Archive: 2024

Due to increased demand following two breakout weekends, Dead & Company has announced six additional shows for their “Dead Forever – Live at Sphere” residency in Las Vegas, bringing the total number of shows to 30. The new dates are scheduled for Thursday, August 1; Friday, August 2; Saturday, August 3; Thursday, August 8; Friday, August 9; and Saturday, […]

Jane’s Addiction, with their original band members, and Love And Rockets announced they will hit the road for their 2024 co-headline tour. Produced by Live Nation, the 23-city tour kicks off on August 9 at Fontainebleau Las Vegas making stops across North America in Los Angeles, New York, Toronto and more before wrapping up in St. Louis at […]

Lonesome Shack conjures a spirit that drifts between city and desert, navigating trials of love, loss and the natural world. With an ear to folk and blues traditions, they craft songs that stir the heart and shake the soul. On their eighth studio album Song Of The Horsethey (due out July 19th) dig deeper into […]

Hearing Sly and the Family Stone’s Stand! With five and a half decades of hindsight, it reaffirms why the man born Sylvester Stewart had such an influence over other estimable artists of the time. Jimi Hendrix (Band of Gypsys), Miles Davis (Jack Johnson), and Herbie Hancock (Headhunters) all paid deserved tribute to the man, directly or indirectly, […]

Jimi Hendrix was a phenomenal guitarist. It’s probably safe to say that fact has been fairly well established for the last half century or so. Everyone knows he was a revolutionary figure in music, haven brought a certain swagger, groove, and rawness to rock n ’roll that made practically everything else that came before him […]

The last day of the Boston Calling Music Festival was widely agreed upon to have had the best lineup. The Killers and Hozier both returned as festival veterans. Megan Thee Stallion made her first visit, and all three music giants made quite the impression – as expected. The weather was perfect throughout the day, as […]

For a lot of people, Memorial Day weekend is synonymous with the unofficial start of summer and all the festivities that go along with that. That often involves hitting the beach (if you happen to live close to one anyway), but regardless of your proximity to open water, here’s a classic summer punk-rock jam that […]

Day two of Boston Calling is in the books, and it did not disappoint as it seems as though each dayand its lineup gets better and better. Mother Nature also took pity on the festival asSaturday’s weather briefly offered up a hot morning without a cloud in the sky, which quicklyturned into an afternoon with […]

Willy Tea Taylor and his band, The Fellership, are on a West Coast tour, and on Wednesday, May 22nd, that tour brought them to Portland, Oregon’s Polaris Hall. The Turkey Buzzards opened the show, and the duo remained on stage to serve the Fellership with bass and acoustic guitar. Willy Tea also brought along his […]

The Boston Calling Music Festival kicked off Memorial Day weekend on Friday with a bang. Headliner Ed Sheeran delivered a crowd-pleasing set filled with his signature pop anthems that included “The A Team,” “You Need Me, I Don’t Need You,” and “Thinking Out Loud.” Sheeran, who stepped out to his mark in one of his signature […]

GLORIA IN TUMULTU, VERITAS IN FRAGORE PROPHETUS INSANUM emerges as a bold manifesto from the collaborative genius of Australians DANIAL (Midnight Juggernauts) and Byron Spencer, whose joint venture, DeepFaith, breaks new ground with its audacious soundscapes. This EP is a melting pot of the duo’s expansive creative backgrounds, offering a sonic exploration that is as […]

Carlos Niño’s latest creation, Placenta, is a testament to his boundless ingenuity and collaborative spirit. Released under the visionary Chicago-based International Anthem label, Niño distinguishes himself even among his experimental peers. While many of his contemporaries dive into free jazz, funk, and ambient experimentation, Niño carves out a niche that is distinctly his own, melding […]

While the economics of touring with a 12-person band plus the crew that comes with that is baffling in today’s age, we should all be grateful that the Tedeschi Trucks Band (TTB) has seemingly found a way to make it work. Considering that their last studio release – 2022’s I Am The Moon – was […]

Folks, the long weekend has finally arrived. Over here on the good old East Coast, they are calling for nothing but sunshine and humidity, the perfect way to ring in the summer. Whether traveling far and expecting traffic or planning a staycation, the sun shines brighter when you have the perfect song playing. Like a […]

Minneapolis’ own Muja (formerly known as Muja Messiah) teams up with producer Dub Sonata for a collaborative album titled Break The Stereo. Spanning 11 tracks, the rapper-producer duo takes you on a journey from the Twin Cities to the Five Boroughs, calling on frequent collaborators Slug (of Atmosphere), Nejma Nefertiti, Nazeem (of Blood $moke Body), Bobby […]

Tendavillage is a Canadian-based musical group that blends soul, rnb, funk, and jazz while featuring soulful vocals, hard grooving beats a la Dilla, and lyrics with a sense of humour. As the lead songwriter and producer, Kate Melvina cites influences such as Stevie Wonder, Prince, D’Angelo, Mononeon, and Moonchild, along with jazz greats George Duke […]

Since a high-profile spot guesting with Phish early in his career (Worcester ’98), native Vermonter Seth Yacovone has transformed himself into something of a musical renaissance man. Not only does he lead two bands faithfully devoted to the estimable canon of the Grateful Dead, but in 2013, he began fronting a second trio under his own name. […]

It’s only ironic that on the 50th anniversary of David Bowie’s Diamond Dogs, Hannah Fairlight would share a similar canine-inspired photo for the cover photo of her new album Lone Wolf, out today. A robust 13 tracks that inspire the fearlessness of Chrissie Hynde and the modern punk-influenced musical karate chops of Sleater-Kinney, Fairlight is […]