High Road Touring

[Fader] The English singer-songwriter, prone to medieval flights of fancy and celestial metaphors, spends his new album, End of the Middle, embedded in life’s minutiae. By Raphael Helfand Richard Dawson’s bent folk music has never been entirely of this earth. The Newcastle singer-songwriter has always had a flair for the fantastical, painting even the most modern of ...

[Stereogum] By Rachel Brodsky Chicago-based rapper McKinley Dixon has announced a guest-stacked new album called Magic, Alive! coming in June via City Slang. Its lead single “Sugar Water” (out now) features Quelle Chris and Anjimile. Elsewhere on Magic, Alive!, Dixon loops in Pink Siifu, ICECOLDBISHOP, Blu, Shamir, and Ghais Guevara. Magic, Alive! also features production from Sam Yamaha and Sam ...

[Line of Best Fit] By Tyler Damara Kelly Nashville-based guitarist/composer William Tyler has announced his forthcoming album, Time Indefinite, alongside the release of the first three pieces of music: “Cabin Six”, “Concern”, and “Star of Hope”. All three pieces are accompanied by short films compiled entirely from William Tyler’s old family home movies. In November 2020, on a family ...

[The Guardian] Singer will visit US, UK and Europe later this year alongside members of the original band who recorded the classic punk text Patti Smith is to perform her classic album Horses in full on a tour to mark the album’s 50th anniversary. Playing gigs across the US, UK and Europe, Smith’s band will feature ...

[Rolling Stone] Band hits the road for first trek together in eight years starting this July By Daniel Kreps Following the Alabama Shakes’ surprise reunion in December, the band has announced their first tour together in eight years. Singer/guitarist Brittany Howard, bassist Zac Cockrell, and guitarist Heath Fogg ended their lengthy hiatus at a Tuscaloosa benefit concert six weeks ago ...