Sled Island Music & Arts Festival is fast gaining a reputation as one of the must-see festivals in North America. Known for it’s diverse, fun, and forward-thinking lineup, the festival continues to grow each year, proving to be not only an exciting but essential part of Calgary’s growing and dynamic cultural landscape.Today, the first wave… Continue reading Sled Island Music & Arts Festival Announce First Wave Of Artists
As he prepares for his upcoming Ultra Music Festival headlining performances, global electronic music titan Tiësto has today (March 5) released his newest track “United” with Quintino & Alvaro. The song is the first of the Ultra Music Festival Anthems specially curated and created exclusively for the ULTRA MUSIC FESTIVAL 2013 official compilation, set for… Continue reading Tiësto and Quintino & Alvaro Release "United" Today
Last summer, as we were road trippin, we were listening to Pretty Lights. Finally Moving came on and Pete (Peter Di Stefano of Porno For Pyros) said it sounded like Jimi Hendrix. He grabbed his guitar and started strumming All Along The Watch Tower as it played.. “No reason to get excited,” The thief,… Continue reading Jimi Hendrix Pretty Lights Herbstrong
Jack White‘s debut album Blunderbuss has been certified gold by the RIAA, having sold in excess of 500,000 copies in the U.S.. Released April 24, 2012 by Third Man Records/Columbia, Blunderbuss debuted at #1 on the U.S. albums chart–Jack’s first ever recorded effort to do so. Blunderbuss also debuted at #1 in several… Continue reading Jack White's debut album Blunderbus certified Gold
Two-time GRAMMY winning Brooklyn originals have just released an extraordinary 16th studio album Nanobots–returning with electrifying pop melodies, vivid lyrics and just enough bass clarinet. Over three decades They Might Be Giants have perfected their deliriously catchy, original sound, and Nanobots 25 startling tracks in 45 memorable minutes play to all the bands strengths. The album was created at… Continue reading They Might Be Giants 16th Studio LP Out Today, Tour + SXSW
The contemporary musical universe of Mickey Hart is perfectly aligned with the cosmos. Never has his theological approach to music or pursuit of combining music sensibilities across the globe been so relevant. From the beginnings he sought out further bounds than his primary project, the American rock institution, The Grateful Dead. His evolving contributions to… Continue reading Mickey Hart Band | Fox Theater | Boulder, CO | 2/28/13 | Review
Good Panamanian acid-jazz-fusion by way of Kansas City can be hard to come by these days. Well, at least there’s Making Movies.On the whole, the prog-Latino quartet’s self-released second album, A La Deriva, is strange South American psychedelia; in moments, it’s overwhelming or simple, radical or routine. Consistent? No. But there’s something distinctive enough about… Continue reading Making Movies: A La Deriva | New Music Review
Over 90 bands, most of which are en route to SXSW, will fill Savannah’s clubs and venues with the best up and coming acts. Bands have been hand-curated across multiple genres to represent an ideal microcosm of emerging excellence. Highlights include of Montreal, Chelsea Light Moving (featuring Thurston Moore of Sonic Youth), The Whigs, Merchandise, Mac DeMarco,… Continue reading Savannah Stopover Festival Begins Thursday
GRAMMY-winning trio Lady Antebellum has teamed up with E! News this week for the debut of the playful music video for their current Top 10 single “Downtown.” Beginning today, E! News will reveal sneak peeks from the shoot before the video makes its world premiere on the show this Wed., March 6 at 7:00 ET/PT. … Continue reading Lady Antebellum Teases "Downtown" Music Video On E! Today
On Record Store Day 2013, Trey Anastasio will release Blue Ash And Other Suburbs, a limited edition picture disc vinyl, available exclusively at participating independently owned record stores across the country. The 7″ picture disc features outtakes from the Traveler sessions that were co-produced by Trey and Peter Katis in Fall, 2011 and Original artwork… Continue reading Trey Anastasio's Blue Ash And Other Suburbs Released on RSD
