It turns out that Xavier Rudd won’t just be playing casinos and the country of Canada when he kicks off his summer tour later this month. Now included in the Australian musician’s upcoming itinerary in support of last year’s Dark Shades of Blue will be dates at venues all across the U.S. this summer, resulting [...]
The old adage “Word to the Wise” couldn’t be used better than in a sentiment to Michigan native Iggy Pop. His latest release, Préliminaires, offers up a schizophrenic agglomeration of new songs that are both cryptically honest, and staggeringly defiant as anything he’s ever done before. The trouble is, his album-long lament on the loneliness [...]
Consequence of Sound previews this weekend’s Baltimore based electro festival.
Just because The Mars Volta have a busy next couple of months, what with the release of the band’s latest LP and some supporting tour dates, does not mean that the members making up the Texas outfit does not have time for other activities. We all know about frontman Omar Rodriguez-Lopez’s recent exploits, but do [...]
Summer is a great time for the blues. Not the mood, but the music. Loud rock n’ roll is great for the beach and Friday night cruises, but if the hot July sun has you spending a lazy afternoon under your favourite tree or enjoying a leisurely country drive, the cool sounds of a vintage [...]
Yeah, she’s seriously that cool.
Merge Records gears up for new releases from two of the ’90s favorite music acts, Polvo and The Clean.
Done with its trip to the movies, New Jersey’s Yo La Tengo is gearing up for its next creative endeavor, the release of a brand new studio album. And a popular one at that. No, the trio of Georgia Hubley, Ira Kaplan and James McNew haven’t gone all Nickelback on us. For the sake of [...]