Archive: 2022

In celebration of the 50th Anniversary of Bobby Weir’s beloved album, Ace, Bobby Weir & Wolf Bros confirm two special nights live from New York’s Radio City Music Hall on April 2 + April 3.  Fans can sign up for the artist pre-sale today HERE and tickets go on sale to the public this Friday, March 4. The band—consisting of Weir, Don Was, Jay Lane and Jeff Chimenti featuring The Wolfpack […]

Billy Strings will continue his extensive headline tour through this summer with newly confirmed shows at New York’s The Rooftop at Pier 17, Baltimore’s Pier Six Pavilion (two nights), Louisville’s Iroquois Amphitheater (three nights), Indianapolis’ TCU Amphitheater at White River State Park (two nights), Minneapolis’ Surly Brewing Festival Field and Portland’s McMenamins Edgefield (two nights) among many others.  […]

Tool today (March 1) released a reimagined version of the 1992 song, “Opiate,” now dubbed “Opiate,2“ with audio on streaming platforms and announced a planned Blu-Ray-only “visual companion” available on March 18. Check out the track below… Guitarist Adam Jones and visual artist Dominic Hailstone (“Alien: The Covenant”) worked on the 10-minute-plus film, which marks […]

Midlake has released their new song, “Noble,” today. This latest track from their soon-to-be-released album, For The Sake Of Bethel Woods, is one of the most personal and moving songs from the LP. The song is named after drummer McKenzie Smith’s infant son “Noble” who was born with a rare brain disorder. For anyone who wants to donate […]

On June 17th, Foals will release Life Is Yours, their highly anticipated sevent studio album via ADA/ Warner UK Ltd. Life Is Yours is the follow-up to the triumphant, two-part Everything Not Saved Will Be Lost, which NPR Music hailed as “big and adventurous… vibrant and versatile.” It proved to be a pivotal pinnacle in the band’s story, leading to their first UK […]

Mixing sports and music is typically something our country most often witnesses with the hip hop and pop sect- check NBA All-Star Weekend or Super Bowl week. But having a Major League Baseball Spring Training themed music festival with the likes of St. Vincent, War on Drugs, and Tame Impala; one would not immediately conjoin […]

Yonder Mountain String Band has gone through some lineup changes in its history. The newest member of the band is multi-instrumentalist Nick Piccininni, who joined in 2020. No matter who is in the band, you know what to expect from this band. You’ll hear a lot of uptempo bluegrass songs with some picking that is […]

We can’t help but open this review with a coincidence. Guitarist and Mavis Staples bandleader Rick Holmstrom, dubbed by Mavis as “Pops Jr.,” has titled his album of instrumentals exactly as Tinsley Ellis did in 2013 – Get It! In the end, it matters little because the guitar sounds are very different. Holmstrom is more soul-based, […]

Lotus wrapped up a highly-anticipated two-night run at the Baltimore Soundstage on Saturday, February 26, with a pair of lively sets replete with their trademark infectious melodies and slick beats, albeit with a distinctly edgier & more aggressive vibe than ever before thanks to recent addition Tim Palmieri’s dynamic lead guitar work.  Palmieri, who garnered […]

Grammy-nominated saxophonist and composer Melissa Aldana makes her Blue Note debut, leading a quintet of esteemed players on the deeply personal, pandemic-inspired 12 Stars.  You may recognize her as one of the founding members of all-female jazz supergroup ARTEMIS, of which we covered their 2020 Blue Note debut on these pages.  Others may recall that […]

Lukas Nelson & POTR will return to the road this spring with their newly revamped headline tour. Upcoming shows include Wilmington’s Greenfield Lake Amphitheater (two nights), Charleston’s Charleston Music Hall, Charlotte’s The Fillmore, Birmingham’s Iron City, Athens’ Georgia Theatre and Memphis’ Minglewood Hall among many others. See below for complete itinerary. Tickets for the shows go […]

Joss Stone is a multi-talented lady. She’s a singer, songwriter, actress and can cook in her kitchen with hundreds of her fans watching her culinary successes … and disasters. But whatever she does, it’s always with a smile on her face. Not even covid could deflate Stone’s happiness, although it did deter her plans for […]

Live music is special on its own, but the artist who knows how to truly entertain an audience is something else entirely. Think about any show you’ve seen; did the band simply play their songs or did they do something special to blow your mind? With a career stretching back more than three decades, Chuck […]

Tearing out of Southern California way back in 1979, Agent Orange took the ferocity of the ripening punk rock sound, crushed up some surf rock, and threw that in, and the result ended up being one of the longest-running touring punk bands in the world. Their shows reflect that longevity and their ability to keep […]

Metallica returned to stadium action for their first show of 2022 at the relatively new Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas on February 25th. The 16 song setlist was heavy on pre Load material as the four-piece continue to reign as the heaviest stadium band of modern times. Photos by Paul Citone  

Saxophonist, composer, and actor Calvin Johnson Jr. has one of the most soulful, bluesy tenor saxophone tones heard in recent memory. This is not at all surprising given the third-generation New Orleanian’s environment, raised from birth on the sounds of the city’s bandstands, eventually becoming a member of both the Preservation Hall Jazz Band and […]

The HawtThorns is an Americana rock duo comprised of husband and wife Johnny and KP Hawthorn. The fact that they make music together seems like it was meant to be. Both had released solo material before they met and had plenty of experience behind them. On their first date, they played songs together, and in […]

On Saturday, February 26th, indie-pop artist Mitski brought her Laurel Hell Tour to Austin, Texas for a headlining performance at ACL Live. Japanese pop-punk outfit CHAI opened the show.

In a new weekly roundup, Glide drops caustic commentary on selected tracks from release day Friday. Superchunk – “On The Floor” Surprisingly, the best song of the week also came from the best album of the week. Even more surprising was that that song/album came from Superchunk, a band that’s been landing on lists like […]