Archive: 2025

Santa Cruz hardcore band DRAIN have announced a North American tour in support of their freshly released third album …IS YOUR FRIEND. Kicking off March 19th in Dallas the 19-date tour will make stops in Atlanta, Philadelphia, NYC, Brooklyn, Chicago, Seattle and more while also making their Coachella debut along the way. Tickets for the tour go on sale this Friday November 14th at 10am […]

At this point, rock legends Cheap Trick have nothing left to prove. From fan-favorite rockers releasing acclaimed albums at breakneck speed, to becoming an overseas sensation, and landing themselves in the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, the band has achieved something most bands can only hope for. Not only did Cheap Trick emerge from […]

For its third consecutive year, Dreamy Draw Music Festival transformed Scottsdale Civic Center into a wild-west-inspired haven for folk and indie fans. The 2025 edition was headlined by The Lumineers (Friday, November 7) and Vampire Weekend (Saturday, November 8). While The Lumineers fit the festival’s folk-forward tradition, Vampire Weekend’s appearance underscored promoters Oh Wow Presents […]

Guitar virtuoso Julian Lage has announced the January 23 release of Scenes from Above, his fifth Blue Note album, the second made in collaboration with revered producer Joe Henry, and his first with a striking new quartet featuring keyboardist John Medeski, bassist Jorge Roeder, and drummer Kenny Wollesen. The album is introduced today with the gorgeous invocation “Opal” which is accompanied by […]

Cymarshall Law is a boundary-pushing artist redefining creative expression. Known for his sharp lyricism and cultural depth, he channels his voice through music, books, podcasts, and even gaming—all while staying rooted in independence. His latest album, The Peaceful Warrior 2: Raw Self-Expression (available now via Freedom Entertainment), is a bold collaboration with UK producer Slimline […]

NOTADOG is a Boston-based punk/emo band with a penchant for emotionally earnest lyrics coupled with a fun, down-to-earth play style made to get audiences moving and dancing with the music. This exhilarating 3-piece was created when Eric Fegan, their singer/guitarist, exhausted with 20 years of classical composition, was ready to vent authentically through other means. […]

Among the current crop of bands that traffic in 60s-influenced rock and roll sounds, Color Green is one of the very best you will hear. But don’t be mistaken in thinking this California band can be pigeon-holed into another throwback act rocking paisley and bellbottoms. Since releasing their self-titled debut EP in 2020, the quartet […]

Emma Swift’s new album, “The Resurrection Game,” unfolds like a series of letters written from the far edge of an emotional winter. It is a record of desolate beauty and delicately held hope, the sound of someone who has passed through collapse and found something luminous in what remained. Swift does not sing to escape […]

On his new album Live a Little (due out December 5th), acclaimed Nashville indie-rock singer-songwriter Tommy Womack reminds us that every moment is precious.  “I could have called it Life Goes On, but that would have been a little maudlin and a little too obvious,” Womack says. “The flip side of the death that runs […]

Nashville-based rising star Stephen Wilson Jr. announces the Gary The Torch Tour, the follow-up to his wildly successful søn of dad tour that lasted over two years and took him across the globe. The tour begins on March 6 in Columbus, OH and includes stops in Toronto, Boston, Brooklyn, Philadelphia, Chicago and many more. Tickets […]

Continuing our tribute to Neil Young in the run-up to his 80th birthday on Wednesday, for today’s Tuesday’s Gone, we’re showcasing this classic live performance from the BBC Television Centre in London, England, February 23, 1971. Sandwiched between two of his most iconic albums, 1970’s After the Gold Rush, and 1972’s Harvest, there’s always been […]

Saxophonist Dave McMurray departs from his last two Grateful Deadication albums with I LOVE LIFE even when I’m hurting, his fourth Blue Note album. Well, almost. He does have one Grateful Dead tune on the record. Beyond that, the album is eclectic. There are vocal, jazz,  soul, and funk tracks. In many ways, it is […]

Ana Popović’s Dance to the Rhythm, released on October 31, 2025 via Electric Heel Records, marks the Serbian-born guitarist’s twelfth studio album — and one of her most vibrant yet. Following a period of personal and creative uncertainty, Popović returns with a record that celebrates joy, perseverance, and freedom through music. Known primarily for her […]

With Neil Young’s 80th birthday just around the corner (November 12th to be exact), we’ll be dedicating this week to him by featuring some classic performances from his legendary career. And while there is certainly no shortage of material to pull from on that front, being that it’s Manic Monday today, we’re serving up this […]

With five decades of hindsight, Neil Young and Crazy Horse’s Zuma (released 11/10/75) boasts the most cogent, linear logic of any album in the former Buffalo Springfielder’s discography. With an ideal balance of tightly-structured tracks, extended improvisational interludes, and two essentially acoustic, harmony pieces, it readily qualifies as a perfect LP (alongside Little Feat’s Dixie […]

At the intimate Shubert Theatre in Boston this past Thursday, November 6, one of the greatest rock and roll vocalists and musical icons, Robert Plant, graced the stage along with his current band Saving Grace, which featured ethereal vocalist Suzi Dian along with drummer Oli Jefferson, guitarist Tony Kelsey, banjo and string player Matt Worley, […]

While we are still ramping up to the official start of the holiday season, November is kicking off with a bag of gifts. Just when it may seem like the music world is entering vacation mode, with almost every album announcement being attached to a date in 2026, this week proves that 2025 is far […]

2025 is becoming a significant chapter in the legacy of the Wu-Tang Clan, one of Hip-hop’s most long-standing, dominant forces. In March, the group finished their Wu-Tang Forever: The Final Chamber tour, a massive worldwide tour meant to be the group’s final one, as they put a bow on their decades-long reign over the genre. […]