Archive: 2026

This summer, Spoon will hit the road with New Zealand quartet The Beths for a co-headline tour across the East Coast and Midwest. The dates include an appearance at Green River Fest along with shows in Philadelphia, Baltimore, Detroit, Louisville, and more. Find a complete itinerary below.  Spoon have been hard at work in the […]

Los Angeles–based Tyler Ballgame will release his debut album For the First Time, Again on Rough Trade Records on January 29, 2026—a journey that reads like the story of a modern music legend. Born Tyler Perry and raised in Rhode Island, he developed his powerful tenor at Berklee College of Music, where teachers saw star […]

Toad The West Sprocket are celebrating 40 years of a band this year, an anniversary that comes on the heels of their extensive Good Intentions Tour in 2025. Along with this anniversary arrives a stonkingly entertaining new collection of their music, reinterpreted acoustically, titled Rings: The Acoustic Sessions,which arrives onJanuary 30th. With songs chosen from […]

As we head into the final week of January with a good portion of the country trapped under a thick blanket of snow/ice and bitter cold, suffice it to say we have arrived smack dab in the dead of winter.  And while some folks might view such conditions as a wonderful “winter wonderland”, for the […]

In 2025, celebrity betting was no longer a new thing. It transformed into an entire entertainment avenue with high-profile bets making headlines, memes and social discourse long after the final whistle. Between six-figure NBA Finals tickets and viral UFC slips and an audacious foray into international cricket betting, celebrities pushed the culture of gambling further […]

Festival season means loud music, late nights, and the kind of chaos that makes it all worth it. But with ticket prices climbing, it’s harder to stretch your budget without cutting corners somewhere else.  That doesn’t mean you have to sit around bored while you wait for show day. There are free ways to stay […]

When the lights dimmed at the House of Blues in Boston on January 19th, the air was thick with a specific kind of anticipation, the kind that only follows a cultural icon like Bill Murray. The 75-year-old living legend didn’t burst onto the stage with a monologue or a “Ghostbusters” catchphrase; instead, he slipped quietly […]

Canadian indie-folk singer/songwriter Cat Clyde has announced her forthcoming album Mud Blood Bone, due March 13 via Concord Records. Produced alongside Drew Vandenberg (Toro Y Moi, Faye Webster, S.G. Goodman) and featuring a co-write with Courtney Marie Andrews, the record marks Clyde’s fourth full-length and her first release for the label. Clyde has shared the […]

Death Cab for Cutie have joined the ANTI- Records family for future music releases. This partnership marks a return to the band’s independent roots, which began with their 1997 formation and continued through their first four albums Stateside on Barsuk Records. Six albums for Atlantic Records followed, two of which achieved Platinum certification. “We are thrilled […]

Dominique Fils-Aimé is a Polaris Music Prize-nominated singer-songwriter from Montreal who draws inspiration from soul icons of the 40’s and 60’s such as Billie Holiday, Etta James, and Nina Simone. While her musical roots are grounded in early soul and jazz, her sound transcends contemporary urban soundscapes. The artist’s new album, My World Is The […]

American Hell is the new album by Whiskerman, a sprawling double LP set to be released in two parts, beginning with American Hell Pt. I on January 23rd. Following up 2023’s Champions (Deluxe Edition), the new album is both a return to form and a statement of purpose for the band, their first collection of new […]

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. Franz Ferdinand cover Amyl and the Sniffers ‘U Should Not Be Doing That’ for Like A Version Scotland and Australia come together as Australian youth radio station Triple J pairs Scottish […]

Tedeschi Trucks Band has announced the details for their sixth studio album, Future Soul, and released the first single “I Got You.” The 11-track collection, the band’s most powerful album to date, will be released on Friday, March 20th via Fantasy Records in the middle of TTB’s 10-show headlining run at NYC’s Beacon Theatre. The infectious “I Got You,” written by guitarist/vocalist Mike Mattison, takes […]

A large majority of the States are preparing for snow-in conditions this weekend. While impending inclement weather is a scary sight, the universe has an odd way of giving you exactly what you need when you need it. As we prepare for a few days indoors, a busy New Music Friday arrives right on time, […]

The internet is a tool, and one that has been essential in the art of music discovery. If you steer clear of the dark online corners where no light dares to shine, the power of this pocket-sized access to the world can introduce us to new ideas and ways of life. The pinnacle of music […]

Anticipation had been building for two days when fans got word through social media and the Philadelphia Inquirer that Don Was and The Pan Detroit Ensemble (PDE) were going to play the Graterful Dead’s Blues for Allah in its entirety in tribute to the late Bob Weir at Ardmore Hall. The sold-out audience however got […]

Louis Davis Jr., aka Unconventional Loui, was born and raised in Berkeley, California. His unique display of Hip Hop and R&B captivates passion, responsibility, love, happiness, celebration, hard work, and joy. Listening remotely will provoke you to dance, but up close, a person will force you to rewind the uncanny lyricism, dreamy metaphors, and triple […]

Stinkus is the alias of Tyler Thompson, an accomplished producer/songwriter based in Los Angeles, California. With a long list of impressive credits, working with the likes of The Mowgil’s, Smallpools, and WILD, to name a few, Thompson uses Stinkus as an unfiltered expression of self. With the release of his debut project, 23, in 2024, […]

The Growlers are one of the more beloved yet underappreciated acts to emerge from California in the past twenty years, and that timeframe becomes even more significant in 2026. This year marks twenty years since The Growlers formed in the early aughts, and officially makes it six years since the Brooks Nielsen-led project performed live […]