Singer-songwriter Mary Chapin Carpenter has launched a new online music series called “Songs From Home.” Although she’s practicing social distancing by performing solo from her kitchen in Virginia, Carpenter’s debut episode finds her joined by a special guest, her dog (and “co-producer”) Angus, who wanders in and out of frame, …
Read More »Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit Reschedule March Tour Dates
Jason Isbell has announced that his four March tour dates, in Alabama, Georgia, and Florida, are officially being rescheduled for later in the year. “Tickets that have already been purchased will be valid for the new shows,” Isbell said in a tweet on Wednesday. The singer-songwriter’s new album,Reunions, is still …
Read More »Flashback: See Johnny Cash Croon Irish Standard 'Danny Boy'
Millions in Ireland, Northern Ireland, and throughout the world celebrate St. Patrick’s Day on March 17th, commemorating the death some 1,556 years ago of the patron saint of Ireland. While much is still unknown about St. Patrick, who wasn’t actually born in Ireland but in what was at the time …
Read More »Dan + Shay on How Their Arena Tour 'Came to a Screeching Halt' Due to Coronavirus
Dan + Shay were just three shows into a massive arena tour — including back-to-back sold-out nights in Nashville — when the spread of COVID-19 forced them to reschedule their spring dates. The Grammy-winning country duo of Dan Smyers and Shay Mooney had been steadily building toward a trek of …
Read More »Bob Weir and Wolf Bros Postpone Tour Dates Due to Coronavirus
Bob Weir and Wolf Bros are rescheduling the rest of their spring tour dates until the fall because of the coronavirus outbreak. “The health and wellbeing of our live music community is of the utmost importance,” Weir and his Wolf Bros bandmates, Don Was and Jay Lane, said in a …
Read More »5 Seconds of Summer Go Back to Their Origins in 'Old Me' Video
5 Seconds of Summer have once again teamed up with director Hannah Lux Davis for a new music video for their latest single, “Old Me.” Following their collaboration on the rowdy “No Shame” visual, the band takes a more introspective look at their career in this video, recreating key moments …
Read More »Donovan Woods Returns With Simmering New Song 'Grew Apart'
Though he’s responsible for creating them, Donovan Woods says he doesn’t always agree with the characters in his songs. That holds true for the Canadian singer-songwriter’s latest release “Grew Apart,” a simmering break-up tune in which the narrator bitterly attempts to shrug off his pain by concocting his own more …
Read More »Gibson Pledges Guitars to Musicians Affected by Nashville Tornado
Gibson Gives has pledged its support to musicians affected by the tornado that hit Middle Tennessee earlier this week, causing widespread damage and killing at least two dozen people. The charitable arm of Nashville-based Gibson Brands, Gibson Gives will provide a guitar to any musician whose instrument (any brand, not …
Read More »Tove Lo Plots North American Summer Tour
Tove Lo announced a North American summer tour. The brief trek launches May 6th in Orlando, Florida and wraps June 25th in Cleveland, Ohio. The electro-pop singer’s live schedule also includes slots at the Hangout Festival in Gulf Shores, Alabama on May 15th; the Firefly Festival on June 21st in …
Read More »Vampire Weekend, Neutral Milk Hotel, the National Perform in 'Other Music' Documentary
From the moment it opened its doors in 1995 to its closing in 2016, Other Music was one of the most influential record stores in the early aughts, and certainly a vital force in New York’s indie music scene. An upcoming documentary on the shop, titled Other Music, will hit …
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