LISTEN: Caleb L’Etoile Calls For Action On Powerful New Single “Gun”
Caleb L’Etoile makes music like ghost stories — vivid and impossible to shake. The Virginia-based singer, producer, and multi-instrumentalist blends art pop with DIY punk energy, wrapping melody around lyrics that are equal parts grief and humor, strange and deeply personal. Influenced by Arthur Russell, mewithoutYou, Modest Mouse, and The Armed, his sound shifts shape […]
Mumford & Sons Lean Into High-profile Collaborations with Chris Stapleton, Hozier, Gracie Abrams and More on ‘Prizefighter’ (ALBUM REVIEW)
Just over six months since their last LP was released — and coming off a seven-year musical drought — Mumford & Sons have turned in Prizefighter, yet another full-length record. Like last year’s Rushmere, their latest is a nice blend of their earlier folk revival sound and their more recent, indie rock/pop-focused approach. Along with […]
The Band Of Heathens Stick with Tried and True Cosmic Americana Sound on ‘Country Sides’ (ALBUM REVIEW)
Twenty years after they started, The Band of Heathens clearly realize there is little upside to fucking with what works. They have stripped down their sound to the acoustic basics at times and brought in Hayes Carll in 2024 for a fantastic duo record, Hayes & The Heathens, but for the most part they have […]
Golden Age Thursday Samples: Isaac Hayes’s Award-Winning Classic “Theme From Shaft” (1971) Becomes a Fixture In Hip-hop Thanks To Jay-Z (1998) & LL Cool J (1987)
Sometimes, a song being sampled in a popular Hip-hop song gives that tune a second life. At other times, an iconic song from the past is so recognizable that sampling it simply proves to be a creative interpretation of a legendary release in music history. While we’ve explored songs that have been rejuvenated thanks to […]
Surfing The Tube: Alabama Shakes Share More Concert Footage; Yaya Bey Announces Upcoming Project; Terrace Martin Celebrates New Album With Music Video
Alabama Shakes – Don’t Wanna Fight (Live From Forest Hills Stadium) Alabama Shakes share more footage from their September 2025 reunion concert at Forest Hills Stadium in New York. This time around it’s a rendition of their smash hit “Don’t Wanna Fight”. Yaya Bey – Blue (Official Video) Yaya Bey announces a new album coming […]
SONG PREMIERE: Karen Dahlstrom Lets Lyrical Authenticity Shine with Soulful Folk-rock Tune “Can’t Help Myself”
Brooklyn-based singer-songwriter Karen Dahlstrom arrived at folk music the long way around. Raised on show choirs and jazz ensembles, she built her early voice around the precision of Sarah Vaughan and Ella Fitzgerald, earning attention as a gifted soloist. But a preoccupation with technique eventually led her to step away from singing for much of […]
blink-182’s Pivotal Pop-punk LP ‘Enema of the State’ Gets High-quality Audio Vinyl Reissue As Part Of Definitive Sound Series (ALBUM REVIEW)
Getting signed to a major label with two albums full of “dick and fart” jokes doesn’t seem like something achievable for most, but that is exactly what blink-182 did. Originally signed to Grilled Cheese, a subdivision of Cargo Records, Blink released Cheshire Cat and Dude Ranch. While the former mostly gained attention in the 90s […]
LISTEN: Wendy Eisenberg’s “Old Myth Dying” Is Poetic Folk With Experimental Twists
Wendy Eisenberg has spent the past decade as a fixture of independent music and an artist of inspired multiplicity. As a singer-songwriter, improviser, and virtuoso guitarist, the coordinates of their artistry are ever-shifting, from art-rock to jazz to blistering free improv and eloquent folk. On catalog highlights including 2020’s Auto and the 2024 free-jazz sprawler […]
LISTEN: First Day Of Spring Create Intricate Lo-fi Rock With Infectious Grooves On “THE RIVIERA (MODERN NATURE)”
Since First Day Of Spring’s inception, the London-formed group has worked as a vehicle for creative exploration in their previous releases. After what at times has seemed like a continual interchange of members, the band’s current arrangement has informed their sonic output and heightened their shift in sound, resulting further in their unyielding artistic intent. […]
Surfing The Tube: Thundercat Releases Song With The Late Mac Miller; Ganavya Takes On NPR Tiny Desk; Gogol Bordello Shares What’s In His Bag
Surfing the Tube is a daily recap of recent must-see YouTube happenings, from music videos and live performances to interviews and everything in between. Thundercat – ‘She Knows Too Much (feat. Mac Miller)’ (Official Video) As Thundercat inches closer to the April release of his upcoming album Distracted, he continues to drop off singles featuring […]
Phish Announces 2026 Summer Tour
Phish has unveiled plans for their Summer Tour ‘26. The newly announced dates include a return to Boston, MA’s historic Fenway Park for a two-night run (July 31-August 1), and five shows at New York City’s Madison Square Garden (July 22, 24, 25, 27, 29). These will be show numbers 92, 93, 94, 95, and 96 at The Garden since making […]
55 Years Ago Today- Yes Release ‘The Yes Album’ (Watch “Yours Is No Disgrace” Live 1971)
SONG PREMIERE: John-Robert Sends Future Star Signals With Jazz-Rock Stunner “Anna”
There are only a handful of artists who can speak to the moment just before their star starts to rise. Is it the fulfilling spectacle of years of hard work culminating in a dream come true, or simply a reminder that the journey is just beginning? Does a musician even sense that stardom is around […]
SONG PREMIERE: The Montvales Offer a Heartfelt Country-folk Testament to Forging Ahead with “Carolina”
A total eclipse is a rare phenomenon when dark and light converge. Strangers lift their faces toward the perfect circle in the sky, and, for a moment, the world around us quiets and all divides erase. It’s a reckoning similar to the one Americans now face: a reminder that, however different we are, we share […]
Weirdo Wednesday: Peter Gabriel Goes “On The Air” Live at Rockpalast 1978
Rounding out this week’s spotlight on the eternally avant-garde Peter Gabriel, Weirdo Wednesday takes us back to Rockpalast, 1978, when Gabriel was out supporting his often-overlooked second solo album, Scratch. Only a few years removed from his Genesis days, he’s still leaning hard into theatricality—though here it’s stripped down from the grand costumes to something […]
Grateful Dead: Dave’s Picks Volume 57 – Uptown Theatre, Chicago IL 2/1/78 (ALBUM REVIEW)
Dave’s Picks Volume 57 is one of the most compelling releases in this ongoing archival series devoted to the Grateful Dead. But just as Chelsea Housand’s eye-catching cover art demands close perusal to appreciate its intricacy, so too does it require careful listening to comprehend the overall beauty of the music on these three CDs. […]
Duke Robillard Showcases His Versatility on NOLA Blue Debut ‘Blast Off’
The underrecognized guitarist and musicologist Duke Robillard is arguably the most important roots and blues musician to come from Rhode Island. Heck, let’s extend that to one of the most important in roots music at large. Now 77, Robillard has found a new home with the nation’s fastest-growing blues label, NOLA Blue, with his offering […]
LISTEN: New Body Electric’s “Every Day” Is Vulnerable Psych-Pop With Stunning Vocals
Electro-pop trio New Body Electric experiments with the sound worlds of indie pop, funk, psychedelic rock, and surf rock. Often described as a blend of Tame Impala x MGMT x The Strokes, their self-produced tracks create a dreamy & energetic vibration…complete with electrified instrumentals, crunchy guitar hooks (Evan Smoker), and lush split-vocals (Leah Vautar & […]
LISTEN: Mirabelle Skipworth Crafts Ethereal Folk With Heavy Emotions On “Rarely See The Sun”
Mirabelle Skipworth is an alt-folk songwriter based in Pittsburgh, PA, who has been performing her songs for the past decade. Traveling around with her folk-inspired melodies sprinkled with an alt-rock tinge, she aims to take the audience on an emotive, dynamic, and sensitive journey. She released her new album, When The Waters Part, on February […]
