New York-bred synth-rock band Jimkata has been pairing playful, buoyant melodies with weighty, emotive lyrics since its members – three lifelong friends – formed the project in 2005. The group notched nationwide festival performances and released a series of critically-acclaimed studio albums before taking a hiatus in 2017. Four years later, the three-piece reemerged last… Continue reading Jimkata's US comeback tour ends 4 year hiatus
It’s not many artists that can say that they’ve written songs in Antarctica, but for Joey Capoccia of Olympia, Washington Americana band The Pine Hearts, the South Pole was just another place to stop and look for inspiration. Working as a carpenter for the National Science Foundation, Capoccia holed up in the South Pole Station’s… Continue reading The Pine Hearts have new album coming Feb 18
Through the art of folklore, emotional storytelling and genre-bending, 5-piece power group Mitsune transports you to a world of vivid global fusion. Fronted by an all-female trio of shamisen players, accompanied by percussion and double bass, Mitsune take their love of Japanese folk music and infuse it with eastern blues, jazz, rock and cinematic influences,… Continue reading Mitsune wow with their Japanese folk tradition fusion
Country Radio Seminar (CRS) has announced Zac Brown Band as the headline performer of the 4th annual Warner Music Nashville Luncheon on Wednesday, February 23, during CRS 2022. Joining Zac Brown Band on the lineup are Jessie James Decker, Morgan Evans, Cody Johnson, Randall King, Drew Parker, Michael Ray, and more to come. “We are… Continue reading Zac Brown Band to Headline 4th Annual Warner Music Nashville CRS 2022 Luncheon
John Mayer has reportedly tested positive for COVID-19 and will have to miss Dead & Company’s upcoming shows in Mexico. Stepping in for Mayer will be Tom Hamilton, who has played with Bobby, Oteil, Billy, and even Phil before. Hamilton is also one of the two guitarists in Joe’s Russo’s Almost Dead. Hamilton from the… Continue reading John Mayer tests postive for Covid, Tom Hamilton to step in for Dead & CO Mexico Shows
Passim’s School of Music is back with more than two dozen classes including a pair of classes examining the music of Bob Dylan & The Band and Bonnie Raitt. This semester half of the classes will be held online, while the rest remain in person. All classes will begin remotely for the first two weeks,… Continue reading Passim’s School of Music Announces Winter 2022 Semester Including Classes on the Songs of Bob Dylan & The Band and Bonnie Raitt
Opening in select theaters and on-demand February 11, 2022, Greenwich Entertainment presents Ronnie’s, a definitive and intimate documentary directed by Oliver Murray that chronicles the life and times of saxophonist Ronnie Scott and his world-famous London jazz club. Featuring previously unseen and unheard performances by some of the most iconic figures in musical history —… Continue reading 'Ronnie's' Doc Provides Singular Look At London Jazz Institution & Namesake Ronnie Scott
The David Bowie Estate today announced a series of releases from David Bowie’s catalog that have been remixed and reimagined exclusively in 360 Reality Audio, a new immersive music experience driven by Sony’s spatial sound technology. The content is the latest David Bowie music to be mixed in 360 Reality Audio, following Space Oddity, which… Continue reading David Bowie Estate Announces Catalog Reissue of 5 Albums in Immersive Audio
Guided By Voices have always played by their own rules and they’ve kept extraordinarily busy during the pandemic. Three albums in 2020 and two albums in 2021 garnered amazing press, and they’re now selling out shows everywhere. But the new album Crystal Nuns Cathedral tops them all! The mighty Guided by Voices are set to… Continue reading Guided By Voices Announce New LP, Share "Excited Ones"
With numerous Blues Music Award honors under his belt, Mike Zito, co-owner of Texas-based Gulf Coast Records (which has birthed a number of critically-acclaimed blues/rock albums since its 2018 inception), announces a February 18th release date for his new double live album set, Blues for the Southside. Recorded on November 26, 2021 at the Old… Continue reading Mike Zito Blasts Off with New Double Live CD Set Recorded in St. Louis, "Blues for the Southside"
