During a break between the European leg of his Grand National tour with SZA and the Sept. 23 Mexico City launch of a South American segment, Kendrick Lamar dazzled the audience at Los Angeles venue Novo last night (Aug. 23) by joining rap duo Clipse for the first song of their show. Pusha and No…
Sony Music has unearthed rare material from both Patti Smith and Bruce Springsteen and has begun sharing the fruits of those labors. First up is a 50th anniversary edition of Smith’s iconic debut, Horses, while a never-before-heard Springsteen tune, “Lonely Night in the Park,” is out now ahead of the 50th anniversary of the Boss’…
On the eve of the release of their new album, private music, Deftones debuted three new songs from it last night (Aug. 22) at their fall tour opener in Vancouver. The Chino Moreno-led group also dedicated another rarity to late Mastodon member Brent Hinds, who died this week in an Atlanta motorcycle crash. Deftones unveiled…
In its second year at its new location in Northern Arizona’s blissful Playa Ponderosa, Desert Hearts Festival proved yet again why it’s considered one of the tightest knit families in dance music. Nestled within the world’s largest ponderosa pine forest, some of today’s (and tomorrow’s) most notable artists delivered their inspired sets at 7,000 feet…
Mastodon saluted late member Brent Hinds at the end of its first show ever in Alaska last night (Aug. 22), a day after the guitarist, who left the band in March, was killed in an Atlanta motorcycle accident. See fan-shot footage from the Alaska State Fair performance below. “We lost somebody very special to us…
Sublime took the stage at downtown Manhattan’s Silver Lining Lounge on Aug. 20 to perform an intimate unplugged set for a few hundred lucky fans. The sold-out show was part of the Lipps Service Live! Concert Series hosted by Lipps Service’s Scott Lipps. Now led by late frontman Bradley Nowell’s son Jakob, Sublime played classics…
Joining forces amongst the Eel River’s majestic California Redwoods, Dirtybird Campout and Northern Nights Music Festival took over Cook’s Valley Campground for “an extraordinary weekend of music, art, cannabis, wellness, and community.” Fusing Dirtybird’s signature house/techno/tech-funk with Northern Nights’ unique music curation and one-of-a-kind cannabis experience, dance music fans were treated to the familiar “surprise…
Tyler, the Creator’s Camp Flog Gnaw festival will once again feature a truly eclectic lineup when it descends on Los Angeles’ Dodger Stadium on Nov. 15-16. Beyond the artist himself, the bill will be led by A$AP Rocky, Childish Gambino, Clipse and Doechii. Also set to appear at the 11th edition of the festival are…
Banjo virtuosos Steve Martin and Alison Brown have come together for their first collaborative album, Safe, Sensible and Sane, which will be released Oct. 17 on Compass Records. First single “Dear Time” featuring Jackson Browne and Jeff Hanna is out now in tandem with an accompanying music video filmed at Los Angeles’ Troubadour club. “With…
Name Geoff Wilkinson Best known for If you’ve never met me—“Cantaloop (Flip Fantasia).” If you have met me—my natural wit and charm, of course! Current city London. Really want to be in London (although like most Brits I still dream of living next to the sea—we do live on an island after all). Excited about The new (all instrumental) Us3…
