Music

It was a bit scary to go out there and plug into this ocean of hair, teeth, eyes, and arms. It was incredible. I’ll never forget the way the music sounded bouncing up against a field of bodies. You never forget that sound. For the band as a whole, it …

The legacy of the Woodstock Festival — which took place in Bethel, New York, from Friday, August 15th, 1969, through the morning of Monday, August 18th — rests on the fact that a half-million hippies turned a muddy, gridlocked area into a site that symbolized peace and love. The event …

In 2016, singer-songwriter Omar Banos went viral when he posted a video of himself playing a slide-guitar version of Santo and Johnny’s 1958 surf instrumental classic “Sleepwalk.” Recording under the moniker Cuco, the Mexican-American artist maintained the buzz by releasing his own psychedelia-soaked love ballads; sung in Spanglish, and underscored …

Following the premiere of “Overtime,” his first new music release since 2017, on Wednesday, Big Sean has unveiled a new track called “Single Again.” The song features guest vocals from Ty Dolla $ign and, more notably, Big Sean’s ex-girlfriend, the singer Jhene Aiko. (One of Big Sean’s other famous exes, …

Midland performed their current single “Mr. Lonely” on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon Wednesday night, owning the late-night stage with a mix of sartorial flash, choreographed dance moves, and impromptu hat tosses. From afar, it looked as if the trio couldn’t agree on what to wear, as guitarist Jess …

Two weeks before the release of his new albumCountry Squire, Tyler Childers has released the video to “All Your’n.” The song, a country-soul ballad, finds the Kentucky singer easing into a mid-tempo groove and singing finding contentment in long-term partnership. The song’s humorous video is a humorous exercise in rural …

Beastie Boys will celebrate the 30th anniversary of their classic 1989 LP Paul’s Boutique with the first-ever digital release of six rare EPs from the era. Over the span of three weeks, the six EPs – featuring B-sides, remixes, live versions and more – will appear on streaming services, beginning …

It’s difficult not to appreciate a song that sounds like it was solely made for rooftop parties. John.k evokes exactly that on “If We Never Met,” a soulful, simple pop tune about the “what ifs” in a life without someone special. “If We Never Met” builds upon itself. It starts …

Bob Dylan has invited only a tiny handful of guests onto his stage over the past decade, and Neil Young became one of them at a co-headlining show in Kilkenny, Ireland, this past Sunday evening. It happened midway through Dylan’s set when Young came out to perform the folk classic …

Singer-songwriter Chris Knight, who released his major-label debut 20 years ago and has since gone on to issue a handful of independent albums, will release his first new music in more than seven years this fall. The musician who came to prominence during the birth of the Americana movement toward …