Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers ‘Mojo’
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers have oozed the American spirit with compositions which literally live on the lips of the faithful
Portugal. The Man ‘Plucked from the Bering Sea’
John Gourley of Portugal. The Man talks about politics, religion, and his band’s latest LP, American Ghetto
Deer Tick ‘The Black Dirt Sessions’
Deer Tick captivated Dr. Dog’s eager New York audience last month, prompting me to check out the Rhode Island quartet’s latest, ‘The Black Dirt Sessions’
Marco Benevento ‘Music is Still Secret’
Marco Benevento bubbles up about ‘Between the Needles and Nightfall’, urban murals, alien voyeurs, and why he thinks music is still secret
15 Reasons: Rolling Stone Sold Their Souls
We count down 15 Rolling Stone covers that truly offended us as writers, music fans, and human beings in general
Truth & Salvage Co. ‘Self-Titled’
Truth and Salvage Co.’s debut LP is a perfect blend of classic rock and alt-country, transcending feelings of drunken stupors, sunshine and life without worries
Marco Benevento ‘Between the Needles…’
On ‘Between the Needles and Nightfall’, Benevento experiments with various gadgets, like an Atari console or a basic Casio Keyboard, to conceive unique twists in
Mushroom ‘Naked, Stoned, & Stabbed’
Mushroom’s 12th album ‘Naked, Stoned, & Stabbed’ deserves to be played in a dark room filled with the aroma of incense and a substance that
Hacienda ‘Peace, Love, and Tacos’
Hacienda guitarist Dante Schwebel is in-between bites as he talks the virtues of tacos, strawberry soda, and greasy, greasy meat
Sharon Jones ‘I Learned the Hard Way’
Sharon Jones and the Dap Kings are proving to be one of the city’s most potent acts, stunning audiences with performances straight out of Stax’s
The Hold Steady ‘Heaven is Whenever’
The Hold Steady’s fifth album ‘Heaven is Whenever’ incorporates stories of youthful, vibrant city nights and drunken stupors, but on this album, Finn is more
Manchester Orchestra 04.03.10 Trocadero Philadelphia
Playing ten minutes past the Trocadero’s usual musical cease-fire, Manchester Orchestra spent every minute proving themselves to a crowd who were already well-convinced
