Archive: 2025

Jackalope Jamboree has revealed the initial artist lineup for its 2026 festival, taking place June 25-27 at the historic Happy Canyon Arena in Pendleton, Oregon. Headlining the bill is a powerhouse trio —Turnpike Troubadours, Shane Smith & The Saints, and Kaitlin Butts—showcasing some of the strongest voices shaping the modern country and Americana landscape. Beyond […]

If the latest offering from Bird Streets (the alter ego of John Brodeur) sounds a little paranoid and isolating, you can chalk that up to the global pandemic. Four years in the making, much of The Escape Artist, the third effort from Bird Streets, was written and recorded during the lost COVID years, where uncertainty […]

To celebrate his 2024 sold-out Luck and Strange tour, David Gilmour is releasing his third solo live album, titled The Luck and Strange Concerts. Gilmour was feeling reinvigorated this tour as he played the new album in its entirety, along with a host of his Pink Floyd classics.  The live album offers up 23 songs captured from various […]

It feels reasonable to say that millions of people know Mike Viola’s music and could recite a lot of his lyrics but have no idea that he wrote it or who he even is. (I’ll unpack that in a moment.) But on October 15th, at the legendary John & Peter’s in New Hope, Pennsylvania, songwriter […]

Violent Femmes have been making their quirky brand of folk punk music since they were teenagers, irreverently pushing the boundaries of musical exploration with a cacophony of wild instruments and infectious energy. This legacy was evident in the sold-out, exuberant crowd that spanned three-plus generations at the Femmes’ October 11th show at the Flynn Center […]

Kiss founding guitarist Ace Frehley has died today (10/16/25) at the age of 74 following a brain bleed following a recent fall at his home. He was 74. According to a statement from Frehley’s family, the musician passed away peacefully, surrounded by family in Morristown, New Jersey.  “We are completely devastated and heartbroken. In his last […]

It’s been a long damn time since The Beta Band toured. Like over twenty years, to be more precise. Now, the planets have aligned and the cult Scottish band has returned to the road to give eager fans a taste of their music and the live chemistry that made them such an intriguing act all […]

Ever since Chrissie Hynde courageously engaged in that tremendous leap of faith it took to form the band Pretenders in 1978, she has consistently taken great pains not to indulge in complacency or repeat herself in any way (and that goes for her solo activities too, such as the stellar 2021 collection Standing In The […]

Luther Dickinson’s concept for Dead Blues is not all that implausible. After all, in the earliest days of the Grateful Dead, blues constituted a healthy proportion of their repertoire, most of which stage presentations were led by the late Ron ‘Pigpen’ McKernan.  And even as the psychedelic warriors morphed over time, songs sourced in the […]

Katie Schecter’s third studio album, Empress, offers another modern take on the retro sounds that have inspired her. The Nashville (via New York) singer-songwriter recorded the album live while pregnant with her daughter. The themes of motherhood, femininity, and the desire to impart wisdom and creativity to her child run throughout the album. Empress feels […]

Smart contracts are revolutionizing the way artists and stakeholders deal with rights, royalties and cooperation. By automating license agreements, blockchain technology could simplify some of the complexity in the industry. The arts sectors are increasingly converging with digital creativity. Streaming remains center stage and cooperation goes transnational. As a result, musicians are experiencing novel issues […]

Hurry Up is the debut full-length album from the crew of A-list New Orleans-based veteran sidemen known as Captain Buckles. It was recorded at the famed Dockside Studio (Dr. John, B.B. King) in Maurice, Louisiana by the renowned engineer, Justin Tocket, and produced by the band. Hurry Up is being released on cassette, digital download, and […]

Longevity is a beautiful thing that most bands can only hope to experience. There are plenty of ways for a young band to etch its name into the history books. Still, those collections of music history are only as good as the people writing them, leaving plenty of room for interpretation on who is classified […]

The newest album from Todd Snider finds a broken man breathily singing sparse numbers as High, Lonesome and Then Some feels less like an album title and more like Snider’s perpetual state of mind over these nine tracks.   Known for his humor and insightful songwriting, Snider scales it all back, delivering generalities via gravelly dirt […]

Caleb L’Etoile writes songs like ghost stories — short, vivid, and impossible to forget. The Virginia-based multi-instrumentalist and producer blurs the line between indie pop and punk, weaving melody and emotion into cinematic vignettes that balance humor, grief, and the surreal. Influenced by artists like Arthur Russell, Modest Mouse, and Gilla Band, he thrives in […]

Jack Manley is a New York-based singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist crafting hypnotic, emotionally raw alt-rock songs that drift between dreamy shoegaze, dark bedroom confessions, and loud-quiet-loud grunge revival. A former philosophy major and long-time hotel manager by trade, Manley’s music balances deep existential inquiry with brutally honest emotion — always poetic, never pretentious. His new album, […]

When Step II arrived in 1978, Sylvester had already carved out a reputation as San Francisco’s most electrifying performer, a singer who fused church-born soul with the glitter and liberation of the disco era. Born Sylvester James Jr. in Los Angeles, he learned to sing in a Pentecostal choir before finding his way to the […]

The 2022 debut from Kansas City duo Katy Guillen & The Drive (led by music and life partners singer/guitarist Katy Guillen and drummer Stephanie Williams), Another One Gained, offered a solid indie rock record that leaned into a variety of influences from roots to garage rock. But on their follow-up, Make That Sound, the pair wanted to […]

An album as universally adored and critically acclaimed as The Last Dinner Party’s debut album, 2024’s Prelude to Ecstasy, doesn’t come around too often. The London-based, genre-pushing alt-rock five-piece proved to be a creative force from the start, building up to their stellar debut by generating a strong buzz as a must-see live act. It […]

SUGAR – the iconic alternative rock trio led by Bob Mould alongside bassist David Barbe and drummer Malcolm Travis – returns today with their first new music together in over three decades, “House of Dead Memories.” Recorded at Tiny Telephone Oakland in June 2025, the song is available everywhere now via Granary Music/BMG. In addition, SUGAR will celebrate “House of Dead Memories” […]