L.A. Witch, Tremours and Triptides Rock Portland’s Mississippi Studios With Originality & Fuzz (SHOW REVIEW)
Portland’s Mississippi Studios was in for a psychedelic treat on Thursday, Jan. 27, when a caravan of three bands arrived from Los Angeles on their current west coast tour. Headliners L.A. WITCH brought along a couple of bands from their hometown, relatively new scenesters Tremours, as well as the laid-back power trio, Triptides. The Portland […]
Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band Arrives Sharp & Focused at Orlando’s Hard Rock Live (SHOW REVIEW)
The Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band was originally scheduled to play at Hard Rock Live in Orlando, Florida in February 2021, but due to COVID it was postponed to September 2021. As that date neared, a member of the band contracted COVID and it was postponed again. On January 28, 2022, a delighted Orlando crowd finally […]
January 28th Release Day – Caustic Commentary: Modern Nature, Amber Mark, Anaïs Mitchell, St. Paul & The Broken Bones
In a new weekly roundup, Glide drops caustic commentary on selected tracks from release day Friday. Modern Nature – “Brigade” Jack Cooper’s stints with Mazes and Ultimate Painting have developed their own little middle-aged birdwatcher following but his most recent work with Modern Nature has been notably overlooked. Island of Noise hones Cooper’s spacier side, […]
Anaïs Mitchell Shakes Up Songwriting Style On Atmospheric Selt Titled LP (ALBUM REVIEW)
After spending the last decade building her Hadestown project into a Broadway phenomenon and reworking traditional folk songs with Bonny Light Horseman, singer-songwriter Anaïs Mitchell has returned with her first solo album since 2012. After shaking up her songwriting style working with the Bon Iver and The National-affiliated 37d03d collective, Mitchell delivers a tight set […]
The Mighty Mighty BossToneS Call it Quits
The Mighty Mighty BossToneS, the beloved ska progenitors who formed in Boston 39 years ago and brought the ska-core subgenre into the mainstream, announced they are calling it quits. A statement on the band’s website reads, “After decades of brotherhood, touring the world, and making great records together we have decided not to continue on as a […]
LISTEN: Freakons Drop First Single “Blackleg Miner”
On the first single from FREAKONS, “Blackleg Miner”, (listen below) Sally Timms doles out some rough justice. Taken from their forthcoming self-titled album, FREAKONS track a seam of gorgeous shiny black coal from Northumberland to South Wales and across under the cruel Atlantic to Kentucky. A 19th century English folk song from the Northumberlland region, […]
25 Years Ago Today – Built to Spill Releases Masterpiece ‘Perfect From Now On’ LP
ALBUM PREMIERE: Forest Hill Taps Into Universal Feelings on Folk-pop LP ‘Only Love’
Singer-songwriter Forrest Hill wasn’t going to make a fourth solo album. As a musician, who had a fruitful “part one” career bisected by domestic bliss, enlightening personal journeys, and a fulfilling career outside of music, he felt satisfied with his “part two” output and was fine to move on. Then COVID-19 hit, his father passed […]
Simone Felice Rewards Patience With Dramatic Highpoints On ‘All The Bright Coins’ (ALBUM REVIEW)
Simone Felice’s All The Bright Coins hearkens to Nothing Gold Can Stay, the first project he conducted (with Robert ‘Chicken” Burke) after leaving his band of Brothers. Not coincidentally, the songwriter/musician/poet/author’s fourth album under his own name is essentially a duo effort as well: a collaboration credited as ‘written and produced by Simone Felice and […]
Bill O’Connell Leads Augmented Quartet Feat. Steve Jordan (Rolling Stones) on ‘A Change Is Gonna Come’ (ALBUM REVIEW)
Bill O’Connell’s A Change Is Gonna Come is ideally timed as the pianist, composer, and arranger is fresh off a Grammy nomination for ‘Best Arrangement (Instrumental or A Capella)’ for the song “Chopsticks” on Richard Baratta’s album Music in Film: The Reel Deal. Co-produced by band member and renowned drummer Steve Jordan, (yes, that same drummer who has now […]