Archive: 2025

When Wire seeming broke-up for good after their original three-peat of classic albums in the late-70s, they surprised most everyone by reforming in the mid-80s and releasing their 4th studio album The Ideal Copy in 1987. Perhaps the only thing more surprising than the fact they even reunited in the first place was their new […]

Given the buzz about the film Complete Unknown and the many younger people turning to Dylan’s music, folk music may become more vital again. As the newbies seek out the likes of Dylan, Joan Baez, and Pete Seeger, they should realize that folk music is still being played, and there is no finer example than […]

Gilad Bogner is an American/Israeli singer-songwriter and guitarist. Brought up in a religious Jewish home (no longer religious himself), his family moved to Israel when he was seven, and in his early 20s, moved back to the States to pursue a music career.  His trip back to the States has been far from fruitless as […]

The Movin’ On is the second release from Portland, Oregon, country-folk songwriter Taylor Kopp. This five-song EP delivers his signature storytelling and haunting vocals but with fresh sonic elements introduced via his new collaboration with producer and pedal steel player Raymond Richards (Blitzen Trapper, Local Natives). The resulting sound, both ethereal and organic, represents an […]

Seattle’s Deep Sea Diver will release Billboard Heart, their fourth album, and wide-screened Sub Pop debut worldwide on Friday, February 28th, 2025. The new long-player includes the previously released title track, along with highlights “What Do I Know,” “Emergency,” “Let Me Go,” her collaboration with Grammy-winner Madison Cunningham, and today’s offering, the new single “Shovel.” […]

Billy Strings has announced a ten-city spring tour featuring three-night runs in St Augustine and Cary, NC, along with two nights in Savannah, GA, Grand Rapids, MI, St. Louis, MO, and Lexington, KY. Preregistration for presales that start on Wednesday, January 8th has started here. Check below on the tour poster for a full list […]

Acclaimed singer, songwriter, guitarist and producer Gary Louris is releasing his third solo album Dark Country, releasing on February 14 via Sham/Thirty Tigers. Inspired by and dedicated to his wife Stephanie, this is the most intimate and romantic album from The Jayhawks’ frontman. The first single released today, “Getting Older” is an acoustic ode to […]

Portland, Oregon-based musician/engineer/producer Steve Drizos, a professional touring musician for more than twenty-seven years and studio owner, can currently be found behind the drums for Jerry Joseph and The Jackmormons or helming the board at his SE Portland recording studio, The Panther. He recently released his sophomore full-length album, i love you now, leave me […]

Continuing with our spotlight on Wire this week, today we’re serving up this remarkably dense performance of “A Touching Display” from 1979 at Rockpalast, which finds the band at arguably their artistic and creative late-70s peak. Granted, if you associate their “artistic and creative peak” with the notably foreboding sound that characterizes “A Touching Display”, […]

A new year means new opportunities in many aspects of life. Adding a healthy habit to your routine, reading more, and changing your diet are some of the more common New Year’s resolutions you hear drunkenly spat out at crowded parties minutes before the clock strikes midnight on January 1. While that is all fine […]

In pre-Internet times, teenagers used to make time capsules in school. (Nowadays, I guess kids just gather ‘round the Wayback Machine?) For the uninitiated, you’d fill a box with items from that moment in time, then bury it with the expectation that somebody would dig it up decades later. At the same time, your class […]

Blurring the lines between alt-pop, soul, R&B, and hip-hop, Luke Champion emerges as a producer and multi-instrumentalist spearheading a collaborative project with some of the UK’s most promising rising artists. With over 3 million streams as a songwriter, a UK album chart-topping credit as an engineer, and collaborations with industry heavyweights like AlunaGeorge, Idris Elba, […]

Fla.andrei is a music producer, sound designer, and multi-instrumentalist based in Italy. He releases music working with some of the most important beat labels in the chill-hop and lo-fi hip-hop music scene. His distinctive sound combines traditional jazz melodies, captivating electronic music elements, pure soundscapes, and off-grid drums. Fla.andrei’s all-encompassing approach to music allows the […]

Boston Calling, the nationally acclaimed three-day music festival, taking place Memorial Day Weekend, May 23 – 25, 2025 in Allston, MA, has unveiled its highly anticipated 2025 lineup today. Headlining the popular 3-day festival on Friday, May 23rd is Luke Combs; Fall Out Boy will headline Saturday, May 24th; and 2024 Rock & Roll Hall […]

Jorma Kaukonen loves words. But as he likes to quote – and usually followed by a hearty laugh – “At this point, I’m a guy that likes having written songs but hates actually writing them.” But written songs he has – many of them – and his fans eat them up. But words are a […]

Concert fashion has become one of the most popular ways to showcase fan participation and devotion. According to a fandom expert, adhering to concert fashion allows fans to “demonstrate their sense of belonging” with clothing that showcases their passion for the artists they admire. These wardrobe styles often mirror the aesthetics of the singer they’re […]

It takes a special kind of artist to constantly evolve and change their style whilst still producing compelling and quality material in the process. Indeed, while the artistic trajectory for many bands can often be a long and winding road, only a select few manage to go through distinctively intense, accessible, and experimental periods and […]

On New Year’s Eve, Tuesday, December 31st, Jerry Joseph and the Jackmormons ended a 5-night run in downtown Portland, Oregon with a celebration at the Star Theater. In addition to Joseph and Jackmormons Stevie James Wright (bass) and Steve Drizos (drums) the band welcomed Bradley Rosen (percussion) and Jenny Conlee-Drizos (keyboards). For the second set, […]

Neil Young has announced the release of Oceanside Countryside – the latest of his great “lost” albums to be released as part of his Analog Original Series (AOS) on February 14th, 2025. The album was recorded from May to December 1977 on tape. These are the original mixes done at the time of recording. “This […]