The seemingly enigmatic marriage between country and punk was first consecrated in the late ‘70s and early’80s with bands like Rosie and the Screamers and The Gun Club, where more
Music has always been a reflection of human emotion, capturing themes of risk, reward, and the thrill of living on the edge. Hazard games—with their inherent uncertainty and strategic challenges—have
In 2025, it is safe to say Philadelphia’s The Roots is a household name. With their tenure as The Tonight Show’s house band, numerous books published by ring leaders Questlove
Today Beth Gibbons announces her first-ever North American solo tour following the release of her debut solo album Lives Outgrown. The shows will mark her first time performing in North America since Portishead’s 2011
Nikki O’Neill, an R&B/Americana singer-songwriter and guitarist based in Chicago, is releasing her third solo album, Stories I Only Tell My Friends. It’s being issued on Blackbird Record Label on
In 1979, Penelope Spheeris set out to capture the moments that catapulted the underground West Coast Punk Scene into the mainstream. The director followed bands that would eventually become the
Trumpeter and composer Ambrose Akinmusire’s imagination and vision transcends any concept of boundaries and structures. He seems almost ego-less. Some of his pieces have very little trumpet, almost like the
Fans of the R.E.M. guitar jangle may have rejoiced with the 1989 release of Toad The Wet Sprocket’s debut album Bread And Circus. With the issue of Green the year prior, the idiosyncratic
Piet Dalmolen has spent the past fifteen years gigging with other bands and playing covers. Sure, it was good to have the work, but these gigs did not feed a
Folk singer/songwriter, multi-instrumentalist and educator John McCutcheon recently released his 45th album, Field of Stars, encompassing a wide array of moods and storytelling, but carrying his songwriting stamp of the
