Warren Haynes & Friends, Stone Temple Pilots, MJ Lenderman & The Wind, Daniel Donato’s Cosmic Country Lead 2025 Chrismas Jam
Warren Haynes Presents: Christmas Jam has revealed the lineup and ticketing details for this year’s 33rd annual event. The Christmas Jam – one of the most celebrated and longest-running live concerts in the U.S. – returns to ExploreAsheville.com Arena in Haynes’ hometown of Asheville, NC on Saturday, December 13th. The 2025 lineup includes Warren Haynes & Friends, Stone Temple Pilots, MJ Lenderman & The Wind, Daniel Donato’s […]
LISTEN: Samuel Virgo’s “Seventeen” Pairs Immersive Storytelling With Hypnotic Vocals
Sheffield’s Samuel Virgo has continued to captivate audiences with his lyrics, storytelling, and mellow tone at various live shows since moving to London, including Birmingham’s Made Festival, The Alternative Escape Festival 2024, Camden Assembly, Notting Hill Arts Club, Next Door Records, The Finsbury, Off The Cuff, BARE (Norway, Kristiansand), to name a few. With only […]
LISTEN: Kramies Spin Imaginative Story Over Cinematic Melodies On “Goodbye Dreampop Troubadour”
As the summer scurry fades and autumn winds drift eastward, the days grow shorter, the lights dimmer—and Kramies returns. Three years after his critically acclaimed self-titled LP—which earned multiple “Album of the Year” accolades and saw Billboard christen him The Dream Pop Troubadour—Kramies pens a new chapter: a collection of songs steeped in wonder, drifting […]
Puscifer Announces New Album ‘Normal Isn’t’, Shares North American Tour Dates
Puscifer, the multi-dimensional band featuring Maynard James Keenan, Mat Mitchell and Carina Round releases Normal Isn’t, their first new album in over five years, on Feb. 6 via Puscifer Entertainment/Alchemy Recordings/BMG. The record channels the post-punk influences that shaped the members’ early musical experiences while pushing into darker, more guitar-driven territory. “We’re definitely leaning into our […]
30 Years Ago Today: Shannon Hoon Of Blind Melon Dies at 28
SONG PREMIERE: Jonathon Penn Chronicles Doubt, Struggle, Pain and Release Through Reflective Indie Folk Tune “Hawk Circling”
Jonathon Penn always carried two versions of himself: the songwriter who self-produced two EPs and an LP in college, and the professional who built a career in finance. For nearly two decades, the music was buried — a private dream, a half-remembered version of himself. Then came the breaking point: the loss of his father, […]
Sam Bush Embraces Portland, OR’s Defiant Spirit with Feisty Newgrass Tunes Set Feat. Randy Newman, Muddy Waters, Peter Rowan, Tom Petty Covers (SHOW REVIEW/PHOTOS)
In the stratosphere of bluegrass rockstars, Sam Bush is a god. It’s safe to say we wouldn’t have acts like Billy Strings and Greensky Bluegrass were it not for the curly-haired mandolin player who took this traditional American music into another dimension by blending youthful vigor, experimentation, and a healthy dose of rock and roll […]
Tuesday’s Gone: Watch KISS Make National TV Debut in 1974
Continuing our tribute to the late great Ace Frehley, who passed away last week, for today’s Tuesday’s Gone, we’re throwing it all the way back to KISS’ very first live performance on national television. The date was March 29, 1974, to be exact, and the band had only just released their self-titled debut album the […]
On First Album In Nine Years, Tortoise Reach Jazz Ambience High Marks With ‘Touch’ (ALBUM REVIEW)
When seeing the band Tortoise live, one needs to keep one’s eyes wide open and glued to the stage as the five members will change instruments in a nanosecond. It’s a spectacle. Their setup includes three different drum sets and as many as five keyboards/synths. On the other hand, listening to Tortoise on record, this […]
Phantogram’s Infectious Hooks & Colorful Beats Enchant Orlando’s House of Blues (SHOW REVIEW/PHOTOS)
On October 19th, 2026, Phantogram hit the House of Blues in Orlando, Florida, for a sold-out show on the penultimate stop of the tour. It was a night of big beats and high energy. The Franco-Mexican duo Los Eclipses kicked off the night with a 45-minute set of songs from the 2024 debut, Eden Sauvage. […]