Archive: 2025

Jackson and the Janks are a rhythm and blues, rock and roll, and garage gospel band. Known to light up the floor with fresh and time-honored dancin’ music. Sacred steel lifting you up, and bass saxophone holding it down. The band features the extraordinary and unmistakable vocal talent of singer/guitarist Jackson Lynch, combined with the […]

Online slot machines have evolved significantly since they first became available to the public. Today, there is a wide range of themes to choose from. Among them, music-themed slots are some of the most popular with players. Within this category, rock-themed slots have gained a particularly strong following, and if you’ve ever found yourself tapping […]

25 years after its original release, Elliott Smith’s Figure 8 returns on deluxe vinyl—restored, remastered, and more emotionally immediate than ever. Long considered his most sonically expansive album, this new edition doesn’t just honor the legacy of Smith’s final studio effort—it sharpens it. Previously only available digitally, Figure 8 (Deluxe Edition) marks the first time […]

PHWOAR is a fizzy indie-alternative-rock two-piece from Birmingham, with DIY sensibilities and catchy tunes. PHWOAR is Helena pounding drums and Paul thrashing guitar, with both sharing the vocal duties. The band’s latest project, their Flowers Through the Concrete EP, arrived on April 11.  “Surge” is the warping and thudding highlight from PHWOAR’s new EP. The […]

Hadnot Creek is the namesake for Charlottesville VA, prolific singer-songwriter, Robert Sawrey and a revolving cast of longtime members and guests including Zach Samel, Ben Laderberg (Kendall Street Company), Lee and Tyler Sargent (formerly of Clap Your Hands Say Yeah), Sophia Gainsley, Colin Lagenus (USA is a Monster & Second Dinner) Austin Patterson (formerly of […]

The fourth studio album from Durand Jones & The Indications is titled Flowers, as the band is blooming with confidence and maturity. The neo-soul group is never in a hurry throughout the record as their smooth get-down jams are custom-made for hot, lazy summer nights. The self-produced album finds the core trio of Durand Jones […]

Last week, Hotline TNT — the New York-based band fronted by Will Anderson — released their new album Raspberry Moon via Third Man Records. The band has announced a fall North American tour and has shared the video for “Where U Been?” On the heels of a frenetic rooftop record release show in Brooklyn last Friday, Hotline TNT will embark on a massive headline […]

Rounding out our salute to the Sun City Girls this week, as you’ve probably noticed from our Manic Monday and Tuesday’s Gone selections, the band were nothing if not weird. Indeed, practically everything about them was weird, from their improvisational performances, costumes, psychedelic jazz freakout sessions, you name it, the Sun City Girls will always […]

On a surface level, Cincinnati rockers Smut have nothing but an open road in front of them. The DIY hopefuls were plucked from their local scene and signed to Bayonet Records, who issued the band’s breakthrough 2022 LP, How The Light Felt, introducing the band’s lush pop sensibilities to the world. Their Bayonet debut was, […]

The Whimbrels are a relatively new, New York-area band formed by a notable collection of experienced musicians who will be releasing their self-titled debut album on June 27th. Described as a “power art-rock band”, members include Arad Evans, Norman Westberg, Luke Schwartz, Matt Hunter, and Steve DiBenedetto, whose band credits include Glen Branca’s Ensemble, Swans, […]

Americana singer-songwriter Will Rainier writes with a stumbling romanticism and a sympathetic gaze about the lovely folks—both real and imagined—we encounter at the local saloon. His songs are orchestral Americana vignettes, exquisitely-textured with pedal steel, synths, acoustic and electric guitar, trumpet, organ, piano, xylophone, percussion, bells, drum machines, drums, and melodica. Rainier’s cinematic sonic character […]

 The Third Mind will release Right Now!, their highly anticipated third studio album, September 19 on Yep Roc Records. Today, the all-star collective unveils the first single, a rendition of The Youngbloods’  “Darkness, Darkness,” shared in memory of Jesse Colin Young. Recorded live over four days at 64 Sound Recording Studio in Los Angeles, Right Now! is a masterclass in instinct and improvisation by […]

Basilica Hudson’s signature music festival presented in collaboration with The Creative Independent — is proud to present a weekend of art and music in a beautifully reclaimed post-industrial setting right at the Hudson River’s epic waterfront, presenting some of the world’s most exciting and boundary-pushing performers with a special emphasis on ecstatic noise, poets, and […]

At a time when music festivals all feel like generic clones of each other, the 39th Green River Festival stood out as one of the best “small” festivals in the USA. The festival took place from June 20th to June 22nd in a beautiful, green space in the Pioneer Valley at the Franklin County Fairgrounds […]

Melodious Gaeng, a creative project founded by two brothers, Harrison and Liam Gaeng, working 1,700 miles apart, is set to release its debut recordings: two EPs and a standalone instrumental single. The two EPs each showcase contrasting musical worlds—one explores rock, jam, and jazz influences, while the other embraces acoustic-driven bluegrass and country. In addition […]

Sweet Magnolia blends the genres of a powerhouse New Orleans brass band with the earworms of pop music. Their songs are a rare combination of female storytelling in the brass medium – unapologetically sassy, infectiously fun, and bold. The band’s debut album, Miss Missed Connection, arrived in the summer of 2024. Sweet Magnolia is also […]

Leading up to the biggest show in the Wilton, CT band’s life, headlining Madison Square Garden on Saturday night, Goose made a rare club appearance on Monday at the 650-capacity Racket in Manhattan. The group was in mid-tour form, delivering a long set that showcased their style to some fans and a host of newcomers.  […]

Mac DeMarco announces his new album, Guitar, will be released August 22nd via Mac’s Record Label and unveils the lead single/video, “Home.” He also announces 2026 touring, including a February/early March run in Asia, including Japan and Hong Kong, and an extensive May tour of the Southeastern, Southwestern, and Midwest parts of the United States. Supporting Mac on tour are exclusively artists […]