Baltimore’s own Powerwasher play post-punk with the quirky playfulness of Devo and a tough post-hardcore edge. It’s the kind of punk that almost feels like funk, rhythmically volatile in a way that makes me think of cartoon explosions. “3-MeO-PCE,” the lead single from their new Pressure EP, reminds me of the Futureheads and Cheekface in… The post Powerwasher Announce New …

Poison haven’t performed together since their 2022 stadium tour opening for Mötley Crüe, but the hair metal hit-makers had been teasing a big anniversary outing this year tied to the 40th anniversary of debut album Look What the Cat Dragged In. It’s not going to happen, and if drummer Ricki Rockett is to be believed, Bret Michaels is to blame. …

Peso Pluma is getting ready for his biggest tour of the U.S. yet. This morning (Jan. 19), the Mexican superstar announced the dates for his DINASTÍA by Peso Pluma & Friends Tour.  Peso Pluma’s upcoming third tour of the U.S. is named after his latest album. Last month, he released the collaborative LP DINASTÍA with The post Here Are the …

Wilco threw their Mexican resort music festival Sky Blue Sky this past weekend at the Hard Rock Hotel in Riviera Maya. Though Cameron Winter had to drop out, presumably to get ready to play SNL with Geese this coming Saturday, the lineup was still stacked with all your indie dad-rock faves. The headliners and MJ Lenderman both made good use …

Today is Martin Luther King Jr. Day across the US, but in Tennessee it’s also Dolly Parton Day. The music icon, actor, theme park owner, and philanthropist turns 80 today. In honor of her birthday, Gov. Bill Lee signed a proclamation Thursday declaring today Dolly Parton Day. The post Tennessee Declares Today Dolly Parton Day For Her 80th Birthday appeared …

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Last night Bruce Springsteen stopped by Asbury Park’s Light Of Day WinterFest for an unannounced appearance. (I hesitate to call it a “surprise appearance,” because the Boss has popped up at 13 of the previous 25 iterations of the New Jersey festival, including last year’s.) The main event, nicknamed “Bob’s Birthday Bash,” was headlined by Joe Grushecky & The Houserockers, …

Tucker Zimmerman, the American musician who recruited his folk successors Big Thief to collaborate on his 2024 album Dance Of Love, died in a house fire at his home in Belgium on Saturday morning (January 17). He was 85. Local news reports that his wife of over 50 years, Marie-Claire Lambert, also died in the fire. The post Tucker Zimmerman …

Ten years ago, just two days after releasing his final album Blackstar, David Bowie passed away. Over the weekend the national library in North London hosted a tribute event called David Bowie In Time, during which there were a few musical performances. Jehnny Beth, the ex-Savages frontperson who’s covered Bowie a handful of times over the years, participated by covering …

Bob Weir died earlier this month at 78. The San Fransisco-born guitarist was best known for co-founding the Grateful Dead, but he also played with a few of its offshoot groups including Dead & Company, whose lineup includes John Mayer. (Weir’s final live performances, in fact, were a three-night run with Dead & Company last August at Golden Gate Park.) …