Archive: 2023

The Sisters of Mercy have announced their first US tour in over 14 years: 19 dates, commencing on May 10, 2023. For over four decades, The Sisters of Mercy (TSOM) have been an iconic force in underground music; defining, defying and denying numerous subgenres of rock and roll. Their unique blend of punk-psychedelia, metal, dance […]

Jared James Nichols enters more rocking territory with his self titled new album

Paul Jacks has an intoxicating delivery that scans the universe of bands like My Morning Jacket, Fruit Bats, and Blitzen Trapper. With a hazy electronic-hued musical delivery, the veteran singer-songwriter has continually progressed his sound to that of edgy studio precision. For almost twenty years Paul Jacks has created a unique and challenging sonic landscape, […]

Formed in 1972 in Portland, Oregon, West Coast funk pioneers Pleasure combined funk, rock, soul and jazz to create a truly unique sound that is still sampled today. After catching the ear of The Crusaders’ Wayne Henderson, they signed with Fantasy Records where they released six albums. Their third album Joyous has been long sought […]

Peter Gabriel has released the Dark-Side Mix of “The Court,” the second song from his forthcoming album i/o.

Delfeayo Marsalis leads his large ensemble, the Uptown Jazz Orchestra in a set of joyous tunes celebrating Mardi Gras and New Orleans.

Watch out Bad Bunny, there’s a new Latin player spicing a familiar scene. The Latin Dead feat. John Kadlecik will release its debut album, Eyes Of The World on February 14th. In advance of the release the band has shared the video for the first single “Shakedown Street.” While there have been various incarnations of Grateful Dead-related reinterpretation projects over the […]

For the first time in over two decades, post-punk icons Unwound is hitting the road. They kicked off their reunion tour last night (February 3) at the iconic Showbox in their hometown of Seattle, Washington.

Originally released in 2016, Champions has become something of a fan favorite and developed an enduring legacy as one of the band’s finest works. Nearly 7 years later we’re back with a special deluxe edition version of the album, just in time to coincide with the original lineup that recorded the album performing together again […]

What starts with a mostly melancholy-sounding finger-picked guitar part on “Better Bird” turns into an unpredictably creative earworm from Oakland’s Maya Elise and the Good Dream. Enter bass thumps, half-tempo snaps, and her tightly harmonizing counterparts to create a light, but phenomenally full gratifying sound. The whole song strongly utilizes a full pan stereophonic sound, but when […]