Archive: 2023

The semi-annual Exit Zero Jazz Festival held November 10-12, 2023, in the nation’s oldest ocean resort, Cape May, NJ featured second-line parades, the usual loyal, enthusiastic jazz audiences, and a most varied lineup. The mild temperatures made it conducive to take in acts at the nearby clubs which were overflowing the entire weekend. Nonetheless, with […]

When Minor Threat first released their now iconic and landscape-changing album Out of Step back in 1983, it was just a punk album from a booming scene. Forty years later, those nine songs continue to shape generations of punk-influenced kids looking for an outlet. Their youthful energy captured an era of the genre that has […]

To be prolific is one thing for an artist, but progressing with each release is another monster. Being able to churn out tunes that fit the mold of a sound is a skill in its own right but when every release from a consistent artist shows some improvement or at least some experimentation, it takes […]

Spencer LaJoye makes queer indie folk music for everyone. With a coy smile, a wink to the back row, and carefree expertise, they spin their crystalline vocals through a loop pedal while strumming the weathered acoustic guitar they acquired for leading worship in high school. “I don’t believe in much anymore,” they announce to teary-eyed […]

With four and a half decades of hindsight, there appears a continuity within Grateful Dead’s Shakedown Street (released 11/15/78) that wasn’t so obvious at the time of its original release. A palpable undercurrent of rhythm permeates virtually all nine tracks and thirty-five or so minutes of its playing, the sources of which are both readily discernible and […]

The word “veteran” gets thrown around a lot in the music world. It is closely associated with celebrated artists entering the fourth decade of their career or elusive musicians who rarely speak publicly. Veteran musicians are typically the center of attention wherever they go, people flock to artists they’ve never heard of if one of […]

Jess Williamson announces 2024 North America tour dates in support of her 2023 breakthrough album Time Ain’t Accidental. The critically acclaimed album, out now on Mexican Summer, showcases Williamson’s wholly modern and unique take on country music. The tour, which kicks off February 22nd in Philadelphia, PA and wraps in Los Angeles, CA on March […]

Judas Priest has announced their Invincible Shield Tour with special guest Sabaton. The all-time greats will take over the U.S.A. this spring with 14 shows. Produced by Live Nation, the tour kicks off on April 18 at Toyota Oakdale Theatre in Wallingford, CT making stops in Reading, PA; Boston, MA; Rosemont, IL; Washington, DC and […]

The wait is finally over for hip-hop fans around the world as the elusive and legendary André 3000 has announced his long-awaited debut solo album. New Blue Sun will arrive this Friday (November 17) and will break a 17-year musical silence from half of the famous Outkast duo. André, however, will not be rapping on […]