“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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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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Harry Styles has released the highly-anticipated new song and video for “Lights Up.” The track serves as the lead single for the pop star’s forthcoming sophomore album. On the dreamy, R&B-leaning “Lights Up,” Styles wonders, “Do you know who you are?” on the chorus. The Tame Impala-esque track has Styles …
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Green Day and the National Hockey League (NHL) teamed up to debut Green Day’s new single, “Fire, Ready, Aim” during Wednesday’s game between New Jersey Devils vs. Philadelphia Flyers. The track, which will appear on the band’s forthcoming album, Father of All…, will serve as the opening song for Wednesday …
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Following the death of Ginger Baker at the age of 80, many of the artists he collaborated with or influenced turned to social media to pay tribute to the late Cream drummer. “Ginger Baker, great drummer, wild and lovely guy,” Paul McCartney tweeted Sunday, soon after the drummer’s death was …
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Starting in the late Seventies, few rockers were as visually iconic as the Cars’ Ric Ocasek, who died on September 15th of natural causes; he was 75. Equally iconic was Ocasek’s longtime wife, Paulina Porizkova, the Czech-born model who met Ocasek on the set of the Cars’ “Drive” video in …
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