Archive: 2025

Released in 1995, the Clueless soundtrack captures a specific moment in pop culture when alternative rock was crossing into the mainstream, and teen movies were starting to reflect a broader range of sounds and moods. Like the film itself, the soundtrack balances bright surfaces with more thoughtful undercurrents, pulling together a mix of guitar-driven pop, […]

Following a sold-out two-day reunion of beloved alt-country folk outfit The Gourds earlier this year in Austin, Texas for their first shows since calling it quits in 2013, the band’s co-frontman Jimmy Smith is hitting the road this month of a run of intimate solo shows across Oregon and Washington. Known for his captivating performances […]

In times of turmoil and loss, people often respond differently. Some look to the future with hope and glee for brighter days, while others seem to revert to the past, getting lost in reminiscing about simpler times. Some stay stubbornly in the moment, forcing themselves to face the problem staring directly at them. Every avenue […]

It’s an interesting time of year as summer gets underway, and we all drop our shoulders in the heat for a moment of well-deserved relaxation. While summer is a time of anticipation, with vacations and holidays lining up over the next few months, the start of July also marks the halfway point of the year, […]

Movie Club are an instrumental Rock duo from Venice Beach, California, who are always coming up with new and inventive ways to explore the possibilities of their music and its intersections with visual and dramatic art. Earlier in June, they released a new EP, titled Black Mamba, that presents three new tracks, recorded and mixed […]

Celebrating twenty years since their breakthrough into mainstream pop, the Jonas Brothers are set to deliver a high-energy and emotion-packed night in St. Louis. On October 8, the trio will take the stage at the Enterprise Center as part of their Jonas20 anniversary tour, drawing thousands of fans eager to relive the soundtrack of their […]

The Fourth of July means a lot of things to a lot of different people, but for punk fans, it signifies a historic shift in the genre’s legacy. On July 4, 1976, the punk forefathers, the Ramones, made their live overseas debut in England, just as the United States was celebrating 200 years of independence. […]

Following his 2023 debut LP I Think of You, Kerry Charles returns with It’ll Be Over Soon, a mellower, more meditative collection of songs steeped in the sounds of ‘70s jazz fusion, disco, and neo soul. While I Think of You recalled the romantic fantasies and fumblings of a man in his early twenties, It’ll […]

BOLDEN. is a fast-rising jazz house duo blending the soul of jazz with the rhythm of electronic music. Emerging from the UK’s vibrant underground scene, Reuben Barrett and Catherine Rannus, both gifted multi-instrumentalists with contrasting but complementary musical journeys, are forging a new path for modern jazz and electronic fusion. Reuben, a self-taught artist of […]

Originally from Appleton, Wisconsin, Reynolds has been living and songwriting in Los Angeles for several years. Her songs have been recorded by Little Big Town (“Next to You”) and Dani Rose (“Got It from My Mama”) and can be heard on hit television series Yellowstone and Loudermilk. Reynolds also curates and hosts house concerts and […]

Rounding out our tribute to the late, great Tom Petty this week, while today’s Weirdo Wednesday selection admittedly might seem like an obvious choice, it’s worth revisiting just how brilliant both the song and video for “Don’t Come Around Here No More” actually are. With its ethereal mid-80s synthy psychedelic sound (thanks in large part […]

Good Times is the eleventh full-length album from long-time, self-described “DIY nobody of the internet void” Alexei Shishkin. Since debuting in 2017, the Virginia-based Shishkin has remained prolific with a steady output of albums and EPs (with three releases in 2024 alone). On Good Times, Shishkin has taken the near automatism of his past work […]

Munan is a new project from Korean-Australian artist Peter Lee, who creates a unique blend of alternative rock music with indie-pop elements, reminiscent of a mix between Tame Impala, Toro Y Moi, and Mac DeMarco. The artist’s new project, Everything in Between, arrived in May of this year. “Jeju Organic Green Tea” is the nimble, […]

Continuing our salute to the king of summer road-trip anthems, the late great Tom Petty, as mentioned on yesterday’s Manic Monday, the man had no shortage of classic hits throughout his illustrious career. In fact, by the time The Heartbreakers released what was perhaps their most excellent album in 1979’s Damn the Torpedoes, the band […]

Charley Crockett will release his second album of 2025, Dollar A Day, on August 8 via Island Records. Once again joined by co-producer Shooter Jennings, the new LP marks the second installment in The Sagebrush Trilogy, coming just five months after Lonesome Drifter, part one of the trilogy and his Island debut. Watch the album […]

The Dog’s Body is a Cookeville, Tennessee-based four-piece that creates a unique blend of southern, alternative, and garage Rock, forming a “Y’allternative” sound that echoes the duality of the modern South.  Landing somewhere between a breezy bliss and a hellish, distorted wall of sound, “Deer of Wisdom” is the new single from The Dog’s Body. […]

The name Packaging may connote a cynical mindset about the music industry, but the music that the duo Daniel Lyon (Spirit Award) and Daniel “Connor” Birch (Flaural) make is far from cynical. Instead, it’s a passionate merging of elements from their distinct voices: krautrock chug, psychedelic swirl, electronic grandeur, and tuneful accessibility, with a pinch […]