Music

If you ask the members of Grupo Frontera why they’ve become such a phenomenon in música mexicana, they’ll probably say they’re just having fun. “Cumbias, I don’t want to say we revived them,” says vocalist Payo Solis, looking hesitantly at his bandmates at first. Then he adds: “But when we …

Robert Smigel’s Triumph the Insult Comic Dog somehow found a way to add another goofy layer to “Weird Al” Yankovic’s iconic shtick. Yankovic was one of Triumph’s guests at his recent “Let’s Make a Poop!” live shows at SF Sketchfest (now available to watch in full online), and to honor …

Green Day‘s pop-up show at Anaheim’s House of Blues on Tuesday night left their set list a complete mystery. The concert was announced with only 24 hours notice, with no prior appearances in the past month for the audience to base their expectations. The surprise set allowed the band to …

Grunge rock’s most indefatigable missionaries, Melvins, will return this spring with Tarantula Heart, their umpteenth release since the turn of the millennium (or is that umphundredth?). As with every release, the group — buoyed by singer-guitarist Buzz Osborne and drummer Dale Crover, since 1983 — have put a new spin …

Comedian El Es Fede couldn’t figure out how to make his stand-up routines work on TikTok. Sometimes, he’d post silly storytime-style videos or he’d play with viral sounds, getting a couple thousand views. But nothing ever took off like he wished it would. Then, in January, he decided to try …

The official soundtrack for Back to Black, the forthcoming Amy Winehouse biopic, spans the late musician’s discography in addition to highlighting her prominent musical influences. Back to Black: Songs From the Original Motion Picture, out alongside the film on May 17, will feature 12 songs in its standard edition. Three …

Tyler Childers notched a headlining slot, alongside Jelly Roll, Lainey Wilson, and Eric Church, for the inaugural Country Calling Festival, taking place Oct. 4 and 5 in Ocean City, Maryland. The two-day event features a lineup that cuts a wide swath across the country landscape. There’ll be sets from legends …

We feel like we’re on cloud nine listening to this Kellyoke cover. On her talk show’s musical segment this week, Kelly Clarkson performed a piano-backed rendition of Katy Perry‘s hit, “Wide Awake.” Accompanied by Musical Director Jason Halbert, the singer slowed down the Teenage Dream: The Complete Confection ballad and …

Shakira was almost past deadline for her upcoming album, Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran, when she knew she had to finish one last song for the record: “Última.” In a new interview with Apple Music’s Zane Lowe, she said she had to plead with her label to finish it. “I …

Olivia Rodrigo has announced a special deluxe edition of her hit 2023 album, Guts, on stage during the first of her two-night stint at United Center in Chicago on Tuesday. The set will arrive this Friday, March 22. The singer made the announcement while singing “Get Him Back!” In the …