Actor-musician Ed Helms combines special guests with roots music, comedy, and interviews for a new livestreamed series. Whiskey Sour Happy Hour premieres April 22nd online and raises funds for MusiCares’ COVID-19 Relief Fund and Direct Relief. Lee Ann Womack, Aubrie Sellers, Billy Strings, and Madison Cunningham all appear in the …
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Sadler Vaden gets the honor of becoming the first remote interview on Chris Shiflett‘s Walking the Floor podcast, appearing in an episode that was recorded at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. Vaden, perhaps best known as the guitarist in Jason Isbell’s backing band the 400 Unit, released his new …
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In 1973, Herbie Hancock found himself at a crossroads. For a couple years, the keyboardist had been leading a band called Mwandishi — named after a Swahili word meaning “writer” — that played sprawling electro-acoustic jazz with an emphasis on trippy textures and unfettered improvisation. “I think of Mwandishi as …
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The Beths‘ debut Future Me Hates Me was about as fun and free-feeling as emo-pop could possibly get, spinning anxiety into cotton candy, whether it was on the radiantly catchy single “Happy Unhappy,” the bouncing bubble-punk banger “Uptown” or the sleek self-doubting “You Wouldn’t Like Me.” The New Zealand band …
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Lilly Hiatt likes being alone. Earlier this year, when one could still travel, she left her boyfriend and cat behind in Tennessee to spend four days exploring the Oregon coast. When she was a kid, she’d race off to summer camp, only to look forward to going home at the …
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Most of Nashville’s country-music community should have been in Las Vegas by now. The 55th ACM Awards were to be held Sunday at the MGM Grand Garden Arena, with trophies handed out, nominees performing, and 12 million or so viewers tuning in to CBS’s three-hour live broadcast. But like many …
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Over the last 15 years, the multi-platinum Mexican pop-rock trio Reik have excelled in crafting timeless guitar-driven ballads that pull a diverse spectrum of listeners. Whether with Ozuna and Wisin on their smash reggaeton hit “Me Niego,” or in their latest with Farruko and Camilo, “Si Me Dices Que Sí,” …
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Kings of Leon have unveiled a video for their new song, “Going Nowhere.” Directed by Casey McGrath, the black-and-white clip was shot live from Nashville, Tennessee and they released it on Tuesday. The visual features band frontman Caleb Followill. He is seen sitting on the arm of a couch as …
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The National expanded High Violet into a triple-LP set for the album’s 10th anniversary reissue. The package, out June 19th, includes a full disc of songs previously unavailable on vinyl, including an alternate version of “Terrible Love” and bonus tracks “Wake Up Your Saints” and “Walk Off.” The records will …
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Houston rapper Scarface said he has tested positive for the coronavirus during a livestream interview with his longtime Geto Boys bandmate Willie D Thursday. The rapper, whose real name is Brad Jordan, described a multi-week ordeal that started with an itch in his throat and included multiple stays in the …
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