Kings of Leon are getting into the whiskey business. The long-running rock combo will debut a limited collection, dubbed Kiamichi, in collaboration with the Bardstown, Ky.-based Willett Distillery at the Bourbon and Beyond festival in Louisville, which kicks off today (Sept. 15). Kiamichi comprises three different products, a five- and eight-year rye and a 19-year […]
Now that Labor Day is in the rearview mirror, it means that football season is finally here. For the fourth season running, we asked a group of musicians to give their insight on how this season will shake out. No one predicted last year’s Super Bowl matchup between the Los Angeles Rams and the Cincinnati Bengals, […]
Lollapalooza has defied the old F. Scott Fitzgerald adage from The Last Tycoon that “there are no second acts in American life.” Since 2005, Perry Farrell and partners have hunkered down in Chicago’s Grant Park (for the American version) to bring the once-alternative playground that spit in the face of the mainstream more into the […]
Kings of Leon are hitting the road, kicking off a North American tour supporting their When You See Yourself album starting August 3 in West Palm Beach, Florida. They’ve plotted a 26-show tour, with Cold War Kids opening throughout the dates, and ending October 2 in Ridgefield, Washington. Tickets for all shows will go on sale […]
Most people wouldn’t expect polite golf chat from Kings of Leon. Not from the group who emerged in the early aughts like a garage-rock thunderbolt. Proudly discussing the exploits of their young children? Sure, they are fathers, after all. But golf? Even with all their accolades and successes, one prize stands out for 41-year-old Nathan Followill, the […]
Last month, Kings of Leon announced they’d be releasing their first album since 2016 with When You See Yourself. Previously, the group shared “The Bandit” and “100,000 People,” and today, Kings of Leon released “Echoing.” If the song sounds familiar, it’s because (like its predecessors) it sounds like vintage KoL. “It feels wonderful. It’s been a […]
Kings of Leon are back with an announcement of their eighth studio album, When You See Yourself, out March 5. The lead singles, “The Bandit,” and “100,000 People” are out now, the former alongside a black and white music video of the band performing. It’s their first album since 2016’s WALLS. They’ve been teasing new material […]
To jump-start the new year, Kings of Leon, who have been mostly quiet since 2016’s WALLS album, shared teasers of four new songs — “Must Catch the Bandit,” “Feel the Way You Do,” “Dancing In Your Head” and “Spin It Like We Can” — on Instagram. They dropped the hints in two batches; last week […]