The trial against the two men charged with involuntary manslaughter in connection to the deadly 2016 “Ghost Ship” warehouse fire in Oakland, California ended Thursday with a mistrial for one of the defendants and a full acquittal for the other. Derick Almena and Max Harris both faced 39 years if …
Read More »Lil Nas X Discusses Coming Out After Intense Line of Questioning From Kevin Hart
Kevin Hart is at the center of a controversy stemming from comments he made on the latest episode of HBO’s The Shop: Uninterrupted. During a conversation with Lil Nas X, marketing executive Paul Rivera asks Nas, “With all that early success you felt it was important to make an announcement.” …
Read More »King Princess Enlists Father John Misty for New Song 'Ain't Together'
Rising pop star King Princess yearns to make it official on “Ain’t Together,” a sultry new track featuring Father John Misty on drums. The song is off her debut album Cheap Queen, released this fall via Mark Ronson‘s Zelig Records. “We say ‘I love you,’ but we ain’t together,” she …
Read More »Dozens Injured After Steel Barricade Collapses at Seattle's Bumbershoot Fest
Approximately 25 people were hurt – and four people hospitalized – after a stage barricade collapsed during the Bumbershoot music festival in Seattle Saturday. The incident took place during Jai Wolf’s set at the annual Labor Day weekend festival at the Seattle Center; roughly 3,000 people had congregated around the …
Read More »How Ken Burns Connected Every Dot of Country Music's Rich History in New Film
Ken Burns was in Dallas some years ago visiting a good friend, philanthropist Cappy McGarr. The filmmaker was working on his 2012 Depression-era miniseries, The Dust Bowl, and as usual for a workaholic who often has six or seven films brewing, Burns was turning over ideas for his next project. …
Read More »Angels & Airwaves Release Beach Boys-Inspired Single 'Kiss and Tell'
Tom DeLonge‘s space-rock project Angels & Airwaves played their first show in seven years Wednesday night, where they debuted new songs like “Rebel Girl,” and revived throwbacks like “The Adventure” and Box Car Racer’s “There Is.” It was the beginning of a big tour that will take them through October. …
Read More »20 Shows You Need to See This Fall
The school year has started, the leaves are beginning to fall, and artists ranging from pop hit makers to metal legends are filling their calendars with concerts to distract you from the changing season. This fall will see special engagements by bands with cult followings like Against Me!, who are …
Read More »Margo Price Brings Vocal Firepower, Masterful Band to Billy Reid Shindig
In mid-2018, Margo Price played a triumphant, sold-out three-night stand at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium, proving her power as a capable headliner. She’s gone on to even bigger stages in 2019, opening several shows on Chris Stapleton’s All-American Road Show Tour in July and August. But on Saturday night, she found …
Read More »Finneas Previews Debut EP 'Blood Harmony' With New Song 'Shelter'
22-year-old singer, producer and multi-instrumentalist Finneas has released his latest song “Shelter” and announced his debut EP,Blood Harmony, out October 4th. “I wrote this song a couple years ago and just let it percolate for a while, seeing how it would age,” Finneas said of “Shelter.” “When I looked through …
Read More »Tanya Tucker Bolsters Her Country Legacy With the Powerful 'While I'm Livin”
“Now, a woman’s life ain’t just a list of the worst things she has done,” sings Tanya Tucker on While I’m Livin’. The line arrives during “Mustang Ridge,” the sing-along mission statement that opens Tucker’s first album of new material in 17 years.There’s a reason Tucker wants to make that …
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