A few months back my Editor assigned me to review the latest release from Flotsam and Jetsam, The End of Chaos. I was stoked to do it as I am with every assignment. What I got was a screaming hot record dropped in my lap. I was in complete love with it from the first […]
2018 was a significant year for Jorn Lande. He celebrated his 50th birthday with the release of a comprehensive 12 album box set and played a few selected shows in the spring and summer which presented the most diverse and exciting setlists ever of his storied career. Picking forgotten gems from early albums, selected covers […]
Currently on the road this July for a mini-series of summer shows and festival dates, FIVE FINGER DEATH PUNCH have announced the launch of a U.S. Fall arena headlining tour. Co-produced by LIVE NATION and FRANK PRODUCTIONS, the trek will start on November 1 with two special kick off shows in the band’s hometown of Las Vegas on November 1 and 2 at THE JOINT at Hard Rock […]
When Kenny Chesney recorded “Get Along,” he knew it sounded unlike anything else on his deeply personal Songs for the Saints. Written and recorded to celebrate the U.S. Virgin Islands in the wake of 2017’s cataclysmic hurricanes, the reflective work was done in the moment, reflecting the inspiration and spirit of the people and life – and […]
The World’s Largest Bourbon Festival, Bourbon & Beyond, makes its anticipated return to Louisville, KY Friday, September 20, Saturday, September 21, and Sunday, September 22,expanding to three days full of incredible music, unique culinary events, and unmatched experiences from the region’s best distilleries at the new Highland Festival Grounds At KY Expo Center. In addition to an unforgettable lineup of […]
For the new Chaos Magic album, Chilean vocalist Caterina Nix worked in collaboration with fellow Chilean producer, singer, and musician Nasson. Together, they have created an absolute gem of an album, with outstanding metal tracks which will take the listener by storm. Caterina also put together an interesting cast of singers for some duets on […]
Before it happened, the rock-music festival on a dairy farm was billed as “An Aquarian Experience: 3 Days of Peace and Music” and no one realized the weekend would become one of the seminal moments not just in music history, but in American history. Fifty years later, the groundbreaking film that captured the original Woodstock […]
The Richmond Jazz and Music Festival (RJMFest), presented by Altria, is just around the corner! Get your tickets today and don’t miss this year’s headliners, including R&B songstress Jill Scott, Dirty South legend Big Boi and soul icons Maze featuring Frankie Beverly. RJMFest’s main event features more than 30 incredible musicals acts on three stages, and […]
As country superstar and 2019 CMA and ACM Entertainer of the Year Keith Urban continues his summer North American “Graffiti U World Tour,” two of his acclaimed albums, Keith Urban and Defying Gravity, will be released on vinyl on September 13 via Capitol Nashville/UMe. The vinyl releases commemorate two milestones in the multi-GRAMMY winner’s career: the upcoming 20th anniversary of his eponymous breakthrough and the […]
Even though I had tickets and was not supposed to work and write about the show, I was so impressed with Counting Crows that I insisted on writing the review. I always found the story of Adam Duritz to be very interesting. His battle with depersonalization disorder and how his mental health issues rendered him […]