Fans of the Americana Music Association were delighted on July 29 when it was announced that long-time Americana Music Awards host Jim Lauderdale would receive the association’s Wagonmaster Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2016 Americana Music Awards show. Named for country pioneer Porter Wagoner…

The big mystery with Ring of Changes, the album by Gary Wright’s Wonderwheel, recorded in 1972 at Apple Studios, and just released for the first time July 29 on Esoteric Records, is why it wasn’t put out in the first place. The album was shelved and never released by A&M Records. Wright’s band…

The Return of the Dreads tour is one of the hottest events of the summer. The tour, which features Korn, Rob Zombie ,and In This Moment, kicked off at Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre in Colorado last week with an ominous start. The threat of severe thunderstorms caused concern about fan safety and the…

<img src="http://d1ya1fm0bicxg1.cloudfront.net/2016/07/3034-optimized_579e2a5bb292e.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt=" Actors Sarah Bowden and Mario Lopez perform onstage during A Chorus Line at the Hollywood Bowl on July 29, 2016 in Hollywood, California. ” align=”left” border=”0″ /> It’s been over forty years since the famous “singular sensation” line was first sang on a Broadway stage. Years later, after countless revivals […]

It has been two years since Kauai enjoyed the annual Red Clay Jazz Festival. Two-time Grammy-winning pianist Diane Schuur anchored the June 28, 2014 festival before funds ran dry. Now, it’s back Aug. 3-6 with the Pete Escovedo Sextet as the main act. Opening for Peter Escovedo is the local R&B…

UFC fans were surprised on Saturday when welterweight champion Robbie Lawler became the latest title-holder to lose the belt, getting knocked out by fourth-ranked contender Tyron Woodley in the first round. Many UFC fans had questioned Woodley even getting the fight in the first place and now he’s…

London duo HONNE have been putting their spin on polished, after hours, electronic soul for a few years now. But it was only just a few weeks ago that the group released their debut LP, Warm on a Cold Night. The record’s title sums up where and how you should digest HONNE, and the title […]

It was a rather eclectic night of music at New York’s Bowery Ballroom on Saturday night. A little bit of rain didn’t stop music fans from packing in the Lower East Side venue to see three incredibly talented bands. The majority of people in attendance were there to see Chicano Batman, but there was…

<img src="http://d1ya1fm0bicxg1.cloudfront.net/2016/07/3153-optimized_579e791d38c48.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt=" Red Hot Chili Peppers perform live at Lollapalooza 2016 ” align=”left” border=”0″ /> Once Lollapalooza 2016 wraps up tonight it won’t be surprising to find out the Red Hot Chili Peppers had the largest crowd of the entire weekend. Their headlining set on night three drew in more people than […]

The people that braved the weather Thursday night were treated to an absolutely awe-inspiring performance from Brit Floyd. Approximately forty five minutes before the show was set to begin, the heavens opened up and a heavy downpour fell upon Columbus. The fair-weather (quite literally here) fans…