You’ve got a cookout planned, a great spot for fireworks, and you’re relaxing in the summer heat. What’s left? Live music. Few things are more fun than a concert, especially to celebrate a holiday in the middle of summer, when the concert season is at its peak. And New Orleans has a lot of concerts…

Kendrick Lamar never fails to amaze with his visuals in his music videos, and he has done it again. While many were speculating that “LOYALTY.” featuring Rihanna off of his latest release DAMN. would be the next music video fans were going to see because of filming rumors, today he threw us a…

Living rooms, kitchens and dining rooms, these are gathering places for thoughts and ideas around the world. Those thoughts and ideas are often expressed through music and if you follow that naturally, you have to combine the two: music and the home. Music is something we can all understand; home is…

No artist has done more for the wine industry than the classic popular reggae band UB40. Their version of Neil Diamond’s “Red Red Wine” on their 1983 Labour of Love covers LP helped the band become a huge reggae crossover success in the world of pop music. Nearly 35 years after the release of their…

Country duo High Valley’s breakthrough anthem “Make You Mine” ticked all the boxes for a Nashville hit: sharp hooks, heartfelt lyrics and a foot-stompin’ beat. But the Canadian brother act believe the Top 20 song connected with fans due to a different form of familiarity.  “To a lot of people…

<img src="https://i.axs.com/2017/06/36914-optimized_5952f81331100.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt=" Shane Tutmarc’s new album will be released June 30 ” align=”left” border=”0″ /> Shane Tutmarc is a singer-songwriter who has made the rounds as the lead singer of Dolour and Shane Tutmarc and The Travel Mercies. Since the breakup of both of those bands, Tutmarc has moved to Nashville and recorded […]

Once Chase Rice’s summer tour wraps up he’ll only be taking a month off before hopping on the road again. Yesterday he revealed  dates for an extensive headlining tour, which will have him performing shows in North America and the U.K. until February 2018. He’s calling this run the Lambs and Lions…

It is difficult to sing three-part harmonies, but Joseph makes it sound easy. The trio is made up of sisters Natalie Closner Schepman, Allison and Meegan Closner. It’s about time for them to jump out on a headlining tour after opening for Tim McGraw & Faith Hill. Joseph’s headlining summer tour…

<img src="https://i.axs.com/2017/06/36971-optimized_595301eb91eee.jpg" width="150" height="150" alt=" “The Hooten Hallers’ CD cover ” align=”left” border=”0″ /> Four busted tour vans in two years. That tally is not appealing to any working band, but for the Columbia, Missouri-based trio known as the Hooten Hallers, the record number of roadside breakdowns is a sort of badge of honor. There’s […]

Detroit rock band Artificial Agent recently released their new album Programmed To Destroy, which features singles “Devil In the White Dress”, which can be streamed here, “Torched” and “Attention Whore”. The imaginative band is known for their killer visual rock shows and their ever changing mix of…