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...
Next Week in Music | April 15-21 • The Short List: 12 Albums That...
I have nothing but respect for our current musical overlord Taylor Swift. But her music is not for me. Nor, I would argue, is it meant to be. More...
Next Week in Music | April 15-21 • The Long List: Nearly 800 (!!)...
Yep, 800. What the hell's going on, you ask? Record Store Day, that's what. So you've got the usual assortment of vinyl reissues, deluxe editions, previously unreleased live recordings,...
Next Week in Music | April 15-21 • 10 New Books
You've got a lot on the books for next week: Party with The Boss, read Sonny’s diary, follow Arthur’s travels, catch sight of The Rolling Stones, take a look...
Next Week in Music | April 15-21 • On TV
Between Record Store Day and impending new releases from Pearl Jam, Melvins, High On Fire and Cloud Nothings, you might expect next week's small-screen lineup to be jam-packed with...
