This week in Indie Basement we’ve got new records by Sharp Pins ( Lifeguard ‘s Kai Slater ), Oneohtrix Point Never, Irish-by-way-of-Portugal band pôt-pot, and Chicago’s Glyders, plus two rave-forward ...

The great grandfather, who paved the way for the likes of Prince and the Red Hot Chili Peppers, plays Houston's House of ...

You know how a cold snap for us is around 70 degrees? Yes, it’s truly paradise. But that sunny subtropicalness can make it a ...

Looking at the incredible backing vocals featured on The Rolling Stones' 1972 single 'Tumbling Dice', giving the hit an ...

Alice and Ellen Kessler, twin dancers and singers who launched their international career in the 1950s and performed with ...

Some songs are just unforgettable, even if they are one-hit wonders from the 1960s. I know 60s kids remember these three tunes well.

Like so much rock ‘n’ roll from the earliest and most formative years, Southern rock took a little bit from here and a little ...

The weekend brings the Fever River Railroad fall open house and a concert by Styx and Loverboy, along with fundraisers, live ...

The 1988 John Waters-written and -directed film Hairspray is a one-of-a kind film by a one-of-a-kind director whose sensibility earmarks all his work. This film is rooted in the “bandstand” programs ...

The foundations of funk were laid down in the mid-1960s, when James Brown began to emphasize the first beat of each measure ...

The resurgence in popularity of genuine leather — moving away from plastic disguised as pleather — and the sudden ...

Rock & Roll Hall of Famer is known for solo hits like "Maggie May" and "Hot Legs" and his early work with Jeff Beck and Faces.