Emily McBride: David Bowie – Blackstar Leonard Cohen – You Want It Darker Fruit Bats – Absolute Loser LVL UP – Return to Love Lemon Twigs – Do Hollywood Drive-By Truckers – American Band Whitney – Light Upon the Lake Margaret Glaspy – Emotions and Math Marlon Williams – Marlon Williams Angel Olsen – My Woman…
What better way to send off 2016 than with a star-studded mega concert? iHeartRadio’s Jingle Ball series delivered this year, with a lineup that changed in every city and featured just about every Top 40 artist currently on the charts. We got in on the action at the Atlanta show – hosted by Power 96.1…
Emily McBride: Whitney – “No Woman” Fruit Bats – “None Of Us” Lemon Twigs – “These Words” Bon Iver – “33 ‘GOD’” Angel Olsen – “Shut Up Kiss Me” Tennis – “In The Morning I’ll Be Better” Palmas – “Flowers” Frances Cone – “Arizona” Maggie Rogers – “Alaska” Jimmy Eat World – “Get Right” Jackie…
Festivals Emily McBride: 1. Pickathon 2. Forecastle 3. Hangout Fest 4. FYF 5. SXSW Jackie Citero: 1. Electric Forest 2. Hulaween 3. Hangout Fest 4. Bonnaroo 5. SXSW Stephanie Alejandro: 1. Lollapalooza 2. Hangout Fest Tours and Concerts Emily McBride: 1. The Cure – North American Tour (This was such a ridiculously long-time coming for me. Highlight of my year.)…
[tps_header] Massive acts took the stage at this year’s Power 96.1 Jingle Ball to bring 2016 to a close. The star-studded lineup included Alessia Cara, Fifth Harmony and Ariana Grande. In addition to playing their own hits, some artists crashed other sets to perform collaborations. Pop singer Daya joined The Chainsmokers to sing “Don’t Let Me…
On a rainy November night in Athens, Ga., a muffled, distorted guitar can be heard through the walls of a home off of South Milledge Avenue. The distinguishable sound is the work of fresh-faced Athens darlings The Vinyl Suns. Formed just recently in August of 2015, the four-piece has established themselves as one of the…
This week’s edition of New Music Monday’s focuses on an Athens, Georgia, based artist named Marshall Moore, but better known as “the quiet pack.” This interview has been edited and condensed for clarity. VM: Tell us about your project. Marshall: My conception for the quiet pack was that it would be a slow-jams oriented music…
It almost goes without saying: Hulaween was the best festival we have seen this year. In its fourth year at the Spirit of Suwannee Music Park, the magic of Hulaween has grown, and the splendor and spectacle of this festival has exceeded any and all expectations. While we are still riding that Hula high, and…
Only a few individuals exist who have true musical talent rooted into the heart of their soul and in every cell of their body. Not only can such a person play instruments or have a nice voice, but it is apparent that music is what drives them. Marcus King of The Marcus King Band is in…