Nels Cline’s Forward-Thinking Jazz Is Superb
[Pop Matters] Trailblazing guitarist and Wilco secret weapon Nels Cline is back with a bracing new jazz quartet recording and joined by similarly forward-thinking musicians. By Chris Ingalls or over 20 years, guitar wizard Nels Cline has successfully straddled two slightly different, yet equally enviable musical lines. An accomplished guitarist in the punk, jazz, and ...
Peter Wolf on Faye Dunaway, David Lynch and Bob Dylan: ‘My mission was to be an observer’
[Guardian] By Jim Farber The frontman of the J Geils Band has had an extraordinary life, living and working with celebrities along the way, detailed in a fascinating new book During the peak of the pandemic, when many musicians spent their time writing songs, Peter Wolf did nothing but read. During that prolonged period of ...
High Road 2025 SXSW Showcase: Tuesday March 11th at Antone’s
12am – CVC @cvcband_11:10pm – Cardinals @cardinalsband_10:20pm – Monobloc @monobloc.online9:30pm – Mary In The Junkyard @maryinthejunkyrd8:45pm – Case Oats @caseoats8pm – Joelton Mayfield @joeltonmayfield@antonesnightclubArtwork by @dwschwab
Benmont Tench, Still a Heartbreaker, Is Carrying on Solo
[New York Times] Starting in the early 1970s, the organist, singer and songwriter was a creative anchor for Tom Petty. On a new solo album, he explores what comes next. By Bob Mehr Reporting from Los Angeles Published Feb. 27, 2025Updated Feb. 28, 2025 Ninety pounds, the approximate weight of a Farfisa organ, nearly kept Benmont Tench from ...
Deep Sea Diver Walk Us Through Their Shred-Heavy New LP Billboard Heart
[Flood Magazine] With the Seattle art-rock project’s fourth album out now via Sub Pop, Jessica Dobson and Peter Mansen share how Gang of Four, The Walkmen, Wilco, and more shaped their vision. By Mike LeSuer Over the past 15 years, Jessica Dobson has dedicated her Deep Sea Diverproject to standing out among an ever-widening field of ...
