Mr. Jack White appeared on a Lindsay Lohan hosted Saturday Night Live last night. The guitar overlord debuted two new songs off his upcoming Blunderbuss album live for the first time live. Jack ripped single “Love Interruption” first, with an all female band that was incredible tight. Next, he dropped “Sixteen Saltiness” which featured some gold […]
While the site is fairly flooded with previews from that one music festival that’s about to hit Austin, there’s actually another remarkable festival just around the corner. Boise’s inaugural Treefort Festival has compiled an unreal line-up for a first-year festival and we’ll be doing our best to break it down and offer some gems (#idahonicknamepun) […]
Athens, AL group Alabama Shakes crept onto many year-end lists and music minds by gaining steam off a quietly-dropped eponymous EP last September. Their gusty brand of Southern blues might appeal to fans of the Black Keys and Drive-By Truckers, but don’t let those comparison limit your interest. Frontwoman Brittany Howard’s mightily soulful vocals lead […]
I’m working at a coffee table with a copy of Austin Monthly magazine, and the cover sports a lanky, dusty 20-something. The caption reds “A Star in Our Midsts: Gary Clark Jr is setting the music world on fire”. While there may be a bit of sensationalism goin on, Gary Clark Jr. certainly is a wicked guitar […]
As we wait for the the Shins’ new Port of Morrow album (cover pictured above), James Mercer dropped another new song/vid on us today. This video, for track “Bait & Switch”, features the gang playing the new song in a wooden, homey, jam spot in Portland. If you didn’t catch previous video “Simple Song“, check it […]