It’s the 31st annual Festival International de Jazz de Montréal. MAGNET’s Mitch Myers translates the action. As I found myself in Montreal, once again attending the city’s annual jazz festival, I had just one question, “Who in the hell are these guys?” Sitting in a wonderfully intimate venue, the Gesù—Center Of Créativité, I embraced the [...]
On August 3, Ferraby Lionheart is releasing sophomore album The Jack Of Hearts (Thirty Tigers/Lights And Buttons). Lionheart, who recently moved back to Nashville after a stay in Los Angeles, is following up 2007’s The Brass Ring. “Harry And Bess” is the first single from The Jack Of Hearts, and it’s an old-fashioned rock ballad, with [...]
Balmorhea recently returned from a month-long trip through mainland Europe and the U.K., a tour that provided the group with some of its most memorable experiences to date. Fortunately for us, band member Michael Muller was kind enough to jot down his impressions and share a few photos of the journey with MAGNET. Read our [...]
Every Saturday, we’ll be posting a new illustration by David Lester. The Mecca Normal guitarist is visually documenting people, places and events from his band’s 26-year run, with text by vocalist Jean Smith. Characters In This Story Are Closer Than They Appear “Why don’t you stop thinking about it?” her father says on the other [...]
This past winter was an eventful time for OK Go, between the release of third album Of The Blue Colour Of The Sky, disputes with EMI over its YouTube videos and an eventual split with the label and the creation of Paradacute Records. But even after all the dust settled, the music is still stuck [...]
We all have our lazy days, but usually not quite on the same level that Let’s Wrestle frontman Wesley Patrick Gonzalez displays in this video for “I’m So Lazy.” He’s found by his two bandmates in a fairly catatonic state, so they take him out and do what only seems proper. The song comes from [...]
Ever wonder what will happen during the last five minutes of late-night TV talk shows? Here are tonight’s notable performers: Jimmy Kimmel Live! (ABC): Sublime With Rome Sublime With Rome is a collaboration between Eric Wilson and Bud Gaugh of Sublime and 21-year-old Rome Ramirez, who will replace the late Brad Nowell as lead singer. [...]
This past winter was an eventful time for OK Go, between the release of third album Of The Blue Colour Of The Sky, disputes with EMI over its YouTube videos and an eventual split with the label and the creation of Paradacute Records. But even after all the dust settled, the music is still stuck [...]
In the world of genre mashups, few artists have successfully bridged the gap between country and hip hop. Brooklyn producer Rench has shifted gears for new project Gangstagrass, adding urban beats and rapping to bluegrass backdrops. He achieved notoriety for “Long Hard Times To Come,” the theme song for FX drama Justified. New track “I [...]
Balmorhea recently returned from a month-long trip through mainland Europe and the U.K., a tour that provided the group with some of its most memorable experiences to date. Fortunately for us, band member Michael Muller was kind enough to jot down his impressions and share a few photos of the journey with MAGNET. Read our [...]
