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Late Night Roundup | Margo Price, Beck, Phosphorescent & More

Watch some of Tomorrows Verses favorite artists hit the promotional, late-night television circuit.Margo Price on Jimmy Kimmel Live!Even at six months pregnant, country songwriter Margo Price is rocking harder than the rest. Her recent appearance on Kimmels show featured two tracks from All American Made, including an extended take on Cocaine Cowboys where...

Album Reviews | June 2016 Releases

By: Alex Wood Paul Simon- Stranger To Stranger [6/3]Paul Simons 13th album may be the singers last. If his claim to retirement is true, Simon is certainly going out with a bang. Though slightly more lighthearted than classics like Graceland, the songwriting on Stranger To Stranger is still of a quality so elevated that...

Beyondify Covers The Bases

Beyondify is our periodic feature which features new music before it hits Spotify. As usual, we mine Bandcamp, Soundcloud, YouTube for the goods. There's even a new distribution platform featured prominently in this edition. Saudade features Jon Medeski, along with members of Deftones and Bad Brains. Like nearly every other Jon Medeski project, it's...

Beyondify: Superstars, New Psych, Americana & Locals

Beyondify is our periodic feature which features new music before it hits Spotfiy. There's a number of things to share in this edition, so I've decided to divide into fourdistinct segments: superstars, psychedelic, Americana and local bands.1. SuperstarsThe stars don't get bigger than Paul Simon. I was pretty surprised that when I first discovered this...

Ravinia Announces 2016 Schedule

Ravinia announced its lineup for 2016 today. With events and concerts scheduled from June 2 through September 11, the festival will feature more than 100 performers.Highlights include Paul Simon, Bob Dylan, Jerry Garcia Symphonic Celebration featuring Warren Haynes, Buddy Guy with Jeff Beck, Chick Corea Trio, Steve Miller Band, Duran Duran, Hollywood Vampires (featuring Johnny Depp, Alice Cooper...

Hanging With Shakey: Photos Of Neil Young Shmoozing With Rock Legends

I recently finished Neil Young's autobiography Waging Heavy Peace -- and while I'll save all my thoughts on that tome for another post, one of the things that did stand out was how much he values the friendships in his life, whether they be musical, business or otherwise. At around the same time, I came...

The Barn's 2012 Holiday Mix - The Jamband Trilogy Concludes

In 2010, when I first conceived of a holiday mix tape, the concept seemed like fertile ground -- there were a number of much celebrated holiday takes from my favorite jambands, and all I had to do was assemble them. The playlist just sort of fell togetherA few leftover tracks turned into the seed for the 2011...

Chicago's Top Phish-loving Chef, Frankenstein Desconstructed, The Amazing Clickable Infographic,More

Not sure if it was the intent of the piece, but after reading about Chef Ryan Poli's huge love of Phish and inspiration he gets from music, I'll be visiting his Chicago restaurant soon.After having a picture of Phish covering on our front page for the last couple of months, I just had to...

The 15 Greatest Muppet Musical Moments And Mashups

[fblike style="standard" showfaces="false" width="450" verb="like" font="arial"] The Muppets are back in theaters today.Despite what is sure to be an all out media blitz, I'll admit I just can't get enough. The simple fact is that Muppets are ridiculously appealing to fans of all ages and, from the beginning, Jim Henson's...

Video: Phish - 50 Ways To Leave Your Lover @ Hollywood Bowl 8/8/11

A decent looking and sounding YouTube video of this Phish debut:Also check out the stream and download Paul Simon's most recent Chicago gig at the Vic Theater.