Album Review: Bruce Springsteen ‘Wrecking Ball’
March 24, 2012
The first thing I heard about Bruce Springsteen’s latest album, Wrecking Ball, came from a friend of mine who said, “I don’t like Springsteen, but I liked this until I found out it was him, so I guess it’s good.” It’s not that Wrecking
Concert Review: Clay Walker at Toadlick Festival in Dothan
March 24, 2012
Not even the threat of tornados could keep the crowd away for day two of the Toadlick Music Festival in Dothan, Alabama. The day awoke to heavy downpour with the weather forecast calling for rain pretty much all day. While the rain did have
Concert Review: Jake Owen at Toadlick in Dothan
March 24, 2012
The rain subsided and the sun elbowed through the clouds as country music’s rising star, Jake Owen took the stage on Day 2 of Dothan, Alabama’s Toadlick Music Festival. The crowd, who was milling about following the conclusion of Sawyer Brown’s set, quickly filled
Concert Review: Randy Travis at Toadlick Festival in Dothan
March 23, 2012
The inaugural Toadlick Music Festival kicked off yesterday afternoon in Dothan, Alabama. Its bill features some of country music’s brightest up-and-coming stars as well as iconic names like none other than Randy Travis. After taking in a solid set by Atlanta-based southern rockers Blackberry
Jimmy Buffett, Black Keys, KISS Hold Free Final Four Concert Series
March 21, 2012
The NCAA Men’s Basketball Final Four championship is just over a week away, and this year’s host city, New Orleans, will host a free concert series during the event. Jimmy Buffett, the Black Keys and Kiss all will perform on different days in downtown
KISS, Motley Crue Take Rock on Tour this Summer
March 21, 2012
When your among the biggest rock bands in the world, you don’t even have to bother coming up with a name for your tour. At least that’s what Kiss and Mötley Crüe would have us believe. The two groups have announced a summer trek
Album Review: Ben Kweller ‘Go Fly a Kite’
March 18, 2012
Go Fly a Kite is Ben Kweller’s fifth studio album, and the first that he has produced and released entirely on his own through his Noise Company record label. Kweller never did appear to need a whole lot of help crafting songs, so it
Album Review: Leonard Cohen ‘Old Ideas’
March 17, 2012
It has been eight years since Leonard Cohen’s previous album, and 45 years since his first release back in 1967. In all of that time not a whole lot has changed for the herald of hardship, and Old Ideas sounds a lot like Songs
Return of Granuloma Forces John Mayer to Cancel Concert Tour
March 11, 2012
Only two weeks after announcing his first U.S. tour in two years, John Mayer has been forced to cancel all 18 dates of the tour due to a return of an ongoing medical issue with his throat. A granuloma that forced the singer to
Wilco, Ray Lamontagne, Arcade Fire Make Obama’s Spotify Playlist
February 10, 2012
Early this morning, via Twitter, President Obama’s campaign staff released a Spotify playlist of the music that will soundtrack the president’s upcoming reelection campaign. And the artists that made the cut represent quite an eclectic array of musicians. Wilco, Ray Lamontagne and Arcade Fire