Shaky Knees Begins Today in Atlanta
Hello from Atlanta! We’re getting ready to cover Shaky Knees this weekend, and we came ready with a preview playlist! Turn it up, stay safe, and have fun.
Hello from Atlanta! We’re getting ready to cover Shaky Knees this weekend, and we came ready with a preview playlist! Turn it up, stay safe, and have fun.
Written by Elisa Regulski With the refreshing Texas breeze sweeping across the Hill Country, a thousand twangling instruments humming in the air, and a fair amount of craft beer, you’d think Old Settler’s Music Festival was bluegrass utopia. Despite it’s familial atmosphere and earthy roots music, however, I wouldn’t rush into naming this Americana heaven. … Read more
ALL PHOTOS BY BRIDGETTE AIKENS Tegan and Sara recently performed at The Fillmore in Charlotte. Please enjoy these photos, all shot with 35 mm film, by Bridgette Aikens.
ALL PHOTOS BY JASON GONULSEN The memories come easy. There’s Tom Petty, dressed as The Mad Hatter in the video for “Don’t Come Around Here No More.” I watched it so many times on MTV. That one always seems to come first, for whatever reason. But there’s another one I think about often. 1995, my … Read more
ALL PHOTOS BY BRYAN SUTTER Portugal. The Man returned to The Pageant last evening. Please enjoy these photos by Bryan Sutter.
ALL PHOTOS BY JASON GONULSEN Sigur Rós captivated a seated and attentive audience at The Peabody Opera House in St. Louis last night, performing two one-hour sets, both of which drained every emotion I had built up in the last few months. It was my first time seeing the band from Reykjavík, Iceland, and honestly, … Read more
ALL PHOTOS BY JASON GONULSEN Old Crow Medicine Show returned to The Pageant last evening, performing Bob Dylan’s Blonde on Blonde in its entirety. They even gave us a five-song encore of more Dylan covers, including “Blowin in the Wind” and “Like a Rolling Stone.” All photos by Jason Gonulsen.
ALL PHOTOS BY BRYAN SUTTER Diet Cig’s current tour stopped in Columbia, Missouri last week. They released their debut album, Swear I’m Good At This, in April. Please enjoy these photos by Bryan Sutter.
ALL PHOTOS BY AMANDA KOELLNER Phoenix recently performed at the Aragon Ballroom in Chicago. Have a listen to their new album, Ti Amo, and enjoy these photos from Amanda Koellner. THE LEMON TWIGS
ALL PHOTOS BY JASON GONULSEN New York City’s Misterwives, led by the fantastic and athletic Mandy Lee, began their tour last night in St. Louis at a sold-out Delmar Hall. Their new album, Connect the Dots, is a terrific dose of pop. Please enjoy these photos by Jason Gonulsen.
ALL PHOTOS BY RACHEL WATERS Franz Ferdinand recently stopped in Louisville at Mercury Ballroom. Please enjoy these photos by Rachel Waters.
ALL PHOTOS BY AMANDA KOELLNER Eaux Claires Troix: Squish-Squash the Muck By Amanda Koellner “Should clouds scrub the sun from the sky, we are willing to weather the wetness, squish-squash the muck, and raise our cheeks to the drench knowing the raindrops will not go solid, that the only ice in sight floats clinkey-clink in … Read more
ALL PHOTOS BY BRYAN SUTTER Jack Antonoff and his band Bleachers took their current tour to Delmar Hall in St. Louis last evening. MUNA opened the show. Please enjoy these photos by Bryan Sutter. MUNA
ALL PHOTOS BY BRYAN SUTTER Future, Migos, Tory Lanez, and A$AP FERG performed yesterday at Hollywood Casino Amphitheater in Maryland Heights, Missouri. Please enjoy these photos by Bryan Sutter. FUTURE MIGOS TORY LANEZ A$AP FERG
If we were vampires and death was a joke We’d sit out on the sidewalk and smoke We can’t adequately describe emotional distress, so we call it pain. I suppose that’s because it hurts like hell. “I can’t enjoy a goddamn thing,” Jason Isbell sings on “Anxiety,” a song he co-wrote with his wife, Amanda … Read more
Photo by Amanda Koellner Greetings from the Windy City! We’re wildly excited for Pitchfork Music Fest’s 12th birthday party this weekend, featuring the likes of LCD Soundsystem, A Tribe Called Quest, and Solange. The lineup is stacked as ever, so check out our preview playlist and be sure to come back for full photo gallery … Read more
ALL PHOTOS BY BRYAN SUTTER A Giant Dog recently performed at Blind Tiger in Kansas City. Please enjoy these photos by Bryan Sutter.
Today we’re excited to premiere Tom Forest’s “Believer,” from his forthcoming debut album, Hope, due for release in early 2018. On “Believer,” Forest sings about loss, faith, and resiliency, while twirling his voice over gorgeous melody. We’re already excited to hear more from Forest. Have a listen below.
ALL PHOTOS BY BRIDGETTE AIKENS My Morning Jacket and Gary Clark Jr. performed at Charlotte Metro Credit Union Amphitheater in Charlotte, NC last Saturday. Please enjoy these photos by Bridgette Aikens. GARY CLARK JR
ALL PHOTOS BY JASON GONULSEN “Saw the Stones one time,” my Uber driver said. I’m on the way to my fourth consecutive Forecastle Festival in Louisville, and the stories keep coming. I sit back and listen. “See, back then it was different. People I knew, they started climbing that scaffolding near the stage while the … Read more
ALL PHOTOS BY BRYAN SUTTER Chastity Belt and Darren Hanlon recently performed at Off Broadway in St. Louis. Please enjoy these photos by Bryan Sutter. DARREN HANLON
PHOTO BY JASON GONULSEN It’s time. Time to set sail for another Forecastle Festival. One of our favorite festivals, no doubt about it. If you can’t feel comfortable about being yourself at Forecastle, then … scratch that … you WILL feel comfortable. Here’s a playlist of what is to come over the next three days, … Read more
Kasey Chambers performs at Off Broadway | All photos by Jason Gonulsen I’m walking up a narrow, creaky set of stairs behind Kasey Chambers, and we’re making our way to Off Broadway’s green room, to do an interview. She turns around, and starts talking. “I’m stoked to be here,” Chambers says with a thick Australian … Read more
Photo by Jay Blakesberg Interview by Kevin Korinek Pegi Young, ex-wife of Neil Young, has a new album titled, Raw. In many respects, the album is an autobiographic account of her emotional state during her fairly public divorce from the legendary rock and roller. On her fifth consecutive record, she puts all of her frustrations … Read more
All photos by Rachel Waters Tweny One Pilots and Judah the Lion performed to a packed audience last week in Louisville at the KFC YUM! Center. All photos by Rachel Waters. JUDAH & THE LION
ALL PHOTOS BY BRIDGETTE AIKENS Young the Giant + Lewis Del Mar played the Fillmore in Charlotte last week. Please enjoy these photos by Bridgette Aikens. LEWIS DEL MAR
ALL PHOTOS BY BRIDGETTE AIKENS Judah & the Lion performed at The Fillmore in Charlotte earlier this month. Please enjoy these photos by Bridgette Aikens.
AMANDA KOELLNER Allah-Las performed at Thalia Hall in Chicago earlier this month. Please enjoy these photos by Amanda Koellner.
Tennis recently played Chicago’s Thalia Hall. Please enjoy photos by Amanda Koellner!
Photo by Seiji Inouye After seven plus years of constant touring with her band, Kopecky (formerly Kopecky Family Band), Kelsey Kopecky is ready for a run at a solo career. While Kopecky (the band) will remain on hiatus, the split will bring us a new EP by Kelsey, The Babysitter Work Tapes. Today, we are excited … Read more