Ahead of the release of the Mountain Goats’ latest album Dark in Here, the band has shared the title track from their upcoming LP. “Dark in Here,” recorded at legendary Fame Studios in Muscle Shoals, finds frontman John Darnielle spinning a Spaghetti Western-inspired revenge fantasy. “You who stood so proud …
Read More »Lady Gaga Postpones Chromatica Ball Tour
UPDATE (2/6):Lady Gaga‘s Chromatica Ball Tour has once again been postponed, this time to 2022. Per an email sent to ticket holders, Gaga said: “While some parts of the world are moving quickly to open up, others are not yet ready. So until we can confirm all global dates, we …
Read More »Foo Fighters Announce Anniversary Tour Dates for 2021
Foo Fighters were originally set to celebrate the 25th anniversary of their formation as a band with a 2020 tour, but like the rest of live music, the shows were put on hold during the pandemic. On Tuesday, the band finally unveiled their rescheduled 25th (now 26th) anniversary tour lineup, …
Read More »The Prince of Bushwick Wants to Be Mayor of New York
Becoming mayor of New York City requires submitting oneself to a gauntlet of minor humiliations: being ridiculed for everything from your favorite subway stop, to the way you eat pizza, to the pseudonym you used to sext strangers you met online. On a recent Saturday in Manhattan’s Tompkins Square Park, …
Read More »My Thoughts on the Hybrid Art Form Trend of Broadway Digital Captures
Broadway, recognized around the world as perhaps the pinnacle of live entertainment, has a new peak: the live digital capture. Digital capture, also known as live capture, is the industry term referring to the recording of a stage production, ideally in front of a live audience in the theater. It’s …
Read More »The GOP Infrastructure Offer Is a Sham
Senate Republicans unveiled a $928 billion infrastructure counter-proposal to President Biden’s $1.7 trillion plan on Thursday. But the majority of the funding for their bill will come from funds already allocated toward Covid-19 relief. Senator Shelley Moore Capito (R-W.Va), who has led the Republican effort, said their proposal is “a …
Read More »'Friends: The Reunion': A Meandering Trip Down Memory Lane
Midway through Friends: The Reunion, the six Friends stars are sitting on the recreated set of Monica and Rachel’s apartment, recalling the strange moment in their lives when Friends exploded from successful sitcom into world-dominating pop-culture phenomenon. “No one was going through what we were going through,” observes David Schwimmer. …
Read More »Why I Think Immersive Experiences Could Help the Travel Industry Rebound
Like virtually all other sectors, the travel and experience industry is in recovery mode. The rate of recovery is very different in each country, however, and often varies greatly within each country by region as well. Take beautiful Miami. Some restaurants are booked three months out, and business is starting …
Read More »Willie Nelson's Outlaw Music Festival Tour Announces 2021 Dates
The Outlaw Music Festival Tour, the annual package tour highlighting artists who make music outside of the mainstream, is returning in 2021. Once again headlined by Willie Nelson, the tour begins August 22nd in Texas and features a rotating cast of singer-songwriters and bands. Sturgill Simpson appears on more than …
Read More »Old Dominion Release Breezy New Song 'I Was on a Boat That Day'
Old Dominion have released their first new music since 2019. The breezy new single “I Was on a Boat That Day,” out Friday, is the ACM-winning group’s lead offering from an upcoming project. With its appropriately buoyant rhythm and hum-along melodies underpinned by accordion, “I Was on a Boat That …
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