Archive: 2020

Craig Greenberg, born and raised in New York and currently residing in Queens, has always been steeped in the East Coast songwriting scene. After honing his musical chops living abroad in Chile and Spain in the early 2000’s, his career kicked off in earnest in 2007 with the release of his debut EP The World […]

There are several things that make Willie Nelson a legend: his songs, his voice, his dueting expertise, his beat up acoustic guitar Trigger and his band. Not many singer-songwriters have surrounded themselves with such a long-lasting stellar ensemble of musicians as Nelson. For many, many years Paul English, Bobbie Nelson, Bee Spears, Mickey Raphael and […]

This music not only stretches the boundaries of what a string band should sound like; it pushes indie-folk about as far as it can go. When one reviews the instruments played – three fiddlers, cello, banjo, guitar, bass and plenty of harmony vocals, it would suggest a bluegrass or modern folk approach but another look […]

Imbued with the spirit of his mentor, the late, great Johnny Adams, this is the 12th studio release and NOLA Blue debut for Gregg Martinez, aka Mac Daddy, the multi-octave Creole vocalist who has been performing for more than forty years now. Dubbed by some as the “White Teddy Pendergrass,” you’ll hear echoes of the iconic […]

His career in the spotlight may have tragically lasted just four years but, in those years, Jimi Hendrix delivered several lifetimes worth of achievements. Countless musicians are indebted to the way that Hendrix transformed blues and rock, and the ways that he revolutionized the art of guitar playing. Just as Hendrix’s work boldly spanned genres […]

On August 28, 2020, Grammy-winning blues icon Bobby Rush will release Rawer Than Raw, a stripped-down, acoustic tribute to the rich blues history of Mississippi featuring songs from a handful of blues greats from his adopted home state. The record, on the 86-year-old’s own Deep Rush Records label in partnership with Thirty Tigers, is a […]

As we write this, we don’t know the future of the fabled jazz shrine, The Village Vanguard. The venue has begun airing live performances sans audience, but it is unclear, like many things, when and if its historic red double doors will open again. Given that situation, Gerald Clayton’s live offering, Happening: Live at the […]

Today, The Flaming Lips released a new track and video, “Dinosaurs On The Mountain,” from their forthcoming album American Head set for release on September 11th via Warner Records. “ Watch it below… “Dinosaurs On The Mountain” was filmed during quarantine in THE LIPS’ home state of Oklahoma and directed by George Salisbury and Wayne […]

Creative Concerts and Vernon Downs have announced that moe. will continue their 30th anniversary celebration and release of their latest studio album, This Is Not, We Are with their Miracle Mile Drive-In Concert on Friday, July 31st! moe.’s Miracle Mile will offer fans the opportunity to safely enjoy live music while following social distancing guidelines. […]

Molly Tuttle has released her cover of Grateful Dead’s “Standing On The Moon.” The new song, which features Taylor Goldsmith of Dawes on background vocals, is joined by a hypnotizing companion visual and will appear on Tuttle’s forthcoming record, … but i’d rather be with you, available everywhere Friday, August 28 via Compass Records. “I didn’t grow […]

Doves, who have been relatively silent since the release of 2009’s Kingdom or Rust, will release a new album The Universal Want out on Friday September 11th on EMI Records. Released on vinyl, CD, limited edition box set and exclusive signed formats available from the official Doves store. You can pre-order the album now at https://Doves.lnk.to/TUWFP […]

New Zealand indie-pop outfit The Beths are back with their second LP since the critically acclaimed 2018 release, Future Hates Me. Following the success of their first LP, they went on their first world tour. Elizabeth Stokes (lead vocals and guitar) wrote the new LP, Jump Rope Gazers while they were on tour. The theme […]

Today, Gillian Welch & David Rawlings release All The Good Times, a new cache of ten acoustic covers recorded at home on a reel-to-reel. The album contains songs by Bob Dylan, John Prine, Elizabeth Cotton, and Norman Blake, as well as new arrangements of traditional songs (full tracklisting below). The album is available on all formats here. […]

Long-running instrumental-electronic quintet Lotus has announced the details for their new studio album Free Swim and released their new single “Catacombs.” Set for independent release Friday, August 21st, Free Swim mines dance grooves from soulful funk to dirty disco to build instrumental songs with a signature Lotus sound. Named for the Catacombs of Paris, which […]

Equal parts emotional and terrifying, Relic is one of the year’s most satisfying horrors.

“Come on lightning, show us your stuff. The words of my young daughter, as she thrust a manzanita branch toward the night sky. Kids being kids, I figured…then I heard the thunderclap.” Grant-Lee Phillips’ latest album, Lightning, Show Us Your Stuff, due out September 4th on Yep Roc Records, is a turbulent and highly musical […]

When the Louisville, KY-based My Morning Jacket decamped to the scenic environs of Stinson Beach, CA to record 2015’s The Waterfall they were so successful they recorded material for a second full-length offering. The band decided against a double album at the time and now during the quarantined summer of 2020, those recordings arrive as […]

Bruce Springsteen has enjoyed a career on the same epic scale as one of his live performances. The Boss has taken us from the bold folk-rock of his 1972 debut Greetings From Asbury Park, N.J. to the cinematic country arrangements of 2019’s Western Stars, stopping off at bombastic arena rock, acoustic introspection, and synthy pop […]