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We awoke this morning to the sad news that Ladysmith Black Mambazo founder Joseph Shabalala has died. “Our Founder, our Teacher and most importantly, our Father left us today for eternal peace,” the South African vocal troupe said in a group statement. “We celebrate and honor your kind heart and …

Before heading out on the upcoming Black Crowes reunion tour, Chris and Rich Robinson will perform a string of acoustic gigs as Brothers of a Feather. The Brothers of a Feather moniker borrows its name from the duo’s 2007 live album that similarly found the Robinsons performing stripped-down renditions of …

Green Day appeared on The Ellen Show to perform their song “Oh Yeah!” and took the opportunity to learn a few cooking tricks from guest host Martha Stewart (as well as her fellow host Snoop Dogg). During the segment, Stewart teaches band members Billie Joe Armstrong, Mike Dirnt and Tré …

Sufjan Stevens and his long-time collaborator/stepfather, Lowell Brams, unveiled a new song, “The Unlimited,” from their upcoming New Age-inspired album, Aporia, out March 27th via their label Asthmatic Kitty. “The Unlimited” finds Stevens and Brams crafting an enthralling soundscape that keeps a serene synth at its core while still venturing …

Karen Fairchild’s son has a question for his mom: “Is soundcheck finished?” “Not yet babe, I wish,” says Fairchild, standing onstage at Carnegie Hall, where her band Little Big Town have been running through vocal arrangements and stage directions for a performance that evening. “It’s almost done,” she reassures her …

Puerto Rican–Dominican singer, songwriter, and actor Nicky Jam is one of reggaeton‘s most prolific talents. Following his 2019 full-length release, Intimo, he kicked off the year with a feature role alongside Will Smith and Martin Lawrence in their latest blockbuster, Bad Boys for Life. In this edition of “The First …

Bob Shane, co-founder and last surviving original member of the influential folk group the Kingston Trio, died Sunday at the age of 85. Shane died at a hospice facility in Phoenix, Arizona, where he lived the past few decades, his agent confirmed to The New York Times. Shane’s wife, Bobbie …

Little Dragon announced their latest album,New Me, Same Us,on Tuesday, sharing the LP’s lead single, “Hold On.” The funky track boasts a message of letting go of your past lives: “Farewell in a millions/Broken hearts into billions/Always feel real/No regrets oh the pain will heal/Please accept why we’re standing still.” …

Jason Isbell’s guitar foil Sadler Vaden, Philadelphia songwriter Roger Harvey, and Dierks Bentley‘s alter-ego Nineties group all have songs on this week’s list. Sadler Vaden, “Golden Child” A solo artist, modern-day guitar hero, and longtime member of Jason Isbell’s 400 Unit, Sadler Vaden has spent the better part of a …

“Expect the unexpected, because it’s going to get weird,” house-band bassist Austin Scaggs warned the crowd at start of the eighth annual Wammy party on Saturday night in Los Angeles. Scaggs was right in more ways than one; about an hour later, in a sort of Hollywood fever dream, Weird …