• 25 Best Songs 2015: The Weeknd, Drake, Justin Bieber, Kendrick Lamar & More

    Among your “Pretty Girls” and Vine stars, you had real gems in 2015. From some surprise pop breakthroughs from the likes of Jason Derulo and The Weeknd to touching indie songs from Braids and Sufjan Stevens and some of the most fiery rap in years from Kendrick Lamar and Kanye West, this year was not wanting for great songs.

  • Dawes, Keyboardist Tay Strathairn Part Ways in Middle of Tour

    Dawes may have just released the new single and music video for "All Your Favorite Bands," in which the California rockers hope for their beloved that "all your favorite bands stay together," but that doesn't mean all will stay the same for them. On Wednesday (Sept. 30), Dawes announced that keyboard player Ty Strathairn have parted ways.

  • Dawes Announce New 2015 Tour Dates After 'All Your Favorite Bands' Release

    Los Angeles-based rock/folk band Dawes are going for broke in 2015. The foursome released their fourth studio album All Your Favorite Bands on June 2 and after a flurry of various media appearances on radio across the country, have geared up to for an expansive four-month tour that will take them all over North America and Europe.

  • Ryan Adams, Jenny Lewis Perform on 'Austin City Limits' [WATCH]

    Ryan Adams and Jenny Lewis performed on the PBS series "Austin City Limits" Saturday, Jan. 24, kicking off the show's 40th season. While Adams's set spanned recordings from 2002 until last year ("Stay with Me"), Lewis relied heavily on her recent "The Voyager" LP with tunes like "Just One of the Guys." Some welcome surprises were Adams doing "When Summer Ends" from 2014's "1984" EP and Lewis digging into Rilo Kiley's "Silver Lining," "Consequence of Sound" noted.

  • Deer Tick Cover 'Meet the Beatles!' at Brooklyn Bowl with Taylor Goldsmith, Tommy Stinson [WATCH]

    The rambunctious boys of Deer Tick decided to celebrate their 10th anniversary in style, forgoing a straightforward celebration and opting for shows where they play covers by their favorite artists. The band kicked things off the day after Christmas with NRBQ's "Tiddlywinks" followed by Lou Reed's "Transformer." They used the midpoint of their Brooklyn Bowl residency to pay homage to The Beatles by playing the group's second record, "Meet the Beatles!," with the help of Tommy Stinson of The Replacements, Taylor Goldsmith of Dawes and James Felice of The Felice Brothers. "Rolling Stone" reviewed the gig, which had John McCauley screaming on classics like "It Won't Be Long" and "Till There Was You." Goldsmith joined in on "Don't Bother Me," Felice busted out the accordion on "Little Child," and Stinson hit the stage for what had to be a rowdy version of "I Wanna Be Your Man." Check out some of the videos below.

  • Rhiannon Giddens Sings Bob Dylan's 'Spanish Mary' in Lyric Video, from 'New Basement Tapes' Album [WATCH]

    On Nov. 11, an album of lost Bob Dylan lyrics set to new music, titled "Lost on the River: The New Basement Tapes," will be released and feature Elvis Costello, Marcus Mumford, Jim James of My Morning Jacket, Taylor Goldsmith of Dawes and Rhiannon Giddens of Carolina Chocolate Drops. Today, the lyric video for one of the album's songs, "Spanish Mary," was sung by Giddens and released. You can check it out below.

  • Live Review: Conor Oberst, Dawes Get Folky and Full in New York City's Central Park with Career-Spanning Setlist

    As the sun set in New York City's Central Park last night (July 29), singer-songwriter Conor Oberst was talking about cannibalism and the looming demise of humankind. "This song is about when all the water and oil runs out and we turn into cannibals. It's not that far away," the frontman warned the sizable and enthusiastic crowd before easing into the Bright Eyes track "No One Would Riot For Less."

  • Record Store Day Releases Will Spin You Right Round

    Record Store Day continues its biannual tradition this year with festivities on Black Friday, Nov. 29. In addition to its April celebration, the holiday expanded the past two years (and this year) to include another day to hunt for limited-edition vinyl releases.
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