Our final reviews of 2024 covered the usual variety of music, and a few things did stand out. One was Bill & Friends, a celebration of William Christie’s 80th birthday, for which he is joined by several of his students. Another was the beginning of a cycle of Shostakovich’s complete string quartets by Cuarteto Casals…
Last year, Sturgill Simpson released Passage du Desir, his first album as Johnny Blue Skies. He’s now announced the Who the F**k Is Johnny Blue Skies? Tour. The U.S. trek begins in April with a show in Durant, Oklahoma. Along the way, Simpson will perform at Stagecoach Festival, Maryland’s Merriweather Post Pavilion, and more. See…
Along with a handful of other bands, the Pixies certainly helped clear the path for bands like Nirvana, who made alt-rock the societal changing force it became in the early ’90s. However, the group opted to split shortly after this worldwide musical shift occurred. Luckily for fans, the Pixies’ singer, guitarist, and main songwriter, Frank…
The Roots and Live Nation Urban have revealed the lineup for the 2025 edition of the Roots Picnic. Headlining the event is D’Angelo with the Roots, and there are co-headlining sets by Meek Mill and Lenny Kravitz. Also slated for the event are Pusha T, Glorilla, Tems, Kaytranada, 2 Chainz, Miguel, Latto, and more. The…
The internet is a very different place now than it was in 1991 when AllMusic first came online. The methods of keeping a free website in business have changed, involving more technologically advanced advertisements that can be seen as intrusive to the browsing experience. Additionally, the methods that ad technologies use to serve up relevant…
In 2023, R. Kelly formally appealed his conviction on federal racketeering and sex trafficking charges. On Wednesday (February 12), the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit upheld the conviction and its corresponding 30-year prison sentence. In a statement to The Associated Press, R. Kelly’s attorney, Jennifer Bonjean, called the ruling “unprecedented” and…
Chappell Roan is a grueling persona to maintain. As a dynamic force in the popular music industry, Chappell imagines a bold new take on the all too often safe and predictable genre, one infused with unapologetic authenticity and a vibrant, queer identity. Carving out a new, original space for herself, the artist treads a fine…
Saturday Night Live has spent the weekend celebrating its 50th anniversary. On Friday, February 14, NBC aired SNL50: The Homecoming Concert—a live show broadcast from New York City’s Radio City Music Hall on NBC—with performances from David Byrne and Robyn (singing “Dancing on my Own”), Lady Gaga and Andy Samberg (delivering a rendition of The…
As many long-time alt-rock fans are well-aware, there were several indie bands of the ’80s that helped “clear the path” for the early ’90s, when the genre fully infiltrated the mainstream. And one such contributor was certainly Hüsker Dü. But some of singer/guitarist Bob Mould‘s best music occurred after Hüsker Dü – as evidenced by…
SNL50: The Homecoming Concert, a three-hour-long event celebrating Saturday Night Live’s 50th anniversary, aired live from New York City’s Radio City Music Hall on NBC this past Friday (February 14). There to honor the long-running sketch comedy series and its contributions to music history were David Byrne and Robyn, Lady Gaga with Andy Samberg, Devo…
