Willie Watson‘s anticipated new solo album, Folksinger Vol. 2, will be released September 15 on Acony Records and is now available for pre-order here. In advance of the release, the album’s lead track, “Samson And Delilah,” which features special guest vocals from The Fairfield Four, is premiering today at Rolling Stone. Of the song Rolling… Continue reading Willie Watson's "Folksinger Vol. 2" out 9/15
Lauded American singer Lizz Wright‘s latest project, GRACE, reveals the web of deep running roots of story and song that bind together the vastly diverse traditions that are the soul of the American South. Wright summons her Southern heritage and the spirit of the earth to usher us into a nurturing space that pulses and… Continue reading Lizz Wright's new album due out in Sept.
Coinciding with Phish’s 13-night run at Madison Square Garden, American Beauty NYC will host a run of shows occurring before and after the Baker’s Dozen run. Located 1 block from MSG, American Beauty is a multi-room live music space & craft beer bar serving a free personal pizza with every drink purchase. The venue is… Continue reading American Beauty NYC – Venue Headquarters for the 13-night Baker's Dozen
With eight wildly successful shows in the books and 13 more to go, the 2017 incarnation of Tedeschi Trucks Band‘s third annual multi-artist “Wheels of Soul” tour is shaping up to be their biggest and best yet. Along with supporting acts Hot Tuna and The Wood Brothers, TTB’s 2017 “Wheels of Soul” run has already… Continue reading TTB @ Red Rocks, July 29th & July 30th
Boris Garcia‘s new album Around Some Corner is concurrently refreshing and reminiscent. Producer Tim Carbone gelled conspicuously with the pop-Americana sextet, polishing off their most developed offering to date. The Philadelphia based group doesn’t seem to care about proving themselves as genre bending or cutting edge since their songwriting, and musical sincerity shines beyond anything… Continue reading Boris Garcia: Around Some Corner | Review
On Saturday night Grateful Shred, an Americana Grateful Dead tribute act from Los Angeles, came to Pappy & Harriet’s in Pioneertown, CA to Steal the Face off of the High Desert. Pappy & Harriet’s is a gem of Southern California, holding a whopping 300 people on the indoor stage and having hosted rock-and-roll legends Robert… Continue reading Grateful Shred | Pioneertown, CA | 7/8/17
New Kingston, the Brooklyn-based progressive reggae group, has confirmed details on their upcoming album A Kingston Story: Come From Far, due out August 25th, on maverick indie imprint Easy Star Records. This marks the band’s fourth studio album and follows their 2015 breakout release Kingston City (Easy Star), which debuted at #1 on the Billboard… Continue reading New Kingston Releases New Single
Leslie Mendelson has released a video for “Chasing the Thrill”—a track off her new album, Love & Murder. Filmed and directed by iconic Saturday Night Live photographer Mary Ellen Matthews, the clip’s vulnerable, black and white imagery encapsulates the song’s raw emotion. “‘Chasing the Thrill’ is about karma,” says Leslie. “You’ll never find happiness in… Continue reading Watch Leslie Mendelson Chasing the Thrill
“The festival gods smiled on Levitate,” shouted Dispatch frontman Chad Stokes as the sun set on the first day of the intimate jam band gathering on the South Shore of Massachusetts. Just twenty-four hours earlier, thunderstorms had been in the forecast, threatening to stop the feel-good summertime festivities in their tracks, but fans were instead… Continue reading Levitate Music & Arts Festival '17 | Review
One of the most well-known American rock singers, Bret Michaels, brought musical fireworks to his fans at the Chumash Casino Resort Santa Ynez on July 4th weekend. It was already a hot night both literally and figuratively at the resort, with summer evening temperatures near 80 F in the beautiful mountain resort town and with… Continue reading Bret Michaels' Rock Explosion @ Chumash
