For a sweet-looking gal, there seem to be a lot of skeletons in Amy LaVere’s closet; and likely in the river, under the floorboards, etc. etc. The Memphis-based singer and acoustic upright bassist plucks her dark, almost sociopathic love songs at T.T. the Bear’s in Cambridge this Thursday (check it out here) in support of her third full length, Stranger Me. While we doubt she’s going to showcase her Fruit of the Loom again (link not provided, but check out MTV’s ‘$5 Cover’), we strongly suspect she’ll bring out some of her sunnier tunes, possibly including “Pointless Drinking” and the new “Red Banks” (lyrics –Read More →

Delta Spirit – Self-titledConcord Music Group-due March 133.5 / 5 Here it is, the third full-length follow-up to 2011’s Middle Brother. In comparison to Deer Tick’s and Dawes’ latest LPs, we’re going to say the Cali band’s release here is the strongest of the three; yet, we’re going to admit that wasn’t a terribly strong contest. Fans inducted by their debut EP, I Think I’ve Found It, will find this latest album passable, good enough to get their Delta Spirit fix. But, truth be told, are there any tracks here as socially aware as “Streetwalker,” any raucous singalongs like “People, Turn Around?” Unfortunately, no and no.Read More →

Yes. That’s right, the Newport Folk Festival, which takes place in Fort Adams State Park, will put their tickets on sale in about an hour. So, at 10:00 am ET, you’ll be able to purchase tics to this two-day music extravaganza.Now. Before you all flip out and ask ‘yeah, but who’s gonna be there this year?’, let’s remind you that this is the same festival that had Neko Case a couple years back, Middle Brother last year, Calexico in recent memory. So then, who’s gonna be there this year? We dunno…‘K, we do. The press release is right in front of us. A lotta people,Read More →

Our good friends at Grindingtapes made this little public service announcement a while ago, sorry for sitting on it so long: http://seergroup.bandcamp.com/album/psas-for-radio Just one good reason to support your local record store. Well, maybe not ‘good,’ just technically a reason. On an unrelated note, these guys (we hear) are working on some random collaborations. Well, they always are, but according to our intel, there’s a pretty hot shower scene out there… -Mgmt.Read More →