Archive: 2025

Rounding out our salute to Ozzy Osbourne this week, it’s probably fair to say that his reputation as heavy-metal’s preeminent “wildman” (for lack of a better term) over the years proceeded him. Granted he really played-up that persona in the early 80s in particular, as we all know the antics, the stories, etc.. But what […]

Festival juggernaut Lollapalooza is returning to Chicago’s Grant Park on July 31-August 3rd for four jam-packed days of music. The top of the bill features plenty to like no matter your musical interest, whether you’re into pop, hip-hop, country, metal, or electronic. But dig more into the deep undercard and you’ll find an array of […]

Snõõper Announces New Album ‘Worldwide’ Out Oct. 3rd Via Third Man has announced their new album, Worldwide, is due out October 3rd on Third Man Records, and has presented its lead single / video“Worldwide below that rattles with ferocious tenacity reminiscent of early B-52s jamming with Bikini Kill. Founded by guitarist Connor Cummins and vocalist/visual artist Blair Tramel — Snõõper have rocketed from […]

Golden Apples – project of the Philadelphia-based artist Russell Edling – has released “Mind,” the second single from their new album, Shooting Star, out September 19th via Lame-O Records. Following lead single “Noonday Demon,” “Mind” is a persistent, outwardly sunny ode to chugging through life as the world burns à la The Kooks. Edling wrestles with the emotional dissonance of Western life […]

By the time Benny Golson recorded Gone With Golson in 1959, he had already carved out a strong reputation as both a formidable tenor saxophonist and a gifted composer. With roots in bands led by Lionel Hampton and Dizzy Gillespie, Golson’s résumé was as rich as his tone. Gone With Golson marked his fifth release […]

The Antlers – the band and recording project of Peter Silberman – have announced their eagerly awaited new album, Blight, arriving via Transgressive Records on Friday, October 10. Pre-orders/pre-saves are available now. The Antlers’ first new studio album in over four years, Blight, is heralded by the premiere of the volatile “Carnage,” available at all digital services now and can be […]

Time Out Take Five is a column comprised of pithy takes on recent jazz releases, spotlighting titles deserving attention that might otherwise go unnoticed.  Noah Haidu: Standards Vol. III – With what is now a trifecta of albums comprised solely of standards, pianist Noah Haidu has significantly elevated his profile as a musician and bandleader within […]

Certain Death is a heavy psychedelic, guitar-worshipping, long-haired caravan of four true pioneers of the musical craft. Henry Black, songwriter and guitarist, is joined by Matt White on guitar, Jerry Smiles on bass, and CJ Young on drums to form the ultimate rock and roll machine, bound for glory and made of metal.  The legacy […]

Short Porch returns in 2025 with their first full-length record, Hot & Ready, due out in early October. Following 2023’s EP release, The Best of… Short Porch vol.1, the band was featured on WFUV, in Far Out Magazine (UK), The Deli, the Aquarian, Bands do Bk, and FnGood music; with Far Out including “86th” on […]

Australia’s psych-rock darlings and the universally acclaimed King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard are spending 2025 proving once again to be one of the hardest-working bands in any modern genre. After spending the last few months traversing Europe and releasing their cinematic Phantom Island LP in June, the prolific outfit still refuses to rest as […]