Archive: 2022

Sage Motel, (out 5/13), Monophonics’ fifth studio album since 2012 and out 5/13 via Colemine, tells the story of a quaint motor lodge and a common pitstop for travelers and truckers in the 1940s morphed into a bohemian’s hang by the 1960s and 1970s. Once again produced by brilliant bandleader Kelly Finnigan, the album captures […]

On Sunday, March 13th, legendary brother duo Sparks delivered a performance to Portland, Oregon’s Crystal Ballroom that spanned a career going back fifty years.

Pennywise isn’t from Orange County, but the band booked five nights at the Garden Amphitheatre in northern Orange County, where they would play one album in its entirety for five shows. When any legendary band does something like that, it doesn’t matter where the shows take place – it’s going to be a big deal. […]

Jack White has announced his special guests for his upcoming Supply Chain Issues Tour. Produced by Live Nation, the tour – which features White’s first headline shows in four years – will see support from a spectacular range of artists, with North American guests including Sugar Tradition (April 8-9), Olivia Jean (April 8-10), Geese (April […]

Billy Strings delighted his fans last night (March 14), returning to the late-night circuit on The Late Show with Stephen Colbert with a straightforward version of his Grammy Award-nominated song, “Know It All.” As always, Strings was backed by bassist Royal Masat, mandolin player Jarrod Walker, banjo player Billy Failing, and for the TV performance, […]

“Wow, just wow” sums up the charismatic commotion that creates shock rock for the twenty-twenties. After all what other type of band proudly refers to their origins as “formed in a rundown trailer near the garbage dump off of an old Tennessee highway.” This genre-fluid band has many a cool musical trick to summon, yet […]

The seventh studio album by The Band, Islands,(released 3/15/77) is the final such effort from the group’s original lineup. And its deceptively picturesque cover image is as telling as its title: a sunny vista encircled by profiles of the five group members far removed from the bright horizon. The distant perspective filtered through images enshrouded […]

Stephen Clair has spent half his life having a conversation with his audience about what we’re all doing here. It’s his favorite conversation because it has no end. The simplicity that imbues his songs can sometimes hide the keen wordsmithing and deceptively intricate fretwork that also elevates them. “I like to zero in on the […]

What do you get when you put a steel pannist in a room with a saxophone player? Or with an accordion player? Or with a rapper, a hammered dulcimer player, a spoken word artist, or a darbuka player? In the case of Jonathan Scales’ video duet series, Scales & Friend, you get an exploration of […]

Atlanta-based folk artist Jefferson Ross breathes the South from his opening notes through his eleven penned songs, each dedicated to a state below the Mason Dixon line. And Ross teams with none other than the ever-present-these-days Thomm Jutz and Jutz’s usual session musicians. The album reads like a travelogue one plays through a car radio […]

To kick off the week, Glide is premiering “Sixxx” – the first track off Berlin-based experimental rock outfit ERRORR’s upcoming debut album, out later this year via Anomic Records. The single (as well as the entire forthcoming record) was first written at home during lockdown by band leader Leonard Kaage (who has worked with the […]

On March 9, 2020 Pearl Jam was the first major artist to pull the plug and postpone their Spring 2020 tour dates due to Covid-19 concerns. A few weeks later, the band’s new album Gigaton was released to critical acclaim but empty venues. Nearly two years later, Pearl Jam can finally hit the road with their 2020 […]

Billie Eilish intended to perform in Detroit at Little Caesars Arena on the Where Do We Go? World Tour in 2020, but the pandemic had other plans. At long last, the singer made her triumphant return to the Motor City on March 12th for a sold-out stop on the Happier Than Ever, The World Tour. […]

Jackson Browne has announced his “Evening With” full band 2022 tour with dates running from June through September. The tour supports his GRAMMY-nominated album Downhill From Everywhere. Tickets go on sale Saturday, March 19 at 10 AM local time.  Presale ticket information is available at jacksonbrowne.com. Jackson Browne Tour: June 3 – Maryland Heights, MO @ Saint Louis Music Park […]

“Most of these songs were written during 2020, with a few originating a bit before then. During 2020, I made it a point to write music almost every day, just to work out that muscle, and I ended up with 93 songs by the end of the year,” says an accomplished Andrew Weiss about his […]

A mainstay of American roots music for more than 30 years, Michelle Malone has built an award-winning career as a songwriter, road warrior, and modern-day guitar hero. Her music is ingrained in the sounds of the south, mixing the rebellious stomp of roadhouse rock and roll with the raw grit of blues, the holy-rolling rasp […]

Pain is an unpleasant sensation that can range from mild, occasional discomfort to agony. It’s one of the most common reasons people seek medical help. There are many different types of pain, but fortunately, there are also many ways to relieve it. Some methods are traditional and well-known, while others are more natural and alternative. […]

The five-decade-plus guitarist, songwriter, producer, and bandleader Duke Robillard is back with They Called It Rhythm & Blues after a brief absence to recover from a hand injury. He’s going back in time too. Duke is a musicologist, a record collector beyond compares, and a curator who knows just about everything about electric and acoustic […]