Archive: 2023

It’s been more than two decades since Semisonic last put out a full-length record. The band hinted at a full comeback with 2020’s five-song EP and a brief tour of the U.S., but Little Bit of Sun is a full-throttle commitment to fans who have grown tired of pointing out that the band – far […]

GRAMMY-winning Southern music label Single Lock Records has announced a series of historic, one-time-only concerts celebrating its tenth anniversary in its geographic and spiritual home of Muscle Shoals, AL next month. The “for-musicians, by-musicians” (Billboard) indie label will kick off the series with a special evening celebrating the legacy of Muscle Shoals songwriter and Single […]

DJ Shadow has announced a 31-date international tour for January through March of next year, in support of his just-released 8th studio album Action Adventure, released last Friday on Mass Appeal/Liquid Amber.While the pioneering DJ, producer and composer has performed a number of shows in the past few years, this is his first extensive tour since […]

“One, two three- let’s go!” is a familiar kickoff for punk bands and perhaps that calloff has never been more warranted for the return of Portland Oregon’s Mistons. With cryptic electricity and ferocious brevity, the band is as explosive as they are emotive. Started by Sean Croghan (crackerbash, Moustache, Pynnacles) and Micah Kassell in 2017 […]

As the holiday season approaches, there’s no better way to set the festive mood than with the timeless sounds of Stax Christmas. This album, a soulful collection of holiday classics, beautifully captures the spirit of Christmas while infusing it with the unmistakable Stax Records touch. From the moment you drop the needle, Stax Christmas envelops […]

Today, Asheville musician MJ Lenderman has announced his new live album, And the Wind (Live and Loose!), out November 17th on ANTI-, and presents an accompanying live video for fan favorite “You Have Bought Yourself A Boat.” MJ Lenderman writes songs that are amorphous and elastic, rising to fill the venue they’re in, generous to accommodate the numbers of players on stage […]

Ours & Others, the second collection from The Small Square arriving on Farm to Label Records October 31st, finds the duo of multi-instrumentalist and vocalist Paul Chastain and drummer, percussionist, and vocalist John Louis Richardson in fine form. Chastain is the songwriter and co-founder of rock group Velvet Crush and has worked both live and […]

Just recently, Low Cut Connie released the official trailer for his new film Art Dealers a feature-length companion to his critically acclaimed album Art Dealers which was released last month via Contender Records. Following its official premiere at the Richmond International Film Festival it took home its 2023 Artistic Vision Award. Check out the trailer below where we see just […]

Rose Gerber is an intrepid American roots explorer, incorporating country, folk, rock, alt-rock, and alt-country into a seamless signature aesthetic. As a writer, she’s both sensitive and sassy, equally gifted penning Heartland Rock n Roll and heartbreaking balladry. Her songs are snapshots of everyday living that show the meaning in the seemingly mundane, and they […]