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  • Lone Howl album cover artwork. Photo provided.

Lone Howl New Album is a Resurgence to the Southern Illinois Music Scene

By |June 1st, 2019|Categories: Carbondale, Entertainment, Featured, Illinois, Local News, Music News, National News, Reviews|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Debut Material from a Tenacious New Group Lone Howl is a five piece band from Southern Illinois. They have recently worked on a self-titled album scheduled to be released on June 1, and an album release party slated for June 15 at John Brown's in Marion, Illinois. The band started working on their debut album in August of 2018, and finished work before post production in March of 2019. It has been inspiring to see the band's evolution. After years of getting to know Marshall Anderson and Chris Brown, I have been looking forward to hearing the music they have

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  • The Black Keys 'Lo/Hi' single album artwork. Photo provided.

The Black Keys Takeover Summer with North America Tour Dates

By |March 14th, 2019|Categories: Atlanta, Austin, Chicago, Denver, Entertainment, Featured, Los Angeles, Music News, National News, New York City, Pop Culture, YouTube|Tags: , , , , , |

31 Dates Spanning North America Have Been Announced The Black Keys are back on the road in 2019 after taking a 5 year break as a group. Modest Mouse will provide support on all dates, and Shannon & The Clams, *repeat repeat, and Jessy Wilson will each open select shows on the tour. The band released a track titled 'Lo/Hi.' It was written and produced by Dan Auerbach and Patrick Carney. The track was recorded at Nashville’s Easy Eye Sound studio. Browse over the recently announced dates. The duo will be performing mainly at arenas.  The Black Keys Tour Dates

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  • Victor Wooten performing at Summer Camp Music Festival 2013. Photo by: Matthew McGuire

Victor Wooten, Tycho, Cypress Hill, John Medeski and More Added to the Summer Camp Music Festival Lineup

By |March 31st, 2018|Categories: Chillicothe, Entertainment, Featured, Illinois, Music News, National News, Summer Camp Music Festival, Victor Wooten, YouTube|Tags: , , , , , , , , |

Summer Camp Music Festival Adds Over 60 Live Acts to the 2018 Lineup Organizers with the 18th Annual Summer Camp Music Festival have recently announced their third wave of artists for the 2018 event taking place May 25-27 in Chillicothe, Illinois. Moe. and Umphrey's McGee will return to north-central Illinois for four days of live music on Memorial Day Weekend. The lineup currently provides guests over 150 acts to check out. Attendees from all over the country and various sections of the globe will collectively join for music, art, environmental awareness, and connecting with people that share similar tastes. The Summer

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  • Lollapalooza 2018 lineup. Photo provided.

Lollapalooza 2018 Returns to Chicago with Arctic Monkeys, ODESZA, and St. Vincent

By |March 21st, 2018|Categories: Chicago, Entertainment, Featured, Illinois, Lollapalooza, Music News, National News, ODESZA, Pop Culture, Portugal. The Man, Previews, YouTube, ZEDD|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |

LL Cool J, The National, Vampire Weekend, Chvrches, and Over 180 Bands Headed to the Grant Park on August 2-5 Festival organizers within the United States Lollapalooza headquarters have just announced the 2018 lineup. This year they have Bruno Mars, Jack White, and The Weeknd headlining the four-day event in Chicago, Illinois. Lollapalooza is an international music festival mecca with events taking place in South American and Europe. They have been holding an annual festival in Chicago since 2005. This year the Chicago-based festival is hosting a wide selection of acts on multiple stages. Performing acts include: St. Vincent, ODESZA,

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  • Marshmello and Anne-Marie still from the video 'Friends.' Photo by: Marshmello / YouTube

Marshmello Heads Into Ultra Music Festival with New Music Featuring Anne-Marie

By |March 6th, 2018|Categories: Atlanta, Boston, Chicago, Denver, Entertainment, Featured, Festivals, Japan, Las Vegas, London, Los Angeles, Music News, Paris, Pop Culture, Red Rocks Amphitheatre, United Kingdom, World News, YouTube|Tags: , , , , , , , |

Step Into the Friendzone with Marshmello & Anne-Marie Electronic pop music has been recently hit with a throwback hook featuring Anne-Marie and Marshmello producing the track 'Friends.' The duo will be touring separately in 2018 and spanning the globe with their recent collaboration. Marshmello is scheduled to perform multiple nights in Boston at the House of Blues and in Las Vegas at Encore Beach Club. Shaky Beats Music Festival in Atlanta recently announced their daily lineup with Marshmello headlining on Friday, May 11. Dillion Francis, Ludacris, G Jones, Herobust, Space Jesus and additional acts will be also performing on Friday at Shaky

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  • Spring Awakening Music Festival 2018 initial lineup. Photo provided.

Spring Awakening Music Festival Announces 2018 Initial Lineup with deadmau5, Big Gigantic, Afrojack, Kaskade and More

By |February 6th, 2018|Categories: Big Gigantic, Chicago, Entertainment, Featured, Festivals, Music News, National News, Previews, YouTube|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |

Alison Wonderland, Steve Aoki, Tiësto, Dimitri Vegas & Like Mike Set to Perform at SAMF 2018 Spring Awakening Music Festival has just announced their first wave with deadmau5, Big Gigantic, Afrojack and dozens more performing on June 8-10 at Addams/Medill Park in Chicago. This year marks their seventh annual installment. It will showcase two main stages and six branded stages for up-and-coming acts. The branded stages will provide a specific set of electronic dance music for different demographics. The festival will provide multiple days of live music featuring international artists. Each of the artists announced in the first wave create a unique live

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  • Dan Auerbach screenshot from Up on a Mountain of Love. Photo by: Easy Eye Sound / YouTube

Dan Auerbach Releases ‘Up on a Mountain of Love’ for Amazon Music’s “Love Me, Love Me Not” Playlist

By |February 3rd, 2018|Categories: Amazon, Chicago, Denver, Entertainment, Featured, Los Angeles, Music News, Nashville, National News, New York City, Philadelphia, San Francisco, Vancouver, YouTube|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |

Omar Juarez Animates the Creative World of Dan Auerbach Amazon Music is releasing Love Me, Love Me Not featuring the track 'Up on a Mountain of Love' by Dan Auerbach. Animator Omar Juarez creates an interesting visual story to pair with Auerbach's songwriting. Browse over upcoming concert dates featuring Easy Eye Sound Revue Tour. Robert Finley and Shannon Shaw will be supporting on this tour. Tour Dates: February 10 /// Vancouver, BC /// Vogue Theatre February 11 /// Portland, OR /// Crystal Ballroom February 12 /// Seattle, WA /// The Showbox February 14 /// San Francisco, CA /// The Fillmore February 15

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  • Big Gigantic Got the Love 2018 tour dates. Photo by: Big Gigantic

Big Gigantic Traveling the United States on the Got the Love Tour 2018

By |February 3rd, 2018|Categories: Big Gigantic, Champaign-Urbana, Entertainment, Featured, Music News, Nashville, National News, New Orleans, Pittsburgh, Previews, Stage AE, YouTube|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |

Purchase Tickets In Advance for a Chance to Win Side Stage Viewing Access Big Gigantic is hitting the road in early 2018 on their Got the Love Tour with The Floozies and shallou. Guests will be able to catch these live acts within intimate venues across the United States. Big Gigantic is giving fans a chance to win side stage viewing access, as well as an after show with the band when guests purchase tickets in advance to these shows. Connect with their main website for ticket information. Browse over upcoming tour dates from the 2018 Got the Love Tour.

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  • Lord Huron promotional shot. Photo by: Ian Holliday

Lord Huron Releases New Music Titled ‘Vide Noir’ Available on April 20

By |February 3rd, 2018|Categories: Boston, Chicago, Entertainment, Featured, Festivals, Los Angeles, Music News, National News, New York City, Philadelphia, Portland, Previews, Seattle, YouTube|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , |

Lord Huron Completes their Third Album Titled Vide Noir Lord Huron has been busy producing and creating new material titled Vide Noir set for release on April 20 via Whispering Pines / Republic Records. Vide Noir was written and recorded over the past two years at Lord Huron’s Los Angeles studio and informal clubhouse, Whispering Pines. Singer, songwriter and producer Ben Schneider shared insight on the recording process. “My nighttime drives ranged all over the city—across the twinkling grid of the valley, into the creeping shadows of the foothills, through downtown’s neon canyons and way out to the darksome ocean. I started imagining Vide Noir as

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  • Solar Eclipse 2017 from Southern Illinois. Photo by: Matthew McGuire

Solar Eclipse 2017 from Southern Illinois Documentary

By |February 2nd, 2018|Categories: Carbondale, Entertainment, Featured, Film News, Illinois, Lifestyle, Local News, National News, YouTube|Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , , |

Explore the 2017 Solar Eclipse in Makanda, and Carbondale, Illinois On Monday, August 21, 2017 a solar eclipse took place spanning coast-to-coast in the United States. This marked my first time covering an astronomy-based event. I experienced a learning curve at the same time as working on production. In the past, I have produced over 200 videos on YouTube, but this marked my first time producing a short film with narration that was over ten minutes in length. The story shows the events that unfolded during the 2017 solar eclipse in a very unique location from Southern Illinois. The 2017

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