monsters get their best reboot since…well, ever.
KISS & David Lee Roth Fire Up The Twin Cities on End Of The Road Tour (PHOTOS)
The days to see Gene Simmons and Paul Stanely in makeup are coming to an end as the KISS End of the Road tour mad its way across the states. The Xcel Center in St. Paul, MN played host to this most recent twin cities gig, which saw fire up the hits, along with support […]
Renowned Jazz Vibraphonist Warren Wolf Channels Soulful R&B on ‘Reincarnation’ (ALBUM REVIEW)
This is an unexpected turn by acclaimed vibraphonist Warren Wolf, acknowledged mostly as a traditionalist and a successor to forbearers Milt Jackson and Bobby Hutcherson. Here the Baltimore-based vibes man returns to the love of R&B and soul that he grew up with during the ‘90s. Reincarnation is also a blissful album of nine Wolf […]
Drummer Ted Poor Debuts with Andrew D’Angelo, Andrew Bird, Blake Mills On Minimalist Jazz ‘You Already Know’ (ALBUM REVIEW)
Drummer Ted Poor, best known for his work with folk artists and indie rockers, makes his debut as a leader with this minimalist jazz effort You Already Know, produced by Blake Mills. Besides Poor, whose thoughtful drum parts are clearly heard from the opening “Emilio” through the nine tracks, is saxophonist Andrew D’Angelo who has […]
Bobby Previte, Jamie Saft and Nels Cline Reinvent Organ Trio Concept With ‘Music From the Early 21st Century’ (ALBUM REVIEW)
This is not your father’s organ trio a la Jimmy Smith, Grant Green, Jack MacDuff or others. The music made by drummer Bobby Previte, keyboardist Jamie Saft, and guitarist Nels Cline takes liberties and then some, in keeping with its apt title, Music From the Early 21st Century and the record label name, RareNoise. Don’t […]
Steve Earle & The Dukes Announce New LP ‘Ghosts of West Virginia’
Steve Earle & The Dukes will release Ghosts of West Virginia on May 22nd, 2020 via New West Records. The album was produced by Steve Earle and engineered by Ray Kennedy at Jimi Hendrix’s legendary Electric Lady Studios in New York City. The 10-song set is Earle’s 20th studio album and was mixed entirely in […]
LISTEN: The National Takes On INXS’ “Never Tear Us Apart” For ‘Songs for Australia
One of 15 artists who contributed to the Songs for Australia benefit album,The National, have chosen to cover one of Australia’s most iconic songs, INXS‘s “Never Tear Us Apart”. Available now on all digital platforms, the band was thrilled to be able to contribute to the project and dove straight into recording and delivered this simply stunning version of a classic. Fans […]
WATCH: Grateful Dead All The Years Live: “Samson & Delilah” 12/31/78
The latest installment of The Grateful Dead’s weekly video series All The Years Live features a rousing take on Reverend Gary Davis’s “Samson & Delilah“, from the 12/31/78 show at the Winterland Arena in San Francisco, CA. The Dead introduced this number in 1976 and it quickly became a regular inclusion in their set-lists, often as a second set opener, […]
Vinyl Lives: Funk Rockers Zooluxx Share Their Favorite LA Record Stores
In Vinyl Lives we spotlight and profile record stores around the country who offer music lovers an experience that goes beyond an iTunes purchase or a Spotify playlist. For this month’s installment of Vinyl Lives we are doing something a little different by turning over the column to LA band Zooluxx, a sludgy funk outfit […]