It was two in the morning. The world felt still. Stevie Stone was driving from St. Louis to Kansas City, Missouri, contemplating what to call his new label. After all, this was a big decision. Following his 2021 departure from Strange Music—his label home for nearly a decade—it was time for him to steer his […]
By Kyle Eustice Yelawolf just pulled up to the Hidden Valley Golf Club, where he’s sipping on a Corona and soaking up the California sun. It’s a momentary respite from the grind of tour life, one the Tennessee native has been accustomed to now for decades. As he makes his way across the country on […]
When people picture a presidential candidate, Afroman certainly isn’t the first person to come to mind. His suits are typically covered with marijuana leaves, he carries a gold chalice with him nearly everywhere he goes—which he calls his “Pimp Cup”—and his Instagram page isn’t exactly family-friendly. But despite all odds, the “Because I Got High” […]
There are countless ridiculous band names—from Chumbawamba and Limp Bizkit to Hoobastank and Thirty Odd Foot of Grunt. Then there’s Toad The Wet Sprocket. What’s a sprocket, why is it wet and what does that have to do with a toad? As the story goes, the band named themselves after a comment Eric Idle made […]
Arrested Development played Washington’s in Fort Collins on February 27, 2020, just days before COVID-19 shuttered the live music industry. Anyone who caught the show was greeted by the same positive, Afrocentric vibes the kaleidoscopic group has been transmitting since the 1990s. More importantly, their message of unity was still intact and hadn’t wavered over […]
As 311 was driving from Omaha to Los Angeles with dreams of making it in the music business, they made a pit stop at Red Rocks Amphitheater in Morrison, Colorado. Standing in front of the historic venue, Nick Hexum, S.A. Martinez, Aaron “P-Nut” Wills, Chad Sexton and Tim Mahoney vowed to play there one day. […]
Memphis native Dwayne Johnson Jr., who plays under the pseudonym MonoNeon, is an otherworldly talent. A prodigious bass player, the 32-year-old musician began playing guitar at just four years old—but not exactly in the traditional sense. Despite being right-handed, MonoNeon plays left-handed on a right-handed instrument, allowing him to use heavy string bending on the […]
Paranoia to Peace Doug Martsch is somewhere in Little Rock, Arkansas mid-tour with Built To Spill. He hasn’t ventured outside of the bus yet, but he hears it’s really hot. As the frontman for the Idaho-based band, the seasoned pro is used to the various elements thrown his way. After all, he’s been touring the […]
