Like The White Stripes and The Black Keys, My Morning Jacket rode the ’00s retro-rock train to commercial heights that— while modest by ’70s and ’80s standards— afforded them a staying power well beyond their indie status. Unlike their color-coded […]
I keep saying that none of the big issues facing our world today will even matter if we’re no longer able to survive on this planet. When Trump pulled the U.S. out of the Paris Agreement, it was a huge […]
I finally got to see the new KCRW Headquarters in Santa Monica on Saturday night when they held their Summer Nights Backyard Party in the courtyard of their super impressive new digs on Pennsylvania Avenue. The bonus to seeing the new space […]
This week’s releases offer a nice blend of the cutting edge and the foundations of roots music, and we can’t get enough of either one. On the cutting edge end of things, we’ve got new music from the Milk Carton […]
Jim James’s new album, Uniform Distortion, shows the singer/songwriter/musician furthering his musical brand and offering diaristic, occasionally poetic, commentaries on contemporary life. On the opening track, “Just a Fool,” James’s vocal conjures a druggy blend of Dylan and Joey Ramone. […]
PART TWO (of four parts) The Lockn’ 2017 Talent Magazine, Inclusive, A survey of American hot music, Lockn’-Style: Delivering the Goods to the Soul: The bands and performers of Lockn’, my snapshots, interiors of the soul, mapping by angels, a […]
PART ONE (of four parts) Lockn’ Festival: LOCKN’ Festival celebrates its fifth year in 2017. Located in Central Virginia, in the Blue Ridge Mountains, the festival site is halfway between Charlottesville and Lynchburg. According to their website, “We’re a group of dedicated […]
As the nature of the music business changes, more and more artists are turning to crowdfunding to pay for a new album or tour. While sites like Kickstarter and PledgeMusic used to be primarily for smaller independent artists who didn’t […]
As an impressive rainstorm has finally been hitting Northern California, I’m enjoying the calming rain-sounds as I finally get to share with you my conversation from back in October with indie musician M. Ward, in support of his eighth studio […]
