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Monday, Jun 24

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Allegra Krieger Dances on the Edge of Eternity

After escaping a deadly apartment fire, the indie singer-songwriter levels up with a new album full of brilliant, intense songs NE NIGHT LAST summer, Allegra Krieger woke up to an apartment full of smoke. Unable to unlock the fire escape,…

Saturday, Jun 22

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NPR Alt.Latino’s Favorite Music of 2024 (So Far)

To mark the halfway point of 2024, Felix Contreras, Anamaria Sayre and NPR Culture Desk producer Isabella Gomez Sarmiento run down their favorite releases of the year so far, from a career-defining release from Nathy Peluso, a leveling up…

Thursday, Jun 20

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Listen to the Indigo Girls on Southern Living Biscuits & Jam

Listen here! About The Indigo Girls Since 1985, Emily Sailers and Amy Ray have been known as the Indigo Girls, and they’ve never once stopped making music or sharing their message of acceptance. The two met when they were kids in Decatur,…

Tuesday, Jun 18

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Why Bonnie Depart Toward Love

We spoke with Blair Howerton in an exclusive profile upon the announcement of her band’s sophomore LP, Wish on the Bone. Watch the visualizer for “Fake Out” below. By Matt Mitchell [Paste Magazine] When you’re as influenced by Sheryl Crow…

Tuesday, Jun 11

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Nick Lowe on Why He Made a New Rock Album: ‘People Want to Hear Short, Punchy Tunes’

The power-pop pioneer and former Rockpile member teams up with Los Straitjackets to release Indoor Safari, his first album of original songs in more than 12 years [Rolling Stone] In his rollicking new single “Went to a Party,” Nick Lowe…

Monday, Jun 10

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Influential Debut Album by the dB’s To Be Reissued and Available on Vinyl for the First Time

Stands For deciBels, the 1981 debut from the dB’s, didn’t make much of a commercial impression, but it enthralled a small legion of college-rock loyalists soon to swoon over bands like R.E.M., whose members are among the many who cite the…

Indie-Rock Icons The dB’s Oversee a Quite Welcome and Long-Overdue First-Time U.S. Vinyl Release of Their Highly Influential 1981 Debut LP, Stands For deciBels

By Mark Smotroff [Analog Planet] After the global onslaught of post-punk new-wave artists in the late 1970s like Elvis Costello, Blondie, Television, The B-52s, and Talking Heads, a barrage of U.S. groups like R.E.M., The Bongos, The…

Saturday, Jun 8

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Robert Plant & Alison Krauss Release Hypnotic Live Version of ‘When the Levee Breaks’: Listen

The nearly century-old country blues song has been a staple of the duo’s live sets for years. By Gil Kaufman Robert Plant has mostly kept his Led Zeppelin past at arms-length since the group officially disbanded in 1980. But there are a…

Thursday, Jun 6

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See Soccer Mommy Bring Out Phoebe Bridgers for Elliott Smith Cover at L.A. Show

In addition to rendition of “The Biggest Lie,” Sophie Allison also debuts a handful of new songs at latest gig [Rolling Stone] BY DANIEL KREPS Soccer Mommy welcomed guest Phoebe Bridgers onstage Tuesday during her Los Angeles gig, with the…

Tuesday, May 21

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Songwriter Dylan LeBlanc, Once Quick-Tempered and Rash, Has Finally Stopped Fighting

His latest album, Coyote, finds him reconnecting with his father, and becoming a dad himself: “It’s your responsibility as an adult to get your shit together” Growing up, Dylan LeBlanc bounced between households — his mother’s in…

Friday, May 17

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‘Lives Outgrown’ by Beth Gibbons Review: A Distinctive Debut

Best known as a member of Portishead, the English singer releases her first solo studio album, ushering listeners into a dark, mythical musical world. [Wall Street Journal] By Mark Richardson In June 2013, the label Domino announced that…

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Portishead’s Beth Gibbons Returns Solo, Doleful Yet Determined

With “Lives Outgrown,” her first album of her own songs in 22 years, the pensive voice of the trip-hop group confronts maturity and mortality. [New York Times] By Jon Pareles “All trying but can’t escape/All going to nowhere,” Beth Gibbons…

Thursday, May 9

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Graham Nash Confirms 2024 North American Tour

Taking place this summer and fall in support of his 2023 album, Now [Consequence of Sound] Eddie Fu An artist pre-sale for the fall dates will commence on Thursday, May 9th (sign up for first access here) in anticipation of the general on…

Thursday, May 2

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Agriculture’s Feel-Good Black Metal

By Ben Salmon To begin to understand the restorative power of the band Agriculture, it helps to start in the “Inventions” section of the online Wiki for Calvin and Hobbes. That’s where you’ll find a detailed description of the…

Tuesday, Apr 30

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Interpol Play Mexico City: Backstage and in the Crowd

Interpol has a devoted following in Latin America, and they’ve always been particularly popular in Mexico, where lead singer Paul Banks spent time living as a teenager. On Saturday, April 20, the elegant masters of shadow-toned rock & roll…

Friday, Apr 19

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Jake Xerxes Fussell Preps First LP for Fat Possum, Touring w/Kath Bloom & Robin Holcomb (Hear “Going to Georgia”)

Jake Xerxes Fussell has announced a new album, When I’m Called, his first for Fat Possum, which will be out July 12. The album was produced by his longtime collaborator James Elkington, and it features contributions from Blake Mills, Joan…

Tuesday, Apr 2

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Monday, Mar 25

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Track Premiere: Getting Big and Dumb and Eating Sh*t with Rickshaw Billie’s Burger Patrol

By Kevin Stewart-Panko [Decibel] Austin, TX-based power trio Rickshaw Billie’s Burger Patrol sound just about as big and dumb as their moniker would imply. They’re also as ridiculously awesome as their big, dumb moniker would imply. Since…

Nathaniel Rateliffe and the Night Sweats, My Morning Jacket, Team for Co-Headlining Tour

Both bands will perform equal-length sets, switching the order of performances with each show BY ALTHEA LEGASPI [Rolling Stone] My Morning Jacket and Nathaniel Rateliff and the Night Sweats have teamed up for a co-headlining tour that runs…

Wednesday, Mar 20

REVIEW: RICKSHAW BILLIE’S BURGER PATROL – BIG DUMB RIFFS

Big Dumb Riffs by Rickshaw Billie’s Burger Patrol Rickshaw Billie’s Burger Patrol on the web:Website | Bandcamp |Release date: March 22, 2024Label: Permanent Teeth By Geoff Topley I’m sure there’s a reason or back story as to how Rickshaw…

Walt Disco: Inside a Warped Reality

With 2022’s spine-tingling debut ‘Unlearning’, Glasgow glam-pop collective Walt Disco marked themselves out as one of the most intriguing outfits on the UK’s alternative scene. On brilliant follow-up ‘The Warping’, however, they’re…

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Spy Review: Jonathan Richman at the Avalon by Mark Pelavin

By Mark Pelavin Rock icon Jonathan Richman, who delighted an appreciative crowd at the Avalon Theatre last week, was dancing like no one was watching long before most of us had ever heard the phrase. In addition to writing a slew of great…

Friday, Mar 8

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Watch Die Spitz on Audiotree Live

Download & stream Die Spitz on Audiotree Live → https://lnk.to/AT-DieSpitz Austin, TX bred, Die Spitz exploded onto the scene with their absolute ripper of an EP, “Teeth.” During their Audiotree Live performance, Die Spitz delivers a…

Wednesday, Mar 6

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Tiny Desk Premiere: Squirrel Flower

By Elle Mannion WATCH HERE “This little guy is someone we picked up on the road,” Squirrel Flower, aka songwriter Ella Williams, says between songs, referencing a tiny toy alligator resting on her mic stand. The Chicago-based indie rocker…

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HRT at SXSW 2024! Showcase Tuesday March 12 at Empire Control Room & Garage

High Road Touring’s SXSW 2024 showcase will be at Empire Control Room & Garage on Tuesday, March 12 Empire Garage: 12am – Rickshaw Billie’s Burger Patrol11pm – Lamont Landers10pm – Cardinals9pm – Forest Claudette8pm – Sugadaisy Empire…

Wednesday, Feb 21

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Tracy Chapman’s Fiddler Larry Campbell Details Their ‘Fast Car’ Grammys Reunion: ‘It Was Just Magic’

By Alex Ross [People] Prior to joining Tracy Chapman for a moving rendition of “Fast Car” at the 66th annual Grammy Awards on Feb. 4, Larry Campbell hadn’t performed with the singer-songwriter since 1997. The multi-talented musician, who…

Tuesday, Feb 13

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Robert Plant and Alison Krauss on Their 2024 Tour, ‘Stairway to Heaven,’ Retirement, and Much More

Plant and Krauss are playing more U.S. dates this year — in their only interview, they tell us us about the future of their collaboration and a whole lot more [Rolling Stone] BY BRIAN HIATT Robert Plant and Alison Krauss aren’t ready to…

How Takuya Kuroda Cut a Modern Jazz Classic (And Is Still Evolving 10 Years Later)

On the 10th anniversary of ‘Rising Son’, Kuroda discusses his musical journey, discusses he and Jose James’ seminal iteration of “Everybody Loves the Sunshine” and more. [Hypebeast] It’s a rainy January day in Brooklyn, and Takuya Kuroda…

Thursday, Feb 8

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We Won!

High Road is proud to have won Pollstar’s Global Independent Booking Agency of the Year award!