Next Week in Music | January 30 – February 5 • The Long List:...
Monday will be the 54th anniversary of The Beatles’ final performance on the roof of their Apple building in London. Perhaps you've heard of it. Either way, feel free...
Next Week in Music | January 30 – February 5 • New Books
The Jam look back at 1982, Alice Cooper eyes 75, and everything from post-punk to Broadway musicals take a turn in the spotlight next week. Read all about ’em:
The...
Next Week in Music | January 30 – February 5 • On TV
Pavement on Austin City Limits! Pavement on Austin City Limits! Pavement on Austin City Limits! That's all you need to know about next week’s TV-music lineup. OK, OK —...
Area Resident’s Stylus Counsel | Musicians Turned Politicians
Popular music and democracy are mutually exclusive. There are loads of performers with title designations — like, for example, Prince of Pop, King of Rock and Roll, Queen Of...
Thunder Pie | A Horse That Looks Hard At The Sun
“We die. That may be the meaning of life. But we do language. That may be the measure of our lives.”
— Toni Morrison
At the stoplight before I hook the...
Albums Of The Week: King Tuff | Smalltown Stardust
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “There are times in our life when we feel magic in the air. When new love arrives, or we find ourselves lost in a moment...
Albums Of The Week: Mozart Estate | Pop-Up! Ker-Ching! And The Possibilities Of Modern...
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Everything is the same except for the name says Lawrence – a new name for a new time. A new band too. A better-equipped model...
Albums Of The Week: Joe Henry | All The Eye Can See
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “In a career spanning more than 30 years, three-time Grammy winner Joe Henry has left an indelible and unique imprint on American popular music. Known...
Albums Of The Week: Klimaforandringer | Mørket På Solens Krop
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “The pulsating afro-rock of Klimaforandringer is a rare feature on the music scene. With a hyper-eclectic mindset the band re-contextualize a wide array of often...
Albums Of The Week: Heavy Blanket | Moon Is
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Returning after a 10-year sojourn, freshly stewed from the mind of legendary indie-rock outlier J Mascis, instrumental psych sideshow Heavy Blanket are back with the...
Albums Of The Week: Steve Vai | Vai / Gash
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “This record was written and recorded in somewhat of a stream of consciousness in 1991 within perhaps a two-week period as an answer to my...
Albums Of The Week: NRBQ | Tiddlywinks Reissue
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “Over a decade into their career, NRBQ entered Bearsville Studios and recorded their eighth album. The lineup featured Terry Adams (keyboards), Joey Spampinato (bass), Tom...
Albums Of The Week: The Arcs | Electrophonic Chronic
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “The relationship between everyone was born out of loving the studio and loving vinyl,” Dan Auerbach says of The Arcs. “Spinning records was a huge...
Albums Of The Week: The Murder Capital | Gigi’s Recovery
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “The Murder Capital’s first album When I Have Fears had all its songs written and recorded within the first nine months of the band knowing...
Albums Of The Week: Elle King | Come Get Your Wife
THE EDITED PRESS RELEASE: “The road to Elle King’s third album Come Get Your Wife is not one you would find on Google Maps. It’s full of dirt roads...
