Featuring recordings from a pair of concerts supporting Father of the Bride
BY ALEX YOUNG
Source: Vampire Weekend Release Live In Florida EP: Stream | Consequence of Sound
When The Band of Heathens heard a very tall tale about a man who immigrated to New York in the early 1900s, they were so mesmerized by the imaginative story that they wrote a song about it near moments later and recorded it the very next day. And it would develop to be an even greater contender, fairing as an essential track on their upcoming album Stranger, due for release on September 25.
Source: The Band of Heathens Premieres “Black Cat”, Based On An Epic Immigrant Story
If we want to experience concerts again, we need to support the artists we love until the pandemic passes. Here’s how.
By Margaret Renkl
This is good.
Source: Opinion | How to Keep Music (and One Another) Alive – The New York Times
With First Rose of Spring, Willie Nelson’s studio album tally is up to 16 — for the last decade alone. (It’s 70 overall — so far.) Lately, they’ve started rolling into one another, like points along a continuum rather than discrete entities. But even though his last few releases have been thematically similar — he’s been ruminating about mortality, loss and life in the rear view for some time now — they’re each worth savoring as genuine pearls of musical wisdom, delivered by our most revered sage of country Zen.
~ Lynne Margolis, American Songwriter
Source: Willie Nelson’s ‘First Rose of Spring’ Another Bouquet from the Master
She previously covered the song on Instagram following Prine’s death
BY NINA CORCORAN
Source: Stream Phoebe Bridgers’s New Studio Version of John Prine’s “Summer’s End” | Consequence of Sound
Country-pop trio share “March March” and remove the “Dixie” from their name amid ongoing protests for racial justice
By CLAIRE SHAFFER
Well done, Chicks … well done!
Source: Dixie Chicks Change Their Name to ‘The Chicks,’ Drop Protest Song – Rolling Stone
“Rather than glorify a man who wanted to extinguish Black and Native peoples, we should honor members of our community whose leadership we find inspirational”
Hang on, tough children … we can get behind this.
Source: Petition Launched to Replace Columbus Statue in Minnesota With One of Prince | Consequence of Sound
He ain’t going anywhere – and neither are we.
– Eoghan Lyng
Source: Bob Dylan’s “Rough and Rowdy Ways” – CultureSonar
“‘State of the Union (STFU)’ speaks truth to power while urging people to fight against racism, injustice and oppression with their vote”
By Elizabeth Aubrey
Source: Public Enemy return with explosive new anti-Trump song
Texas senator refers to Sesame Street as “endless propaganda”
Source: Ted Cruz Gets Supremely Triggered by Sesame Street’s Pride Tweet | Consequence of Sound
