Archive: 2025

Known for his intimate tenor, signature guitar style and moody melodies, Los Angeles-based solo artist Shane Alexander has shaped a distinctive career for himself with his California indie folk and soaring acoustic rock. Alexander returns with his eighth full-length studio album, Forever Songs, on April 4th. The album is a masterful collection that seamlessly blends […]

Implausible as it may sound, the Guess Who were among the most prominent Canadian artists–including Neil Young, Joni Mitchell, and Gordon Lightfoot–who had a sizable influence on the pop/rock music of the early Seventies. With the hindsight of fifty-five years, it’s clear each artist’s impact has, in its way, continued far beyond that era, and the Winnipeg group’s is […]

Oscars, also called the Academy Awards, entail celebrating talents across the film industry. Just like the outcome of playing roulette online is based on your performance plus luck, the nominees and eventual winners follow the same route. Over time, this evaluation body has identified the artistic brilliance of performers, regardless of their age or genre. […]

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If you want to experience the warm embrace of music, go to a Railroad Earth show. There isn’t a better way to sum up the feeling of catching the New Jersey jam grass outfit, which has been stirring up good vibes for well over twenty years now. Though the group’s last album (All For The […]

You’re by chance relatively new to Swans, or perhaps only familiar with their pulverizing/bleak early material (see yesterday’s Manic Monday, for example); it might surprise you that their sound evolved considerably in a relatively short amount of time. Indeed, Swans have gone through many different eras, each one compelling in their distinct way. The band […]

6x GRAMMY® Award-nominated musician/songwriter/producer Steven Wilson has announced the eagerly awaited North American leg of The Overview Tour – his first full-band solo headline run in the US and Canada in over seven years. Dates get underway for the Live Nation produced run starting September 9 at San Francisco, CA’s The Masonic and continue through mid-October. Highlights include shows at historic venues […]

Joshua Josué is an up-and-coming Latin rock artist who has quickly gained recognition for his distinctive blend of Mexican musical traditions and contemporary rock influences. With a deep respect for his heritage and a passion for pushing musical boundaries, Joshua’s music resonates with listeners around the world. His lyrics are both personal and universal, exploring […]

Goose has announced the upcoming release of their eagerly anticipated fourth studio album, Everything Must Go, arriving via No Coincidence Records on Friday, April 25. Digital pre-saves are available now. Vinyl pre-orders will be available tomorrow, January 28 at 12 noon ET. The Connecticut-based quintet’s first new studio LP in close to three years, Everything Must Go is heralded by […]

When I speak with Al Schnier, he is on his way (to quote one of his band moe.’s most famous tunes) down to Mexico to join jam band peers The String Cheese Incident along with a slew of others for a few days of musical revelry on the beach. The shows will be among the […]

Pop quiz: who was the heaviest band of the 80s? If you’re tempted to respond to that question with some of the usual suspects from heavy metal or hardcore punk, please try again. In this writer’s (not particularly humble) opinion, the correct answer is Swans. Granted, music is often a highly subjective experience, and “heavy” […]

Described as a classic by the artist, Van Morrison’s Moondance (released 1/27/70) is a sublime pleasure to rediscover, whether in its original 1970 form or the 2013 expanded edition. The relative simplicity of the material and arrangements thereof may very well generate multiple epiphanies from either source.  Not the least of such revelations is how generally different is […]

In our current moment of marketable nostalgia and an almost relentless amount of tours with bands using the anniversary of a landmark album to drive ticket sales, one could easily assume that the band who released at least one of the most celebrated albums of the early aughts would do just that. This was certainly […]

Having formally adopted Chicago as its band moniker with its sophomore album, Chicago Transit Authority also solidified the commercial breakthrough based on its debut. Unfortunately, the supervision of the project by manager/producer James William Guercio also nurtured the group’s pretensions. As a result, with the hindsight of five and a half decades, Chicago II (released 1/26/70) stands […]

Craig Finn has announced the release of his eagerly awaited new album, Always Been, arriving via Tamarac Recordings/Thirty Tigers on Friday, April 4. Pre-orders and pre-saves are available now. Produced by GRAMMY® Award-winner Adam Granduciel (The War On Drugs) at his studio in Burbank, CA and mixed by 3x GRAMMY® Award-winning engineer Jonathan Low (Taylor […]

On the cover of Life’ll Kill Ya (released 1/25/00), a hirsute Warren Zevon flashes a wry grin fully in keeping with the wicked glint in his eyes. The facial expressions, however, belie the implicit confrontation of mortality that runs through this, his tenth studio album, and its immediate successors, My Ride’s Here and The Wind.  As the songs often […]

You can’t help but be excited when talking about Orlando singer/songwriter Cat Ridgeway. Her infectious energy and contagious enthusiasm for everything she creates are electric. Her passion and commitment to her music radiate through her fiery blend of indie rock and punk with hints of dream pop and folk. A skilled lyricist and melodist, Ridgeway […]

Rita Satch is a vocalist and songwriter whose music fuses soul, jazz, and cinematic orchestration into genre-defying soundscapes. Born in Uzbekistan and raised in Melbourne/Naarm, she has performed at Glastonbury and Cheltenham Jazz Festival. Satch has collaborated with luminaries like Gary Bartz and Barny McAAll. Her debut album is set to be released in 2025 […]