Latest Articles![]() by Josh Sharpe - August 22, 2024 Fresh from a hometown performance at this year’s Outside Lands festival, indie trio French Cassettes have announced Fall 2024 tour dates, kicking off September 28 in Tennessee and running through October 16 in Minneapolis.... ![]() by Josh Sharpe - June 13, 2024 The five-time Grammy-nominated roots/blues/rock musician Cody Dickinson has released 'Big City' from his upcoming album Homemade, out June 21st. Set to a festival-friendly soundtrack of grooves and guitars, “Big City” is a rallying cry for action and inclusivity. Listen to the song now!... ![]() by Josh Sharpe - May 02, 2024 The song is a fond farewell to the endless touring cycle from Dickinson, the founder and drumer of the North Mississippi Allstars. The track echoes the theme of Homemade, as Dickinson pays tribute to the changing priorities that bring him back home to Mississippi after a long performance run. 'Goodb... ![]() by Michael Major - December 06, 2023 Long Beach, CA-based alternative rock trio Cosmic Kitten recently released their ferocious and biting new album Laugh of a Lifetime after touring the UK and US. Laugh of a Lifetime was recorded by Pedro Mancillas, Steve Moriarty (The Gits) and mastered by Jack Endino (Nirvana). Watch the video now!... ![]() by Michael Major - November 06, 2023 Jo Dee Messina will be embarking on the second leg of her Heads Carolina, Tails California Tour in early 2024. The tour will kick off on February 3 in Key West, Florida and will feature various festival appearances and headline performances at renowned venues, such as Joe's Live in Chicago and the i... ![]() by Michael Major - September 19, 2023 Devendra Banhart has released “Fireflies,” the newest track taken from his upcoming album Flying Wig. The accompanying visualizer features Anthony Ivancich and Julia Crockett - two pillars of the Stud Country Queer Country Western Dancing community - two stepping through Los Angeles' Club Bahia as D... ![]() by Michael Major - August 31, 2023 Devendra Banhart has released a new song, “Nun.” Banhart recently announced openers for his world tour in the fall, including Hayden Pedigo, Le Ren, Miho Hatori, Soma, John Moods, Rogov, and - following an epic performance at the Hollywood Bowl in support of Carla Morrison - has announced his own h... ![]() by Michael Major - July 26, 2023 The accompanying music video is set in a dystopian society of Devendra’s creation and stars Devendra alongside multidisciplinary artist Dorian Wood as well as comedians Tim Heidecker and Mitra Jouhari. Support artists for his upcoming US/EU tour were revealed earlier this week. The tour starts Octob... ![]() by Michael Major - July 06, 2023 The 11 song collection was conceived following Chris Turpin and Stephanie Jean discovering she was pregnant while on tour with Willie Nelson and Lucinda Williams in San Francisco. They also worked with Ethan Johns, who contributed drums on the album, and bassist Nick Pini (Laura Marling, Nick Mulvey... ![]() by Michael Major - May 03, 2023 The song follows on the heels of the LP’s lead single, “Some Fascination,” the album’s title track, “Songbird” and “All The World.” Laugh of a Lifetime was recorded by Pedro Mancillas, Steve Moriarty (The Gits) and mastered by Jack Endino (Nirvana).... ![]() by Michael Major - April 17, 2023 Modern jazz luminaries Moran (piano) and McBride (bass) perform music by Thelonious Monk, Charles Mingus, Geri Allen, and Louis Armstrong in the Kennedy Center Terrace Theater. Taking inspiration from America’s diverse artistic landscape, their collaboration is infused with a distinctive soul that i... ![]() by Michael Major - April 11, 2023 Cosmic Kitten announced details of Laugh of a Lifetime, their ferocious and biting forthcoming album. The song follows on the heels of the LP’s lead single, “Some Fascination,” the album’s title track and “All The World.” Laugh of a Lifetime was recorded by Pedro Mancillas, Steve Moriarty (The Gits)... ![]() by Michael Major - March 01, 2023 They have shared the album's title track, and its accompanying music video, which premiered over at V13. The song follows on the heels of the LP’s lead single, “Some Fascination” and “All The World.” Laugh of a Lifetime was recorded by Pedro Mancillas, Steve Moriarty (The Gits) and mastered by Jack ... ![]() by Michael Major - January 24, 2023 Hailing from Long Beach, CA, the alternative rock trio Cosmic Kitten demand to be heard. Laugh of a Lifetime, their ferocious and biting forthcoming album. The song follows on the heels of the LP’s lead single, “Some Fascination.” Laugh of a Lifetime was recorded by Pedro Mancillas, Steve Moriarty (... ![]() by Michael Major - January 19, 2023 Hickoids are equally at home in a blues club, a country bar or the punkest of punk dives and since reforming in the 2000s the band has played over 800 shows. They’ve shared the stage with everyone from Nine Inch Nails to Old 97s, The Flaming Lips to The Flamin’ Groovies, Roky Erickson to Lucinda Wil... ![]() by Michael Major - September 09, 2022 La Botz will be touring in support of the record on his Tattoo Across America Tour, where he’ll be playing across the country, with some unusual places along the way, including the Outsiders House Museum in Tulsa, which the executive director for, and rapper, Danny Boy O'Connor (House of Pain/La Cok... ![]() by Michael Major - August 22, 2022 Philadelphia rock band Soraia has shared a release date for 'Bloom,' the act's third studio album with Stevie Van Zandt's Wicked Cool Records. Coming off the chart success of the 2021 single 'Tight Lipped' and 2020 breakthrough album 'Dig Your Roots, the deeply personal new album finds the band cove... ![]() by Michael Major - July 19, 2022 SUMERLANDS are back with their hotly anticipated sophomore album. Helmed by the critically acclaimed engineer/producer & lead guitarist Arthur Rizk (Power Trip, Candy, Show Me The Body, Kreator, Eternal Champion & more) - 'Dreamkiller' is a triumph of traditional metal fuel! Watch the music video fo... ![]() by Michael Major - May 27, 2022 Drake has previously shared the album’s title track “New Girl,” “Beginnings” and “Easy Target,” which Buzzbands LA called “a free-flowing, vocally warm pop song in the vein of ’60s and ’70s AM radio hitmakers.” 48 Hills labeled it a “warm open hug of tune.” ... ![]() by A.A. Cristi - May 26, 2022 Newport Classical will present the world premiere of Crooked Shanks by Shawn E. Okpebholo, performed by pianist Aldo López-Gavilán on Saturday, July 9 at 8pm, at The Breakers (44 Ochre Point Ave.) as part of the 2022 Newport Classical Music Festival (formerly Newport Music Festival), running from Ju... ![]() by Michael Major - May 19, 2022 ’Carry Me Home’ is an album of music recorded live in the summer of 2011 by renowned artists Mavis Staples and Levon Helm at Levon Helm‘s Studios in Woodstock, NY. Out today is Staples and Helm’s poignant rendition of The Staple Singers song 'This May Be The Last Time” alongside a new video featurin... ![]() by Michael Major - May 13, 2022 Drake has shared the LP’s title track. The Bossa Nova influenced “New Girl” depicts Jamie’s gypsy-like childhood with a twinkle in her eye. Drake has previously shared “Beginnings” and “Easy Target,” which Buzzbands LA called “a free-flowing, pop song in the vein of ’60s and ’70s AM radio hitmakers.... ![]() by Marissa Tomeo - April 30, 2022 Singer-songwriter Jamie Drake has released a new single, “Beginnings.” With Bossa Nova undertones melding perfectly with warm pop sensibilities that Drake is known for, the song serves as a taste of what is to come on her forthcoming album New Girl which is out June 10 via AntiFragile Music. ... ![]() by Michael Major - April 29, 2022 Singer-songwriter Jamie Drake has released a new single, “Beginnings.” With Bossa Nova undertones melding perfectly with warm pop sensibilities that Drake is known for, the song serves as a taste of what is to come on her forthcoming album New Girl which will be released via AntiFragile Music. ... ![]() by A.A. Cristi - April 15, 2022 A testament to the couple's symbiotic musical partnership and their resilience during unprecedented times, Auburn Whisper finds the two artists blending traditional Brazilian rhythms with modern, expansive arrangements. This evocative and wistful sonic journey is is out today via GroundUP! The duo i... |