40 Years Ago Today- Yacht Rock Triumphs When The Doobie Brothers’ Win ‘Song Of The Year’ Grammy For “What A Fool Believes”
Kamasi Washington Taps Into Past & Present Culture/Simple & Sophisticated In Northampton (SHOW REVIEW/PHOTOS)
Part of his month-long US winter tour, Kamasi Washington played one night at Northampton’s Calvin Theater on February 22nd, with his eight-piece band, including drummers Tony Austin and Ronald Bruner Jr, Masayuki Hirano on keyboards and synthesizer, Ryan Portar on trombone, vocalist Patrice Quinn, Ben Williams on bass, and his dad Rickey Washington on flute/soprano […]
Ry Cooder Remixes and Expands Ibrahim Ferrer’s 2003 Grammy Winning ‘Buenos Hermanos (ALBUM REVIEW)
Originally released in 2003, the late Ibrahim Ferrer of the Buena Vista Social Club, and the last of the great Cuban son vocalists, released his second solo album, Buenos Hermanos, produced by Ry Cooder. It went on to win the Grammy Award for Best Traditional Tropical Latin Album that year and was another vital recording […]
Kim Gordon Announces First Solo Headlining Tour
Kim Gordon has confirmed another first in a four-decade career as a creative pioneer in the realms of art, music, literature and fashion: her first-ever international headlining solo tour. The NO HOME TOUR follows the Fall 2019 release of the Sonic Youth and Body/Head founding member and literary and visual arts icon’s innovative and critically […]
The Buttertones Announce New LP ‘Jazzhouse’, Share North American Tour Dates
The Buttertones have announced their upcoming LP, Jazzhound will be released April 10th via Innovative Leisure. With this announcement, comes the release of the title track and first single “Jazzhound” premiered exclusively with KCRW, praising “The vocals on the track have a nostalgic ‘Doors-ish’ sensibility and overall has a darker and moody feel — but […]
LISTEN: Tony Allen and Hugh Masekela Share Triumphant “Slow Bones” Off Collaborative LP
Slow Bones,” the latest track from Rejoice, the upcoming collaborative album from legendary African artists Tony Allen and Hugh Masekela, has been released. Listen to the track below… The album—Masekela’s first posthumous release following his death in 2018—is set for release on March 20 via World Circuit Records. “I don’t know why this track is called Slow Bones,” reveals Tony. “Hugh came up […]
Car Seat Headrest Confirms New LP ‘Making A Door Less Open’, Share “Can’t Cool Me Down”
Making A Door Less Open, the new album from Car Seat Headrest and the first set of brand new songs since 2016’s Teens Of Denial, is set for release May 1 on Matador Records. Today, the band shares “Can’t Cool Me Down,” a staple of their live sets over the past year, from the forthcoming […]
ALBUM PREMIERE: Wood River Let Creativity Flourish with Exploratory Art-pop on ‘More Than I Can See’
Among all the genres that ripple and refract through the work of multi-instrumentalist and composer Charlotte Greve and her Wood River quartet, “new music” might be the line of best fit — at least for the moment. “I’m really interested in music that’s right in the middle, between the genres,” she says, noting that more […]
Norah Jones & Mavis Staples Plot Summer Tour
Norah Jones has announced a Spring-Summer 2020 tour of the U.S. with the legendary singer Mavis Staples. Tickets purchased on the tour include a physical copy of Norah’s soon-to-be-announced seventh solo album (*dates noted below). The tour includes shows at the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles (May 22) and Celebrate Brooklyn in New York City (July 28). […]
SONG PREMIERE: Hollow Fortyfive Craft Consummate Big Hook Guitar Rock Via “Fickle Heart”
Los Angeles rock & roll power trio Hollow Fortyfives understand the value of a break from the day-to-day grind of modern living. With their new EP, Weekender, (out March 6th on Baby Robot Records.) The trio has created a rollicking, hard-hitting ode to time off; a soundtrack not simply suited to, but crafted to incite house […]