Digests

24.05.24-29 Digest

WZDX - AL

Leighton is gearing up for a big celebration! Despite its small size of fewer than 700 residents, this community in the Shoals area is bursting with pride and a deep musical history. One of its standout events is Sledgefest, a festival …


LOS ANGELES TIMES

Musicians are furious that new tech has gutted their income. Record labels are wary, yet eager to cut deals with ascendant platforms. Fans are delighted to access songs for a pittance, even as they’re screwing over beloved artists. The fears about today’s …


FAR OUT MAGAZINE

Usually, after The Great Escape, the world of a music journalist is buzzing with reviews and recaps as publications place their bets on which stand-out sets will birth the next big thing. Normally, bustling queues outside Brighton’s …


CBS NEWS BAY AREA - CA

The latest in a string of trippy Australian rock bands to make noise on a global scale, Perth's Psychedelic Porn Crumpets returns to San Francisco to play two nights at the Independent starting Tuesday, delivering songs from their latest album, …


HUSTON PUBLIC MEDIA - TN

Houston Matters Houston Matters visits a hospital where the program has launched with a local musician who’s among the many volunteering to perform for patients. Celeste Schurman/Houston Public Media A young patient at The Woman’s Hospital of Texas …