Pearl Jam Turn the Page

Published Oct 14, 2013

For all of the attention paid to vocalist Eddie Vedder as the most prominent member of Pearl Jam, the Seattle institution's ongoing success...

Pearl Jam Lightning Bolt

Published Oct 11, 2013

Now that Pearl Jam have, for all intents and purposes, been enshrined as one of America's great rock'n'roll bands, they face the question al...

The Avett Brothers Magpie and the Dandelion

Published Oct 11, 2013

It was only a year ago that the Avetts released The Carpenter, an overall dark, brooding collection that deliberately pushed the group's emo...

The Head and the Heart Let's Be Still

Published Oct 11, 2013

This second release from the Seattle, WA folk-rock outfit begins on an appropriately autumnal note with "Homecoming Heroes' — its deli...

Elvis Costello Kicks It Root Down

Published Oct 07, 2013

Many of Elvis Costello's previous collaborations have produced stunning results, but when word leaked earlier this year that he was making a...

Anna Calvi One Breath

Published Oct 04, 2013

You can always count on British musicians doing everything with a heightened sense of drama. For example, if Anna Calvi had been born in Ame...

Lindi Ortega Tin Star

Published Oct 04, 2013

It's always been easy for young country artists to have failed romances with Nashville. But for Toronto, ON-born Lindi Ortega, her time in M...

Tony Dekker Prayer of the Woods

Published Oct 04, 2013

It's curious that Great Lakes Swimmers frontman Tony Dekker has made his debut solo album following the band's first venture into an actual...

Amos Lee Mountains of Sorrow, Rivers of Song

Published Oct 04, 2013

Lee's fifth album opens with "Johnson Blvd.," a collection of slow-moving images of America's recent economic and social decay. The song set...

Mike McCready Talks the Sound of Pearl Jam's 'Lightning Bolt,' Touring and His New Post-Mad Season Project with Duff McKagan and Barrett Martin

Published Oct 02, 2013

After spending much of the past two years celebrating their 20th anniversary, Pearl Jam return on October 15 with Lightning Bolt, their firs...

Mark Lanegan Strings Attached

Published Sep 30, 2013

In 1999, Mark Lanegan released I'll Take Care Of You, an album predominantly comprised of soul and country covers, along with a couple of so...

Dr. Dog B-Room

Published Sep 30, 2013

From the moment Wilco started breaking out of their alt-country straightjacket in the late '90s, it opened the door for bands everywhere wit...

Hank 3 Brothers of the 4x4

Published Sep 27, 2013

After emerging from a stifling decade under the thumb of Nashville's Curb Records in 2011, Shelton Hank Williams unleashed a torrent of new...

Daniel Lanois and Rocco DeLuca Belljar Café, Toronto ON, September 26

Published Sep 27, 2013

It's been three years since Daniel Lanois opened his current recording space in Toronto's west end, and in many respects the easily recogniz...

Gov't Mule SHOUT!

Published Sep 24, 2013

For the past 25 years, Warren Haynes has been a one-man classic rock saviour, using his massive guitar chops to bring the Allman Brothers Ba...

Deer Tick Negativity

Published Sep 24, 2013

Titling their fifth album Negativity may seem like a deliberately provocative move, but it's entirely in keeping with the career trajectory...

Black Joe Lewis Lee's Palace, Toronto ON, September 19

Published Sep 20, 2013

It wasn't long ago that a Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears show was a more formal affair, with the band in matching suits in keeping with th...

Various Live At Caffe Lena: Music From America’s Legendary Coffeehouse 1967-2013

Published Sep 20, 2013

The early '60s folk music scene is inextricably linked to Bob Dylan's history, although 50 years on, some new perspective is starting to be...

Willis Earl Beal Art's Unknown

Published Sep 20, 2013

There may be no better artist to embody the beautiful chaos of contemporary culture than Willis Earl Beal. His 2012 album, Acousmatic Sorcer...

Elvis Costello Explains the Origins of His Roots Collab 'Wise Up Ghost'

Published Sep 19, 2013

During his 35-year career, Elvis Costello has been an incredibly prolific collaborator, so it seems natural that he would eventually hook up...