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John Lee Ho**er's family has been honoring his impact on music through releases of Kentucky bourbon with John Lee Ho**er...
11/25/2025

John Lee Ho**er's family has been honoring his impact on music through releases of Kentucky bourbon with John Lee Ho**er Legacy Sprits, which includes their latest "Strings of Legacy" collection. Read our feature about this really cool release at the link below!!!

When it comes to the blues, few musicians are as important as John Lee Ho**er. With songs like “Boom Boom”, “One Bourbon, One Scotch, One…

If you're a fan of jazz fusion and orchestral music, then you gotta check out this new record from Snarky Puppy and Metr...
11/24/2025

If you're a fan of jazz fusion and orchestral music, then you gotta check out this new record from Snarky Puppy and Metropole Orkest in Rob Duguay's Album of The Week review column!!!

It seems that collaboration has been an underlying theme with a lot of albums that have come out this year. Numerous creative types are…

Start your weekend off right by checking out Avi Jacob's soulful debut full-length record.
11/21/2025

Start your weekend off right by checking out Avi Jacob's soulful debut full-length record.

Life has a way of throwing curveballs where certain situations can change in an instant. At one moment, things can seem just fine and…

Remember when Girl Talk was making those amazing mashup records? These days he's more into production and collaboration,...
11/20/2025

Remember when Girl Talk was making those amazing mashup records? These days he's more into production and collaboration, and he has an awesome hip hop banger out with the rapper Sauce Walka.

The moniker of Gregg Gillis, Girl Talk is a household name among Millennial music fans through his stellar mashup records that came out…

Celebrate the holidays, while also avoiding getting too introspective, with Deer Tick's new single.
11/19/2025

Celebrate the holidays, while also avoiding getting too introspective, with Deer Tick's new single.

With Christmas being a few weeks away, there’s music affiliated with the festive occasion being played wherever you go. Go grocery…

We're pumped for next year's Green River Festival!!!
11/18/2025

We're pumped for next year's Green River Festival!!!

Next year’s festival season is steadily gaining in anticipation like a boulder gathering dirt while rolling down a hill. Sooner or later…

Tinnitus Photography's Tim Bugbee caught Pinkshift at Brighton Music Hall the other night, and it looked to be quite a f...
11/17/2025

Tinnitus Photography's Tim Bugbee caught Pinkshift at Brighton Music Hall the other night, and it looked to be quite a festive experience.

If you’re of a certain age, you might remember when blenders had seven or eight buttons that increased the speed of the blade with…

The Avett Brothers and Mike Patton recently got together to create an excellent full-length record, and it's Rob Duguay'...
11/17/2025

The Avett Brothers and Mike Patton recently got together to create an excellent full-length record, and it's Rob Duguay's Album of The Week!!!

Certain collaborations can be very intriguing to the average listener. The announcement of this particular meeting of the minds can also be…

We're psyched to be premiering The Cosmic Factory's new album today!!!
11/14/2025

We're psyched to be premiering The Cosmic Factory's new album today!!!

In order to progress creatively, it’s necessary for new ideas to be fleshed out. If they fit, then a different territory is explored with…

Are you a fan of Lucinda Williams? Then you don't want to miss out on this really cool event happening at POP this Satur...
11/13/2025

Are you a fan of Lucinda Williams? Then you don't want to miss out on this really cool event happening at POP this Saturday night.

There’s a case to be made that Lucinda Williams has been one of the most important and influential songwriters over the past 50 years. She…

If you like riffs, then you're gonna like the new album from Portugal. The Man. Check out the chat we had with John Gour...
11/12/2025

If you like riffs, then you're gonna like the new album from Portugal. The Man. Check out the chat we had with John Gourley about the making of it!!!

Very few bands have had as unique of a journey as the alt-rock act Portugal. The Man. Originally starting in Wasilla, Alaska and now based…

Next year's edition of the Northlands Music & Arts Festival looks like it's going to be a total blast.
11/11/2025

Next year's edition of the Northlands Music & Arts Festival looks like it's going to be a total blast.

2025 is still a few weeks away from being over, and next year’s music festival season is already revving up. This fact is apparent due to…

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