Son Little Shares Tender New Song “Cherry”
Curiosity about his ancestry has led songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Son Little on a journey throughout the American South that has resulted in his new album, simply titled ‘CITYFOLK.’
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Lost In The Trees Latest Named Best Album by Wall Street Journal
Lost in the Trees’ latest album A Church That Fits Our Needs has been named 2012’s best album of the year by the Wall Street Journal. The record offers an imaginative and profoundly moving tribute to singer and songwriter Ari Picker’s mother, an artist who took her own life in …
JEFF TWEEDY AND MAVIS STAPLES TO PERFORM ON THE COLBERT REPORT
Stephen Colbert is set to join Wilco frontman Jeff Tweedy, Mavis Staples and Sean Lennon in a performance of the John Lennon holiday song “Happy Christmas (War Is Over) on The Colbert Report TONIGHT. The performance is part of the show’s “Christmas Carol Week” and will air Thursday December 13th …
TOM WAITS’ ‘BAD AS ME’ GETS GRAMMY NOMINATION FOR “BEST ALTERNATIVE MUSIC ALBUM”
TOM WAITS’ received the seventh Grammy nomination of his decades long career for his critically lauded and first Billboard “Top Ten Album,” BAD AS ME. “Best Alternative Music Album” category has been a head scratcher since its 1991 inception, regarded as a slot for respected artists whose work defies labels. …
THE MILK CARTON KIDS Featured in GUS VAN SANT’S "PROMISED LAND"
The Milk Carton Kids, the singer/songwriter duo recently signed by Anti-, has three of their songs featured prominently in the new Gus Van Sant-directed drama Promised Land, which is written by and stars Matt Damon and John Krasinski. The film features The Milk Carton Kids’ songs “The Ash & Clay” …
Man Man Announces 2013 Co-Headlining Tour
The brilliantly unconventional rock outfit Man Man are set to embark on a co-headlining North American tour early 2013. The band will be joined by Indiana-based alt-rock/indie band Murder By Death. Man Man will be taking their wonderfully riotous live show on the road in support of their acclaimed album …
The Coup's Bus is on the Road
The Coup’s tour bus, “Detroit Red”, aka “Ruby Dee”, was spotted on the streets of West Oakland just before they took off on tour last week. This is the bus the band bought with help from their supporters via kickstarter. It’s a 1980 MCI-9 with a Detroit Diesel 8v71 engine. …