Archive: 2022

Last night (May 28), The National returned to touring by kicking off a string of overseas dates in Pamplona, Spain. This is the band’s return to the stage since 2019 and they came back in a big way. Their 23-song setlist included three unheard tracks, two appeared randomly in the set while the third kicked […]

What is Kurt Vile supposed to do? He reliably releases a good record every couple of years and then he moves on, should he fixate on the greatness of Wagonwheel Blues or Wakin On a Pretty Daze or pour everything into whatever new material is flowing through the pipe? Bottle It In and (watch my […]

Most festivals leave you racing between sets, compromising time with your favorite—or your new favorite—acts as you try not to miss anything. But at Solid Sound, no artists overlap, giving you the full opportunity to absorb each performance if you choose. Saturday at MASS MoCA was a day for doing just that, as highlights like […]

In a new weekly roundup, Glide drops caustic commentary on selected tracks from release day Friday. Dehd – “Empty in My Mind” On this new album, Dehd leans slightly away from the bright guitar rock of their previous releases, in favor of an only slightly less bright guitar rock. It’s a good record, one that […]

It wouldn’t be a Solid Sound festival without the promise of a rainstorm and the first day of the first festival in three years was no exception. Nearby thunder and lightning pushed crowds indoors after a surprise set from Neko Case. Case and her band—the always fantastic Nora O’Connor and A.C. Newman—played songs spanning her […]

Last night (May 27) Adam Lambert and Queen kicked off the 2022-leg of the Rhapsody Tour at the SSE Arena in Belfast, UK. This is the supergroup’s first live performance since COVID shut down the original tour in 2019. The tour was put together after the worldwide success of the Queen biopic “Bohemian Rhapsody”. Although, […]

When John Hiatt’s eighth album, Bring The Family, came out thirty-five years ago (5/29/87), it was the pivotal album of his career. And it has remained so in the interim, actually gaining further traction as a flash-point of stellar material and musical camaraderie. It’s a potent combination at which the famed songwriter and musician has […]

Chicago’s Dehd has carved out a particular niche for themselves with their male/female vocal jumps, distinct guitar tones, and unnatural knack for melody. Their 2019 breakout, Water is a great little piece of alt-rock, even if in retrospect it reads like a warm-up to the unsung miracle of 2020’s Flower of Devotion. That record, did […]

Over the past few years, Neil Young has been going through his large collection of shelved albums and finally giving the public access to these works. Some of those releases include the haunting Homegrown and Hitchhiker, both initially recorded during the 1970s. Today (May 27) word is spreading that we are receiving another archival album. […]

With his charismatic new album, Giving It All Away (Blue Rose Music), recorded at Widespread Panic bassist Dave Schools’ Northern California studio, Spacecamp, Greg Loiacono dives headfirst into the dichotomies of love, exploring happiness and heartache and redemption and regret, all with great insight and empathy. He’s assisted by his longtime friend and collaborator Scott Hirsch (Hiss Golden Messenger, William Tyler), who assembled a […]

When Pete Townshend walked onstage, he thanked the crowd while mentioning he wasn’t sure The Who would ever play Madison Square Garden again. There was a palpable sense of joy in the air of the World’s Most Famous Arena on Thursday, May 26th as the band, augmented by a full orchestra, dove into “Overture”, and […]

Back in April, Wilco announced their 12th studio album Cruel Country will be released Friday, May 27. A double album that has the Chicago band leaning into the Country music label that has been following them since their debut in 1995. Cruel Country is a double LP clocking in at over an hour of Jeff […]

“This is my wheelhouse. I love a narrative housed in a three-minute burner. The song was written after reading Gods of Howl Mountain by Taylor Brown. It is a tip of the hat in some ways. The novel is fast, gritty and rings true, and inspired this song,” says Rod Picott about his latest song […]

Moving on from the easygoing simplicity of the 2021 trio outing Ancient Grains (with keyboardist Sam Yahel & drummer Dennis Edwards), Will Bernard has now bravely undertaken an expedition into more exploratory realms on Pond Life. Aided and abetted by similarly courageous musicians including John Medeski and Tim Berne, the prolific guitarist/composer leads the way […]

“Your Ghost” the debut solo release from Brooklyn’s Maggie Carson, is a compelling burst of modern Appalachia that is both fresh and deeply ingrained in the American story. On this single, Carson pulls from years of touring experience and a deep well of influences from both the past and present, to put her own stamp on […]

Over the past twenty-eight years that Wilco has been recording, the band has released eleven albums with many side projects in the interim. Each album has had its own unique soundscape, with the band having offered up alt-country albums like A.M. and Being There, the pop-rock of Summerteeth, the 70’s roots rocker Sky Blue Sky, […]

Longtime YES drummer Alan White died this morning at the age of 72. Posted on his Facebook page was the following statement… Alan White, our beloved husband, dad, and grandpa, passed away at the age of 72 at his Seattle-area home on May 26, 2022, after a brief illness. Throughout his life and six-decade career, […]

Since the passing of Foo Fighters’ drummer Taylor Hawkins, the Rock world has been in mourning. Many bands like The Red Hot Chili Peppers, Coldplay, and Pearl Jam have all done their part in honoring Hawkins, who died at the age of 50 earlier this year. Over the weekend the Italian supergroup, Rockin’1000 did their […]

Oh man if there is anything that resonates with our ears here at Glide, it’s the smooth AM Gold ’70s west coast sounds that feature pristine grooves and crisp studio musicianship. Think of deep cuts from Ambrosia, Bob Welch-era Fleetwood Mac, Ace, and Todd Rundgren and that is the mission statement of Bloomington, Indiana-based singer-songwriter Damion […]