In James McMurtry’s new effort, The Horses and the Hounds, the acclaimed songwriter backs personal narratives with effortless elegance (“Canola Fields”) and endless energy (“If It Don’t Bleed”). This first collection in seven years, due August 20 on New West Records, spotlights a seasoned tunesmith in peak form as he turns toward reflection (“Vaquero”) and revelation ( closer “Blackberry Winter”). Familiar foundations guide the journey. “There’s a definite Los Angeles vibe to this record,” McMurtry says.… Continue reading James McMurtry to release 'The Horses and the Hounds,' first new full-length studio album in seven years
Today, Pigeons Playing Ping Pong announced a fourteen-stop 2021 fall tour. After a pair of shows at the historic Capitol Theater in Port Chester, NY (10/14-10/15), the boisterous, Baltimore-based funk quartet will soar through the mid-atlantic region with a trio of Halloween shows that will not disappoint. On 10/29, the band will head to Washington… Continue reading Pigeons Playing Ping Pong Announces 2021 Fall Tour
Soul Asylum are more than ready to re-start their live shows after their 2020 best- selling tour in 15 years was cut short due to the Pandemic lockdown orders. The band played their last full, live date on March 11, 2020 at the Teragram Ballroom in Los Angeles. Like all tours that month, they got… Continue reading Soul Asylum Announce Live Tour Plans – “Back in Your Face” Tour
The Park City Song Summit is an antidote to the large-scale, impersonal, singing to the masses music festival. Instead of bands playing at audiences, the Song Summit seeks to create an environment where artist and audience not only connect, play, and listen, but engage in conversations around the journey of creating songs and thriving in… Continue reading Park City Song Summit Announces Initial Round of Artists and Programming for First-of-its-Kind Live Music Event
Andy Logan is a Dead Head who recognizes (along with the rest of us!) that Dead music is our common heritage and a nurturing source of love for us all. Wanting to support that, and having a collection of guitars, he began to lend and sometimes give special instruments to gifted players who didn’t have… Continue reading “Reach out your hand if your cup be empty If your cup is full, may it be again…”
Today Kendall Street Company reveal Ninurta, the first installment from their double LP space opera The Year the Earth Stood Still. Available for preview exclusively on Top Shelf Music before it hits streaming platforms this Friday, the all instrumental pop-ambient collection is an eerily appropriate deviation from the band’s former work and represents the precarious… Continue reading KENDALL STREET COMPANY SHARES NEW ALBUM, NINURTA
Lettuce has announced their full 2021 tour, kicking off on July 2 & 3 in Dillon, CO. The 41-date trek will bring Lettuce’s psychedelic sonics, blissful grooves, jazz rhythms and hip-hop inspired beats across the country to major cities including Chicago, Brooklyn, Detroit, New Orleans, Seattle, Los Angeles and more. Full tour routing below. General… Continue reading Lettuce Announces 2021 BRING BACK THE LOVE TOUR
Today, Resonance Music and Arts Festival announced its initial 2021 lineup. The event, running from September 16th-18th at Marvin’s Mountaintop in Masontown, WV, will feature multiple sets from Resonance alumni, including Tipper (x2), Lotus, Lettuce, Papadosio (x3), and Umphrey’s McGee (x2). The festival will continue its tradition of “special” sets from a range of performers,… Continue reading RESONANCE MUSIC AND ARTS FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES INITIAL 2021 LINEUP
Fresh off his appearance at this year’s Love Rocks NYC annual benefit concert at the Beacon Theatre, GRAMMY Award-winning vocalist, songwriter, producer, revered guitarist, and Gov’t Mule front man Warren Haynes has announced four brand new solo shows, which will kick off on June 30th in New Jersey and also stop in New Hampshire and… Continue reading Warren Haynes Announces Northeast Solo Tour
On Monday, October 29, 1973, Richard Pryor hit the Comedy Store for night one of a four-show run, the recording of which yielded one of the greatest comic documents of all time. Following the release of his iconic debut album, Richard Pryor, in 1968, Pryor further sharpened his skills and delivered the comedy classic “Craps” (After Hours) in… Continue reading Richard Pryor's 'Live at the Comedy Store, 1973,' first commercial version of recording, set for July 23 release on Omnivore
