Archive: 2023

The Hold Steady have shared their latest single, “Sixers,” available now on all DSPs and streaming services. The track heralds the band’s ninth studio album, The Price of Progress, arriving on their own Positive Jams label via Thirty Tigers on Friday, March 31

Spencer Tweedy will be releasing drumprints vol. 1: 2301, an album of drum recordings and drum loops, available now via Bandcamp. drumprints vol. 1 can be listened to as an album in itself, but it can also be adapted for songs of your own. The collection is released under a Creative Commons license which allows other musicians, producers, and […]

Super-producer Kenny Beats gathered some of his most talented friends in the NPR offices for the latest edition of the Tiny Desk concert series. Beats performed three songs from his recently released album Louie, a 17-track instrumental album centered around the producer’s extensive musical palette. For his Tiny Desk concert, Beats brought in the likes […]

Billy Strings will extend his 2023 headline tour through this summer including newly confirmed shows at Norfolk’s Chartway Arena, Boston’s Leader Bank Pavilion (two nights), Portland, ME’s Thompson’s Point (two nights), Knoxville’s Knoxville Civic Coliseum and Huntsville’s Orion Amphitheater (two nights) among others. Strings will also return to Europe in August for three dates in Germany. See […]

Ghost has revealed details of its upcoming RE-IMPERATOUR U.S.A. 2023 summer tour with special guest Amon Amarth. Produced by Live Nation & FPC Live, the 27-date tour kicks off on Wednesday, August 2nd in Concord, CA at Concord Pavilion, with stops in Salt Lake City, Chicago, Cincinnati, Austin and more before wrapping up with the […]

We caught up with Boogie recently to talk about his roots in music, the heart of his songwriting, the spontaneity of creating songs, and the continual pursuit of following his dream.

Portland artist MAITA’s latest offering, Loneliness, is an unorthodox release for the prolific writer, in that the track listing is exactly the same as 2022’s I Just Want to Be Wild For You. Following the release of IJWTBWFU, MAITA felt the urge to record a quiet, introspective record, allowing the same songs to be heard […]

Indie rock outfit Susto was joined by Dogwood Tales on February 10th at The Hamilton Live! in Washington D.C. Susto led by Justin Osborne, delivered its rhythmically adventurous songbook that has garnered a dedicated following since their 2013 inception. Check out photos from both bands below… Setlist: Hard DrugsBe Gone From MeFar OutGet DownGood Right […]

Rock ‘n’ roll band Chestnut Grove formed in 2011 when members Dee, James Daniels, John Tyler, Gary Geers and Zach Winkler were just graduating from high school. After four years of playing local bars, coffee shops, theaters, and festivals, the band debuted their first self-produced full-length album Perkiomenville in front of a sold-out crowd at […]

At the end of 2022, French psychedelic noise-pop quartet You Said Strange shared a new LP entitled Thousand Shadows Vol.1, a release consisting of psychedelic pop, proto-grunge, and shoegaze sonics, inspired by the band’s experiences on tour across Europe and North America that year. Now, You Said Strange announce the impending release of a follow-up to Vol. 1 entitled Thousand Shadows Vol. 2 (due April 28, 2023 via EXAG / […]

When we learned that Trugoy (David Jude Jolicoeur) of De La Soul passed away this past Saturday (February 12th) at the age of 54, we were saddened to learn as the highly influential rap group was in the process of making their early works finally available for streaming. Trogy wasn’t seen on recent Gorillaz outings […]

Coming on the heels of the wide critical acclaim collected from her 2022 album, Surrender, Maggie Rogers is kicking off 2023 by bringing the album on the road. Rogers has a long road ahead of her as this current tour has her on the road until August with a small break in the tour happening […]

U2 dropped their newest adventure today as they announced they will be the first band to play the new Sphere venue in Vegas.

The pairing of Black Joe Lewis and the Pimps of Joytime in a co-headlining tour is somewhat of an odd choice, at least on the surface. Each act has a totally different musical style, with Black Joe Lewis gravitating towards blues and rock and roll, and the Pimps centering on funk, disco and world music. […]

Digable Planets crashed onto the NYC scene in a similar fashion to how cymbals crash on the records they sampled, their sound was abstract and thrived in syncopation while still carrying a purpose with it.

lide has hand-picked some of our favorite releases from the week so your playlist won’t get out-of-date too quickly. Check out our picks for the best new releases from the past week below: 

Low Cut Connie has paid tribute to “The Geator With The Heator” Jerry Blavat, the legendary Phildalephia DJ who passed away last month, with the release of “Low Cut Strut (Strut That Ass Right Back to Class)

The Hackles will release their third studio album, What a beautiful thing I have made, on April 7th on Jealous Butcher Records.  The Hackles are Kati Claborn (vocals/guitar/banjo/clarinet) and Luke Ydstie (vocals/guitar/bass/keys) of Blind Pilot, and Halli Anderson (vocals/violin) of River Whyless and Horse Feathers. In 2017, Halli moved to Astoria, OR, serendipitously just houses away from Kati […]