Greensky Bluegrass // THE “M” WORD Alan Sculley January 19, 2017 Features, Music Greensky Bluegrass // THE "M" WORD Maturity is a term some musicians prefer not to see associated with themselves or their bands. After all, music is considered a young person’s game and youthful...
Aaron Lewis // Sinner Alan Sculley January 7, 2017 Features, Music Aaron Lewis // Sinner Aaron Lewis encountered his share of naysayers when he first dipped his toes into country music with his 2011 EP, “Town Line.” As the lead singer of Staind, Lewis was a star on the...
St. Paul and the Broken Bones // Sea of Noise Alan Sculley December 28, 2016 Features, Music St. Paul and the Broken Bones // Sea of Noise Paul Janeway, lead singer of St. Paul and the Broken Bones, suggests that his band could have followed up their acclaimed debut album, “Half The City” in...
PW talks with Dierks Bentley // A MORE TEXTURED SOUND Alan Sculley October 4, 2016 Features, Music Dierks Bentley // A MORE TEXTURED SOUND For Dierks Bentley, it hasn’t mattered whether he was playing bars early in his music career, opening an arena show for a country superstar like George...
RASCAL FLATTS // REWIND Alan Sculley September 19, 2016 Features, Music RASCAL FLATTS // REWIND Last summer, Joe Don Rooney of Rascal Flatts did something he’d wanted to do for his entire life – see the Rolling Stones in concert when the legendary rockers came...
WIDESPREAD PANIC // SCALING BACK Alan Sculley September 8, 2016 Features, Music WIDESPREAD PANIC // SCALING BACK Widespread Panic singer/guitarist John Bell is expecting a busy year of touring for the band. One reason is there is a new album, “Street Dogs,” to promote,...
311 // UNITY TOUR Alan Sculley July 25, 2016 Features, Music 311 // UNITY TOUR For a band like 311, which is now 26 years into its career, there’s been no question about whether the group needs to make new albums, according to vocalist Nick Hexum. Some...
Marianas Trench // LARGER THAN LIFE Alan Sculley July 25, 2016 Features, Music Marianas Trench // LARGER THAN LIFE Marianas Trench is bringing the biggest show it can fit into clubs and theaters on tour. “What we’re doing is we’re trying to bring an arena show into...
Interview with DARIUS RUCKER Alan Sculley July 6, 2016 Features, Music Interview with DARIUS RUCKER Darius Rucker says he never counted on reaching a point in country music where he would be a bona fide arena-level headliner. But with his fourth...
THE AVETT BROTHERS // BARE BONES Alan Sculley May 16, 2016 Features, Music THE AVETT BROTHERS // BARE BONES The Avett Brothers have been on quite a musical journey of evolving their sound over the past decade, going from a trio playing acoustic guitar, banjo and...
