Archive: 2022

Today, Monokino (the project of Dutch rock-pop composer George van Wetering) is premiering a brand new single entitled “Baby,” via Glide along with a visual composed of ASCII characters, created by the musician himself. “Baby” is hard-hitting psychedelic garage rock perfection, melded with swirling 80s synth-pop — it’s explosive and incredibly catchy. Speaking on the […]

Wes McDonald AKA Terry Ohms has a new album on the way called Shmo Yertyr and he is from Alabama. Birmingham, AL. Stop thinking what you’re thinking! Stop the geo stereotyper in your head for a minute. Stop the natural flow of impressional images of fake Christian politicians, crooked thinkers, low shurkers, backward drawlers and […]

On her 2020 covers album …But I’d Rather Be With You, Molly Tuttle turned to a slew of disparate genres, from punk (Rancid) to Indie Pop (The National) to classic Rock (The Rolling Stones) for inspiration. On Crooked Tree, she turns her attention fully back to Bluegrass for a satisfyingly solid collection of new originals. […]

Mama Said’s “My Kind of Crazy” is a catchy reflection on the wonderful weirdness of parental-child relationships – and it came about, more or less, by accident. The Napa-based group was in Los Angeles recording with Jim McGorman (Goo Goo Dolls, Weezer, Gwen Stefani) when McGorman brought a hook idea forward and asked the band […]

Kevin Morby has released a new single/video, “Rock Bottom,” (below) from his forthcoming album, This Is A Photograph, out May 13th on Dead Oceans. Morby wrote much of this album in Memphis. Following his father’s health scare,  he moved into the Peabody Hotel and spent his days paying tribute and genuflecting to the dreamers he admired;  the banks […]

The Wu-Tang Clan legend GZA kicked off the first of his four-show stand at The Blue Note on a below-freezing Tuesday night (March 29th) in the Village. The packed house was treated to a run-through of his well-known jams and new verses as The Genius deftly flowed around the historic venue. It was a family […]

Pop absurdist Man Man will be embarking on his first headlining tour in support of Dream Hunting in the Valley of the In-Between, his group’s wonderful Sub Pop debut and acclaimed album of 2020. The tour begins Wednesday, June 22nd in Omaha at the Waiting Room and ends on Saturday, August 6th in San Diego […]

Livers is an artist to watch. Hailing from Toronto, his indie artist, multi-instrumentalist, and moniker for Danny Webster makes music that celebrates life in its darkness and grief.  Raised in a small town in Ontario, Danny was raised on his mother’s love of classical music and his father’s of 80’s metal, becoming fascinated by music […]

The vivid portraits Jake La Botz paints in his songs can take us straight into the depths of human experience. Sometimes mournful, occasionally comical, and always soulful La Botz’s offbeat sensibilities, emotional availability, and melodic intuition animate his brand of rootsy-Americana. Much has previously been written about La Botz learning the blues from Delta originators […]

Elliott Ok is an artist with a winding musical path. After a childhood spent playing in punk, reggae, and metal bands in Santa Cruz, California, he attended the UCLA School of Ethnomusicology where he could never quite get the right sound out of the Indian tabla, hurt his wrist playing the Turkish oud, never could […]

Ten never-before-released covers that have long been staples in the live shows of The Greyboy Allstars (GBA) make up Get a Job: Music from the Original Broadcast Series Soul Dream. Most of the covers come from the ‘60s and ‘70s yet there are more contemporary concepts at play. These songs first appeared on a live […]

In the latest Wannabe, artist Chris Prunckle offers his illustrated commentary on Diaspora Problems, the new album from punk outfit Soul Glo, in his signature six-panel comic strip form. Click on the image for full resolution (best viewed on desktop):

Incomparable jazz vocalist, Catherine Russell. returns with her eighth album as a leader, Send For Me, featuring thirteen newly recorded tunes that only a musicologist of her ilk would assemble in one statement. Like the previous seven, this has her trademark mix of vintage blues, romantic ballads, swing era pop, and early R&B tunes.  This time out the songs […]

Sports betting is now illegal in Massachusetts, and it seems probable that it will remain so until the year’s conclusion. Despite the fact that sportsbooks cannot have a physical presence in Massachusetts, you may place your bets with confidence at reputed overseas sportsbooks. However, the future of sports gambling in Massachusetts is uncertain. The state […]

Angel Olsen has announced her new album, Big Time, out June 3rd on Jagjaguwar, and presents its lead single/video, “All The Good Times” (below).  Big Time was forged in a whiplash; the rare, fertile moments when both fresh grief and fresh love occur, when mourning and limerence heighten, complicate and explain each other. Loss has long been a subject […]

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard have released “Magenta Mountain,” a new track/video from their forthcoming album, Omnium Gatherum, which will be released April 22nd via the band’s KGLW label, and is available for pre-order now. It follows the majestic lead single, “The Dripping Tap.” Some tracks on Omnium Gatherum return to the synth-psych visions of Butterfly 3000, like the neon pop […]

It’s always nice to hear what Santa Cruz multi-instrumentalist/songwriter Joe Kaplow is up to and his latest single, “Tunnel Vision”, with its accompanying live video is no exception. When most would call it a night (or morning), Kaplow and company decided to strike while the iron was hot after leaving a friend’s birthday party to […]

The National have shared the full tour itinerary for Summer 2022- their first full fledged tour since the pandemic. The band wrote the following on their tour announcement. The last couple years have given us ample time for reflection and rejuvenation. Summer 2022 is a time for reunion. We look forward to gathering with friends, […]

In just their second statement following the tragic and unexpected loss of drummer Taylor Hawkins on Friday 3/25/22, the band has announced that all upcoming shows planned have been canceled. Hawkins playing such a vital role in the band can’t be replaced and it will be some time before we see the next chapter of […]