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The Red Hot Chili Peppers are hitting the festival circuit this year, but they haven’t presented much in terms of new songs. However, drummer Chad Smith dropped some hints to Billboard that … Read more
Richard X. Heyman may have his hands full with the reunited Doughboys, but that isn’t stopping him from continuing a solo career that’s every bit as worthwhile as his time … Read more
No one ever really expected to find hand-clapping, boot-stomping bluegrass music coming out of Brooklyn, but Spirit Family Reunion’s take on the genre will have you believing that they’re anything … Read more
Marvin Junior, the incredible lead singer of the Dells, passed away yesterday. Marvin Junior had one of the greatest soul voices ever, drenched with emotion. With Johnny Carter’s tenor, bass … Read more
It looks like Kansas won’t be rocking this summer after all. The Kanrocksas Music Festival has been cancelled. The announcement came via a statement published on the Kanrocksas website on … Read more
Clarence Burke Jr. of the family R&B group the Five Stairsteps passed away on Sunday. Formed in 1965 in Chicago, the Five Stairsteps was a band consisting of three of … Read more
Portland, Oregon’s MusicFestNW is celebrating its thirteenth year in style with an excellent lineup fronted by alt-rockers Young The Giant, alt-country singer Neko Case. and indie-folk newcomers The Head & … Read more
Marshall Lytle, the bassist of Bill Haley & The Comets, died Saturday at his home in New Port Richie, Florida. According to the New York Times, Lytle had been suffering from … Read more
The Museum of New York City is holding an exhibit that looks at the city’s impact on the folk and Americana explosion of the late 1950s and early 1960s. Titled “Folk … Read more
There are few, if any, lyricists today writing like John Darnielle of the Mountain Goats. The singer/songwriter has been crafting surreal songs about metalheads, suburban pill addicts, and even his … Read more
