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Stage Buzz: Livestream Buzz June 3-6

Stage Buzz: Livestream Buzz June 3-6

| May 31, 2021 | 0 Comments

Love Rocks NYC is a virtual festival in support of supporters for God’s Love We Deliver. This year features performers Jon Bon Jovi, Sara Bareilles, Joe Bonamassa, Gary Clark Jr., Billy F Gibbons, Warren Haynes, Emily King, Ledisi, Pedrito Martinez, Tash Neal, Fantastic Negrito, Ivan Neville, Robert Randolph, Nathaniel Rateliff, Jimmy Vivino, Yola and more. […]

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Stage Buzz: Livestream Buzz May 25 – May 30

Stage Buzz: Livestream Buzz May 25 – May 30

| May 24, 2021 | 0 Comments

Phish’s next installment of “Dinner And a Movie” features a broadcast of their 1993 concert at Great Woods in Mansfield, Massachusetts. Tune in on Tuesday, May 25, to watch. Country Now Live presents a free virtual concert with Dierks Bentley from Nashville’s Brooklyn Bowl this Wednesday, May 26, at 9 PM. Tune in over at […]

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File: Peoria’s Way Down Wanderers New Album Announced and Video Single Released

File: Peoria’s Way Down Wanderers New Album Announced and Video Single Released

| May 18, 2021 | 0 Comments

Peoria’s country-roots stalwarts, The Way Down Wanderers (featured cover story in March 2019 IE), just announced their new album More Like Tomorrow drops on September 10. More Like Tomorrow finds the Peoria, Illinois-based quintet refining their music, pushing new boundaries of roots-based music with their blend of folk, rock, bluegrass, and deep harmonies. Their first single […]

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CinemaScopes: May 2021

CinemaScopes: May 2021

| May 18, 2021 | 0 Comments

Sequels, Remakes, and Adaptations As we gear up for a more Post-Vax world, many films previously on hold are finally coming out, and May traditionally is the tentpole month for theaters. One theme we see is the tendency to rely on tried and true formulas to draw people out again – especially when so many […]

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Stage Buzz: Livestream Buzz May 17-23

Stage Buzz: Livestream Buzz May 17-23

| May 17, 2021 | 0 Comments

A rare Monday VIP Livestream commences at the “Night of Covenant House Stars,” a virtual gala on Monday, May 17 featuring appearances by Jon Bon Jovi, Charlie Day, Jewel, Audra McDonald, Dolly Parton, Vanessa Williams, Sara Bareilles, Chita Rivera, Dionne Warwick, and more. RSVP to the event here. Philly’s acclaimed Disco Biscuits added a last-minute hometown […]

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Stage Buzz: Livestream Buzz May 11-16

Stage Buzz: Livestream Buzz May 11-16

| May 11, 2021 | 0 Comments

Virtual concert series “There is Light” continues with Best Coast performing live from The Lodge Room in Los Angeles Tuesday, May 11 at 7 PM on Twitch. English extreme metal band Cradle of Filth returns to the stage during their livestream on Wednesday, May 12 at 4 PM. Get tickets here. P.O.D. kicks off their […]

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Spins • Tom Petty: ‘Finding Wildflowers”

Spins • Tom Petty: ‘Finding Wildflowers”

| May 10, 2021 | 0 Comments

Tom Petty Finding Wildflowers (Warner Records) Wildflowers & All the Rest was 2020’s premier rock and roll reissue project, celebrating Tom Petty’s justly canonized 1994 solo gem Wildflowers with a range of revealing packages. A 7-LP Deluxe version did brisk business, but the 9-LP Super Deluxe collection took a leap in price that exceeded many fans’ […]

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Stage Buzz: Rockin’ for Rockstyles – A Tribute to Ellyse – May 16 Sundance Saloon

Stage Buzz: Rockin’ for Rockstyles – A Tribute to Ellyse – May 16 Sundance Saloon

| May 10, 2021 | 0 Comments

This week we are again remembering our friend Ellyse Witz – Hausfeld – owner of Rocksyles By Ellyse – who passed away in February. Sundance Saloon and Badass Entertainment are featuring an all day tribute to Ellyse featuring some of her favorite bands and customers – including Chicago heavy rockers Holland featuring Michael Batio on guitar, […]

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Stage Buzz: Livestream Buzz May 5-10

Stage Buzz: Livestream Buzz May 5-10

| May 4, 2021 | 0 Comments

  Celebrate the life of the late acclaimed songwriter Adam Schlesinger during the Adam Schlesinger, A Music Celebration, Virtual Show. Performers include Micky Dolenz (Monkees), Sean Ono Lennon, Courtney Love, Jody Porter and the Berlin Waltz, Chris Carrabba (Dashboard Confessional), James Iha, Taylor Hanson, Ben Kweller, Patrick Carney (The Black Keys), Drew Carey, Peter Buck […]

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Media: May 2021 • “Call Him Dash”

Media: May 2021 • “Call Him Dash”

| April 30, 2021 | 0 Comments

  First of all, let’s get an explanation of the name. The night jock at WTMX is named Dash. “All my life, when I told people my name,” he explains, “I would say Jordan Gabriel Orman-Weiss. The dash was part of my last name. That’s where the name Dash comes from.” Secondly, Dash is a […]

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Cover Story: Del Amitri • “In The Flesh”

Cover Story: Del Amitri • “In The Flesh”

| April 30, 2021 | 0 Comments

  Over the years, Justin Currie seems to have survived the turbulent music industry on his shrewd wits alone. And he does not suffer any less street-savvy fools gladly. Take, for example, when the Del Amitri frontman was padding his income a few years ago, working part-time as a bartender in his native Glasgow. If […]

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Stage Buzz: Livestream Buzz April 28 – May 1

Stage Buzz: Livestream Buzz April 28 – May 1

| April 26, 2021 | 0 Comments

  Smashing Pumpkins will stream their 2012 Barclays Center show, where they played Oceania in full on Wednesday, April 28 at 4 PM. Check it out via Oculus. Tune-Yards perform live from their story during their “Party in a Can” livestream on Wednesday, April 28 at 8 PM. Find tickets here. Ratboys commemorate their 10th anniversary with […]

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Stage Buzz: Livestream Buzz April 20 – April 25

Stage Buzz: Livestream Buzz April 20 – April 25

| April 20, 2021 | 0 Comments

Celebrate 420 with Cypress Hill’s “420 Celebration Live at The Roxy Theatre” livestream on Tuesday, April 20 at 6:20 PM. The band will perform a greatest hits set along with some “special surprises.” Get all the details and early bird tickets here. Weedmap’s virtual 420 celebration returns with Snoop Dogg as host and performances from […]

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Spins • Rob Zombie: “Lunar Injection Kool-Aid Eclipse Conspiracy”

Spins • Rob Zombie: “Lunar Injection Kool-Aid Eclipse Conspiracy”

| April 19, 2021 | 0 Comments

  Rob Zombie Lunar Injection Kool-Aid Eclipse Conspiracy (Nuclear Blast) For the past three decades, Rob Zombie has been music’s master of macabre. He’s built his career on disco metal groove songs about witches, monsters, and sexy mamas. He excels in disco sleaze groove metal horror-inspired songs to shake your ass to. And that’s exactly […]

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The Lockdown Interviews: Foxes

The Lockdown Interviews: Foxes

| April 19, 2021 | 0 Comments

Phoning from her native England recently, Louisa Rose Allen admitted that over a year of on-again, off-again pandemic lockdown had essentially ground her life to a screeching halt. “It’s like a rollercoaster that’s just not moving, isn’t it?” she asked rhetorically, adding a wry chuckle for punctuation. Because the existential irony certainly is not lost […]

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