The Chris Robinson Brotherhood are on the road in 2017 supporting their fourth studio album, Anyway You Love, We Know How You Feel, and its follow up companion EP, If You Lived Here, You Would Be Home By Now. Gathering in northern California on the side of a mountain overlooking the foggy Pacific Ocean to… Continue reading Chris Robinson Brotherhood @ The Capitol
On the weekend preceding Halloween, a tie-dye-colored witches’ brew of imaginative seasonal costumes worn by attendees and musicians, vibrant autumn hues, and a couple of dozen improvisational bands of psychedelic rock, progressive bluegrass, funk, and more defined the 2017 version of the Hangtown Music Festival in Placerville, California. Performances were offered on two stages, rather… Continue reading Hangtown Music Festival 2017 | Review
The latest offering from Balkan Beat Box‘s fifth studio album, Shout It Out is a brand new video of the single, “Kum Kum” featuring Yemenite Israeli sister-trio, A-WA whose vocals add a bit of feminine charm to an otherwise rhythmically complex track. In addition to the music video, there are three forthcoming remixes of “Kum… Continue reading Balkan Beat Box Releases New Video
Latin GRAMMY Award-winning engineer, producer, and musician Victor Rice is gearing up to release his first solo album in almost 15 years. The subtly-complex elegance of Smoke provides a rich smoothness made available through tastemaker label Easy Star Records on November 3rd. Smoke takes Rice’s knowledge from experience across a realm of genres and cultures… Continue reading Victor Rice set to release solo album, Smoke
Dawes will release a limited-edition double LP pressing of We’re All Gonna Live, the first official live concert recording from the band, via their own HUB Records, on November 25th to celebrate Small Business Saturday. The album was manufactured in conjunction with Furnace Record Pressing and will be available at participating independently owned record stores.… Continue reading Dawes Will Release Limited Edition Vinyl Of 'We're All Gonna Live'
The Obama Summit featured musical headliner and indie rockers The National. But two days prior to their performance they snuck in an exclusive 90 minute concert at the intimate sized House of Vans Chicago. Located in Chicago’s bustling west loop, Vans just opened in early 2017. And again they delighted Chicago music fans with artists… Continue reading The National | House of Vans Chicago
The Chris Robinson Brotherhood are on the road in 2017 supporting their fourth studio album, ‘Anyway You Love, We Know How You Feel,’ and its follow up companion EP, ‘If You Lived Here, You Would Be Home By Now,’ both out via Robinson’s Silver Arrow Records. Tracks have already been laid for another new studio… Continue reading Just Announced: Chris Robinson Brotherhood @ Boulder Theater – 2/17/18
Virtuosic multi-instrumentalist, Crystal Bright, delivers a melancholy monster of a rendition of “You Are My Sunshine” in new video. Her haunting take on the country standard debuts just in time for Halloween, and is sure to send a shiver down the spine. The mournful elegy turns joyous expectation for this love song on its head.… Continue reading Get Spooked With An Eerie Elegy From Crystal Bright
For Chris Isaak, first comes the song. And for First Comes The Night — Isaak’s stunning first album of new material in six years — this gifted singer-songwriter and bandleader is bringing us a bumper crop of strong and intriguing songs from which to choose. “There was no mission for this album other than to… Continue reading Just Announced: Chris Isaak @ Boulder Theater
Good Morning Bedlam‘s show is an explosion of energy with soaring harmonies, a banjo player that scissor-kicks in the air, a string bass that will shake your chest, and a beat that will have your foot stomping through the floor. One fan describes their music as “furious folk!” Every song is a unique twist on… Continue reading Good Morning Bedlam December Tour
