Heightened senses strengthen communication. On Nina June’s forthcoming ‘Side A–Our Garden’ EP (out June 25 via Nettwerk Records), the Amsterdam-based singer and songwriter layers plainspoken emotion over multi-dimensional soundscapes. After amassing more than
Grammy nominee Hiss Golden Messenger has released “Hardlytown,” a new song and video (directed by KidEthnic) from the highly anticipated album Quietly Blowing It (Merge Records), out on June 25th. Watch
LA’s Chicano Batman has announced their return to the stage this fall with a 22-date tour across the U.S. The tour kicks off on October 20 at Meow Wolf in
At the time of its release half a century ago, the creative, commercial and cultural success of the Doors’ L.A. Woman (released 4/19/71) gave testament to the surety of the
Derek Trucks and Susan Tedeschi announce Fireside LIVE – a special series of socially distanced, limited-capacity performances this summer. They will be joined by varying members of Tedeschi Trucks Band each night with the total band configuration
Readers of these pages caught a few words about the hip-hop-influenced progressive UK jazz artist Alfa Mist when we covered his contribution to last Fall’s double-disc Blue Note Re-imagined. Now
Something special has arisen out of the burgeoning indie electronica scene of LA and her name is SHIMA. The Japanese-American singer and producer who was formerly a software engineer invite
Born from of love for sample-hip-hop and neo-soul’ is the foundation of the Dutch, Rotterdam-based alt-R&B-band Dragonfruit. The sound of Dragonfruit is characterized by a mix of soundscapes, old-school samples,
The Mountain Goats are back with a new album recorded titled Dark In Here (out 6/25) recorded at FAME Studios, the Muscle Shoals institution that’s captured Aretha Franklin, Wilson Pickett,
What the world needs right now, and is certainly ripe for, is feel-good music. Music like they used to make back in the day, where a good groove was enough
