Mackenzie Shivers Unfurls Haunting Sonic Possibilities with The ‘Funeral Singer’ EP (INTERVIEW)
In Spring of 2021, singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Mackenzie Shivers unveiled full-length album Rejection Letter, written partly while marooned on Cape Cod in the early days of the pandemic. This was also a period when she was exploring the guitar for the first time after many years focusing on the piano for songwriting. When the songs […]
SONG PREMIERE: Parisian Band Gunwood Exhibit Pastoral Folk Wonderment Via “Good Night Song” From ‘Dream Boat Session #3’
It’s always tempting to lay comparisons right off the bat, but surely Parisian band Gunwood has a Fairport Convention/Jethro Tull thing going on with their stately taste of pastoral folk. Yet this band has many multi-faceted musical approaches that run from hard rock, poetry folk, and whatever they are just feeling good about. The band’s […]
ALBUM PREMIERE: David Heatley Bridges the Gap Between Indie Rock and Louisiana Music on Solo Debut ‘Life Our Own Way’
Life Our Own Way is the full-length solo debut from David Heatley, better known to the public at large for his work as a cartoonist and animation director. The album was recorded at Piety Street Recording in Henderson, Louisiana with additional recording done at Marigny Studios and House of 1,000hz in New Orleans, produced, arranged, […]
30 Years Ago Today: Manic Street Preachers Released Glam Hard Rock Debut LP ‘Generation Terrorists’
Jamil Rashad, AKA Boulevards Invites Adrian Quesada, Nikki Lane To Guest On Soul Infused ‘Electric Cowboy: Born In Carolina Mud’ (ALBUM REVIEW)
Jamil Rashad, who performs under the moniker Boulevards, follows his 2020 EP, Brother! with this full-length Electric Cowboy: Born in Carolina, which teems with a plethora of guests. This is his fourth album and was recorded in three cities – Chicago, Nashville, and Atlanta. The album, like the EP, was co-produced by Blake Rhein of […]
Blitzen Trapper Announce Headlining Tour Dates
Blitzen Trapper has announced its 2022 tour, which kicks off in their hometown of Portland, OR, on April 22 at Revolution Hall. The 25-date tour is in support of Holy Smokes Future Jokes, their 2020 label debut for Yep Roc Records, and 10th studio album. Tickets will go on sale to the public on Friday, […]
Tool Graces Orlando’s Amway Center With Complex Grooves & Ferocious Tenacity (SHOW REVIEW/PHOTOS)
On a cold and wet night in Orlando, Florida on February 8th, nearly 20,000 fans crammed into the Amway Center for one of the loudest and most unique rock bands around. Fellow 1990s alternative rockers Blonde Redhead opened the show with a 45-minute set of mostly mid-tempo pop rock. Multi-instrumentalists Amedeo Pace (guitar, bass) and […]
Happy 75th Birthday Joe Ely (Watch Live ACL ’79)
VIDEO PREMIERE: Drunken Prayer Features Eric Slick of Dr. Dog on Laid-back Party Anthem “Oasis In The Yard”
Morgan Geer has lived and played in nearly every region of the country and sounds like it. Born in San Francisco to idealistic Alabama runaways, Morgan grew up traveling around the US following his folk-singing mother. The Name of the Ghost is Home, the new album by Drunken Prayer (due out via Fluff and Gravy […]
Frank Turner Traces Punk Roots to America-folk Sounds on Powerful LP ‘FTHC’ (ALBUM REVIEW)
There are two immediate observations after listening to Frank Turner’s latest LP, FTHC. First, the music is much harder than the earlier efforts that had him swiftly segregated to the punk folk ghetto at the start of his solo career. The opening track, “Non Serviam,” proves this well. And secondly, the songs here are much […]