Next Week in Music | Sept. 18-24 • On TV
Country stars come out to play — and give each other awards. Laufey, Matteo Bocelli, Stephen Sanchez and others give you a reason to set the alarm. And endless late-night...
Thin Lizzy’s Vagabonds Of The Western World Returns For 50th Anniversary
This year marks the 50th anniversary of what is widely regarded as Thin Lizzy’s breakthrough album: Vagabonds Of The Western World, featuring their first U.K. Top 10 single Whiskey...
Todd Snider Hits Rewind, Announces Crank It, We’re Doomed
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Sometimes an artist makes a record and then decides not to release it. Neil Young and Prince did it multiple times. Todd Snider is also...
Eddie Berman Lights His Signal Fire
After an introspective period of remote recording sessions that birthed Broken English in 2020, Eddie Berman, the beloved Portland folk-rock craftsman, has emerged with a fresh and invigorating album...
Junkhouse Celebrate 30 Years of Strays with Vinyl Release & Ontario Shows
Junkhouse, the iconic Canadian alt-rock band that took the ’90s by storm, have announced a 30th-anniversary celebration of their seminal album Strays. To mark this milestone, Sony Music Canada...
Dave Bidini Continues Quest to Save Local Journalism
A thriving community usually goes hand in hand with a healthy local media, and no one is more aware of that than musician, writer, filmmaker and publisher Dave Bidini....
Concert Review: Iggy Pop | Ottawa CityFolk, Sept. 13, 2023
Raw fucking power.
If there was any downside at all to Iggy Pop’s Ottawa CityFolk performance on Sept. 13, it’s that he didn’t play more songs from his excellent new...
Rolling Stones Reveal Hackney Diamonds Track List
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “The Rolling Stones have just revealed the full tracklist of their hugely anticipated new album, Hackney Diamonds, arriving Oct. 20.
Album opener, the recently released single...
Van Morrison’s Accentuate The Positive Tops Today’s Album Announcements
Yeah, I know: A new Van Morrison album isn't exactly front-page news. After all, the guy churns them out pretty regularly — his upcoming release Accentuate The Positive will...
The Moth Project Takes Flight
The Moth Project is winging its way across North America on a tour of prestigious venues, from national museums and clubs in Toronto and Ottawa to Santa Fe’s Botanical...
Next Week in Music | Sept. 11-17 • The Short List: 19 Titles You...
The Pretenders never say die, Willie Nelson rolls up a different strain of grass, Brian Setzer goes to the devil, Beaches share the blame, The Who and Steve Miller...
Next Week in Music | Sept. 11-17 • The Long List: 430+ Releases On...
Expect your social media feed to be full of Johnny Cash posts next week: Tuesday is the 20th anniversary of the Man In Black’s death at age 71, less...
Next Week in Music | Sept. 11-17 • New Books
Welcome to The 27 Club! No, not that one. This one is named for the number of new music books coming out on the busiest week of the fall...
Next Week in Music | Sept. 11-17 • On TV
With everyone from The Pretenders to Willie Nelson to Brian Setzer dropping new albums next week, you might expect a few treats to pop up on the boob tube....
Foo Fighters, Jason Isbell & More To Rock Austin City Limits This Fall
Thanks to the ongoing TV writers’ strike that has shut down the late-night chat shows for months, it's been a pretty dry season for live televised music. But all...
