Archive: 2024

Much like other genres and art forms, folk has seen a big rise in participants over the past several years. Travel down a busy street in any Southern city or walk down the boardwalk near the street performers, everyone wants a piece of the pie. As we’ve seen in genres like hip-hop that gained a […]

Saxophonist and composer Chris Potter finally had the stars align for a session that’s been years, if not decades in the making. It can be challenging to find a break in the schedules of such giants on their respective instruments – pianist Brad Mehldau, bassist John Patitucci, and drummer Brian Blade. The eight compositions on […]

Mackenzie Shivers recently released her fourth full-length album, primrose was in season, working again with frequent collaborator Kevin Salem (Rachel Yamagata, Emmylou Harris) as Producer, and the collection shows Shivers’ continual push into new and interesting blends of acoustic and electronic elements. The album is one of dynamic contrasts, both in terms of sounds and […]

In late August of 2023, after offering up a series of singles, Grace Potter released her fifth studio album to the world. With a name inspired by a line from John Steinbeck’s Grapes of Wrath, and songs inspired by several road trips Potter took to find the space to make sense of life changes and […]

Sea.Hear.Now will pay respects to its state’s most important all time musical band as they bring Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band to the beaches of Asbury Park, NJ for a historic headline performance on Sunday, September 15, along with another first-time headliner set from Noah Kahan on Saturday, September 14. The Gaslight Anthem, Trey Anastasio Band, The Black Crowes, […]

Legendary French duo AIR has announced an extensive North American tour to celebrate the 25th anniversary of their debut album Moon Safari. Similar to their recent European tour, which sold out in record time, AIR will be playing their widely celebrated album in its entirety for the first time ever. This announcement closely trails last […]

Jayce Turley has the stories of someone twice his age. The 19-year-old Greenup County, Kentucky, native has already been entrenched in his state’s storied music scene for years. Turley attended his first concert at the age of two and estimates that he’d been to hundreds of shows by the time he hit double digits. He […]

On John Frusciante’s 54th birthday today, we’re paying tribute by throwing it back to his earliest days with the Red Hot Chili Peppers by serving up this saucy performance from 1990. At the time, the band was simultaneously recovering from the tragic death of Hillel Slovak and coalescing as a new unit into something that […]

In 2019, Slow Hollows released their Actors LP. The 12 songs had the band falling into more pop sensibilities and creating danceable grooves with simple yet impactful songwriting. It was a brand new direction for the band, an already established act finding solace in a new sonic landscape, it seemed like Slow Hollows was on […]

Beloved New Jersey indie rock band Real Estate recently made their long-awaited return with their sixth studio album Daniel. Their previous album The Main Thing was released almost exactly four years ago, a mere couple of weeks before the world effectively shut down due to the pandemic. Around this time, the band also saw the […]

A year ago to the day (March 3), De La Soul’s back catalog was released on streaming platforms across the internet. After decades of going back and forth with the record label Tommy Boy, who acquired the full masters from Warner and wanted to give the trio only 10% of the revenue, De La gained […]

Suppose you’re heading to a casino and can sense the buzz in the air. Everything that draws you in—the lighting, the music, and the feeling of excitement—is part of the magic. You may be wondering how casinos can make every single guest feel like they’re special. Data analytics can help with that. Casinos can learn […]

In 2020 Norah Jones foreshadowed the gloomy pandemic period with her brooding, melancholy Pick Me Up Off The Floor, a fine album but not exactly one to play at a party. By contrast, here on her latest, Visions, she refused to write multiple verses on “I Just Wanna Dance,” instead simply embracing the words of […]

This week marks the 30th anniversary of Nine Inch Nails’ seminal release, The Downward Spiral. Not only was it a huge conceptual leap forward for NIN’s mastermind Trent Reznor at the time, but, with the benefit of 30 years of hindsight, still stands as perhaps his greatest artistic achievement. And that’s saying something, considering Mr. […]

Getting her start as the bassist in “punk-jazz” groups Acoustic Ladyland and Melt Yourself Down, Ruth Goller’s unique approach to her instrument has led to her becoming an in-demand bassist. Goller’s resume includes working with modern jazz groups like Sons of Kemet and Marc Ribot to rock legends like Paul McCartney and Damon Albarn, as […]

Coming off what may be the most fully realized album of their career, IDLES hits the road to bring these songs to life. We’re only a few weeks removed from the release of TANGK and the post-punk mainstays have already performed the album at a few release events across the U.K. Last night  (February 29), […]

We got a special one for you fine people this week. Caustic has never looked so good as we kick off March with a plethora of unbelievably exciting releases. Everything from free-form jazz to head-pounding hardcore can be discovered below. A bouquet of new releases provides the soundtrack to what will hopefully be a relaxing […]

Jahari Massamba Unit is the jazz duo consisting of Madlib and Karriem Riggins. If those two names working on the same song aren’t exciting enough, one could argue you’ve lost the ability to be excited altogether. Two producers, proficient in both jazz and hip-hop with storied careers and colorful discographies to back them up, have […]