Archive: 2024

The time has finally arrived for everyone’s favorite holiday tradition: The Best of Caustic 2024! It has been a long journey with plenty of magical releases that made the soundtrack to this year a beautiful and diverse one. Of all the Caustics done this year, picking 15 of the best is no easy task, and […]

It’s not every day that a group of pro athletes trades helmets and mouthguards for headphones and microphones, but for the Philadelphia Eagles’ Jason Kelce (retired), Lane Johnson, and Jordan Mailata, it’s become an annual holiday tradition. But this year’s A Philly Special Christmas Party, the group’s third and final record, isn’t your typical jock […]

Left For Dead Records has issued a significant archival release gathering the music of early to mid-80s New Jersey Hardcore Punk band Detention. While the group only spanned a few years, they nevertheless captured a nationwide surge in genre-pushing and often satirical music that influenced other bands, particularly through their rowdy and theatrical live shows. […]

Founded in Austin, TX almost two decades ago, White Denim has always been a band driven by transformation. Once known for their raucous, genre-blurring live shows and feverishly tight musicianship, the Texas-born group, now led almost entirely by James Petralli, has taken a sharp turn with 12. This album was written and produced by Petralli […]

If this 1956 Big Bill Broonzy performance of “When Did You Leave Heaven” doesn’t feature a song as familiar as his oft-covered “Key to the Highway,” there’s no denying the two songs share a wry, intelligent viewpoint. Such an attitude was undoubtedly honed during the man’s unusual career arc covering country music and an urban […]

In continued support of their 3x GRAMMY-nominated album Dark Matter, Pearl Jam will be touring select U.S. cities in April and May 2025. Pearl Jam’s live dates will start in Hollywood, FL, on April 24 and 26 and will visit Atlanta, Nashville, and Raleigh and wrap with performances in Pittsburgh, PA, on May 16 and 18. Full tour […]

In 2025, KRAFTWERK, with legendary electro pioneer Ralf Hütter, will return to North America to commemorate their breakthrough album Autobahn and their first U.S. Tour, which took place in 1975. KRAFTWERK are pleased to announce 50 Years of Autobahn with their MULTIMEDIA CONCERTS. Tickets go on sale this Friday, December 13 at 10AM local at www.kraftwerktour25.com and fans can sign-up for presale access now. […]

We have a special Golden Age Thursday to kick off the last month of 2024. With what is arguably one of the most unpredictable and tense years Hip-hop has seen in a long time, reflecting on how the genre arrived at its current position in pop culture is vital to understanding and appreciating its journey. […]

Venerated singer/songwriter David Ramirez has announced the March 21st release of All The Not So Gentle Reminders (Blue Corn Music), his most ambitious album to date, and 2025 US and UK/European tour dates (see list below). The twelve-song collection is an eclectic musical journey, featuring richly textured arrangements, ethereal acoustic balladry, sweeping choruses and hints […]

Zack Keim can find inspiration nearly anywhere. The Pittsburgh singer-songwriter hatched the hook for his 2022 single “Canyon” while driving around Washington, D.C. making food deliveries. “I was delivering Uber Eats, and I wrote that on my phone—just a voice memo,” Keim recalls. An insistent vocal refrain (“Can-yonnn!”) was all it took; Keim started strumming […]

Following their highly successful 30-show “Dead Forever – Live At Sphere” residency earlier this year, Dead & Company are set to return to Sphere in Las Vegas this spring for an 18-show residency celebrating the band’s 10-year anniversary. Fans can look forward to another incredible series of performances, featuring updated visuals that, with the unparalleled immersive experience […]

When an artist from a successful, well-known band records a solo album, the first question is, “Why?”  Most of the time, it turns out to be internal tensions, a desire to do something different creatively, or both. The key to answering the question honestly is remembering that the artist often denies these motivations at the […]

Remember that one time when George Harrison really wanted to be a pirate on a very special Christmas edition of Rutland Weekend Television way back in 1976? Oh, wait, what’s that, you don’t? Then feast your eyes on his hilarious performance, which starts out instrumentally as an apparently faithful rendition of “My Sweet Lord”, but […]

In retrospect, the Grateful Dead’s 1979 recruitment of the late Brent Mydland was the first in a series of purposeful steps the group took to reconfigure its band chemistry in the wake of Keith and Donna Godchaux’ departure. The live albums of the early Eighties, Dead Set, and Reckoning, offer early indications of the varied benefits they derived […]

In 2024, Blue Note celebrated its 85th birthday with a touring quintet of its leading contemporary musicians. At some point during the grueling tour, the members found time to enter a Hollywood studio to capture the magic of their collective sound. Remember that most anniversary celebrations delve into the past in a ‘greatest hits’ or […]

GRAMMY-nominated singer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Valerie June has announced the Owls, Omens, and Oracles Tour. Following the recent release of a holiday offering Gifts, Presents, and Treats, which saw June present covers of three Christmas classics, the tour is yet another gift for the holiday season. All shows are full band; tickets are on sale […]

Fan favorite music festival Kilby Block Party is set to return in 2025, bigger and better than ever. Taking place May 15th through May 18th at the Utah State Fairpark in Salt Lake City, UT, the sixth annual edition of Kilby Block Party will kick off on Thursday night, marking the festival’s expansion from three […]

Trey Anastasio has announced plans for a very special solo acoustic run. The tour gets underway March 8, 2025 at Springfield, MA’s Symphony Hall and then visits US theatres and concert halls through early April. Real-time presales begin Wednesday, December 4 exclusively via treytickets.shop.ticketstoday.com. All remaining tickets will go on sale to the general public on Friday, December 6 – please […]