Over The Rhine To Release Double Album on 9/3/13

Meet Me At The Edge Of the World, the upcoming double album from the highly acclaimed band Over The Rhine, is set for a September 3rd release on their Great Speckled Dog label. Over The Rhine’s nucleus of husband and wife duo Karin Bergquist and Linford Detweiler have created their most ambitious offering to date… Continue reading Over The Rhine To Release Double Album on 9/3/13

The Silent Comedy | Friends Divide | Review

The Silent Comedy is no laughing matter. Set to release the six-track EP Friends Divide on June 10th, The Silent Comedy has been fermenting nicely in San Diego’s local bar scene. Their previous album Common Faults sold over 14,000 copies. They have been accumulating a cult-like following, impart due to their ruckus live performances which… Continue reading The Silent Comedy | Friends Divide | Review

Camera Obscura | Desire Lines | New Music Review

To start, Camera Obscura introduces Desire Lines with a brief, sweeping overture (simply, “Intro”) that hints at the structured dreamscape to come—not that any future tracks on the record revisit the string arrangement procured here; I mean to say that this short, overwrought musical construct belies the band’s aspiration to sublime grandeur in obvious subtext.… Continue reading Camera Obscura | Desire Lines | New Music Review

The 4onthefloor | Spirit of Minneapolis | Review

I remember back a couple years ago I was spending New Year’s Eve at this little ski hill pub up in New Hampshire, and there was a live band heading up the evening from a corner stage. They were good too, playing your standard classic rock fare of the Stones, Petty, and the like. Every… Continue reading The 4onthefloor | Spirit of Minneapolis | Review

Spring Awakening Music Festival Schedule Announced

Friday, June 14th, through Sunday, June 16th, Spring Awakening Music Festival takes over Chicago’s historic Soldier Field with Bassnectar, Calvin Harris, Moby, and more! The 2013 schedule has also been released and can be found here. Spring Awakening Music Festival has two more stellar after parties to release at Primary Nightclub, and another teaser video… Continue reading Spring Awakening Music Festival Schedule Announced

"The Colbert Report" Announces One-Hour Music Special with Paul McCartney

The Nation will experience a special one-hour episode of “The Colbert Report” as Stephen Colbert welcomes Paul McCartney.  The super-sized show will feature an interview as well as performances of songs featured on McCartney’s current Out There tour, the new 2013 reissue of “Wings Over America” and more with one song to be exclusively available… Continue reading "The Colbert Report" Announces One-Hour Music Special with Paul McCartney

Mickey Hart Band Announce Album & Tour To Celebrate Hart's 70th

The Mickey Hart Band will release their second album in two years on August 13th, 2013, titled Superorganism, just weeks before Hart’s 70th Birthday.  On the band’s last record, Mysterium Tremendum (2012), Hart sonified light waves from space with the help of NASA and scientists from Penn State and Lawrence Berkeley Labs. Now, with Superorganism,… Continue reading Mickey Hart Band Announce Album & Tour To Celebrate Hart's 70th

Rachel Brown | The Darby | New York, New York | Review

Singer-Songwriter Rachel Brown made her appearance in a weekly residency at the Darby in NYC last Thursday night and if you’re looking for a slam-dunk date spot idea, look no further. Never having been to the Darby before, I was very impressed at what I found: a chill, elegant spot with a modern, more youthful… Continue reading Rachel Brown | The Darby | New York, New York | Review

Doc Watson 2-Disc Collection Available Via Sugar Hill Records

In May of 2012, one of the preeminent figures of American Roots Music, Doc Watson, died at 89 years of age. This summer, Sugar Hill Records will unveil a career-spanning collection, The Definitive Doc Watson, that is an expansive tribute to the Appalachian music legend. An anthology that showcases Watson at his finest, the two-disc,… Continue reading Doc Watson 2-Disc Collection Available Via Sugar Hill Records

Filligar | Larimer Lounge | Denver, CO | Review

About 40 devoted fans stuck it out through two very mediocre bands to hear Filligar on a Tuesday night at Larimer Lounge.  The rock quartet is made up of three blond brothers: Johnny, Teddy and Pete Mathias with their childhood friend Casey Gibson.  They formed in Chicago in 2000, and have released 4 albums.They’ve been… Continue reading Filligar | Larimer Lounge | Denver, CO | Review