UK | Record Store Day 2024 set to boost indie retailers by almost £10m: Record Store Day is expected to deliver a £9.7 million boost to indie record shops as it returns this weekend. Taking place on Saturday, April 20, the event will see 443 exclusive releases hit independent stores, with the £9.7m figure an […]
The stars were aligned at the Observatory OC as heavy metal’s iconic frontman, Bruce Dickinson, delivered a performance that will be etched forever into the collective memory of an electrified audience. With a 16-song set that reached back to his early solo years and extended to his latest creative endeavor, The Mandrake Project, the show […]
When The Feelies started nearly half a century ago in New Jersey, nobody expected they’d be playing well into the second decade of the 21st century at full strength. Looking like twitchy, shy, bespectacled kids on their influential 1980 debut—best described by the title of the frantic track that kicked it off, “The Boy with […]
Celebrating Bez on his 60th birthday. —Ed. A crash course for the ravers—back in the late 1980s, Happy Mondays became the veritable house band for Madchester’s e-fueled rave scene, which transformed an entire generation of Joe Bloggs-clad English kids into pinwheel-eyed, whizz-happy 24-hour party people stepping on and up, up, up to a dizzying sound […]
VIA PRESS RELEASE | The Hold Steady are pleased to announce Stay Positive, a charming, illustrated children’s book based on the beloved song of the same name, arriving October 1 via Akashic Books. Pre-orders are available now wherever books are sold. Signed copies of Stay Positive—which features The Hold Steady song illustrated by award-winning cartoonist […]
Those hankering for an international strain of stripped-down ’60s rock blare should investigate Mejor de Los Nuggetz: ‘60s Garage and Psych. It serves up mucho Spanish language R&R action and arrives on opaque red vinyl just in time for Record Store Day courtesy of Liberation Hall. The bands (and one gal singer) hailed from various […]
Nashville, TN | Your Quick-Reference Guide to Record Store Day 2024 in Nashville: A brief rundown of special releases and happenings at local independent record retailers. Audiophiles and analog enthusiasts rejoice, for 2024’s edition of Record Store Day is right around the corner! Since 2008, RSD has been championing independent record stores and local music […]
Fresh off their brand new and critically acclaimed fourth album, I Got Heaven, Philly’s Mannequin Pussy brought the buzz to Cleveland’s beloved Grog Shop on Friday night. The sold-out crowd danced hard and belted lyrics harder. Mannequin Pussy—Marisa “Missy” Dabice, Kaleen Reading, Colins “Bear” Regisford, Maxine Steen, Carolyn Haynes—appear to be at the height of […]
VIA PRESS RELEASE | Can have announced Can Live in Aston 1977, the latest in an ongoing series of Can album releases focusing on the band’s live performances. It is set for release on vinyl, CD, and digitally on May 31, 2024 via Mute and Future Days. Live in Aston 1977 is a whole new […]
It would be very presumptuous for any musical artist to title an album “everybody digs,” followed by their name. In the case of Bill Evans, it’s nearly a fact, especially if you are a fan of the best jazz pianists of all time. This 1959 album was his second as a leader and perhaps his […]
VIA PRESS RELEASE | Featuring stories from: Weyes Blood, Fleet Foxes, Bob Mould, Dawn Richard, Sylvan Esso, Kevin Morby, Pavement, Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith, PUP, Portugal. The Man, The Beths, Talking Heads’ Chris Frantz, Kero Kero Bonito and more. Most people know musicians as keen observers of the world around them, but many do not realize […]
Singer, guitarist, and songwriter Ernest Tubb was a groundbreaker and an enduring star in the country music field, charting hits across four decades. Collecting early sessions with his backing band the Texas Troubadours, ORG Music’s Record Store Day 2024 release The World Broadcast Recordings 1944–1945 offers a vivid portrait of Tubb’s emerging talent, its 14 […]
Boise, ID | Get in line for Record Store Day at The Record Exchange: Get ready to queue up! The Record Exchange, Idaho’s “largest independent music store, steadfastly expanding Idaho’s musical boundaries since 1977,” is celebrating Record Store Day with a l-o-n-g weekend-long celebration starting on Thursday, April 18 until Sunday, April 20. The Record […]
This was a fun one. Washington, DC’s storied 9:30 Club hosted an evening of soul, playing to a packed house Saturday night. On the bill? The amazing Lee Fields with support from the funky Monophonics. Hailing from the San Francisco Bay area and led by producer/multi-instrumentalist (and a solo artist under his own name) Kelly Finnigan, Monophonics’ […]
VIA PRESS RELEASE | Bursting Out, Jethro Tull’s first live album, was recorded at various locations during the European Heavy Horses tour in May and June 1978. Now, the album will be reissued in an expanded 3CD/3DVD format, remixed by the legendary Steven Wilson with an array of extras. CD 1: Jethro Tull live: Bursting […]
