In early May, Stef Chura was hosting a karaoke night at a Detroit bar when someone tried to steal her tip jar. “I almost lost my mind,” she says angrily. Karaoke is a way for the 30-year-old indie rocker to perfect her singing, but it’s also her day job. “I’m …
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New Orleans musicians and hundreds of people paid tribute to the late Dr. John with a traditional “second line” parade through the Big Easy Friday. Fans first assembled outside the city’s Kermit’s Treme Mother-In-Law Lounge before taking the ceremony to the streets, with trumpeter James Andrews leading the celebration with …
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Tove Lo has shared a new song “Glad He’s Gone,” with an accompanying video. The song is the lead single from the Swedish pop star’s forthcoming album, Sunshine Kitty, scheduled for release later this year. “Glad He’s Gone” is a kiss-off track with a twist: it’s directed towards the ex of …
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On Thursday, Sugar Ray announced that they have signed to a new contract with BMG and will be releasing their seventh studio album this summer. This will be the first new music the band has released in 10 years, following their 2009 albumMusic for Cougars. “We are honored and so …
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King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard continue to explore their metal side with new song “Self-Immolate.” Over detuned, distorted guitars and pile-driving drums, co-frontman Stu Mackenzie barks out bleak imagery, pleading on the chorus, “I want to be set on fire.” The song’s disturbing video makes good on that request. …
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In a locker room converted into a makeshift dressing room in North Augusta, South Carolina, the members of Hootie and the Blowfish are gathered in front of a TV, watching Tiger Woods tee off. It’s the beginning of Woods’ Masters comeback, and the band is invested — it played his …
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Sheryl Crow enlists Bonnie Raitt and Mavis Staples for the singer’s new song “Live Wire,” the latest single off her upcoming LP Threads. “Mavis Staples means so much more to me than any words I could write about her,” Crow, who recently performed at the gospel legend’s 80th birthday celebration …
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Rising singer-songwriter Adeline revels in a lovestruck fantasy on her new song “Top Down.” The track boasts a stripped-down arrangement that finds Adeline layering plucky guitars and atmospheric synths over a soul-shaking bass groove. The song places Adeline’s indelible vocals at the forefront as she crafts harmonies and spins lyrics …
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The Lumineers depict the struggles of an alcoholic mother in their unsettling “Gloria” video. The clip follows protagonist Gloria Sparks (Anna Cordell) as her home life gradually unravels — from playing with her young child to drinking heavily in secret, being rushed to the emergency room and fighting violently with …
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David Byrne‘s acclaimed stage show in support of his 2018 album American Utopia will head to Broadway for an extended residency later this year. David Byrne’s American Utopia, which features the singer and an ensemble performing both Byrne’s Talking Heads and solo works, will first stage an 18-date run at …
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