For his latest single, Jon Spencer teams with Kendall Wind and Spider Bowman of The Bobby Lees and roots music legend Deke Dickerson for "Come On!" The song is described as a "Super-groovy garage-soul-punk protest song," although it's pretty sad that asking people to live their lives without hate is considered political in 2025. This song is pure vintage Spencer, and it's being attacked with an energy and vitality that we haven't seen from the former Blues Explosion frontman in years. This is the kind of protest song that dominated the 60's, but through a garage-soul-punk filter. "Come On!" is a great song that name checks legends such as Mavis Staples, Chuck D, Wayne Kramer, Kathleen Hanna, and more.
You can watch the video for "Come On!" below. The single is out now via Shove Records. For more on Jon Spencer, check out the artist on Instagram and Facebook. Upcoming tour dates are below the video and include a July 14 date at The Iron Horse Music Hall in Northampton, MA.
May 21 - Cleveland OH - Beachland Tavern
May 22 - Kalamazoo MI - Bell's Eccentric Café -
May 23 - Chicago IL - Fitzgerald’s
May 24 - Ferndale MI - The Magic Bag
May 25 - Rochester NY - Skylark Lounge
May 31 - Bourges (FR) - Cosmic Trip Festival
June 1 - Reims (FR)- Cartonnerie Club
June 2 - Lille (FR) - L’Aeronef
June 3 - Liege (FR) - Reflektor
June 4 - Paris (FR) - La Maroquinerie
June 5 - Annecy (FR) - Le Brise Glace
June 6 - Lourmarin (FR) - Yeah! Festival
June 7 - Savona (IT) - Rain Dogs
June 8 - Reggio Emilia (IT) - Handmade Festival
June 10 - Schorndorf (DE) - Manufaktar
June 11 - Mainz (DE) – Schon Schon (Auch 13)
June 12 – Koln (DE) - Koln - Bumann & Sohn
June 13 - Munster (DE) - Gleis 22
June 14 - Dresden (DE) - Beatpol
June 15 - Berlin (DE) - Lido
June 17 - Copenhagen (DK) - Hotel Cecil
June 18 - Hamburg (DE) - Molotow
June 19 - Hanover (DE) - Café Glocksee
June 20 - Antwerp (BE) - Djingel Djangel
June 21 - Nijmegen (NL) - Kids N Billies
July 11 - Lancaster, PA - Tellus 360
July 12 - Staten Island, NY - Maker Park Festival
July 13 - New Haven, CT - Cafe Nine
July 14 - Northampton, MA - Iron Horse Music Hall
July 15 - Portland, ME - Oxbow Blending & Bottling
Photo by Alexa Viscius This may be Liam Kazar's debut single, but the Chicago based musician already has an impressive resume, having worked with Jeff Tweedy, Chance the Rapper, Steve Gunn, Daniel Johnston, and others. "Shoes Too Tight" features childhood friend Spencer Tweedy on drums, Lane Beckstrom on bass, and Ohmme on vocals. It's an absurdly fun and groovy little song that is a party waiting to happen. What he gives us here is a timeless song that could truly have been released any time since the 1960's (ok... maybe not the 80's...) There are elements of classic rock, 60's crooners and R&B, indie rock, modern Americana... it's really just packed with everything in a cohesive song that maintains the vibe the entire way through. You can watch the video for "Shoes Too Tight" below. For more on Liam Kazar, check him out on Instagram and Twitter . He's also raising money on his Bandcamp for Constellation and The Hungry Brain. ...
Photo via Facebook When you're a rock band from Salem, MA, you have to have at least one song about witchcraft. The Freqs have fulfilled their obligation with a banger of a song. "Witch" is this giant monster of a song, filled with fuzz and strained, screaming vocals. This is the type of song that doesn't usually exist in this century. It's giving me some serious 90's flashbacks, like if Hum got aggressive or Alice in Chains decided to do some damage on the college charts. As great as the vocals are in "Witch," what's really drawing me in is the instrumental break down that takes over about halfway through. This is the kind of song to make the hipsters and the headbangers equally excited. You can listen to "Witch" below. For more on The Freqs, check out the band on Facebook and Instagram . The Freqs · Witch
One of my favorite things is going to see a diverse live bill. Anyone can put together a show with three pop punk bands on it, but it's a challenge (and far more interesting) to put three unique bands on the same show and have it work out perfectly. Saturday night at The Sinclair saw the steamcrunk of Walter Sickert & The Army of Broken Toys, doombrass heroes Eight Foot Manchild, and the baroque pop of Lovina Falls, and it was perfect. Opening the show was Lovina Falls, the current musical project of Valerie Forgione of Mistle Thrush. This was my third or fourth time seeing them in just a few months, and I'm still entertained every time. It's been interesting to watch Lovina Falls adjust and discover their sound over the past two or so years, and I think they've nailed their current sound down. It's an engaging blend of the baroque pop they started out with mixed with a more rock based sound. Songs like "Ellery Way" and "Vaulted" continue to ...
