more by Christopher John Treacy
[PUNK] Formed in 2014 with a “grunge influence,” Candy Ambulance’s new single “Spray”—also the title track of the trio’s upcoming EP, out Friday, February 16—sounds unabashedly punk to us, and there’s nothing wrong with that.
[INDIE] Steak and Cake sounds…. delish, right? Something meaty and flavorful with some fluffy sugar on the side? It seems like a hard-to-fuck-up recipe.
[POP] If you’ve ever been through Lowell, Ma., it’d be pretty easy to say that it doesn’t seem like much is going on.
[FOLK] As the focus continues shifting away from record profits to touring, pledges and subscriptions to keep musical artists above water, it’s intriguing to watch as they also find new ways of keeping fans engaged.
[INDIE] There’s something amusing right off the bat about a band that names itself SMUG—call it sarcastic irreverence.
[BLUES] They call him Taz because he rips it up.
[METAL] Formed as a vehicle for the solo work of sometimes Ozzy Osbourne sideman Zakk Wylde, who now also fronts a Black Sabbath cover band called Zakk Sabbath, Wylde played most the instruments on the first few Black Label Society albums despite his intention to form a proper...
[ROCK] Red Dirt rockers, Whiskey Myers, from Palestine, Texas come bucking and snorting back to Town Ballroom on Friday, February 2 for their Hurry Up and Wait Tour.
[ROCK] When Ryan Adams is part of your intervention, you know you need help. And former Drive By Truckers guitarist Jason Isbell got help after Adams and a few others confronted him about various addictions in early 2012.
[FUNK] It’s been a wild ride for Chaka Khan, who is making a rare Western New York appearance at Seneca Niagara Casino’s Events Center in Niagara Falls on Saturday, January 27.