What do you get when you cross a bunch of conservatory trained musicians with a Grammy-winning sound engineer? Well, awesome music, of course. Dumb jokes aside, Rochester-based four-piece Talking Under … Read more
With a new album, Sound & Color, on the way, Alabama Shakes have been all over television recently. The band returned to the Saturday Night Live stage two weeks ago, and they made … Read more
It is not often that you hear a spectacular sextet in 2015, but that is exactly what the Kropotkins are—especially on their latest track, “Fred Goes Out at Night.” Named … Read more
It doesn’t seem so long ago that Bethany Cosentino was playing in warehouses and living rooms, but her music has come a long way since those days. This year, Cosentino … Read more
Mumford & Sons leader Marcus Mumford has been talking recently about how the band has changed their sound, incorporating electric instrumentation and fuller drums, for their forthcoming new album Wilder Mind. Now … Read more
Director Randall Miller pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter and criminal trespass, charges stemming from the death of camera assistant Sarah Jones during the filming of Miller’s since-abandoned Gregg Allman biopic Midnight … Read more
Allen James, the guitarist/vocalist for Brooklyn-based alt-rock trio Newborn, notes that it’s only in the last two years—and thanks to hard work with two vocal coaches—that he has been able to … Read more
Lew Soloff, the trumpeter, flugelhornist and composer who performed with Blood Sweat & Tears at the band’s earliest incarnation, passed away yesterday. He was 71 years old. He suffered a … Read more
On April 14, Randy Bachman, of the Guess Who and Bachman-Turner Overdrive fame, will be releasing a new, power trio album, Heavy Blues, under the moniker BACHMAN. The album, which features a … Read more
Earlier this year, an undisclosed buyer spent $300,000 to buy an acetate containing Elvis Presley’s first recordings. Now, that buyer has disclosed himself, and his identity shouldn’t be that much … Read more
