Archive: 2022

Debut albums usually happen for most artists in a significant life timeline, but for 12 year old Seattle-based singer, songwriter, and guitarist Nikhil Bagga, he’s quite ahead of the curve. Deeply connected with music from his elementary school days, Bagga took up guitar at nine so he could learn to play along with his favorites: […]

Driven by influences like Fleetwood Mac, the Doors, and Wings; Pale Moon is a musical duo based in Spain made up of Natala Sushchenko and Arni Gudjonsson. In a world full of vibrant warmth and spaciousness, Pale Moon offers the new single “Clown.” Sushchenko’s voice is captivating and unique, with touches of Beach House, yet forged from […]

Silver Liz, the Brooklyn-based husband/wife duo of Carrie and Matt Wagner, is unafraid to explore entirely disparate genres. After releasing their first album in 2017 filled with shoegaze and dream pop indebted to My Bloody Valentine and Slowdive, they recently released two dance tracks, both of which climbed to #1 on Hype Machine and received […]

More than most, Gary Brewer & The Kentucky Ramblers have an authentic knack for honky tonk twang that reverberates of cold miller light, decorative circle tables, and vintage neon signage. After all, they’ve been doing this as long as anyone this side of Willie Nelson. This family band dates back six generations, having traveled the […]

On 2018’s Black Heaven the San Diego-based, instrumental psychedelic trio Earthless completely shifted gears, scaling down their flights of fury to verse/chorus/verse hard rock offerings with singing. That change in focus didn’t last long, on Night Parade of One Hundred Demons the band has gone back to their roots, unbroken, extended demonstrations of wizardry that […]

If for no other reason than it is more insinuating than rambunctious, Set Sail is like virtually nothing else in the discography of the North Mississippi Allstars. But then such distinction is only natural, an extension of brothers Luther and Cody Dickinson’s most recent efforts to stabilize the foundation of the group they instituted in […]

With 11:11 Pinegrove builds upon their distinct blend of indie, emo, and country-rock by trading out some of their usual suburban bustle in favor of something knottier; both contemplative and expansive. With some of his most striking and memorable writing since the group’s breakout 2016 album, Cardinal frontman Evan Stephens Hall sifts through climate anxiety […]

New York City-born, Twin Cities-based indie rock band Hurrah A Bolt of Light is a living portfolio documenting the constant evolution of its main songwriter, Wil Farr. Whether it’s sound, format, or home base, change is considered fundamental to Hurrah’s creative process. To date, Hurrah has released two full length albums and numerous singles. Its […]

Ryan Culwell’s latest, Run Like A Bull, was recorded in a swift four days. On its own that’s an extraordinarily condensed timeline for recording a full album, but in comparison, Culwell’s last effort – The last American – was recorded in stops and starts for over a year. Surprisingly, Run Like A Bull doesn’t show […]

Saxophonist Mark Lockheart has been on the vanguard of British jazz for four decades now, one surge in the ‘80s and the other here in the 2000s. Yet, his bent for experimentation and genre-agnostic approach would have many considering him an emerging force rather than an elder statesman for the music. Lockheart was a founding […]

We all know that sports are among the most important activities in the world. In addition to helping people improve their health and incorporate some exercise into their routines, sports have also taken over the entertainment industry. Soccer, baseball, American football and basketball have reached the big screen, hit several TV series and even appeared […]

For the past two decades, Northwest String Summit has continually brought together fans of bluegrass and rock and roll—and every sub-genre and collaborative effort combinations of two—for a perfect summer weekend in the Pacific Northwest. Friendships and relationships formed during the annual festival at North Plains, Oregon’s beautiful Horning’s Hideout have grown and expanded year […]

Spotify removed Neil Young’s music from its platform Wednesday after the company refused to bow to the enduring singer/songwriter’s demands to stop offering to listeners episodes of the Joe Rogan Experience (JRE) on its platform. The perpetually-prickly “Old Man” singer somewhat publicly expressed outrage yesterday at podcaster Joe Rogan by posting a letter to his […]

One of live music’s most talent-filled lineups that pays homage to a family songbook that is iconic along with a new catalog of sterling originals; The Allman Betts Band will be going on hiatus. A note on The Allman Betts Band Instagram feed announced they will go on hiatus through Thanksgiving. “After 3 years of album making, […]

The South by Southwest® Music Festival (SXSW®) has announced a third round of Showcasing Artists invited to perform at the 36th annual event. The festival offers the opportunity to connect emerging acts and established artists with entertainment, technology, and media professionals, all sharing in a career- and life-changing experience. The first essential and international music […]

This spring, Interpol will embark on its first tour in two years with dates across the US, UK, and EU. The US leg of the tour kicks off in Dallas, TX on April 25 and concludes with two nights at Kings Theatre in Brooklyn, NY. In between, Interpol will make stops in Denver, D.C., and […]

Rising folk-pop singer-songwriter Mary Simich has announced her King Khan-produced debut album, How Does One Begin, due March 11, 2022 via Ernest Jenning Record Co. The first glimpse of the album comes in the striking new single “In These Times,” which can be heard below, where Simich strikes us with a dusty voice that sounds like a reincarnation of a voice from […]

Toro y Moi, a.k.a Chaz Bear, announces his new album MAHAL due April 29th via Dead Oceans. The 13-track project marks the seventh studio album from Bear under the Toro y Moi moniker. To celebrate the announcement, Toro y Moi shares two singles from the forthcoming record “Postman” b/w “Magazine.” Each of the new singles arrives with […]

There’s a well-respected podcast titled Blues Kitchen Radio that spins both new and old tunes that incorporate elements of soul, blues, and roots music that are organically ripe. Chris St. Hilaire should surely be played here along the likes of Freddie King, Fruit Bats, and The Meters. The former London Souls drummer and vocalist has […]