Archive: 2025

Wilco has expanded their extensive spring/summer touring with an August run throughout the United States and into Canada. These shows, titled “An August Evening with Wilco,” follow their “Sweet and Sour Spring 2025” tour, which takes place over the next two months in the American South and features special guest Waxahatchee on many of the dates. Tickets for […]

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard have announced their 27th album, Phantom Island will officially be out June 13th, and they have shared its lead single, “Deadstick.” The band’s second release on their own (p)doom records label, Phantom Island sees our intrepid heroes add a new dimension to their ever-evolving songcraft, embracing the symphonic and embroidering their tangles of lysergic riff and […]

What do atheism, nature, salamanders, the year 536 BC, lo-fi electronics, and garage rock have in common? Perhaps not much on paper, but they all swirl together in lysergic glee on Dennis Davison’s third solo album, Sirens and Hellbenders, which is due out May 23rd. Davison is a solo artist, multi-instrumentalist and the lead singer […]

Continuing our spotlight on Coachella’s glory days this week, if there was one year in particular when it felt like the festival made the big leap from the up-and-coming event that it was in the early 2000s to the world-renowned premier attraction it became, it was probably 2004. In addition to expanding the lineup to […]

Los Angeles indie rockers Cheekface brought its quirky music to The Social in Orlando on Monday night April 14th, celebrating oddball narratives and danceable grooves. Pacing, singer-songwriter Katie McTigue’s project, started the night with a thirty-minute set of eccentric folk rock. Backed by a drummer and a multi-instrumentalist, McTigue sang stories with a tongue-in-cheek delivery […]

Rock and Roll Hall of Famers Heart is back on tour and celebrating fifty-plus years since their debut album, Dreamboat Annie, was released to critical acclaim. Helping to define the hard rock sound of the 1970s, the rock and roll outfit fronted by the exceptionally talented sisters Ann and Nancy Wilson is still a force to be […]

The fiddle-banjo duets of Rhiannon Giddens and Justin Robinson in “What Did the Blackbird Say to the Crow is a statement of defiance, a reunion, and a bold assertion of freedom all at once, without being the least bit overt. The two former members of the trio Carolina Chocolate Drops haven’t played together on record […]

In the mid-1980s, The Bolshoi were one of the most distinctive bands to emerge out of the English music scene. Blending post-punk and alternative rock, accompanied by witty and often wry lyrics, they had a darker edge than many of their peers, as they skillfully showed on singles such as “Away,” “Sunday Morning,” and “T.V. […]

Sloan Simpson has been recording for over two decades. Until now, none of the music has been his own. This changed with the release of his debut album, System Update (May 13th, 2022, Science Project Records), under the name Sloan Brothers. The Athens, Georgia-based musician played rock and jazz guitar growing up but was frustrated […]

Yolanda Sargeant is the Queen of lo-fi soul, a genre that she and her producer, Comrade (Evgeniy), pioneered after they could not find an appropriate label that fit their eclectic style. The duo infuses jazz, soul, funk, dancehall, hip-hop, and other genres into a unique sound that combines the old with the new. In an […]

Deep in the Saharan desert in the country of Niger lies Agadez, a city that is known for its mysterious desert rock music. After many years playing weddings and other gigs throughout Agadez, Etran De L’Aïr has caught fire internationally and now spends much of their time bringing their Saharan rock to increasingly larger audiences […]

Kristina Murray soaks in the nostalgia of bygone honky-tonk with an authentic timbre, top-shelf musicianship, and production that make 2025 sound like 1975. Murray will release her Normatown/New West Records debut, Little Blue, on May 9, 2025. The 9-song set was produced by Misa Arriaga (Kacey Musgraves, Wyatt Flores) and Rachael Moore (T Bone Burnett’s longtime […]

Nearly sixty years after the release of the International Submarine Band’s Safe at Home, the album continues to inspire generations of musicians. Gram Parsons’ initial foray into pure country was a radical shift for the ISB, marking a turning point that would define the Cosmic American Music movement. His love of hard country shines through […]

Jazz isn’t just music. It’s a conversation in real-time. Every note, pause, and riff is a decision made on the spot, which makes it so thrilling. There’s no script to follow, just instinct and emotion. One moment, it’s smooth and mellow. Next, it’s wild and unpredictable.  The spontaneous nature of jazz keeps listeners coming back, […]

In 2024, streaming brought in more money for independent artists than physical or digital download sales. This change marks a big step in how music is shared and enjoyed. Platforms like Bandcamp and Spotify lead this growth, helping artists reach fans without needing big labels. This shift matters because it shows how much the music […]

Cinema has always had a knack for transporting us into extraordinary worlds, but some films don’t stop at the big screen. Over the years, a number of iconic movies have made the leap into the world of online slots, giving fans a new way to engage with their favorite stories. These aren’t just cash-grabs with […]

Social casinos have exploded in popularity, and it’s easy to see why, offering a form of gambling without paying a dime. They enable people to spin slots, play poker, or try blackjack for entertainment purposes only, tapping into their psychological and social needs for entertainment. This article examines the origins of the social casino phenomena, […]

With the annual Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival off to a somewhat rocky/underwhelming start this past weekend, it seems like a good time to spotlight some classic performances from back when the festival wasn’t a total shitshow. Granted, that may be a little harsh (I guess if you can brave the multi-hour traffic jams […]

A sold-out crowd packed into the House of Blues Orlando for a night of unique alternative metal led by Los Angeles singer Poppy. The duo House of Protection opened the show with a thirty-minute set of energetic Prodigy-influenced industrial. Guitarist Stephen Harrison and drummer Aric Improta jumped, flailed, and flipped onstage while serving up frenzied […]