The Beach Boys, Phish, Kenny Rogers, The Civil Wars, Delta Spirit, The Black Lips, fun., Gary Clark Jr. and War on Drugs play Bonnaroo 2012.

Bonnaroo is less than two weeks away, and the fans aren’t the only one’s gearing up for the event. American Songwriter Magazine sat in on a conference call Wednesday with Alice Cooper, Leslie Feist and Jack Antonoff of fun., where the artists talked about their plans for the festival. Cooper said that he is excited [...]

Wednesday’s Billy Reid & K-Swiss Shindig, featuring Punch Brothers, Delta Spirit, Apache Relay, Shelly Colvin, Matthew Houck, Wild Cub and Jonny Corndawg, was a must-see event.

(Chris Thile of Punch Brothers) Billy Reid, the South’s preeminent fashion designer, has more than a casual interest in music — his art is in fact inspired by the very artists on the bill. Here’s our review of the second annual Billy Reid & K-Swiss Shindig, which turned out to be one of the best line-ups [...]

Delta Spirit Delta Spirit Rounder Records Rating: Delta Spirit is a band poised for arena rock – a statement, depending on your perspective, that is at once the most thrilling and damning thing that can be said about a band. It has implications denoting a band’s well-deserved success but connotes the possibility and inevitability of a loss of [...]

Delta Spirit plays the Billy Reid Shindig on Wednesday, March 14, 2012, at Swan Dive. Click here to RSVP. Read reviews and get a free download of tracks from each of our Shindig artists, including Delta Spirit’s “California” by downloading our Sampler. We recently spoke with lead singer Matt Vasquez about SXSW and the band’s [...]

The Billy Reid and K-Swiss Shindig is back for a second year, and to help celebrate the news, we’re launching a free digital sampler, showcasing all the great artists on the bill. Click here to download the 7 song digital sampler. Be sure to join us at The Swan Dive on Wednesday, March 14th, from [...]

  A comprehensive look at this year’s Austin City Limits Music Festival in Austin, TX. Kanye West, Arcade Fire, Stevie Wonder, Cold War Kids and many more performed during the 3-day festival.

If you’re missing out on Lollapalooza this weekend, there’s no need to fret. The festival’s promoter C3 Presents, in conjunction with YouTube, will be streaming several of the top acts live from Grant Park starting today at 1:30 p.m. CST and ending on Sunday night when the Foo Fighters play the festival’s closing set. So [...]

Middle Brother are a band of brothers comprised of Taylor Goldsmith of Dawes, John McCauley of DeerTick, and Matt Vasquez of Delta Spririt. We asked these three amigos about their favorite musicians, the songs that make them cry, and the first tune they ever wrote. John McCauley What artist made you want to be a [...]

The best place to hear The Romany Rye – where their fresh and vibrant but deeply rooted music comes alive on analog tape – is the Daytrotter session released last April. Here, sepia-toned tunes like “Brother” present a cross section of Laurel Canyon history – think early ‘70s Neil Young meets Jenny Lewis’ “Acid Tongue.” [...]

Indie rock supergroup delivers.