Archive: 2020

Brooklyn’s Body Language has always embodied something of a sensual mythos. Since their inception in 2008, the band (Angelica Bess, Grant Wheeler, Matt Young and Ian Chang)has been known for their restless pop experiments with a future-shocked blend of soul and R&B. The quartet’s debut 2010 LP Social Studies earned the approval of everyone from […]

Mexico City band Los Blenders recently dropped their new album, Mazunte 2016, via tastemaker label Devil In Woods. Since the release of their 2015 debut Chavos Bien, the band has been steadily building up a loyal following of their fans in Mexico and abroad. Though they sing in Spanish, their music and messages connect on a […]

Daptone proudly announces the physical version of Sharon Jones & the Dap-Kings’ new collection, Just Dropped in to See What Condition my Rendition was in, to be released on RSD Black Friday, November 29th. The digital version arrives on October 23rd, and the LP available on RSD Black Friday will feature an exclusive transparent blue with black splatter color vinyl. “Little By […]

For the past decade, HESS has made a name for himself as the principal songwriter and vocalist for New York rock & roll powerhouse Mail the Horse. Simultaneously, HESS has established himself as one of the more sought-after keyboardists in New York City, steadily building a resume of live performance and session work that includes work with comedian […]

Twenty years ago today (10/7/00), Phish wrapped up their fall tour outside of the Bay Area at Shoreline Amphitheatre, thus bringing an end to the much-vaunted “1.0” era, which marked the time from their 1983 inception through this date. The hiatus that followed – not officially addressed before Trey Anastasio’s on-stage announcement in Las Vegas […]

With projects as varied as Armchair Martian and Drag the River, it’s pretty clear that Jon Snodgrass is comfortable in some different musical arenas. His new album Tace isn’t really a solo album, it is a project that falls under the umbrella of Jon Snodgrass and Buddies. Some of the buddies include Stephen Egerton (Descendents, […]

Birthed in Jamaica, reggae music has served as a common voice across the world, in particular among ethnic groups and races that have been historically oppressed, such as Native Americans, Pacific Islanders, and Australian Aborigines. So for Hawaiian born and raised, Star Alaniz, reggae music struck an added chord to his soul. Growing up amid […]

The folk ensemble Darlingside impresses in their live shows by their versatile musicianship, keening four-part harmonies, and witty banter between songs. Seeing the four of them clustered tightly singing through just one microphone easily brings smiles. They naturally create a relaxing, joyous vide.  Listening to their albums though requires much more concentration and often leaves […]

As music fans, we often want our favorite artists to continue doing the same sort of thing that made us fans in the first place. On the one hand, it’s understandable. On the other hand, it’s unfair to the artists. After all, they experience different things as they move on their lives, and those experiences […]

AC/DC will release their seventeenth full-length album POWER UP on November 13, 2020. This marks the legendary band’s first new music since 2014. To set the stage, they just unleashed a new single entitled “Shot In The Dark.” The song sees the lineup of Angus Young [lead guitar], Brian Johnson [lead vocals], Cliff Williams [bass guitar], Phil Rudd [drums], and Stevie Young [rhythm guitar] firing on all cylinders once […]

The world has lost arguably one of the greatest guitarists ever as Eddie Van Halen has lost his battle with cancer at age 65 reported today by TMZ. There have been rampant rumors in recent years of the guitarist’s declining health, yet there has never been a confirmation of his more recent cancer battles. The […]

Aussie R&B artist named EJ Worland is proving that Down Under is importing more than just Grade A psych-rock bands these days. With his soulful croon and funky tendencies, one would immediately associate the melodic artist as Detroit or Philly bred. Glide is premiering the video for “Over the Pond,” a righteous and in the pocket retro […]

Big Thief’s Buck Meek announces his new solo album, Two Saviors, out January 15th on Keeled Scales, and today presents its new single, “Second Sight.” While his last album, 2018’s Buck Meek, is a yarn of blue-collar fairy tales and character driven narratives, Two Saviors emerges as a cathartic, naked confession of heartbreak, resiliency, and […]

Eagle Records and the Bob Marley Estate celebrate Bob Marley’s 75th birthday anniversary with the release of Uprising Live, available for the first time on vinyl, with black vinyl 3LP and highly collectable, limited edition coloured vinyl 3LP. The Uprising Tour ran in Europe from May to July 1980 with five further dates in the […]

Third Man Records and Columbia Records will release The White Stripes Greatest Hits on December 4. The first-ever official anthology of recordings from the iconic rock duo, Jack and Meg White, is an essential career-spanning collection highlighting 26 previously released songs – from late Nineties flashes of brilliance through early 2000s underground anthems, masterful MTV […]

The War On Drugs will release Live Drugs, their first new album since 2017’s GRAMMY-winning A Deeper Understanding, on November 20th via Super High Quality Records, bandleader Adam Granduciel’s own record label. LIVE DRUGS is a collection culled from over 40 hard drives of recorded live shows spread out across years of touring behind multiple albums. It’s the first volume to capture the band’s live interpretations […]

Today The Antlers are releasing “Wheels Roll Home”, their first new music since the 2014 release of their fifth album Familiars. Listen to the track below.. “ “Wheels Roll Home” is a simple song about the hopeful promise of reunion after a long time gone,” lead singer and songwriter Peter Silberman explains. “It’s that feeling of finding home in […]

Xtra Mile Recordings and songwriters Frank Turner & Jon Snodgrass are pleased to present the Friday, November 13 release of Buddies II: Still BuddiesTen years ago, the two acclaimed musicians hung out, drank whisky and wrote & recorded an album together called Buddies – a lighthearted hang between friends that became a hit with fans of both artists. Fast forward a decade and the pair are […]

On the heels of the success of Greensky Bluegrass’ livestream tour project, “The Leap Year Sessions,” the band and HYFI today announced a three-night run of drive-in performances outside Asheville, NC to celebrate Halloween and the 20th anniversary of the band’s founding. The site, Blue Ridge Falls, is a former golf course with a breathtaking Blue Ridge mountain […]