Marco Benevento has etched out a path across the east coast and midwest this autumn in support of his new LP, TigerFace, due September 11 from The Royal Potato Family. Rolling Stone and WNYC both jumped on the bandwagon early last week to premiere two songs from the upcoming record that feature Rubblebucket’s Kalmia Traver… Continue reading Marco Benevento Announces Tour Dates in Support of New LP
London’s premiere dubstep duo Nero, which is British-born producers, remixers, DJs, and artists Dan Stephens and Joe Ray, are taking their renowned DJ set to festivals across the expanse of the US this summer. Nero recently appeared at Coachella, Sasquatch, and the Electric Daisy Carnival NYC festivals and are also set to DJ several shows on this summer’s… Continue reading Nero Set to Appear at Lollapalooza
Jacob Jeffries Band’s album Tell Me Secrets has a lot of secrets to tell. For starters, they can definitely write some poetry. With their plethora of rhymes, Jacob Jeffries Band is a mix of Ryan Adams and their own personal blend of rock. A light piano rock album, Jacob Jeffries sings his heart out.The album… Continue reading Jacob Jeffries Band | Tell Me Secrets | New Music Review
Freelance Whales have announced the title and release date for their eagerly-awaited sophomore release. The album, Diluvia, will be released jointly by Mom+Pop Music and Frenchkiss Records on October 9th, 2012. Diluvia finds the New York-based five-piece, led by vocalists/multi-instrumentalists Judah Dadone and rounded out by Doris Cellar, Chuck Criss, Kevin Read and Jacob Hyman,… Continue reading Freelance Whales Announce Sophomore LP
More than four decades have passed since Alvin Lee stood front and center at the famed Woodstock festival with his band Ten Years After and told half million or so fans, “I’m Going Home . . . by helicopter.” Forty-three years later, Alvin Lee hasn’t arrived at his destination yet, as the title of his new… Continue reading Alvin Lee's new album is 'Still on the Road to Freedom'
Janis Martin was one of the few female recording artists working in the male-dominated rockabilly field in the 1950s. Nicknamed “the female Elvis” for her dance moves, the Sutherland, Va. native, born in 1940, recorded a number of singles for RCA Victor and Pallette from 1956 to ’61. Her first single, “Will You Willyum” b/w… Continue reading The Final Album By Rockabilly Legend, Janis Martin
Shout out to the Vibe Tribe out there for Dylan Muhlberg. This year I have the distinct pleasure of covering the 17th annual Gathering of the Vibes festival, which is celebrating its eighth year in Bridgeport, Connecticut. Bridgeport is a diverse city on the Connecticut shoreline off of the Long Island Sound. The venue, Seaside… Continue reading Grateful Web | Gathering of the Vibes | Preview | 2012
The 14th Annual NedFest in Nederland, CO is only weeks away and the festival will feature the first time collaboration of longtime music friends and colleagues Keller Williams, Kyle Hollingsworth, Steve Kimock and Dave Watts. The three-day outdoor music, arts and microbrew festival features bluegrass, jazz, jam and world music, making this fusion a natural… Continue reading Kimock, Keller, Kyle & Dave Watts will jam @ NedFest
With their new album Ownerless debuting on Billboard’s Top 100 “Heatseekers” chart (their highest-rated album debut to date), ATO Records band Everest has just premiered the album’s first video. Drawn from the title track from the album, the “Ownerless” video made its world premiere on The Onion’s AV Club. “The first thing that came to mind for inspiration when listening to the song… Continue reading Everest Release New Video for "Ownerless"
This fall, composer, cellist, cyclist, activist Ben Sollee will release Half-Made Man, a new studio album out September 25th, 2012 on Sollee’s own Tin Ear Records, distributed by Thirty Tigers. The album features Sollee’s signature sound of cello-infused blue-eyed-soul and is his most personal and adventurous release to date. With the enlistment of a diversely… Continue reading Ben Sollee's new album, Half-Made Man, Streets September 25
