Archive: 2022

Wolf Parade has added headlining Pacific Northwest dates to its 2022 tour schedule, which begins Friday, July 8th in Portland, Oregon at Wonder Ballroom and runs through Wednesday, July 13th in Eugene, Oregon at Sessions Music Hall. Presales start Wednesday, April 27th via Bandsintown, with general on sale Friday, April 29th at 10 am (local). […]

After 45 years since their first performance, over 20 million albums sold and countless accolades amongst them, there can be no doubt as to why The B-52s have remained one of music’s most groundbreaking and beloved bands. Now, The B-52s are gearing up to return to the road one last time and are announcing a […]

High-energy musicians from several genres melding elements of Rock, Rhythm & Blues, and Jazz (with a little Country & Western to Boot), Willie D & The Hip Pockets play infectious dance music with a nostalgic beat and old-school soul. Willie D sings and plays sax on the great honky-tonk and dance-hall classics that rocked jukeboxes […]

Patty Griffin has announced the upcoming release of TAPE, a collection of rare demos and home recordings to be released on her own PGM Recordings label via Thirty Tigers on CD and at all DSPs and streaming services on Friday, June 10. Pre-orders are available now at a limited discount price of $7.99. In addition, TAPE will be available on cassette […]

Jonny Burke fortifies vivid vignettes with a poet’s eye (“Behind the Pine Curtain”) and an alchemist’s precision (“High Katie”). Exhibit A: Behind the Pine Curtain. The Central Texas songwriter’s excellent new acoustic collection, due out April 26th, deftly backs tongue-in-cheek narratives (“I Cut Off My Ankle Monitor to Be Here”) with Technicolor earworms (“Pipe Bomb […]

The mysterious garage punk outfit The Mummies played a searing sold-out set at Brooklyn’s Elsewhere on Saturday night (4/23) as the wrapped-up budget rockers tore the house down.  Before the California-based band took the stage though there were a few inspired opening acts. First up was Von Mons, a quartet from Asbury Park, NJ who […]

Last year the team at Black N’ Blue Productions kicked off the (semi-controversially) return of live music to NYC with a packed Tompkins Square Park show on the Lower East Side. This year the bands returned, and while the crowd was slightly less, the music was a killer collection of New York Hardcore’s finest to […]

Earth, Wind & Fire first gained notoriety in 1972 and has not lost traction as a band with universal appeal. They have crossed all genre of music having produced 23 albums that includes eight number-one R&B singles and eight double platinum top 10 albums with records sales totaling over 90 million. The soul and funk […]

Formed by Panamanian brothers Enrique and Diego Chi, on electric guitar and bass respectively, Making Movies are joined by Mexican-American percussionist and keyboardist Juan-Carlos Chaurand, and drummer Duncan Burnett. The foursome showcases their Latin American roots by incorporating traditional instruments like the Panamanian mejorana, and swapping drums and percussion for a dueling zapateado huasteco. “Heaven […]

Highway Natives is an American rock 5-piece out of Nashville, TN. With “a retro ‘70s vibe combined with roots-flavored country-rock brawn, Highway Natives conjures up early Allman Brothers Band, The Black Crowes, along with tinctures of Eagles and Petty. With such a wide array of eclectic influences, at their core, the group can best be […]

3x GRAMMY® Award-winning, RIAA multi-platinum certified artist Lizzo is fresh off the release of her anthemic new single “About Damn Time” available now via Nice Life Recording Company/Atlantic Records and can be heard below Now, the superstar is continuing the launch of her new era by announcing The Special Tour; extensive North American arena dates with support from special […]

With a deep and eclectic love of music, Jelly Cleaver is heavily involved in both the jazz and DIY/post-punk scenes in London. She’s previously released on taste-maker labels Nice Swan (Sports Team, Pip Bloom, English Teacher) and Gearbox Records (Binker and Moses, Theon Cross). She also runs regular jam nights at Windmill Brixton, the breeding […]

Although there are some shining examples over the years, mostly on the instrumental side, rarely is the marriage of jazz to rock n’ roll a satisfying union. Like so many dynamic relationships, each flame needs a lot of oxygen to stay bright, and both usually suffocate. That is not the case with “Someday”, the latest single from Los […]

Fresh off winning three Grammys, Olivia Rodrigo certainly has one of the most — if not the most — in-demand tours this spring. On the sold-out Sour Tour, the fast-rising pop star made her Detroit debut at the Masonic Temple. The venue was buzzing from the get-go: Before doors even opened, the line snaked seven […]

Continuing on with his Supply Chain Issues Tour, Jack White brought blistering punk energy and rowdy grooves to Brooklyn’s Barclays Center on April 21st. With longtime collaborators, Daru Jones on drums and Dominic Davis on bass, along with newcomer Quincy McRary on keys, the Third Man Records founder was in good spirits as he delivered […]

Joshua Hedley is a devout student of country music. “When my friends went off to college, I went to Nashville.” He has played the honky-tonks since he was 19, and his debut album Mr. Jukebox (Third Man Records) showed that he absorbed a lot playing in those honky-tonks.  While Mr. Jukebox was recorded with friends, […]

In the latest Wannabe, artist Chris Prunckle offers his illustrated commentary on Grieving Expectation, the new album from Devon Kay & The Solutions, in his signature six-panel comic strip form. Click on the image for full resolution (best viewed on desktop):

In a new weekly roundup, Glide drops caustic commentary on selected tracks from release day Friday. King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard – “Presumptuous” How it took this long for KGLW to release a double album is beyond me, although their self-titled compatriots from 2020 and 2021 come pretty close. Regardless, this genre-jumping collection of […]

Marcus King today announced the release of Young Blood, his new solo album, produced by Dan Auerbach and released August 26 on Rick Rubin’s American Records/Republic Records. Pre-order available here: https://MK.lnk.to/youngblood On the first single “Hard Working Man,” King’s red hot guitar playing and soulful singing ignite with four to the floor drums and classic cowbell. […]