Sebadoh | Act Surprised
WHO ARE THEY? The on-again, off-again indie-rock power trio fronted and co-founded by Dinosaur Jr. bassist and eternal malcontent Lou Barlow, currently aided and abetted by Jason Loewenstein (who,...
Justin Townes Earle | The Saint of Lost Causes
WHO IS HE? The journeyman singer-songwriter who's doing a fine job of following in the large footsteps of his legendary father Steve Earle — while also managing to forge...
Black Mountain | Destroyer
WHO ARE THEY? Vancouver's veteran psychedelic / progressive / space / stoner / boogie / indie-rock warriors featuring singer-guitarist Stephen McBean (who actually lives in Los Angeles now) and...
Amyl & The Sniffers | Amyl & The Sniffers
WHO ARE THEY? A gang of Australian guttersnipes — fronted by firebrand vocalist Amy Taylor — who unabashedly worship at the altar of Iggy Pop, The Damned and anything...
The Waterboys | Where the Action Is
WHO ARE THEY? Veteran Scottish singer-songwriter Mike Scott and his latest supporting cast — which has proved to be surprisingly long-lived after decades of revolving-door personnel changes.
WHAT IS THIS?...
Stray Cats | 40
WHO ARE THEY? The tall-quiffed, ink-stained neo-rockabilly rebels fronted by singer-guitarist Brian Setzer, flanked by bassist Lee Rocker and standup drummer (not to mention onetime husband of Britt Ekland)...
Mavis Staples | We Get By
WHO IS SHE? The Grammy-winning gospel-blues icon, civil rights activist and all-around living legend who's about to celebrate her 80th birthday — and her 70th year in music.
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Morrissey | California Son
WHO IS HE? Steven Patrick Morrissey — the sardonic former frontman of mope-rock immortals The Smiths, one of post-punk's great romantic crooners and lyricists, and a relentless curmudgeon who's...
Various Artists | Echo in the Canyon Soundtrack
WHO ARE THEY? A who's who of iconic singers, songwriters and superstars — from Neil Young and Eric Clapton to Beck, Fiona Apple and Josh Homme — all collaborating...
Sting | My Songs
WHO IS HE? Gordon Sumner — erstwhile Police captain, wannabe musical-theatre titan, Tuscan farm owner, rumoured tantric sex god, master of the immortal lute, fountain of youth discoverer and...
Next Week in Music | May 20-26 • 110 New Releases Headed Your Way
Some weeks it's about quantity. Others, it's about quality. This time it's a bit of both. There are more than 110 albums, EPs and singles being released next week....
Next Week in Music | May 20-26, 2019 • New Books
If writing about music is like dancing about architecture, does that make reading about music like juggling about engineering? I don't know. But I do know that these biographies,...
Next Week in Music | May 20-26, 2019 • TV & Movies
I know you like to watch. So here's a list of the musicians who will be singing for their supper next week on the boob tube — and the...
Dommengang | No Keys
WHO ARE THEY? A Brooklyn guitar-rock power trio whose name is Danish for Judgment Day — and who have now apparently relocated to Los Angeles.
WHAT IS THIS? Their third...
Endless Boogie | Vol. I, II
WHO ARE THEY? A no-frills Brooklyn outfit whose epic, hypnotic guitar jams handily live up to their name (which they borrowed from a John Lee Hooker album).
WHAT IS THIS?...