311 FULL BLOOM BIG PICTURE MEDIA Bands like 311 have always had an apt sense of creating experiences that successfully blend aggressive rock textures with the bright, psychedelic nature of reggae and funk, underscored with afternotes of clever [...]
ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND FINAL CONCERT 10-28-14 PEACH RECORDS Do you recall that magical night in 2014 when The Allman Brothers Band graced the Beacon Theatre stage for the last time? Oh, what a rollercoaster of emotions that evening was! It was [...]
AMYL AND THE SNIFFERS CARTOON DARKNESS VIRGIN MUSIC GROUP/B2B RECORDS Punk is having a massive resurgence of late, and Amyl And The Sniffers are near the forefront. The band has made a name for themselves with their exciting live shows and [...]
DIANA PANTON SOFT WINDS AND ROSES THE SRG/ILS GROUP Diana Panton made her recording debut in 2005 with the album …Yesterday Perhaps, and she quickly established herself in the world of jazz. Her easy yet very strong vocals and wonderful [...]
STAN HARRISON SOME POOR SOUL HAS A FIRE ADHYÂROPA RECORDS Stan Harrison is a well-respected and well-known musician, who has played with a number of artists throughout his career. His CV is a virtual who’s who of the music world. He has played [...]
GOOD LOVELIES WE WILL NEVER BE THE SAME (DELUXE VERSION) OUTSIDE MUSIC To celebrate the one year birthday of We Will Never Be the Same, Good Lovelies have released a deluxe version of the album. The streaming-only album features the original [...]
BRYAN FERRY RETROSPECTIVE: SELECTED RECORDINGS 1973-2023 BMG While David Bowie was busy making headlines and getting into the newspapers in the 1970s, Bryan Ferry was busy creating some of the most influential and innovative music ever recorded. [...]
SEPHINE LLO DIAMOND FALL INDEPENDENT When composer/songwriter and multi-instrumentalist Sephine Llo released her debut EP in 2014 and her debut album in 2017, she created quite a buzz with her unconventional music which ranged from 18th-century [...]
SQUAREPUSHER (20th ANNIVERSARY EDITION) ULTRAVISITOR WARP RECORDS Squarepusher’s Ultravisitor, released in 2004, remains one of his most beloved records. Blending live instrumentation with studio precision offers a distinctive and experimental [...]
PIXIES THE NIGHT THE ZOMBIES CAME BMG Even over 20 years into their second act, on The Night The Zombies Came, the Pixies show no signs of being ready for a musical rapture. The album corkscrews around as expected. There’s awesome predictability [...]
CHOKECHERRY MESSY STAR FEARLESS RECORDS The emotional structures of our deepest and darkest thoughts and feelings are often built on imperfect, shaky ground. At times, moving faster than what we can process, these feelings of joy, sadness, pain, [...]
THE JAILBIRDS HIGH NOON INDEPENDENT Toronto-based power trio, The Jailbirds, continues to make a name for themselves as a premier band among the Ontario independent rock community with their third, and latest, EP, High Noon. Produced by Matt [...]
GEMZ SEE THE FUTURE INDEPENDENT As a relatively new setup, California duo GEMZ, comprised of singer songwriter Jen Wood and electronic musician and producer Ted Chen, have only three singles and See The Future, this EP under their belts. Yet, [...]
DUSTIN JAMES PAPER STAR INDEPENDENT Minneapolis-based songwriter Dustin James was the bassist for the acclaimed garage rock band Green/Blue, and the creative force behind the noisy shoegaze trio Waveless. Yet, on his latest solo project, Paper [...]
THE W LOVERS FOR A DAY OR A LIFETIME INDEPENDENT These are some heady days for the fans of roots-based music, as there are high-quality artists appearing in this musical realm practically every day. If those fans haven’t yet caught up with [...]
VARIOUS ARTISTS ASPIRIN AGE VOLUME FOUR (A SHOEGAZE COMPILATION) BROKEN SOUND TAPES Broken Sound Tapes, continuing with cassette week, releases a unique compilation of 19 shoegaze fuzzy tunes to jam straight into your boombox. If you aren’t sure [...]
PHANTOGRAM MEMORY OF A DAY BARSUK RECORDS At one point in our recent past, Phantogram felt like the heir apparent to Portishead, a contemporary artist that bridged the critical divide between electro-pop and moody, brooding trip hop. They [...]
BON IVER SABLE, JAGJAGUWAR SABLE, is the first new music under the Bon Iver name since the 2019 album I,I. Sure Justin Vernon and the members of the band have been making appearances on other artists albums, but SABLE, is a true Bon Iver EP. [...]
ALBERT KING & STEVIE RAY VAUGHAN IN SESSION (DELUXE EDITION) STAX RECORDS/CRAFT RECORDINGS In 1983, Albert King and Stevie Ray Vaughan came together to record a session for CHCH-TV, a television network based out of Hamilton, ON. Accompanied [...]
ANDREW BIRD CUNNINGHAM BIRD LOMA VISTA RECORDINGS Some albums are released and are just so odd that no one saw them coming at all. This can be said for Cunningham Bird, the collaborative album by Andrew Bird and Madison Cunningham. Both artists [...]
BAZOOKA JOE PASTOR OF MUPPETS/SEND IN THE KLOWNS BROKEN SOUND TAPES Broken Sound Tapes are at it again, bringing back the gentle and harmonious tunes of Bazooka Joe with a cassette covering two classic albums, Pastor Of Muppets/Send In The [...]
SHOWER CURTAIN WORDS FROM A WISHING WELL ANGEL TAPES/FIRE TALK It’s always quite comforting when you hear an indie band combine some fuzzy, lightly distorted guitars with gentle, subdued vocal harmonies, particularly if the songwriting is [...]
OFFICE CULTURE ENOUGH RUINATION RECORDS There are a number of artists that rarely or never took the usual formulaic route when creating their music, something that you can call experimental pop/modern music. Listening to Enough, a sweeping [...]
JERRY CANTRELL I WANT BLOOD DOUBLE J MUSIC After a near 20-year break between solo albums, Alice In Chains guitarist and vocalist Jerry Cantrell has waited significantly less time to deliver his fifth album. The highly anticipated I Want Blood [...]
