The heartbeat that sparks the third song on 1, 2, 3’s debut LP isn’t just a flutter effect meant to set a melancholic mood. It literally symbolizes the start of a new life. Or in the case of Nicolas Snyder and Joshua Sickels, a crucial state of rebirth—the next logical step after the “classic rock… Continue reading 1,2,3 Announce December Dates
MY MORNING JACKET cap a hugely successful 2011 with a Grammy Nomination for Best Alternative Music Album for their celebrated sixth album, “Circuital”. Jim James and co are up against the likes of Radiohead, Bon Iver, Death Cab For Cutie, Foster the People for this much-coveted award. After headlining several festival, including Lollapalooza and Bonnaroo, My Morning Jacket will… Continue reading My Morning Jacket Receive Grammy Nomination for Best Alternative Album
In a recent interview, Billy Nershi, guitar player, lyricist, and vocalist for Colorado’s String Cheese Incident said this of his band’s musical style: “It’s very hard to describe [our sound] in musical terms because there are so many styles we play on any give night. I guess I think of it as if each night… Continue reading String Cheese Incident Live at the Fabulous Fox Theatre | 11/26/11
Cut Copy’s stellar Zonoscope has been nominated for the Best Dance/Electronica Album GRAMMY. This is the band’s first GRAMMY nomination and bookends a phenomenal year that saw the band play to rapturous audiences across the globe including a thundering Coachella set and headlining slot at Austin City Limits. The GRAMMY Awards will be held on Sunday,… Continue reading Cut Copy's Zonoscope Nominated for Best Dance/Electronica Album GRAMMY
Tori Amos will release Sin Palabras, the instrumental version of this year’s acclaimed Night of Hunters album, on December 13 via Deutsche Grammophon. It will be available at all digital retailers. On Night of Hunters, Tori created a 21st century song cycle with variations on themes by Satie, Granados, Chopin and other great composers. Sin Palabras… Continue reading Tori Amos Announces Sin Palabras, Instrumental Version of Night of Hunters Album
Bay Area singer/songwriter/author, David Berkeley has been more than industrious this year in support of his recent album Some Kind Of Cure, as well as his accompanying book, 140 Goats And A Guitar: The Stories Behind Some Kind of Cure. YAHOO! MUSIC named Some Kind Of Cure one of the ‘Albums That Should Be In… Continue reading David Berkeley at TEDxSF & "From The Living Room To The Loft" on SiriusXM
Athens, GA’s Futurebirds are nearing the end of a very busy year. After releasing two well-received EPs and touring nonstop with the likes of Drive-By Truckers, Widespread Panic, Grace Potter and the Nocturnals, Gary Clark, Jr., and J. Roddy Walston & The Business, the band is ready to head back to the studio to begin… Continue reading Futurebirds 2011 Winter Tour Dates + New Album Coming Soon
The best songs of North Carolina’s Bowerbirds have always seemed eternal. Coruscated by Beth Tacular’s bird song and Phil Moore’s environmentalist empathy, “In Our Talons” (off Bowerbirds’ Hymns for a Dark Horse) was, at its core, a quest for solidarity in a world of closing shadows. Upper Air’s “Northern Lights” painted a pained portrait of… Continue reading Bowerbirds Announce New Album, The Clearing, Out Mar. 6
The Del McCoury Band has garnered critical raves for their latest effort, Old Memories: The Songs of Bill Monroe. This tribute to the man widely considered to be “The Father Of Bluegrass Music” has now also been recognized by the National Academy of Recording Arts & Sciences. Old Memories was just nominated in the Best Bluegrass… Continue reading Del McCoury Band Scores Grammy Nomination For "Old Memories"
Phil and the Osophers will release a new EP of holiday songs entitled “It’s Christmas Time With Phil and the Osophers” digitally on December 6. The five original songs include “Brutus The Backup Reindeer,” which tells the story of a reindeer named Brutus who’s asked to help pull Santa’s sleigh when another reindeer comes down… Continue reading Phil And The Osophers Release "It's Christmas Time With Phil and the Osophers"
