Archive: 2025

Perhaps one of the longest-lasting and most significant fixtures in U.K. punk, and a landmark for women in punk worldwide, Vice Squad is a band whose legacy speaks for itself. Centered around the charismatic and influential frontwoman, songwriter, and vocalist Beki Bondage, Vice Squad has risen to the top of the punk scene, disbanded, reunited, […]

As 2025 comes to a close with numerous best-of-the-year lists piling up like dead leaves in the backyard, it’s become clear that it’s been a damn good one for Greg Freeman. The Vermont troubadour with a voice that defies pigeonholing has seemingly broken out, with his album Burnover landing major praise from the likes of […]

Big Sleep is a Dublin-based indie-alternative band who has spent the last two years playing to packed-out rooms to an ever-growing fanbase, until lockdown came along. The 4-piece formed when frontman Rónán entered a Battle of the Bands as a singer-songwriter. He reconnected with some old bandmates and was introduced to some new ones to […]

After a spellbinding year defined by “Shamanic Faith” and “Paradise,” two standout releases from her most recent EP Capsule II, multi-disciplinary British-Armenian artist Ripsime closes the year with a powerful new chapter. She announces the re-release of her early works, the launch of her own imprint, RIP Records, and a limited-edition art print that bridges […]

Nightclubs are a staple of the British hospitality industry, and a defining cultural feature of the country on the global stage. From the underground rave culture of the 90s to the mainstream superstar DJs of today, the influence of music and the economic impact of this industry are uniquely important. What’s changed in recent years […]

Koda Kerl and Marie Borgman have never much cared for the word “genre.” The founding members of Chamomile and Whiskey continuously let the sound of the band carve its own path. With over a decade of touring under their belt and four full-length albums, the group seems comfortable with change. “We’ve been doing this for […]

Rounding out our salute to Steve Cropper this week, for today’s Weirdo Wednesday, we’re serving up this amusing scene from iconic The Blues Brothers film, which features Cropper and company performing Latin-esque lounge music to a decidedly uninterested/sparse crowd at a Holiday Inn. The idea of a legend the likes of Cropper (not to mention […]

OSEES–the band of John Dwyer (vocals/guitar/synths), Tom Dolas (guitar/samples/keys), Tim Hellman (bass), Dan Rincon (drums), and Paul Quattrone (drums)–today have announced 2026 U.S. and European headlining tours. The band will make the trek to the EU in July, with dates at Barcelona, ES’ Vida Festival (7/2), London, UK’s Earth (7/16 + 7/17), and more. Following […]

In early 2026, Neko Case will embark on more shows throughout Canada and the Northeast, and she has jsut announced another encore run that will travel throughout the West Coast. New dates are bolded below and go on sale this Friday, December 12 at 10 am local time. Pre-sale begins on Wednesday, December 10 at […]

Triumph, one of Canada’s most revered and influential rock bands, proudly announces their first tour in 30 years with the Triumph 50th Anniversary Tour, produced by Live Nation – an expansive 2026 North American run celebrating five decades of musical excellence, pioneering stagecraft, and a legacy that continues to inspire fans worldwide. “Our fans have always been the […]

When Patrick Davis left Camden, South Carolina, at 25 to chase songs and stages in Nashville, he carried with him the weight of a small town and the wisdom of a working musician’s son. Camden never let go. Neither did his father, a gig-hardened player who taught his boy to love the Beatles, Van Morrison, […]

Juliana Hatfield is one of those truly great Gen X musical touchstones who remain as prolific and musically relevant now as she was at the height of her popularity in the 1990s. The longest stretch she’s gone without a solo album in more than 30 years was the four-year span between 2000 and 2004 (and […]

Robert Plant with Saving Grace and Suzi Dian announce a spring tour of the US from March 14-April 7, 2026, in celebration of their critically acclaimed recent album, Saving Grace. The band, who completed a sold-out US tour just before Thanksgiving, performs in the country’s south and southwest before heading to the northeast, with stops in Austin, at Nashville’s […]

From Little Chute, Wisconsin, Isiah & The New People, led by Isiah Driessen, blend Western psychedelic folk with indie-rock energy. Inspired by the Anishinaabe Seventh Fire prophecy, their music explores renewal and breaking free from personal confines. Their 2024 EP Boxes and single “Did You Run” showcase raw emotion and vibrant soundscapes, while 2025’s “Black […]

Ferro Dormer is a Brooklyn-based artist working at the crossroads of the devotional, the absurd, and the uncomfortably human. With roots in folk songwriting and a fondness for degraded audio that sounds like it has bested the elements and stood the test of time, his upcoming LP Look at This Ugly MF explores themes of […]

Continuing our tribute to the late great Steve Cropper, for today’s Tuesday’s Gone, we’ve dug up this sizzling footage of Booker T. & The M.G.’s performing “Melting Pot” for a (pretty gorgeous) crowd at a party from 1971.  For folks that are primarily only familiar with the band’s classic 60s output, “Melting Pot” (both the […]

ILUKA is an Australian-born, LA-based singer/songwriter who recently released her second full-length album via Nettwerk, titled the wild, the innocent, & the raging, which turns on the idea of “beginning again” throughout its 14 rocking tracks. The album stems from ILUKA’s own life experiences uprooting and starting over in the States, but it also casts […]

Sleepy Pearls are led by Violette Williams and Brendan Michie, both of whom have a deep appreciation for the bygone era of dreamy doo-wop, coastal-folk, and sock-hop-pop of the Fifties and Sixties. The two initially met during 2020 in San Diego, CA, and began traveling up and down the California coast for inspiration. Several years […]

Lost Woods is an Australian indie rock band from Adelaide, SA. Led by the captivating vocalist Peter White, the group is completed by twin guitarists Tom Baird and Sam Baird, and the driving rhythm section of brothers Lucas Sly and Miles Sly. Their soaring vocals, jangly guitars, and driving rhythms have earned them a loyal […]