MGMT capped off their Canada/West Coast tour on Saturday at Stanford University’s Frost Amphitheater. Kicking the set off with Record Store Day single “Alien Days” (frontman Andrew VanWyngarden had a martian head-shaped guitar and sunglasses to match), the New York psych-rock outfit showed themselves to be a perfect fit for the California sunshine. Yes, Oracular [...]

The Flaming Lips and The Black Keys turned in a high-energy show at Nashville’s Bridgestone Arena on Friday, May 3rd, 2013. It was The Black Keys’ first official “hometown” date since moving here from Akron, Ohio two and a half years ago. The Lips showed off their revamped, psychadelic stage show, and focused on songs [...]

My Morning Jacket frontman Jim James performs at Cannery Ballroom in Nashville, TN, 5/2/2013.

Renowned guitar master Tim Reynolds and his band TR3 perform at Growlers in Roanoke, Virginia on 4/20/2013.  TR3 calls the Outer Banks of North Carolina home and consists of lead singer and guitarist Tim Reynolds, Mick Vaughn on bass and melody vocals, and Dan Martier on drums and melody vocals.  

The 2013 ASCAP “I Create Music” Expo (held April 13-18 in Los Angeles) offered songwriters and industry insiders a unique forum to exchange ideas and find new sources of inspiration. Katy Perry, Ne-Yo, Lionel Richie and actor Joseph Gordon-Levett were among those in attendance. Photos by PictureGroup.

Diversity was the key word at this year’s annual Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Induction ceremony, held this year in Los Angeles, the second time in 20 years it’s been here. The inductees were Randy Newman, Heart, producer Lou Adler, Quincy Jones, Public Enemy, Albert King and Rush. When the show began and these [...]

Coachella’s first weekend is now behind us, but we still have a second weekend of the fest ahead of us. So, let’s tackle a few of the highlights from our trip to Indio, California and help people heading out for the second weekend to make some tough choices. Best Headliner: Blur Yeah, and all things [...]