Archive: 2023

My Morning Jacket’s performance at Boston’s Roadrunner on October 24th showcased a quintet not just rejuvenated but in peak form. Between their carefully crafted setlist, obvious enthusiasm, and improved musicianship, they put their right foot forward in a way that gave their audience the impression that their best live shows have yet to come. Enough […]

The 50th anniversary celebration tour of The Headhunters pulled into New York City for a packed set of funky jazz in a historic Greenwich Village venue on Wednesday night October 25th, exactly 50 years to the day that the album Headhunters was released. Café Wha? was sold out for the early show as the classic […]

At a quick first glance and just a cursory listen, Robin Trower’s Joyful Sky would appear to be altogether similar to his previous few records. Like last year’s No More Worlds To Conquer, the cover boasts artwork by the British guitar hero himself, graphics that enclose the quiet fire of his guitar suffusing smartly modified contemporary blues originals. Yet […]

Belgian-born and New Orleans-based singer/songwriter Ghalia Volt recently released her fifth album, Shout Sister Shout!, via Ruf Records. True to form, and as she did with her previous albums, she sought out a unique experience in working with a very specific Producer and in a special studio space. This time around she went to Rancho […]

Laufey made her much-awaited return to Michigan, playing Detroit proper for the first time at a sold-out Majestic Theater on October 25th. (She played Ferndale last year.) Before the doors even opened, I got in the longest line I’ve encountered so far at this venue, with the queue wrapping a solid two blocks away from […]

Andrew Gold was a prolific songwriter, multi-instrumentalist, and producer who influenced much of the pop and soft-rock sound of the 70s. Besides having a successful solo career with hits like “Lonely Boy,” “Never Let Her Slip Away,” and the original version of “Thank You for Being a Friend,” Gold performed on scores of albums by […]

In 1948, club owner George Goldner made the decision to start his first record label, Tico Records, which would focus solely on Latin artists. It signed artists like Ray Barretto, Ismael Rivera, and, most famously, Tito Puente. Though it was sold in 1974 to legendary New York Latin label Fania Records, new releases continued to […]

Chris Stapleton will continue his extensive “All-American Road Show” tour through next summer including newly confirmed shows at San Diego’s Petco Park, Minneapolis’ U.S. Bank Stadium, Seattle’s T-Mobile Park, Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena, Los Angeles’ Hollywood Bowl, Cleveland’s Blossom Music Center and Philadelphia’s Freedom Mortgage Pavilion among many others. Special guests on the tour, which is produced by […]

Leeds quartet Yard Act announce their new album, Where’s My Utopia?, out March 1st on Republic Records, and present its lead single/video, “Dream Job.” Co-produced by Yard Act and Gorillaz member Remi Kabaka Jr., Where’s My Utopia? follows the band’s debut, 2022’s The Overload, and this year’s much-lauded single “The Trench Coat Museum.” Additionally, Yard Act unveil a 2024 tour of North America, Europe and the UK (including a hometown […]

Glitterer, the former solo project of Title Fight’s Ned Russin, returns with a new offering – and now, Glitterer is a full band. They have announced their forthcoming LP, Rationale, to be released on February 23, 2024 via ANTI- Records. Out today is the commanding lead single, “Plastic”; directed by Chris Tharp, listen and watch the song’s new video – […]