Black Joe Lewis finds a fresh way to exercise in the raucous new music video for his song “Girls on Bikes,” as he gets chased around town by a roving pack of — you guessed it — girls on bikes. The big, beaming smile on Lewis’ face throughout the pursuit …
Read More »Ariana Grande Plots 'Sweetener' World Tour
Ariana Grande will embark on a world tour next year in support of her latest album Sweetener. The first leg of the trek kicks off March 18th, 2019 in Albany, New York and criss-crosses the United States and Canada over the next several months. The run will wrap June 18th …
Read More »Sonic Youth Plot 'Daydream Nation' Sale With Guitar, Gear, Records
Sonic Youth are selling an array of guitars, records and other memorabilia to mark the 30th anniversary of their seminal 1988 record, Daydream Nation. The gear sale starts October 30th on Reverb, while the band’s records and test pressings are available today, October 24th, on Reverb LP. Sonic Youth are …
Read More »The Collaborative Magic of Boygenius
On their last day at Los Angeles’ Sound City Studios this past June, Phoebe Bridgers brought a half-finished song to her new bandmates, Julien Baker and Lucy Dacus. She had an acoustic guitar riff, a verse and half a chorus, but not much more, and she was hesitant to share …
Read More »Flashback: Shelby Lynne Tackles a George Jones Classic
Singer Shelby Lynne turns 50 years old today, and in her half-century has done more living than most can even imagine in twice that time. Since her October 1987 debut on the Nashville Network, Lynne has confidently covered an expanse of musical ground reserved for only the most expressive and …
Read More »Tom Petty's Family Attends Gainesville Park Dedication Ceremony
Tom Petty‘s family and friends were among the hundreds in attendance at a ceremony Saturday to rename a Gainesville, Florida park after the late rocker. The ceremony, which took place on what would have been Petty’s 68th birthday, was one of a number of Petty events this weekend in the …
Read More »Review: Calle 13's Visitante Reemerges With Wonderfully Madcap 'Trending Tropics' Album
The Puerto Rican group Calle 13 are one of modern Latin music’s most-treasured institutions: Over the course of five scrappy, propulsive albums, they were aesthetically omnivorous, politically bracing and even commercially successful, earning a platinum plaque and a smattering of minor hits. Their peers adored them, and no group has …
Read More »Hear Post Malone, Swae Lee's New 'Spider Man' Collaboration, 'Sunflower'
It’s hard to find an artist who had a bigger year than Post Malone. His album beerbongs & bentleys hit Number One and broke streaming and chart records – including scoring nine simultaneous Top 20 songs. Currently, “Better Now” is the Number Two song in the country. Expect that run to …
Read More »Folk Supergroup I'm With Her on Why They Cover Vampire Weekend's 'Hannah Hunt'
“I’m not even sure this band would exist without covers,” saysAoife O’Donovan, who plays guitar in the trio I’m With Her. The folk-supergroup consists of O’Donovan plus Sarah Jarosz (banjo, mandolin) and Sara Watkins (fiddle). All three of them sing, like a modern — and perhapssofter — version of Trio, …
Read More »Dave Grohl, Jim James, Grace Potter Lead Warren Haynes' 2018 Christmas Jam
Dave Grohl, Jim James, Grace Potter, Phish’s Mike Gordon, Gov’t Mule and Eric Church will lead Warren Haynes‘ 2018 Christmas Jam, set for December 7th and 8th at the U.S. Cellular Center in Asheville, North Carolina. The 30th annual event, now expanded into a two-night affair, will benefit the local …
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