Dig Deeper mine a rich vein of musical heritage with their expert exploration of Americana, psychedelia and Alt-Country, effortlessly calling to mind artists like Son Volt, Dream Syndicate, Crazy Horse, Drive By Truckers and Green On Red. That in itself is not a surprise. However, when juxtaposed against the fact they come from the homeland of [...]

Visit Indie Shuffle to download. Sounds like: Drive By Truckers, Alabama Shakes Song: Justin Townes Earle - Maria [download here ] What's so good? When trying to explain to my indie music-loving friends why I love country music, I refer to country legends of old. Johnny Cash. Merle Haggard. Steve Earle. The rawness of their emotion, the brutal honesty of their lyrics, the distinctly American sound to their twang. I think now, I’ll just direct them straight to a contemporary troubadour, Justin Townes Earle. Yes, that last name should look familiar — JTE has one famous daddy, and whether that informs ...

With everyone finally back from SXSW in Austin, the local concert calendar also picks up significantly this week. Starting on Monday, The Magnetic Fields begin the first of two night at the Neptune Theatre, followed on Tuesday night with the Drive By Truckers at the Showbox, and local legends Mudhoney bring the noise to the Read more...

Visit Indie Shuffle to download. Sounds like: My Morning Jacket, The Black Keys, Drive By Truckers Song: Heartless Bastards - Parted Ways [download here ] What's so good? I’m starting to think that there’s something in the water in Ohio. What is it about bands from this seemingly understated state that allows them to plumb the depths of soulful, blues-rock feeling? The Heartless Bastards, with their fourth release Arrow , lend serious points to this supposition. Erika Wennerstrom, she of the gnarled, husky vocals, provides the Bastards with their signature sound, and showcases her range on tracks like “Parted Ways ...

Ticket Giveaway! We’ve got a pair of tickets for you and your hot date to go to The Chicago Bluegrass & Blues Festival January 28th with a lineup that has 15 (15!) bands playing all day long, including Drive By Truckers, Joe Pug, Van Ghost, and personal fave- Dawes! For those of you who think that Chicago summers are useful for one thing and one thing only (music festivals), this is a DON’T MISS event. Music festival in the winter? Genius. We went last year and had the best time watching (among fabulous others) Grace Potter and Edward Sharpe ...

Ticket Giveaway! We’ve got a pair of tickets for you and your hot date to go to The Chicago Bluegrass & Blues Festival January 28th with a lineup that has 15 (15!) bands playing all day long, including Drive By Truckers, Joe Pug, Van Ghost, and personal fave- Dawes! For those of you who think that Chicago summers are useful for one thing and one thing only (music festivals), this is a DON’T MISS event. Music festival in the winter? Genius. We went last year and had the best time watching (among fabulous others) Grace Potter and Edward Sharpe ...

2011 could very easily be hailed as the year of 'indie-overground' take over. With artists such as Bon Iver, Lana Del Rey, Adele, Foster the People, The Decembrists, My Morning Jacket, Cults, and James Blake gracing top spots on many a best of list, it is clear there is a seismic shift occurring amongst the indie-music zeitgeist. Let me preface my next comment by clearly stating that all of the aforementioned artists are truly talented and could have very well made the best records of 2011. However, the ease at which popularity befell this group of artists is not to ...

Where will you be on December 31, 2011? If the answer is "in front of a television set with a bag of Funyans" you have a few options: • Dick Clark's New Year's Rockin' Eve will return with host Ryan Seacrest live from New York's Times Square (and Fergie live from somewhere in Los Angeles). The show features Lady Gaga, Nicki Minaj, Florence + the Machine, Blink-182, Justin Bieber, LMFAO, Pitbull, Will.i.am, OneRepublic, Taio Cruz, Gym Glass Heroes, the Band Perry, and Hot Chelle Rae. When/Where: 10 p.m. on ABC • Carson Daly will also be ...

Athens, Geogia kom for alvor på det musikalske landkort i firserne og halvfemserne. Selv om der havde været tilløb til det, var det omkring 1980, at rockscenen i Athens blev kendt uden for lokalområdets grænser med navne som R.E.M. og B-52s. Siden er en lang række navne kommet til. Pylon, Vic Chesnut, Drive by Truckers [...]

[ Last Update : December 9] “I hate New Year’s Eve, it’s always so anticlimactic.” – Friends of yours that don’t see live music every year. Perhaps you’ve already got a show picked out for New Year’s Eve 2011-2012. Maybe you lucked out and it’s local or maybe you’re traveling 3,000 miles or even crossing an ocean to get there. Regardless of the status of your plans, it’s always fun to know what else is going on at that exact moment all over the country. [Photo of Umphrey's McGee NYE 2010-2011 by Chad ...

He’s back…the man behind the mask. Well, strictly Alice has never really gone away. Now Alice, in my humble opinion, has never made a truly terrible album although some do shine far brighter than others. 1975’s original Welcome To My Nightmar e set, however, stands head and shoulders above anything else in his solo career. As a die hard Alice fan, when I heard in 2010 he was working on a sequel to that album, Hell, I was intrigued…I even got wood!!! When I heard that the surviving members of the original Alice Cooper band were ...

WHAT : Constellations Festival WHEN : November 12 WHERE : Leeds, England WHO : Stephen Malkmus & the Jicks, Wild Beasts, Yuck, the Antlers, the Big Pink, Spectrals, Braids, Gardens & Villa, Exitmusic, more WHAT : Orlando Calling WHEN : November 12-13 WHERE : Orlando, FL WHO : Pixies, the Raconteurs, the Roots, Iron & Wine, Gogol Bordello, Kid Cudi, the Avett Brothers, Drive By Truckers, Jason Isbell & the 400 Unit, Dr. Dog, Justin Townes Earle, more WHAT : Semibreve Festival WHEN : November 10-13 WHERE : Braga, Portugal WHO: Fennesz, Alva Noto, Murcof, Jon Hopkins, Qluster, Hans-Joachim Roedelius, more WHAT : Cropped Out WHEN : November 11-12 WHERE : Louisville, KY WHO : Scratch Acid, Sun Araw ...

They say having a baby changes everything, but does that include the way you write music? "I feel like it will," Taylor said. "I draw from what's happening in my life when I write. I imagine my disposition will be different, and it will even affect the sound as well as the lyrics."

Check out photos of Drive by Truckers and Those Darlins at First Avenue on 10/25

We've been hearing a lot about Brooklyn's Country Mice over the past few days and decided it time to get on board. Often described as a mix between Wilco and Drive By Truckers with tinges of Neil Young, this country rock trio can bring it. We are pumped to see them rock the Cake Shop in NYC on Friday with Little Gold and Rapids">Grand Rapids (doors at 8PM.) Hear their in-your-face, vamped guitar anthem "Festval" above. Their debut album, Twister is out now. See you out there folks!