New Orleans – The face of New Orleans’ Voodoo Music Festival – formerly known as The Voodoo Experience – has changed many times over the past several years. The festival’s venue City Park – a state-run park that sits on the northern end of the Crescent City – hasn’t been altered too much, but the
New Orleans – All Hallow’s Eve is upon us y’all, and for those living in the greater New Orleans area, that can only mean one thing: FRENCHMEN GONNA BE POPPIN’ Y’ALL! WOOOOOOOOOO! Er…well, maybe two things. For all those native to the GNO—and those lucky enough to visit the Crescent City on this particularly spooky
Los Angeles - Syracuse band Ra Ra Riot set the stage on fire Friday night, at the Greek Theatre, opening for Young The Giant. As far as openers go, Ra Ra Riot could have easily been the headliner, considering the band’s 2016 record, Need Your Light, is the quintet’s liveliest and most enthused material to date.
Chicago – On a Thursday night, in the Windy City, I happened upon a surprising sight: a group of people had chosen to gather at Lincoln Hall to watch talented Australian musician RY X perform instead of watching the Chicago Cubs play the LA Dodgers in Game 5 of the National League Championship Series. Yeah, mind-blowing,
Brooklyn – Frank Iero And The Patience have premiered a brand new song, “Oceans” taken from the forthcoming Vagrant/BMG album. The record was produced by the legendary team that is Ross Robinson & Steve Evetts in California earlier this year and is 12 songs of controlled chaos, which shows Frank Iero And The Patience at their absolute best. The early release comes
Joshua Tree, California – “Pretty much everything about this festival is unprofessional.” That was the easiest way to reflect upon Desert Daze 2016, as we walked back to our camp Sunday night following the Brian Jonestown Massacre’s closing set. This is in no way meant as a criticism either. Desert Daze was described as the “no rules
New York - Acclaimed U.K. indie-folk band Bear’s Den made its U.S. network television debut on “CBS This Morning: Saturday,” with performances of “Red Earth & Pouring Rain,” “Dew On The Vine” and “Emeralds.” The songs appear on Bear’s Den’s new album, Red Earth & Pouring Rain, which debuted top 10 in the U.K. and continues to receive critical acclaim. Further more, after
London – For a relatively new band like Curse of Lono, the homely North London pub The Islington offers a ready springboard for the upwardly mobile. It boasts the kind of intimate atmosphere favoured by genuine music fans, with a decent PA system and acoustics to match. You can just about shoehorn a five-piece on
Los Angeles - From Indian Lakes is the multi-genre conception of California-based multi-instrumentalist Joey Vannucchi. The moniker is derived from Indian Lakes, California, where Vannucchi started writing and recording songs at the age of twenty. Over the course of three full-length albums, Vannucchi has steadily evolved both sonically and emotionally. His proclivity for subdued guitars and
New York – Yesterday saw the launch of 30 Days, 30 Songs - an independent project in support of defeating this year’s Republican presidential nominee, Donald Trump, created by writer Dave Eggers and the team that brought you 2012′s 90 Days, 90 Reasons. 30 Days, 30 Songs is a daily, evolving playlist. It will feature a mix of new material and unheard tracks by