Travis McCready of Bishop Gunn hasn’t walked 50 yards from the stage when the first fan stops him. It won’t be the last, either. The two-block walk to the shotgun cottage where he’s staying, in view of the Mississippi River, takes as long as a Southern goodbye. The Nashville-by-way-of-Natchez, Mississippi, …
Read More »Wilco Announces Sky Blue Sky Music Festival in Mexico
Wilco has announced a new festival experience, Sky Blue Sky, to take place January 18th through 22nd, 2020 in Puerto Aventuras, Mexico’s Hard Rock Hotel Riviera Maya. In addition to three full concerts from Wilco and a solo set by frontman Jeff Tweedy, will feature performances by Courtney Barnett, Sharon …
Read More »Flashback: Jimmy Page Plays a Ragged 'Stairway to Heaven' in 1983
Jimmy Page went to some dark places in the years following John Bonham’s sudden death in September 1980. Led Zeppelin had been at the center of the guitarist’s life since the band began 12 years earlier and they were gearing up for an American tour when the tragic news hit …
Read More »Greta Van Fleet Extend North American 'March of the Peaceful Army' Tour
Greta Van Fleet extended their North American “March of the Peaceful Army” tour with a new round of fall shows. The hard rock band will perform several new songs on the 11-date trek, which launches September 21st in Kansas City, Missouri and wraps October 15th in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. A ticket …
Read More »Lady Antebellum Preview New Song 'What If I Never Get Over You' in Vegas
Lady Antebellum’s new song isn’t about Charles Kelley’s onetime interest in Hillary Scott many years ago, because, well, Kelley never had a chance. The song, which comes out on May 17th, is called “What If I Never Get Over You.” “You were over me the first time we met,” Kelley …
Read More »Mac DeMarco's 'Here Comes the Cowboy' is a Chill Search for Comfort
Nine years and five studio albums in, Mac DeMarco has staked out his territory, and the only reason it’s bigger than his couch is he needs room for a TV. The gap-toothed soft-rock prince finds himself looking for peace and quiet amidst the noise of modern times on Here Comes …
Read More »Mary J. Blige, Nas Team for Resolute New Song 'Thriving'
Weeks after announcing a joint summer tour, Mary J. Blige and Nas teamed for a new collaborative single, “Thriving.” With its melismatic vocal hooks, the track showcases Blige’s soulful voice throughout as she reflects on overcoming challenges. “Look what I did — I made history/They don’t know what to do …
Read More »KT Tunstall Finds Ties That Bind in 'Little Red Thread' Video
Scottish singer-songwriter KT Tunstall follows the forces that connect us all in the new video for her song, “Little Red Thread.” Directed by SZOP, the clip finds Tunstall performing the buzzy stomper in a red room while an array of people suddenly find themselves following trails created by a piece …
Read More »Midland's Cinco de Mayo Concert: 5 Takeaways From Their Nashville Show
Midland held court at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium on Sunday night, delivering a headlining set full of hits like “Drinkin’ Problem” and “Burn Out,” new songs off their upcoming second album and a slew of bar-band covers. That the gig also fell on Cinco de Mayo only made it that much …
Read More »Sam Outlaw Mixes Surreal Vignettes With Honky-Tonk Music on New EP
Country singer Sam Outlaw has released an unconventional new project that combines songs with surreal vignettes. Dubbed Hat Acts, the EP opens with the sounds of a country bar and a woman in search of a smoking partner. That sets up the first of three songs: “Cigarette” is a weeper …
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