Jake Superchi of UADA—A Curse May Hang in the Balance Nick Perkel April 10, 2019 Buzz Jake Superchi is a musician from Battle Ground, Washington who began his musical career as the singer of Ceremonial Castings. Influential albums include Salem 1692, Into the Black Forest of Witchery, and Cthulu...
SWMRS: Diligence, Deep Roots, and Dancing Debra Kate Schafer April 3, 2019 Features, Interviews Coming in stronger and better than ever on their sophomore record was the goal of Oakland, California’s always evolving, yet still true to the core, beat-driven punk band, SWMRS. Their debut album, Drive North,...
The Budos Band: It’s A Family Affair Dan Alleva April 3, 2019 Features, Interviews Staten Island’s The Budos Band have been on the scene for nearly 15 years, entertaining audiences with their infectious concoction of funk ‘n’ soul, afrobeat, and hard rock. Their forthcoming release is V, whic...
Tour Preview: Cradle of Filth & Wednesday 13 Vinny Cecolini April 2, 2019 Buzz It wasn’t protests, or townspeople with torches and pitchforks, that jeopardized Cradle of Filth’s current tour. It was the recent government shutdown. Federal agencies were shuttered for so long that the Briti...
Blackberry Smoke — Living in Song Samantha Curreli March 27, 2019 Features, Interviews When you’re on the road for most of the year, it’s crucial to keep things fresh—and that’s just what Blackberry Smoke strives to do. During my chat with vocalist and guitarist, Charlie Starr, he elaborated on t...
The Allman Betts Band — Not Your Daddy’s ABB Dan Alleva March 27, 2019 Features, Interviews They’ve been called the “new ABB,” but for Devon Allman—son of Gregg Allman—the Allman Betts Band is simply about the here and now. “It’s a new band and a new transition for us to go from being brothers to b...
Tibet House US Benefit Concert/February 7, 2019/Carnegie Hall Everynight Charley Crespo March 20, 2019 Buzz, Features Angélique Kidjo, Jon Batiste, Stephen Colbert, Debbie Harry, New Order, Patti Smith, Philip Glass, Nathaniel Rateliff, Jason Isbell, Chris Robinson Brotherhood, Tenzin Choegyal, and Laurie Anderson performed at...
Having a Ball with All Them Witches Dan Alleva March 20, 2019 Features, Interviews When you read an interview with a band or artist, and laughter occurs in the conversation, what you commonly see in print is something like this: “Blah blah blah.... ” Well, if I utilized this grammatical ap...
Failure: Ripe for Possibility Dan Alleva March 20, 2019 Features, Interviews Throughout the ’90s, Failure recorded three albums of edgy yet melodious indie rock which were lauded by critics and fans. However, grunge fever would obscure the group’s musical intent, with many in the press ...
goldenSpiral—Vibes by Design Veronica Rajadnya March 13, 2019 Buzz By his own admission, Philadelphia producer and visual artist Adrian Palashevsky, aka goldenSpiral, eased his way into 2019. “The first couple weeks of this year I’ve spent decompressing,” says Palashevsky. “My...
