CMJ Climax Showcase / The Cutting Room / New York, NY /…
Sometimes long evenings are just that—long—but every once in a while it’s well worth the wait, and we got one of those bonus nights at the CMJ Climax Showcase at … Read more
Sometimes long evenings are just that—long—but every once in a while it’s well worth the wait, and we got one of those bonus nights at the CMJ Climax Showcase at … Read more
As the Dead Weather (Jack White, the Kills’ Alison Mosshart, Queens of the Stone Age’s Dean Fertita, the Greenhornes’ Jack Lawrence) prepare for next year’s release of their first studio … Read more
Ok, let’s try to recap. As you surely know, Bob Dylan and the Band recorded a wealth of material together in 1967 at Dylan’s upstate New York home that was … Read more
Few albums have been more aptly named. North Mississippi Hill Country blues, Appalachian mountain music, bluegrass, or pure country come uniquely together in The Ben Miller Band’s trademark “Ozark stomp”. … Read more
Mike Farris has a heart and soul uniquely attuned to music. His mix of Stax-era soul and blues stands out in a world where many artists are afraid to leave … Read more
Phish did it, Metallica did, and now it appears that it’s Bon Iver’s turn to make a music festival. The indie-folk group’s mastermind Justin Vernon has teamed up with the … Read more
Sharon Van Etten’s new album Are We There may be her best one yet, and her new single “Your Love Is Killing Me” is one of the album’s most powerful songs. … Read more
Black Keys drummer Patrick Carney is a notoriously cantankerous fellow, but even he had to crack a smile when he heard indie-rock duo Tennis for the first time. Why else … Read more
Pink Floyd may be finished with the impending release of The Endless River, but that doesn’t mean that David Gilmour is going to stop any time soon. The former Floyd guitarist … Read more
What hills should we head for? These would be the hills in North Mississippi’s hill country which is where all but one of Markus James’ drummers–Marlon Green being the exception–come from. It’s … Read more