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Marking their first show of 2021, Grateful Shred will ring in 4/20 this year with a special, smoky livestream celebration on FANS. Honoring the Grateful Dead songbook, the band promises two sets and “extra added attractions,” kicking off at 8:30 p.m. ET / 5:30 p.m. PT. The band is also offering exclusive merch for the…
photo credit: Justin Borucki Guitar phenom Quinn Sullivan will release his fourth album on June 4 via Mascot Label Group/Provogue. The 21–year-old musician first gained renown a decade ago while touring with his mentor Buddy Guy. Sullivan has since come into his own not only as a fiery guitar player but also a singer-songwriter. This…
Earthday.org has announced its second annual Earth Day Live: Restore Our Earth livestream event. The stream will begin at 12 p.m. ET on Apr. 22 and can be viewed on earthday.org, Twitter, Twitch, YouTube, Facebook and GEM-TV. The event will feature musicians Grace Potter, AJR and Brothers Osborne. They will appear alongside activists, educators and…
Newport Folk Festival and Newport Jazz Festival have officially announced their return for summer 2021. The Folk festival will occur on July 23-27, while the Jazz festival will occur July 30-Aug. 1. The festivals will occur at Fort Adams State Park in Newport, R.I. In the announcement, the organizers made it clear that “Newport Folk…
Peter Stampfel was ready to dive into a massive, all-encompassing studio project featuring a standout song from every year of the 20th century when he had a major realization— he was out of touch with popular music. “I did a lot of research and instantly knew which songs I wanted to use for a lot…
Consider the Source has announced that they will perform a livestream from the new Relix Studio in New York City. The band will take the Relix stage on Monday, Apr. 26 at 8 p.m. ET. The show will be streamed for free on The Relix Channel on Twitch. Back in February, Garcia Peoples performed the…
Slightly Stoopid perform at the Greek Theatre in Berkeley, Calif, 2019 // Photo by Stuart Levine California governor Gavin Newsom announced on Tuesday, April 6 that he is eyeing June 15 for statewide reopening, freeing up the countless historic music venues in the Golden State. “With more than 20 million vaccines administered across the state,…
photo credit: Graham Tolbert It’s only fitting that Caleb Hinz and Jake Luppen, two-thirds of the Saint Paul, Minn., pop-eccentrics Baby Boys, met in 10th grade chemistry class. On the trio’s debut LP, Threesome, their music—which splices ecstatic vocal loops, blown-out percussion, electronic bleeps and bloops, tropical guitars and stuttering found-sounds—explodes like a science experiment.…
Don’t be surprised if you find yourself wiping off beads of sweat after you’re done with this one. In little more than a half-hour, Cameron Graves—best known as the masterful pianist in Kamasi Washington’s West Coast Get Down ensemble—creates a formidable nuclear detonation of what’s been dubbed “thrash-jazz.” That description is spot[1]on: Seven’s 11 tracks…
Photo by Steven Rood Phish keyboardist Page McConnell has announced a new solo record, Maybe We’re The Visitors, which will feature ambient electronic music. The album will come out this Friday, Apr. 9. In addition to the announcement, McConnell shared a single from the record titled “Radio Silence.” The album is one of several studio…
photo credit: Justin Flythe The same toxic relationship that inspired the surging synth-pop ecstasy of Future Islands’ 2014 breakout hit, “Seasons (Waiting on You),” also fueled the band’s atmospheric ballad “City’s Face” six years later. One damaged romance, two polar opposite songs. “It’s about someone who treated me really badly,” frontman Sam Herring says. “I…
photo by Alisa B. Cherry Tedeschi Trucks Band have announced that their Wheels of Soul tour will be postponed to 2022. In addition, Los Lobos will replace St. Paul and the Broken Bones on the bill for next year’s tour. TTB keyboardist Gabe Dixon and his trio will stay on the lineup as the third act.…
photo credit: David Kitz The centerpiece of Jesse Kivel’s debut solo LP, Infinite Jess, is “Northside,” a bittersweet indie-rock banger that subtly melds seemingly incompatible genres: The breakbeat-styled drum loops draw from the raw energy of new jack swing; the bass guitar drones like vintage shoegaze; and the electric guitars glisten like Smashing Pumpkins circa…
If it seems odd to think of Jorma Kaukonen—who has been leading Hot Tuna and working as a solo artist for more than 50 years—as an accompanist, then coax the noggin back just a bit further and recall his role Jefferson Airplane. Save for the handful of songs on which he sang lead, Kaukonen spent…
Onstage at The Cap: Sen. Chuck Schumer and owner Peter Shapiro // Photos by Dino Perrucci On Thursday, April 1, Senate majority leader Chuck Schumer visited The Capitol Theatre in Port Chester, NY to maintain that there is indeed “Help On The Way” for independent music venues, thanks to the American Rescue Act. “Independent venues,…
On Monday, March 29, keyboardist Marco Benevento and drummer Joe Russo performed a pop-up acoustic set at Relix Studio in New York City. The intimate performance was streamed for free on The Relix Channel on Twitch. The entire set is now available to watch on the Relix YouTube channel. The pop-up set marked a rare…
Sam Pointer, the Birmingham, Ala.-based singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, has performed countless live dates throughout his long career—as a solo artist and in bands such as the improvisational act New Potato Caboose and the bluegrass group Snakes in the Grass. Despite his varied credits, Pointer’s new record, What Good Is Money, is actually his first solo…
photo credit: Daymon Gardner Less than 24 hours have passed since a mob of right-wing terrorists stormed the U.S. Capitol, and Ani DiFranco is understandably unsure how to make conversation. “‘How are you?’ is a confusing question all of the sudden,” she chuckles, while calling from her home in New Orleans. “It’s surreal to talk…
Jeff Cuellar didn’t sleep on Wednesday night. As Bonnaroo’s festival director, he eyed online chatter until the early morning hours watching rumors swirl as the 2021 lineup eventually made its way across phones, computers and tablets on Wednesday morning. “Through my 20 year festival journey at Bonnaroo, I’ve learned about a lot of things,” he…
Cassandra Jenkins has announced that she will perform a livestream from the new Relix Studio in New York City. Jenkins will take the Relix stage on Wednesday, Apr 7 at 8 p.m. ET. Jenkins released a new record, An Overview on Phenomenal Nature, this past February. Prior to its release, she shared a video for…
The Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival has confirmed a full roster of musicians for its 2021 edition, including headliners Foo Fighters, Megan Thee Stallion, Lizzo, Tame Impala, Tyler, The Creator and Lana Del Rey. The Sept. 2-5 event will celebrate the Tennessee festival’s 20th year, bouncing back after a complete cancellation of its 2020 event…
“I was born in New York and, though I’ve tried other places, I’m gonna stay through the storm,” Jesse Malin says on a warm fall evening, as he sits under a newly erected outdoor-dining structure in front of Bowery Electric. “I’ve lived through September 11, the blackouts, the junkies and the Son of Sam, but…
Widespread Panic Fans at Red Rocks (2016) Colorado music fans rejoiced on Tuesday as Red Rocks Amphitheatre announced plans to reopen in April for limited capacity shows. The historic outdoor venue will welcome up to 2,500 fans, writing in an official announcement, “We’re so excited about the imminent return of live music to #RedRocksCO, and…
photo credit: Optimus Dammy Made Kuti never had any doubt: He too would become a musician. His grandfather, the late Fela Anikulapo Kuti, is arguably the most important musical artist that Nigeria has ever produced, a pioneer of the Afrobeat style. Made’s father, Femi Kuti—Fela’s oldest son, born in London but raised in Lagos—has carried…
Today, at 5 p.m. ET, keyboardist Marco Benevento and drummer Joe Russo will perform a surprise acoustic set at Relix Studio in New York City. The performance will be streamed for free on The Relix Channel on Twitch. The pop-up set marks a rare acoustic performance by the Duo. The two first began performing as…
PRESENTED BY photo credit: Todd Michalek With a new opera, a concerto grosso and his long-awaited memoir in the works, Bob Weir remains as creative as ever, defying all notions of a pandemic pause. *** “I would be loath to give my muse short shrift,” Bob Weir declares. “I just couldn’t countenance doing that.” Weir…
Six years after issuing their first Painted Shield single, Stone Gossard and Mason Jennings have grown their slow-burn project into a de facto supergroup. What’s a musician to do when he’s in one of the biggest bands in the world but that band has been known to take up to seven years between albums? For…
Photo by Dean Budnick Legendary bassist George Porter Jr. has found himself at the intersection of art and technology, launching selling off an exclusive NFT, showcasing the art for his new album Crying For Hope. For the uninformed, an NFT – or non-fungible token – is a one-of-a-kind piece of digital art that uses block…
On Thursday, March 25, New York State lawmakers confirmed a deal to legalize cannabis in the Empire State. According to the New York Times, the deal “would allow delivery of the drug and permit club-like lounges or ‘consumption sites’ where marijuana, but not alcohol, could be consumed… It would also allow a person to cultivate…
Mikaela Davis and Southern Star have announced a livestream performace from the new Relix Studio in New York City. Davis and her band will take the Relix stage on Wednesday, Apr. 14 at 8 p.m. ET. Early on during the pandemic, Davis and Southern Star participated in the Live From Out There livestream series. During…