Archive: 2024

Rising from the ashes of the Minutemen, Mike Watt and George Hurley soon met Ed “fROMOHIO” Crawford and valiantly carried on the spirit of their prior band by forming fIREHOSE in 1986. And while it would have been practically impossible for fIREHOSE to eclipse the Minutemen in terms of influence and excellence, they got pretty […]

In 2022 Marcus King released a driving, classic rock-soaked album Young Blood. His follow-up is titled Mood Swings, and it does just that, completely shifting his sound towards soul, stripping out his blazing guitar playing, substituting electro keys and orchestral string work to support his fluid vocals as lyrical pain pours out.  Produced by Rick […]

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Echoes Of The Inner Prophet is the second Blue Note release by Melissa Aldana. The saxophonist and composer gained significant acclaim not only for her compositions but for the colorful arrangements and harmonious textures delivered by her quintet on her debut 12 Stars. Also, the Chilean-born, NYC-based Aldana continues to forge a special musical partnership […]

Singer-songwriter and producer Jose James steps away from tributes that have marked previous releases on this, his twelfth album, the self-produced 1978, a double LP of just nine tracks that stretch just under an hour. The title has significance for a couple of reasons. It marks the year of James’ birth in Minneapolis but more […]

Chelsea Days is an Indie/Alternative band from Oklahoma City. The band formed in 2019, where they began releasing singles leading up to the pandemic. In 2021, the band started recording their debut album on a Tascam-38 at their home studio (Average Ear). The band then began to collaborate with producer Jarod Evans of BlackWatch Studios […]

Hailing from Richmond, CA, Little Oil is the brainchild of Mexico City-born Bay Area singer-songwriter Victor Mitrani whose music is a charming and irresistible cocktail of Psych-folk, Americana, Punk, Indie Rock, and Tom Waits/Captain Beefheart weirdness. His second full-length album Twelve Songs is set to be released on March 28, 2024, on the Fountain, Inc. Tape Label. […]

The Dirty Three (Warren Ellis, Mick Turner and Jim White) formed up in Melbourne in 1992, to play with guitar drums, and violin or viola; within a couple years, they’d broken out of Australia and gone worldwide. Over the next ten years, they toured over and over the planet, cut seven albums out along the way, and de-coupled themselves to […]

If you were at the Capitol Theatre in Port Chester, NY on Saturday night, March 30, 2024, at 8:45pm you witnessed a great performer light up the stage and reclaim his status as one of the more dynamic acts touring today. You see, it had been ten years since JJ Grey & Mofro released a […]

After a 12 year hiatus, Beachwood Sparks return with a long-awaited new album, “Across The River Of Stars,” produced by Chris Robinson (The Black Crowes). The lineup features original members/founders Chris Gunst (Guitar/Vocals), Brent Rademaker (Bass/Vocals), and Farmer Dave Scher (Lap Steel/Keys/Vocals), along with Ben Knight (Guitar), Jen Cohen Gunst (Keys/Guitar) and Andres Renteria (Drums). Featuring their blend of cosmic Americana and dreamy melodies, the band will also grace the live stage once again, with […]

Santigold has announced a run of North American live dates for this year, full details below. There will be an artist presale on Wednesday, April 3rd at 10 AM local time in each city which will be accessible with the password WITNESS24. Tickets will go on sale to the general public on Friday, April 5th at 10 AM local time. Her live shows are […]

We all know a person who seems to master whatever task they put their mind to. There’s that one friend who never played organized sports but somehow embarrasses people in pick-up basketball and the other friend with a phenomenal singing voice that only breaks out if the right song comes on after a few drinks. […]

A broken city, a decimated relationship, agonizing illness, loss of hope. In the heart of the pandemic in 2020, four Bay Area musicians came together to form Thunder Boys and record an album amidst a period of intense darkness. What unfolded is Leak in the Dreamworld, an ecstatic journey through the wreckage, a vessel that […]

With the late great D. Boon still on the mind (see yesterday’s Manic Monday), showcasing one of his favorite artists who was a big influence on this writing, the one and only Bob Dylan. And, although it might seem like an odd comparison, come to think of it, both Boon and Dylan actually had a […]

Every artist has a breakout album. A collection of songs so authentic and unique that it becomes undeniable and captures the attention of thousands, maybe millions of people. This doesn’t always mean commercial success and high streaming numbers, it could simply be an artist coming into their own and uncovering a sonic field to call […]

Today, The Hives announce their 2024 North American fall headline tour, with dates in NYC at Kings Theatre, Boston at Roadrunner and Philadelphia at The Fillmore. It includes stops at Sea.Hear.Now Festival in Asbury Park, NJ and Oceans Calling Festival at Ocean City, MD. Tickets are on sale Thursday, April 4 @ 10am local.  The […]

The Black Keys have announced a 2024 North American headline tour – International Players Tour – in support of their new album, Ohio Players, out April 5th. The 31-date run, produced by Live Nation, kicks off in Tulsa, OK on September 17 and travels across the country to cities including New York, Los Angeles, and Chicago, with two dates […]

Does anyone out there miss Minutemen and the late great D. Boon? It’s really hard to overstate just how significant Boon’s tragic death was back in 1985 (as a result of a traffic accident) not just to the punk scene, but really in the broader history of rock music as a whole. Indeed, in just […]