Bonny charity always givin'! And given the success of last year's "Free Florida" tour, Bonnie 'Prince' Billy done goin' to give it a go at the opposite end of our fair 'merica, the Puget Sound and it's little string of towns n' such. Now, what we're talkin' bout here is, HOLY FUCKING SHIT, BONNIE 'PRINCE' BILLY IS PLAYING FREE SHOWS AT NUMEROUS SPOTS ALL AROUND THE WETTEST PART OF STATELY WASHINGTON! Yes'm! Ahem. OK, so - well, you want the details, huh. Right, ok. Ungh,... (read more)

Chicago loves its theatre; but how often is a stage set for 2-fers worth a cent? None too often, in our stage-minds! At least, none full of balladry and songstressing by the likes of both Baby Dee and AZITA. Dat's right, Baby Dee is back on tour, harpalizing, piandifying, and generally vaudevillianizing audiences left n' right across not only America, but the northern playgrid of Canadia, too! Baby Dee is full of gifts, even for the fey and meek. But the biggest (re)gift(ed) light... (read more)

Wilson Semiconductors is but a half-year past, yet in this current time-sphere in which we sell records, the average consumer-schmuck may've shifted gears 'n ears a thousand times since it's release. Which is why it's essential for contemporary artists to remain agile and active - and that requires regular workouts, preferably on stage! How else will those consumer-schmucks separate the girl-goo and boy-cream from the crop? Neil Hagerty and his Howling Hex are building a village, one pediarchy at a time, and now the king... (read more)

The word is out, rolling up the dunes and down the valley - that's Valley Tangents, baby, your summer gateway! Blues Control's latest tube ride in over a minute catches the choicest wave of the bridge-and-morning-tide set. The curl kicks out with "Love's A Rondo," a glassy track you can either ride or simply dive your whole bod right into. So real, you can almost see it, right? Well this time you can! Dig the Tara Sinn directed video for "Love's A... (read more)