Archive: 2022

From this perch, 2022 is beginning to look like the year of the organ-led bands. Leading the pack is the Delvon Lamarr Organ Trio which follows last year’s smash, I Told You So, with their first album featuring their new drummer, Dan Weiss, thus the title Cold As Weiss.  This writer is aware of at […]

Angie Goeke is a multidisciplinary artist, committed activist, and compelling songwriter with a forte for cinematic storytelling. She’s also a mother of four who transformed her lifelong love of music into a serious songwriting career. Inspired by independent, individual artists like Ella Fitzgerald and Willie Nelson, Goeke quickly earned a reputation for her particular brand […]

Ethan Iverson, pianist, composer, and writer, has been on a wide-ranging explorative journey since in 2017 leaving the immensely popular Bad Plus, the group he co-founded in 2000. An artist of his stature seems inevitably bound to land on the Blue Note roster at some point, and Iverson makes his debut with top-notch trio bandmates, […]

In the latest Wannabe, artist Chris Prunckle offers his illustrated commentary on Countin’ Cards, the newest album from Escape From The Zoo, in his signature six-panel comic strip form. Click on the image for full resolution (best viewed on desktop):

S. E. Webster is a folk-rock artist born and raised in the deserts of Southern California. S. E.’s music evokes sunsets, sepia tones, and long drives on far-off, dusty roads. With intimate vocals and lush instrumentation, S. E. has cultivated a modern yet timeless sound. His music gives voice to feelings of longing and nostalgia […]

The Flops formed in December of 2019 out of a garage. The first two members, Tony Boll and Preston Fauver had been co-workers, slaving away, at the hell hole that is Red Lobster. Boll had been playing music for over a decade and truly began to pursue his career in New York City. First, he was […]

On Sunday, February 6th, Mikaela Davis and The Southern Star played at Garcia’s at the Capitol Theater in Port Chester, NY as a pre-party to the Billy Strings show.

On Sunday, February 7th, Billy Strings capped off his four-night run at the Capitol Theater in Port Chester, NY. SET 1Fire on My Tongue, Must Be Seven, Hellbender, Fire Line, Reuben’s Train, End of the Rainbow, Running the Route, Home, Highway HypnosisSET 2Taking Water, The Likes of Me, All Fall Down, Tennessee, Nothing’s Working, Doin’ […]

This April marks 20 years since the release of Wilco’s storied fourth studio album, Yankee Hotel Foxtrot, on Nonesuch Records. Considered by many to be one of the greatest albums of the 2000’s, Wilco will celebrate the milestone by performing Yankee Hotel Foxtrot in its entirety (plus a mix of concert favorites and rarities) in […]

Arguably one of the fiercest live sets you can catch these days is that of IDLES. The British-Irish post punk, post-hardcore or call me what you want, guarantee to deliver a blistering set that rekindles rock’s freaky days. The band has been prolific in the studio as well, recently releasing their fourth album Crawler, this […]

 Today, Sharon Van Etten releases “Porta,” a powerful new single and video and her first new solo release since fall 2020. Produced by Van Etten (vocals, synths, drum machines) and Daniel Knowles (synths) and backed by her live band of Jorge Balbi (drums), Charley Damski (guitars), Devin Hoff (bass), throughout “Porta” Van Etten sings of the unnerving feeling of losing one’s self and safety: “Want […]

Metallica guitarist Kirk Hammett, who has been criticized by Megadeth’s Dave Mustaine for not being as good a guitarist as many believe, announced the release of his first solo effort, Portals. The four-song instrumental EP is being released in conjunction with Record Store Day on Saturday, April 23, and will be available at local independent retailers, […]

Suwannee Rising Music Festival has released the artist lineup for the 2022 edition of the festival, returning for its third year to its home at the beautiful Spirit of the Suwannee Music Park (SOSMP) in Live Oak, Florida on April 7-9, 2022. Suwannee Rising will offer a wide-reaching mix of nearly 30 live artists on […]

Matt Pike has spent much of the last two years tinkering away in his garage in Portland, Oregon. Bummed to be off the road with his main bands – high-speed shredders High On Fire and pioneering stoner metal outfit Sleep – the guitarist made the best of it and recorded a solo album. Due out […]

The first solo album in over a decade from Eddie Vedder finds him moving in a pop-rock direction while partnering with some musical legends along the way. Earthling is an easy-breezy escape for the Pearl Jam frontman that never really pushes too hard, going for middle-of-the-road, classic rock radio appeal.  Written with his new core […]

Just as we said about The Delines’ The Imperial in 2019, an album that graced The Glide 20, in closing the review with “candidate for one of this year’s strongest albums,” we say the same about Sea Drift, which is even better. The Portland-based Delines are the musical collaboration of author Willy Vlautin and the […]

Sloan Simpson has been recording for over two decades. Until now, none of the music has been his own. This changes with the release of his debut album System Update (out May 13th on Science Project Records) under the name Sloan Brothers. Wow, how did Simpson get here?! The Athens, Georgia-based musician played rock and […]

Birds of Play is a musical collaboration born from a mutual love of desert canyons, raging rivers, rocky mountaintops, and juice picnics. After many years of gatherings that have revolved around adventuring by day and playing tunes around campfires by night, ‫the time has come for the birds to leave the nest and share their […]

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