Rap music is no stranger to the world of chess. RZA and GZA of Wu-Tang Clan are the most recognizable chess players in the movement and have crafted entire songs dedicated to the world’s most popular strategy game. But aside… Read More
TONIGHT IN NYC: Joe Rainey & Owls @ Merkin Hall The Men, Licks, Sugar Milk, The Follies @ Saint Vitus Bar Chris Brokaw, Jennifer O’Connor @ P.I.T. The Alarm @ Gramercy Theatre The Smithereens w/ Marshall Crenshaw & Robin Wilson… Read More
In 2022, upon noticing that his grandparents were beginning to forget his name, Jonah Yano traveled to their home in Port Coquitlam, British Columbia, hoping to archive any and all memories of them. Tirelessly recording footage and conversations, and digitizing… Read More
While an underclassman at Charlotte’s Myers Park High School, Reuben Vincent managed to squeeze a full-fledged rap triumph into his courseload. With production from North Carolina fixtures 9th Wonder and Khrysis, 2017’s Myers Park was the sort of go-for-broke debut that inevitably serves as… Read More
Here’s a roundup of recent tour news. Check the Tour Dates category for more. CHRIS STAPLETON Chris Stapleton, who will be performing the National Anthem at this year’s Super Bowl, has added more dates to his 2023 All American Road Show Tour,… Read More
So many artists, so many songs, so little time. Each week we review a handful of new albums (of all genres), round up even more new music that we’d call “indie,” and talk about what metal is coming out. We… Read More
Dick Stusso, the playful alter-ego of Oakland’s Nic Russo, is back with S.P., his first album in five years, which will be out March 24 via Hardly Art. As usual it’s a mix of styles, from twangy cabaret to anthemic indie… Read More
Pianist, vocalist, and composer Samora Pinderhughes is bringing his multi-disciplinary work The Healing Project to Carnegie Hall on Friday, February 10 for its NY debut. It’s described as “a condemnation of racial capitalism and the prison industrial complex, and an… Read More
Shiner and The Life and Times vocalist Allen Epley released his debut solo album Everything in January on Spartan Records, and now he’s got a video for its song “Evangeline.” He tells us: We wanted something simple but stark and… Read More
Botch are continuing their reissue campaign with a 25th anniversary reissue of their 1998 debut LP American Nervoso. The reissue officially comes out on March 24, the actual 25th anniversary of the album, and pre-orders are up now on standard… Read More