One of the latest casualties of the omicron variant of COVID outbreak has been that David Lee Roth canceled his retirement shows in Las Vegas. In September, the gregarious singer proclaimed that he was hanging up his dancing shoes and these shows at House of Blues at Mandalay Bay would be it for him. We […]
More details are starting to come out about Jack White‘s big plans for 2022. Back in November, we learned that he’s planning on releasing a pair of albums in the coming months (April’s Fear of Dawn and July’s Entering Heaven Alive). Last month, the former White Stripe announced his globe-trotting “The Supply Chain Issues Tour.” Now, we […]
As you may or may not have heard, The Weeknd dropped a new album today. To go along with it, Abel Tesfaye has just released a new video for “Sacrifice.” As has been his wont with his video releases for the past few years, the “Sacrifice” clip takes twists and turns, and gets pretty dark. […]
Way back in 2021, Maren Morris received a pretty strong billing on the 2022 version of Stagecoach. Morris is the second name in bold on Friday night (opening night), which implied (subtly) that something new was (is?) on the way. We got our first taste of what’s to come when she shared “Circles Around This […]
Welcome to 2022 and with another year of 15 Minute Live Performances by our favorite artists. This week, Foy Vance. Over the past few years, the mustached singer-songwriter has dazzled audiences in his home of Northern Ireland and beyond. His brand of accessible folk has made him a staple on indie, college and satellite radio, […]
Name King Buzzo/Melvins Best known for Music to some degree. Most of the world has no clue who I am at all and they’d most likely be turned off by what I do anyway. I can’t worry about that. I’ve played in a band called the Melvins for the better part of 40 years. Current city Los Angeles. […]
You are sitting in a car. The car is stuck in a tunnel; gridlock traffic. There’s a light at the end of the tunnel. You are waiting your turn. All you can hear is the car radio. The smooth-talking DJ is guiding you forward, to “accept your fate with open arms.” Sounds like purgatory, huh? […]
How’s this for a fun stat? According to Billboard, CD sales (remember those?) actually increased in sales for the first time since everyone you knew got their first iPod. That’s right, your eyes don’t deceive you. In 2021, sales increased by 6.3% year-over-year totaling 108.98 million. That number was up from the 102.48 million units in […]
Robert Finley will be hitting the road for a 19-date winter tour in support of his most recent record, Sharecropper’s Son. Kicking off on January 19 in Cleveland, Finley will embark throughout the U.S. until the end of February, closing in Millersville, Pennsylvania. Finley is set to support Low Cut Connie in January and Foxy […]
Musicians often bristle at being compared to other bands, but not Bad Mothers. “I think the Queens of the Stone Age reference makes all of us pretty happy,” singer/guitarist Matt Dalton says about recent write-ups on Bad Mothers’ liberating but masterful brand of dirty rock ‘n’ roll. “We’re pretty big Queens fans, but honestly, [the […]