Carson McHone’s dad was a local beer distributor in Austin and knew every bartender on the circuit. In turn, that networking helped her land gigs at honky tonks and dives across the city, until she, with only a handful of biographical songs and no record deal. McHone wound up opening for Shakey Graves in 2015, […]
Rising artist Tianna Esperanza has shared her debut track “Lewis.” [embedded content][embedded content] The song slinks and struts through its powerful message propped against a relaxed-jazzy beat. Esperanza’s lyrics fall off the tongue as she savors every word on the track, emphasizing lyrics with a spoken-word-like cadence. Her sultry tone evokes a long-lost era of […]
Welcome to the latest edition of Difficult Fun! Each month, SPIN will spotlight the best punk on the planet and discuss it here, with the ambition of challenging preconceived notions of what the four-letter word actually means and, ideally, entertaining readers in the process. Purists, piss off! Everyone else, enjoy. In the months after November […]
Eddie Vedder had something he wanted to get off his chest. “I got here at four o’clock and all of a sudden, my body started shaking and I started feeling really terrible,” he told the crowd of 2,500 people packed into Seattle’s Benaroya Hall. “I had an allergic reaction to sadness.” Not a single person […]
On Tuesday, the music world was rocked by Mark Lanegan‘s death on Tuesday at his home in Ireland. At this time, no cause of death is stated and the public is being urged to respect the family’s privacy at this time. Musicians and fans alike took to Twitter today to grieve and send their condolences […]
Eddie Vedder’s Earthlings resumed their tour last night at Seattle’s Benaroya Hall after a brief pause due to someone contracting COVID. However, Vedder kicked off things off in style, by bringing up none other than Guns N’ Roses bassist and Seattle native Duff McKagan to cover The Pretenders’ “Precious.” [embedded content][embedded content] Vedder’s backing band […]
Sigur Rós have announced the first stretch of dates for an extensive world tour taking place in Mexico, Canada and the United States this Spring and Summer. This tour will be the band’s first in five years, an exciting announcement for fans of the group’s acclaimed 25-year discography. Tickets for U.S. and Canada dates will […]
Regina Spektor is set to release her eighth studio album, Home, before and after, and she released its first single “Becoming All Alone,” today. This is Spektor’s first new album since 2016. Recorded in upstate New York, Spektor’s newest work is out June 24 via Warner Records and says that it is the “most quintessentially ‘New […]
Forewarning, The Smashing Pumpkins are set to take over the U.S. The band just announced the latest edition of their Rock Invasion Tour. The 11-date stint kicks off on May 2 in San Antonio, Texas, and closes May 28 in Columbus, Ohio. The tour’s supporting act is Bones, yet a special guest for their San […]
As with all extraordinary natural occurrences, a must-own live album is a rare once-in-a-lifetime event. Against all odds—or, perhaps because of them—Pixies have achieved the epic, rarified feat of producing a live experience that you simply must add to your collection. Live In Brixton (out February 25) documents their four sold-out reunion shows at London’s […]