Tuesday’s Gone: Deftones Get Downright Sinister On “Bloody Cape” Live
Continuing our salute to the Deftones this week in the run-up to their new album Private Music (out this Friday), today we’re taking a look at this straight-up vicious performance of “Bloody Cape” live on Last Call with Carson Daly from 2003. This was an interesting time for the band, as there was a lot of pressure […]
The Surf Ballroom Remains Iowa’s Rock N’ Roll Historical Landmark- Readies ‘Not Fade Away’ Buddy Holly Experience (THESE WALLS)
It was a bitterly cold and stormy night on February 2, 1959. The residents of Clear Lake, Iowa, had no other option than to escape indoors for some relief from Winter’s fierce presence, and there was one event everyone was scrambling to get to. That brisk night, the Surf Ballroom was welcoming music legends Buddy […]
Kathleen Edwards Rekindles Past Americana Vigor With ‘Billionaire’ (ALBUM REVIEW)
In 2002, the roots music world was abuzz when singer-songwriter Kathleen Edwards released her debut, Failer. Granted, Edwards spent a decade away from music, but nothing she has released since has measured up to that album. Billionaire has just changed that. Her acute lyrical bent, honesty, and flair for hooks have returned. She is the […]
Acclaimed Roots Guitarist Ryan Lee Crosby Brings New Sheen To Bentonian Blues On ‘At The Blue Front’ (ALBUM REVIEW)
Accomplished Rhode Island-based guitarist Ryan Lee Crosby fell in love with the Bentonia Blues style when he first heard its most famous proponent, Skip James. The last living Bentonia bluesman is the Grammy-nominated 77-year-old Jimmy “Duck” Holmes, who owns and runs the Blue Front Cafe in Bentonia, as his mother did before him. The 2019 […]
LISTEN: LUCKY’s “Friends” Is Explosive Alt-Country Written From A Personal Place
LUCKY is a new Bay Area supergroup featuring Andrew St James, Peter Kegler (Half Stack), Marika Christine, and Zach Elsasser (Affectionately, Half Stack). “Friends” is their third single to be released on Royal Oakie Records this year, following up their debut singles “Traveler” and “Falling Through.” LUCKY is slowly becoming one of the most exciting […]
LISTEN: Brian Jackson Reimagines A Classic Through Organic Collaboration On “The Revolution Will Not Be Televised”
Half of the power duo Gil Scott-Heron & Brian Jackson, Brian wrote, arranged, and produced over 10 albums over an eight-year period. Time and time again, that music has found its way onto over 100 cuts like Common’s “The People” (from “We Almost Lost Detroit”) and Kendrick Lamar’s “Poe Mans Dreams” (from “Peace Go With […]
Happy 75th Birthday Dennis Elliott- Original & Longtime Foreigner Drummer (Watch Foreigner Full Show Live ’81)
Daniel Donato’s Cosmic Country Takes Strategic Song Limits – Making ‘Horizons’ Formidable 15 Song Listen (ALBUM REVIEW)
For Daniel Donato, the term “Cosmic Country” accounts for much more than just his quartet’s moniker. It also represents a musical and personal ethos. The journey and the destination. As the affable guitarist explained to Glide in a 2023 interview, “Cosmic Country is kind of like this tale as old as time. It’s the duality of […]
SONG PREMIERE: Katy Guillen & The Drive Rattle It Up With Ferocious Rocker “Outcome”
By intentionally inviting more feminine energy into the studio, Katy Guillen & The Drive have crafted one of their most expansive and vulnerable records yet with their sophomore album Make That Sound (October 2025). Formed in 2019 in Kansas City, Missouri, the independent Indie Roots Rock duo features partners Katy Guillen (vocals, guitar) and Stephanie […]
Manic Monday: Watch Deftones In Youthful Aggressive Exuberance – Live 11/14/96 at The Abyss In Houston
In anticipation of Deftones’ first new album in roughly half a decade (Private Music drops this Friday), this week we’ll be spotlighting some choice material from the band’s esteemed 30-year career. Just re-reading that, it’s hard to believe it’s been literally three decades since the band first burst onto the scene with their 1995 debut […]