Next Week in Music | May 6-12 • On TV
Vampire Weekend rise on Saturday night, The Beatles get back again, Cage The Elephant stomp on a late night stage, Fontaines D.C. spell it out — and more action...
Fabulous Thunderbirds Fans Get Struck Down For 50th Anniversary
Stony Plain Records proudly announce the signing of legendary American band The Fabulous Thunderbirds, who will celebrate their 50th anniversary with the release of their first studio album in...
Next Week in Music | April 29 – May 5 • The Short List:...
I have a busy week coming up — mostly good-busy, so I can't really complain. But still, I'm gonna be here and there and up and down and in...
Next Week in Music | April 29 – May 5 • The Long List:...
Yeah, I know 4/20 was last week. But hey, better late than never, right? Especially when it gives me an easy, obvious intro to a post. So fire up...
Week in Music | April 29 – May 5 • 6 New Books
Benny Blanco gets cooking, Joan Baez gets poetic, The Beatles explain themselves, Bob Dylan wins and John Lee Hooker gets graphic. Welcome to your new reading list:
Open Wide: A...
Next Week in Music | April 29 – May 5 • On TV
Old 97's pull into a station near you; Dua Lipa is your date for Saturday Night; Sum 41 get up way too early; Meghan Trainor and Benny Blanco make...
Christine Jensen Goes Big On Her New Album Harbour
Juno-winning Canadian saxophonist and composer Christine Jensen is proud to announce her forthcoming jazz orchestra album Harbour, due out on June 28 via Nettwerk / Justin Time Records. The...
David Gilmour Unveils New Album Luck And Strange
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “David Gilmour has just announced his new album Luck And Strange, to be released on Sept. 6. The first track from the album, The Piper’s...
Artists Against Homelessness Earn Community Service Award
Richard Todd, singer-songwriter and guitarist for Toronto band Redpath Traffic, has accepted a Community Service Award in the Arts & Culture Leaders category for spearheading his ensemble project, Artists...
Next Week in Music | April 22-28 • The Short List: 7 Titles You...
Unsurprisingly, things have slowed down a bit after Record Store Day. But only a bit: By my count, there are still at least seven excellent albums coming your way...
Next Week in Music | April 22-28 • The Long List: 475 Releases On...
I predict you're going to hear and read a lot about Prince today. Why? Because the provocative, diminutive genius died eight years ago — on April 21, 2016 —...
Next Week in Music | April 22-28 • On TV
With the exception of insatiable workaholic Jimmy Kimmel, the late-night chit-chatters are in time-out this week. Not sure why. Good thing the daytimers — and the documentarians, interestingly enough...
Zappa & Mothers Storm Sunset Strip For Next Vault Release
The hand-scrawled ad in the L.A. Free Press — an open invitation to Frank Zappa & The Mothers of Invention’s all-night affair at one of their favorite venues, L.A.’s...
Canada’s Teen Jam Wants You
Some of the best, most innovative musical acts ever started out when they were merely teens — The Runaways, Strokes and Arctic Monkeys, to name just a few — and...
Area Resident’s Record Store Day Picks
I must admit, I don't usually line up for Record Store Day. If there's something I really want, I'll let some of my shop-owning pals know. But I buy...
