Archive: 2023

The abrupt sensation of hearing Logan Fox’s voice for the first time is like stepping into the yard barefoot on a warm day in early spring; It’ll shock you upright for a second, but once you lean into the dirt you’ll forget you even own shoes. On his new track “Long Way To Go” he wastes no time […]

Lonely Choir (Rachael) is a Denver-based indie singer/songwriter. Her music has been described as a unique balance between raw emotionality and tongue-in-cheek wit. On the surface “Alexa” feels like a familiar kind of melancholy song of unrequited love and bargaining with an ex over the details of their new interest, but Lonely Choir spins a modern […]

Dreamy vocals and layers of fuzzed-up strings are the cornerstones of the newest release from Black Belt Eagle Scout on Saddle Creek Records titled The Land, The Water, The Sky.

Almost four decades into their career, a track like “Sinatra Drive Breakdown” should sound like a surprise. It should sound like a discordant,

The best shows, though, turn a Monday night into a Friday night we will never forget. That is what The Wood Brothers did this past Monday night, February 6, at the Rio Theatre in Santa Cruz,

Norm, the eighth studio album by Canadian singer-songwriter Andy Shauf, is a masterful display of musical storytelling and arrangement. The album is a musical journey that takes the listener on a nostalgic and introspective trip through the ups and downs of human emotions all centered around the character of Norm. Though not all points of […]

Sam Coomes and Janet Weiss have been playing as Quasi for thirty years and their newest release, Breaking the Balls of History, just maybe their strongest effort yet. 

Such is the case on the band’s fifth studio album, Where You Been, which was released on February 9, 1993.

The Runaway Grooms is a band that resides in Colorado, but has its beginnings in Massachusetts. Amon Tobin and Justin Bissett grew up across the street from each other in Northborough, Massachusetts. Of the longtime musical partnership, Tobin said, “We both grew up liking the Dead, and have always enjoyed experimenting with music in ways […]

Channeling everything from Raw Power-era Stooges to Australian punk forbearers The Saints, Melbourne-based band Civic prove the hype over their 2021 debut LP was clearly deserved with the raucous follow-up, Taken By Force. The record is a burst of ferocity, with singer Jim McCullough vocals impressively competing to be heard over distorted guitars in quick […]

Celebrating their 40th anniversary, Anthrax with special guests Black Label Society and Exodus, continue to crisscross the US to bring metal to the masses one city at a time.

It’s only natural for Brad Mehldau to release a solo piano album comprised almost entirely of material by the Beatles.

Dylan Earl is a man shaped by the land around him. Originally from Lake Charles, Louisiana but “naturalized by the Natural State” as a teenager, Dylan (or “Dearl” as he’s come to be known) has been active in the Arkansas underground country scene for over a decade, first as a founding member of the alt-country […]

Lost love and melancholy are such prevalent themes in the indie folk scene that it’s wildly refreshing to hear a different narrative. Toronto’s Sumaroo pulls us in with scratched acoustic guitar over a familiar beat, but creates what is almost a ballad for the song itself on “No One Likes The Kid.” The song progresses with tasteful horn lines […]

Texas-based singer/songwriter Robert Ellis announced today his new album Yesterday’s News will release on May 19th through his own label Niles City Records. An ever evolving, creatively restless renaissance man, Ellis is redefining himself yet again, this time on his own, in far more honest terms. Coming off his raucous 2019 album Texas Piano Man, […]

Five-time GRAMMY winner, Country Music Hall of Famer and AMA Lifetime Achievement Award recipient Marty Stuart has announced his new album, Altitude, which will be released on May 19 via Snakefarm. The announcement of his first new album in more than 6 years finds Stuart on the heels of a string of professional and personal achievements in an already […]

Squid has announced their second album, O Monolith, out June 9th via Warp Records, and present its lead single/video, “Swing (In A Dream).”

Levitate Music and Arts Festival will return July 7th, 8th and 9th at the Marshfield Fairgrounds in Marshfield, MA.