It would be easy for a band to ask for a mulligan, if not forgiveness, as they shake off the rust from nearly 18 months away from performing in front of a live audience. But, Bon Iver isn’t your average band. Opening up Los Angeles’ YouTube Theater (which sits adjacent to the massive SoFi Stadium […]
Yungblud announced the North American run of his Life On Mars tour. Set to perform 35 stops, Yungblud will kick things off in Athens, Georgia on January 26. He will be joined by Palaye Royale, Upsahl, pouty face, and Charlotte Sands along his scheduled route. The run follows the rocker’s U.K. Life On Mars tour that wraps up […]
Elton John had to pause his “Farewell Yellow Brick Road” tour due to the unfolding COVID pandemic in March 2020. His retirement plans may have been thwarted, but John took the opportunity to keep working. The result? An expansive collection of duets called The Lockdown Sessions, featuring artists like Dua Lipa, Stevie Wonder, Brandi Carlile, […]
Midlake announced their fifth studio album For The Sake of Bethel Woods, and released its first single “Meanwhile…” For The Sake of Bethel Woods is out March 18, 2022, and is available for pre-order now. The record is inspired by band member Jesse Chandler’s home of Woodstock, New York, where his father moved after attending the legendary […]
Artist: Tori Amos Album: Ocean to Ocean Number of tracks: 10 Label: Decca Records Release Date: October 29, 2021 “You need to write yourself out of this private little hell,” Tori Amos tells me, of her despair during the third UK COVID lockdown, and the message she’d received that led to her newest album Ocean […]
After playing a pair of shows in Los Angeles over the weekend to celebrate the 10th anniversary of their sophomore album Bon Iver, Bon Iver, Bon Iver has announced 2022 U.S. tour dates. The 23-date trek, billed as the ‘Spring—Summer Tour,’ sees the band play amphitheaters across the country with support from Dijon, Bonny Light Horseman […]
Dave Grohl‘s daughter Violet came full circle last night when she performed “Nausea” onstage with X during their long-awaited show at the Greek Theater to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Los Angeles. Earlier this year, Dave and Violet released a recorded cover of the song that they ended up performing on Jimmy Kimmel Live! with Nirvana bassist Krist […]
Brandi Carlile made her Saturday Night Live debut last night while Ted Lasso star and former SNL cast member Jason Sudeikis hosted the show for the first time. She performed “Right on Time” and “Broken Horses” with Tim and Phil Hanseroth on backing vocals, guitar and bass respectively, Shooter Jennings on keys and drummer Chris Powell. [embedded […]
This article originally appeared in the March 1991 issue of SPIN. It was like a scene out of Penelope Spheeris’s punk documentary, The Decline of Western Civilization. Social Distortion pounded away onstage while broken glass and a sheen of blood covered the dance floor. Big goony bouncers grabbed kids by their mohawks, or in the […]
Jay Black, the singer of Jay and the Americans, has died at the age of 82. According to a release, Black died due to complications from pneumonia. Born as David Blatt in New York City on November 2, 1938, Black, was nicknamed “The Voice” due his vocal range. Jay Black and the Americans formed in […]