.Throwdown by the Bay
With Brantley Gilbert, Tyler Farr, Colt Ford, Parmalee, Chase Bryant, John King
One guy sings and slings an ax, the other pounds away on a drum kit. Those are the bones of rock 'n' roll, the essence of the genre in its purest, rawest form.
In a time when nearly every pop singer has at least one Christmas album or single, Taylor Dayne is the rare star with neither. "I'm a little Jewish girl from Long Island," she said.
Box sets are totally gratuitous beasts in the year 2014. After all, when it comes to music (and books and Netflix and ...), we are increasingly getting smaller; we're all about digital and downloadable and streamable. Goodbye physical — hello invisible! And yet, the box set is all about excess, about …
Gone-pop princess Taylor Swift may not be feeling the love from her former country peers this Christmas season, but Santa sure is. This year's ho-ho-holiday musical offerings are dominated by Music Row notables (LeAnn Rimes, Sara Evans) and Southern-fried singers (Darius Rucker, the cast of TV's …
The Band Perry
With Lyndsey Highlander, LoCash Cowboys, Jack Ingram
There is much to love about this year's Ultimate Local Music Guide (you really do need to pick up a hard copy for the full interactive experience), butall the highlights are here. So take a tour of this page to hear music from 2014 top local bands, watch performances and read the stories!
