Archive: 2024

Music has a unique relationship with several forms of popular culture. There are artists and songwriters who have been extremely talented enough to combine two different things and make songs that standout because of their lyrics. The rap and hip-hop genres can often feature references to sports, especially the UK’s grime scene. It isn’t uncommon […]

Posh, Poodle, Krystal and Toe is the third full-length album from Santa Cruz-based songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Joe Kaplow. Appropriately named after his bandmates’ nicknames, this record is a more cohesive ‘band’ statement than his previous self-recorded work. Most tracks were cut over a five day span, performed live at the OK Theater in Enterprise, OR […]

On Wednesday, March 6th, just days before Austin, TX is set to be descended upon by SXSW madness, Olympia’s Sleater-Kinney played for an enthusiastic crowd at ACL Live. Showcasing several tracks from their new album, Little Rope, the band was loud, muscular and uncompromising as they stomped through almost two dozen songs across their repertoire. […]

Porno for Pyros, the alt-rock supergroup featuring Jane’s Addiction’s Perry Farrell, descended upon the House of Blues in Boston on Tuesday, March 5th, for a stop on their “Horns, Thorns and Halos” farewell tour. The energy was electric as fans, many sporting a mix of Pyros and Jane’s Addiction t-shirts, eagerly awaited the arrival of […]

While just the words “steel pan ensemble” might conjure a “hard pass” from most wisecrackers, perhaps a few things to consider about Bacao Rhythm & Steel Band: They do a mean cover of “Nuthin But A G Thang,”  and they are from Germany, where there are no sunny escapist tropicales that might influence a Caribbean […]

Moonsville Collective has become the string band the members always wanted it to be. Five years after their last release and following a lineup change, the Southern California–bred folk band feels a renewed connection to its roots in old-time music circles, bolstered by the sharpened musical and songwriting skills that come with more experience. “We […]

It goes without saying that Gang Starr is one of the most important figures in hip-hop history. With Guru’s effortlessly relaxed cadence and nuanced rhyme schemes gliding over DJ Premier’s jazz-tinted instrumentals, it is hip-hop in its truest essence. One emcee and one DJ trade energies to create mystical moments of literary prowess and genre-fusing […]

Released on DVD and Blu-ray in 2015, The Who Live at Shea Stadium 1982 contains the complete performance from October 13th, the second of two nights at the now defunct NYC venue. Even without ancillary content on that package, the double CD proffers a comprehensive cross-section of the iconic British group’s work throughout its career. And oddly […]

Austin, Texas rock quartet Good Looks has announced their electric new album Lived Here For A While, out June 7th via Keeled Scales, and shared its lead single/video, “If It’s Gone” (below). The follow-up to Good Looks’ critically acclaimed 2022 debut Bummer Year, Lived Here For A While trades the Americana sound that colored in […]

RE:UM is a project led by Producer Elliott Eriksen, who blends electronic music with organic instrumentation to build soulful tracks that ignite a range of moods. A self-taught guitarist, bassist, and self-proclaimed “terrible pianist”, he breaks most conventional rules around conforming to genres; and in doing so has attracted a sizeable audience across platforms together […]

Imagine standing on a beach on a gloomy morning, the rain hitting you sideways as a cool breeze splashes the droplets across your face. Now mix that with a need to escape and you have Neighbourly’s murky new single “Small Town Kid”. The minimal arrangement provides the perfect backdrop for eerie melodies, an amalgamation of […]

On 2019’s No Record Home, Kim Gordon’s solid solo debut, the veteran artist put down the guitar/bass (for the most part) moving into unique noise/pop territory working with producer Justin Raisen. Continuing their partnership, they have taken the best aspects of that record and excellently exploded things even further out there as The Collective is […]

Kamasi Washington today confirms his new album, Fearless Movement, is set for release May 3 via Young. A new song, “Prologue,” debuts today alongside a video directed by longtime collaborator AG Rojas and choreographed by Samantha Blake Goodman– check it out below. Pre-order/Pre-save Fearless Movement here. Additionally, Washington unveils plans for an extensive North American tour kicking off May 4 at New York’s Beacon Theatre with further dates including Chicago, Houston, San Francisco and the Hollywood Bowl Jazz Festival, […]

On the heels of releasing his ninth studio album INSANO, GRAMMY® Award-winning multiplatinum sonic visionary, artist, producer, actor, and director Kid Cudi today announced he’s going on a massive world tour across North America, UK, and Europe beginning summer 2024. Presented by AEG Presents, INSANO WORLD TOUR will see Cudi playing 43 shows, starting in Austin on June 28th at the Moody Center. INSANO […]

 Ben Folds announces the return of his popular “Paper Airplane Request Tour,” performing solo shows across the US starting May 30, 2024. What initially began years ago as a request for songs as encores will once again be a central element in Folds’ shows when he engages audiences to make their song requests via paper airplanes. “The […]

“It’s hotter than hell, but don’t it make for a sunset” begins Orchid South, the third album by acclaimed Memphis singer-songwriter Chris Milam. Introducing a lush, bold rock and roll record full of extremes—the highs and lows of adolescence—Milam sets a stage of looming disaster and irrepressible beauty. This is Milam’s teenage wasteland: it’s the […]

Up-and-coming Americana artist Evan Boyer is not a polished, perfect singer-songwriter plucked from a glossy magazine page: He’s the genuine article, making relatable music from the raw edges of his own flawed existence. Boyer’s compelling, country-leaning Americana is organic and down-to-earth, laced with laid-back narratives in the vein of folk icons Jason Isbell and Tom […]

Speaking of birthdays (see Tuesday’s Gone), the legendary Roger Daltry recently celebrated his 80th earlier this month (March 1st). It goes without saying that The Who was certainly one of the most progressive and innovative bands of their era (or of any era for that matter), and as evidenced by this clip from Tommy, they […]