There’s no easy shorthand for James Brandon Lewis’ musical M.O. Ever since his early releases — 2010’s Moments, 2014’s Divine Travels — the saxophonist has balanced a deep, gospel-informed spirituality with free-jazz abandon and hard-hitting funk-meets–hip-hop underpinnings. “Sir Real Denard,” a track from his new album An UnRuly Manifesto, shows …
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A new documentary about seminal soul singer Teddy Pendergrass, If You Don’t Know Me, will premiere February 8th at 9 p.m. ET/PT on Showtime. Olivia Lichtenstein directed the film, which will feature rare archival footage of Pendergrass, as well as interviews with the singer’s friends, family and music industry colleagues …
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Brad Paisley has announced the details of his upcoming 2019 World Tour, which kicks off May 30th in Albuquerque, New Mexico, and will include stops in the U.S., Europe and the U.K. Joined by rising talents Chris Lane and Riley Green, Paisley’s 2019 trek will find him crisscrossing the nation …
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Fresh off his Super Bowl LIII halftime appearance in his native Atlanta, Big Boi will hit the road this April with the Dungeon Family in tow. Goodie Mob, Sleepy Brown, Organized Noize and KP the Great will all join the OutKast rapper on the 10-date “Reunion Tour,” which kicks off April 14th at …
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Indie rock stalwart Bob Mould tries to escape the ever watchful eye of the surveillance state in the new video for his song, “Lost Faith.” The track will appear on the former Hüsker Dü rocker’supcoming album,Sunshine Rock, out February 8th. The Philipp Virus-directed clip was shot in Berlin and follows …
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Vampire Weekend will promote their upcoming fourth LP, Father of the Bride, with a massive North American tour. The 35-date trek kicks off May 17th with a slot at Alabama’s Hangout Music Festival and launches in full on June 5th in Toronto, Ontario; after a month-plus break in July, the …
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Lil Baby will embark on a tour this spring with special guests City Girls and Blueface. The New Generation Tour will kick off on March 13th in Houston. The 24-year-old rapper’s North American trek comes on the heels of his November mixtape Street Gossip. Along with City Girls and Blueface, the tour …
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On the morning of January 27th, 1970, John Lennon glimpsed his future. He and Yoko Ono had just returned from a nearly month-long trip to Denmark, where Ono was visiting her daughter with her second husband, Tony Cox, and his new wife, Melinda Kendall. During one of many conversations there, …
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Hunter Hayes has released the optimistic “Heartbreak” as his first official single since 2016, offering a first look at an upcoming album release. Built on an energetic acoustic-guitar riff and driven by a propulsive country-pop rhythm, the danceable tune finds Hayes looking for a future soulmate and staying positive, despite …
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Vampire Weekend unveiled their first new songs in nearly six years, “Harmony Hall” and “2021,” which will appear on their forthcoming album, Father of the Bride. “Harmony Hall” is a swooning tune packed with kind vibes that opens with a tumbling acoustic guitar lick before settling into a groove reminiscent …
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