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Friday Album Reviews | 10 New Records You Need To Know

As every Friday brings new music, Tomorrows Verse brings you our top picks for the week. Here are our favorite new records from June 1.By: Alex WoodFather John Misty Gods Favorite CustomerThe fourth record from Father John Misty may be the songwriters most direct yet. Without losing the clever and witty aspect of his lyricism,...

Late Night Roundup | St. Vincent, Steve Martin, The Shins & More

St. Vincent on The Late Show With Stephen ColbertSt. Vincent is set to release her highly anticipated new record Masseduction on Friday, and stopped by Colberts show this week to perform New York and Los Angeles. The first is performed dramatically with only a piano backing, while the latter is fleshed out with a full...

Late Night Roundup | The National, U2, Pete Townshend, Gary Clark Jr. & More

Watch some of Tomorrows Verses favorite bands hit the promotional late-night television circuit. The National on The Late Show With Stephen Colbert Shortly after releasing the excellent new album Sleep Well Beast, Ohios The National stopped by Colberts show to perform the solemn track The Day I Die. With a giant backing band adding a...

Late-Night Roundup | The War On Drugs, Arcade Fire, Bilal & The Roots, Trombone Shorty, Benjamin Booker

Watch some of Tomorrows Verses favorite bands hit the promotional late-night television circuit. The Arcade Fire perform Everything Now and Creature Comfort on The Late Show With Stephen ColbertStill heavily promoting the recently released Everything Now, The Arcade Fire stopped by Colberts show to perform the two lead singles. Even on late-night television, the bands...

Late Night Roundup | Nathaniel Rateliff, Fleet Foxes, Nick Cave & More

Nathaniel Rateliff, Charles Berry Jr. & Charles Berry III perform Big Boys on The Tonight ShowRateliff performed with the late Chuck Berrys son and grandson on guitar on a blistering version of Big Boys from Berrys recent posthumous release, Chuck. With extra help from The Roots, the song captures the spirit and energy of the...

Notes From The Jazz Underground Explores The Art Of Songcraft

This edition of Notes From The Jazz Underground was sourced from the July 15th broadcast.If last week's show was all about the epics, this show was much more about songcraft. The Jeff Beck tune was a request from NFTJU host Paul Abella's buddy's.  The version of "Naima" (Carlos and McLaughlin) prompted...

Summer Camp Music Festival | A Recap In Words, Images and Video

By: Ryan Mannix | Photos: Kristine CondonWe've already done day by day summaries of what went down at Summer Camp, but after a little time to reflect (and sort through hundreds of Kristine's incredible photos), we're back with a recap of some of the festival's highlights in words, images and video.  Ready?  Let's go....

Photos & Recap | The Roots, Donnie Trumpet & Chance The Rapper Kick Off Taste Of Chicago 2016

By: Philamonjaro StudioThe 36th Annual Taste of Chicago opened last night with excitement in the crowd and a handful of on-stage surprises.Grey skies threatened, but the weather held out this night for a packed Chicago audience.The opening night headliner was Grammy Award winning band The Roots, belting out their...

Taste Of Chicago Announces Main and Side Stage Music Acts, Tickets On Sale

Taste of Chicago has announced headliners at Petrillo Music Shell for this summer's Taste Of Chicago. As always, admission to Grant Park's Butler Field is free, but to get up close in one of the GA areas in the bandshell, you'll have to purchase tickets via TicketWeb.This year's line-up features hip-hop, indie, some truly "...

Feels Like Home: A Summer Camp Preview & 3-Day Pass Giveaway

By: Carmel O'Farrell - @carmelocorn| Photo: Kristine CondonLike a fleeting circus, Summer Camp Music Festival comes around but once a year just as the weather starts to change and pale skinned music fans emerge from winter hibernation. For many like myself, this festival is a tradition and over the years we've become addicted to the...