Another fabulous week in music has passed us, and the next 6 to 8 weeks look incredible. In the meantime, take a moment to reflect back on the week that was with the Weekend Showcase 3.37 edition. Fifty-four songs are on this playlist, although not all of them are on SoundCloud or Spotify. Fifty-three are on the former while the […]

As we do every Friday, The Matinee September 22nd has nine songs to help you kick off the weekend. We kick things off a bit differently, featuring one of the great indie-rock artists and arguably the best songwriter of her generation as well as the return of a great UK band.   Angel Olsen – “Special” (Asheville, NC, USA) RIYL: […]

As is tradition on the last day of the year, we share The Mega, Mega Playlist of 2016. After featuring more than 2,500 songs through The Matinee, Melodic Tonic, Saturday Sampler, album reviews, photo essays, and premieres. We’ve reduced that list to 120 songs just in time for New Year’s Day. These songs aren’t a complete representation of what we’ve […]

This year was another one filled with surprises and after trying to succinctly describe what the SXSW Music Festival is truly about, I finally realized the simplistic reason why this festival still remains at the top of the list for bands and music lovers to attend: it’s all about discovery. Recently, music writers at the NY Times declared they are […]

Spring is upon us, so let’s celebrate with some great new music. It’s been one heck of a week, as we had several new discoveries, got further excited about new releases, and continued to be amazed by the quality of music that is being created. Discover these immensely talented artists and bands – 49 to be exact – in the […]

If you were expecting Wendy to be posting today’s mini-playlist – a.k.a. The Matinee March 18th – you’re out of luck. She’s too busy rubbing elbows with some of the finest indie music acts at South by Southwest, leaving it to me to prepare your six-pack of new music. In making the selections, I did ask myself, “What would Wendy […]