SugarHill Gang appeared on Jimmy Kimmel Live to perform their 1979 hit “Rapper’s Delight.” Joined by Melle Mel and Scorpio of the Furious Five, the group took over the Brooklyn Academy of Music, giving an energized rendition of the track from all sides of the venue. The performance included all …
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“The last five years of touring have made it clear that the road is not a place I can comfortably call home,” says Martin Earley, the singer-guitarist for the Portland, Maine-based Americana trio the Ballroom Thieves. “Don’t get me wrong, performing is still downright blissful most of the time, but …
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Bruce Springsteen eases into a damn fine feature-film directing debut, aided and abetted by his longtime collaborator Thom Zimny, with Western Stars, a transporting musical ode to the American West — old, new, and all those hypnotic and haunting shades in between. It’s true that the movie, in which Springsteen …
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The final trailer for Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker is here and it promises an epic fight between good and evil. Disney unveiled the final glimpse at the upcoming movie during Monday Night Football and it includes far more footage than we’ve seen so far. As the clip opens, …
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On the Santa Monica Pier in California on Saturday, video captured a man in a MAGA hat showering anti-Trump protesters with bear repellent. According to the Los Angeles Times, anti-Trump protesters were met by a group of Trump supporters after moving from the beach to the pier. Santa Monica police …
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The latest episode of the long-running live-music series Austin City Limits includes a loving tribute to the songs of the late, great Guy Clark, who died in 2016. Hosted by Steve Earle, and featuring his band the Dukes, the hour-long episode includes Clark and Earle’s fellow Texans, Rodney Crowell, Joe …
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Jaden and Willow Smith are heading out on the road together. The Willow & Erys Tour will feature the siblings as co-headlining acts, kicking off November 12th at San Diego’s SOMA venue and playing stops throughout the U.S. and Canada, before wrapping December 19th at Los Angeles’ Novo club. Both …
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The short-lived jam supergroup Oysterhead — featuring Primus bassist Les Claypool, Phish guitarist Trey Anastasio and the Police drummer Stewart Copeland — will reunite for a pair of 2020 concerts, the trio’s first shows together in 14 years. The band has announced two shows at Broomfield, Colorado’s 1stBank Center on …
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Early in his musical career, Blanco Brown had some success writing and producing tracks for other artists. But the success also presented him with a dilemma: very few of those artists were interested in recording the kind of songs Brown wanted to write — instead of heartfelt, story-driven tunes, people …
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A Thousand Horses return with a new Dave Cobb-produced anthem, Tanya Tucker’s daughter Presley proves that talent runs in the family, and Kelleigh Bannen sparkles on a precious ballad in this week’s list of must-hear songs. Rissi Palmer, “Soul Message” When Rissi Palmer released her debut single in 2007, she …
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