NEW GARY CLARK JR. ALBUM ‘THIS LAND’ IS A KALEIDOSCOPIC TREAT
Once you hit play, you’ll want to keep it turned up and hear what’s coming next; that’s to be expected. But one unexpected thing…
Shayne Hanley
ARKELLS & THE GREETING COMMITTEE START A PARTY AT IRVING PLAZA
“Who needs a doctor’s note right now? Anyone coming to an Arkells show should know they have to take the next day off!” laughed…
BACKSTAGE WITH WELLES: ‘ANY KID CAN MAKE ROCK & ROLL’
Jesse Wells is the coolest paradox. The music of Welles is an intense storm of sound and emotion that steals all your attention, and…
BECK, CAGE THE ELEPHANT & SPOON TOURING WITH SPECIAL GUESTS
A co-headlining tour by Beck and Cage The Elephant – featuring Spoon on every date and special guests Sunflower Bean, Wild Belle, and Starcrawler on…
THE 3 MOST IMPORTANT ALBUMS OF 2018: P&W EDITORS’ PICKS
For once, picking favorites was pretty easy. When the editors at P&W reflected on what we felt were the most important albums released in…
BACKSTAGE WITH WALKING PAPERS: JEFF ANGELL’S ‘WORD COLLAGE’ & FUTURE MUSIC
In the presence of rock heroes, like those that make up Seattle’s Walking Papers, it’s easy to go into overdrive trying to memorize every…
THOM YORKE BRINGS ENGROSSING SOLO SHOW TO KINGS THEATRE
The line outside Kings Theatre on night two – abuzz with shivering ticket-holders discussing all aspects of Thom Yorke’s solo tour – not…
WALKING PAPERS’ PULSE-QUICKENING ROCK FLOODS MERCURY LOUNGE
If a twist of chords has ever made you catch your breath…if you’ve witnessed a moment of rock & roll so beautiful it scared…
JOE TALBOT ON IDLES’ DYNAMIC, PROCESS & MORE: ‘WE MAKE EACH OTHER LAUGH ALL THE TIME’
When I called IDLES frontman Joe Talbot, I could hear a few seconds of guitar fuzz and laughter before he found a quiet place…
THE JOY OF GETTING BRUISED UP WITH IDLES & BAMBARA IN BROOKLYN
It’s amazing that a band could have you strolling through a gallery of open-minded art and submerged in a whirlpool of sharp bones and…