In revisiting the Southern rock band’s breakout third album in concert over this last year – a tour that stops at the Newport on Saturday, Jan. 25 – Hood has drawn increasing parallels between the shameful policies overseen by late Alabama Gov. George Wallace and the politics of the current Trump era.
‘I officially want to state we are not of the grindset,’ said singer Andy Clager, who will join the garage-pop band in celebrating the release of new record ‘Poking a Hole in a Bag of Tears’ at Cafe Bourbon Street on Saturday, Jan. 25.
The five-piece will celebrate the release of its long-in-the-works new album in concert at Rambling House on Friday, Jan. 24, joined by Good Shade and Mukiss.
The Columbus musician suffered a series of cardiac events in December during which his heart stopped twice – an experience that he planned to recount in concert at Natalie’s Grandview on Sunday, Jan. 26, health allowing.
The Toledo folk musician, who will join Hello Emerson at Rambling House on Sunday, Jan. 19, said a creative turning point arrived when he learned to embrace who he was and the place from which he came.
The Chicago post-metal band, which visits Ace of Cups for a concert on Thursday, Jan. 16, has a new album arriving this year that guitarist Trevor de Brauw described as ‘rooted in the joy of rediscovery.’
Here are the local albums I found myself returning to most often this last year.
When David Yow walked offstage following a 1999 concert in Sweden, he was convinced the band was done. Now Jesus Lizard is set to headline the Newport this weekend in support of a new album, ‘Rack,’ released on Ipecac in September.
The long-running instrumental rock band will call it a day following a show at Ace of Cups on Saturday, Dec. 7 – at least until the inevitable festival reunions come calling.
The Columbus rapper takes a more inward turn on his new album, which he’ll celebrate in concert alongside the AYE-1 Band at Summit Music Hall on Saturday, Nov. 23.
