2022

Alternative Rock Experimental Psychedelics Rock 

Spiritualized Floats Back Into Boston

September 27, 2022September 27, 2022 Jim Sullivan 0 Comments 2022, Boston, Desiree Gillespie, Everything Was Beautiful, J. Spaceman, Jason Pierce, Jenna Byrd, Royale Club, Sha'Leah Nikole Stubblefield, Spacemen 3, The Velvet Underground

Jason Pierce and company compensate stage presence for dazzling visuals

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jazz Remembrance 

The Creator Has Called For Pharoah Sanders

September 27, 2022September 27, 2022 David Beckett 0 Comments 2022, Alice Coltrane, Jazz, John Coltrane, Leon Thomas, Pharoah Sanders, RIP, Spiritual Jazz, The Creator Has a Master Plan

Remembering the groundbreaking jazz musician gone at 81

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North Americana 

LISTEN: Veronica Stanton Owes You No Apology

September 23, 2022September 23, 2022 Ron Hart 0 Comments 2022, Americana, Caught Up On A Feeling, Listen, Self-Released, single, Sorry If It Bothers You, Veronica Stanton

Check out “Sorry If It Bothers You” from her new LP Caught Up On A Feeling

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North Americana 

Another Amazing Year of Americana

September 23, 2022September 23, 2022 Lee Zimmerman 0 Comments 2022, 40 Acre Mule, 49 Winchester, Alisa Amador, Allison Russell, Alton Wolfe, AmericanaFest, Amy Speace, Andrew Leahey & The Homestead, Bette Smith, Brandi Carlile, Brian Wright, Buddy Miller, Chrie Isaak, Coral Moons, Creedence Clearwater Revival, Freedy Johnston, Jeff “Skunk” Baxter, Joshua Ray Walker, Kaitlin Butts, Lilly Hiatt, Lyle Lovett, Marina Rocks, Maura Stripes, Michael McArthur, Michelle Malone, Nashville, Peter Case, Rissi Palmer, Robert Plant, Sara Petite, Side Pony, Sierra Ferrell, South for the Winter, Steely Dan, Strung Like a Horse, Tami Neilson, Taylor Rae, Teddy & The Rough Riders, Tennessee, the Doobie Brothers, the HawtThornes, Will Hoge

AmericanaFest 2022 offers further example of its stunning success

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Music Journalism 

Jann Wenner, Bruce Springsteen and Me (Well, Not Really Me)

September 22, 2022September 24, 2022 Tim Sommer 1 Comment 2022, 92nd St. Y, Bruce Springsteen, Hootie and the Blowfish, Jann Wenner, Jim DeRogatis, Rolling Stone, the New York Observer

Why the ex-Rolling Stone publisher’s response to HootieGate was total nonsense

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Indie Rock 

LISTEN: Field Guide Shares “You Could Be Free”

September 21, 2022September 21, 2022 Ron Hart 0 Comments "You Could Be Free", 2022, Birthday Cake Records, David Pajo, Field Guide, L'Rain, Manitoba, Winnipeg

The new single appears on the Winnipeg artist’s forthcoming eponymous sophomore set

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Art Pop Dream Pop Pop Synth 

WATCH: RVBY MY DEAR Gets “Over It”

September 20, 2022September 20, 2022 Ron Hart 0 Comments 2022, Gabbi Coenen, Madonna, Morcheeba, Over It, Portishead, RVBY MY DEAR, Sneaker Pimps, Spirit House Records

The single appears on the Australian noir-pop project’s forthcoming eponymous EP

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Pop Power Pop Rock 

LISTEN: The Cowsills Prepare for “Nuclear Winter”

September 19, 2022September 19, 2022 Ron Hart 1 Comment 2022, Bob Cowsill, Nuclear Winter, Omnivore Recordings, Paul Cowsill, Rhythm of the World, Susan Cowsill, The Cowsills

The legendary family band releases their first LP of new music in 30 years, Rhythm Of The World, on September 30

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Folk Punk 

Gogol Bordello: Coming to Terms with the Era of the End of Eras 

September 18, 2022September 18, 2022 j. poet 0 Comments 2022, Agnostic Front, Cooking Vinyl, Eugene Hütz, Fugazi, Gogol Bordello, Gorilla Biscuits, Green Day, Jello Biafra, Joe Lally, Les Claypool, Primus, Quicksand, Rival Schools, Roger Miret, Solidaritine, Tre Cool, Ukraine, Walter Schreifels

Frontman Eugene Hütz talks about the band’s new album Solidaritine and the ongoing war in his Ukrainian homeland

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Funk Soul 

LISTEN: L.A.’s Alain Zane Share New Single “CA State Of Mind”

September 15, 2022September 15, 2022 Ron Hart 1 Comment 2022, Alain Zane, CA State Of Mind, Cat Colbert, Charles Colbert, Ethan Browne, Jackson Browne, Right Before Your Eyes, Spinside Records, The Eagles

The second generation duo’s debut album, Right Before Your Eyes, comes out on 9/23

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Hard Rock Heavy Metal 

LISTEN: Ascendia Keeps Ascending With New Music

September 11, 2022September 12, 2022 Ron Hart 0 Comments 2022, Ascendia, Billy Love, Canada, John Love, Nick Sakal, Parasite, This War, Toronto

The Toronto metal trio continues to drop singles from their forthcoming LP, Parasite

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Punk Rock 

Tijuana Panthers: Long Beach Punks Growing Old Gracefully

September 3, 2022 j. poet 0 Comments 2022, California, Chad Wachtel, Dan Michicoff, Halfway to Eighty, Innovative Leisure, interview, Long Beach, Phil Shaheen, Tijuana Panthers

The band’s new album, Halfway to Eighty, out now on Innovative Leisure

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Indie Rock 

LISTEN: Dentist Share “New Dress”

September 1, 2022September 1, 2022 Ron Hart 0 Comments 2022, Cleopatra Records, Dentist, Emily Bornemann, Making A Scene

New album, Making A Scene, out tomorrow on Cleopatra Records

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Alternative Rock Emotional Punk Rock aka Emo Indie Rock New Wave Pop Records Rock 

ALBUMS: August 2022 In Review

August 31, 2022September 1, 2022 Kara Tucker 0 Comments 2022, Atlantic Records, Bleed Out, Fueled By Ramen, Julia Jacklin, Merge Records, Mountain Goats, Panic! At the Disco, Polyvinyl Records, PRE PLEASURE, Viva Las Vengeance

New LPs by Julia Jacklin, Panic! At The Disco and The Mountain Goats are in order for late summer

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Electronic Pop 

WATCH: Sofie Royer Shares Video For “Klein-Marx”

August 31, 2022 Ron Hart 0 Comments 2022, 2022 tour, Harlequin, Mndsgn, Sofie Royer, Stimulator Jones, Stones Throw Records, Toro Y Moi, Vienna

New album, Harlequin, out September 23rd on Stones Throw

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