Bronson, a graduate of Bradley University, is a former sports writer and editor and graphic designer who worked in the newspaper business for 35 years.
Liz Pappademas’ first album in almost a decade is out next week. “Rock Record” finds the singer-songwriter-pianist working for the first time with a full band on what turned out to be an extraordinarily poignant batch of Americana.
L.A. four-piece the Jacks returned this week with a new EP, “Remember You.” It’s a round of drinks for those who like their rock ’n’ roll straight up.
Also on Saturday: Highland Park Folk Festival, the Wonder Years, Gus Seyffert, Blake Shelton, NGHTMRE, Leslie Odom Jr., Noah Gundersen, T.S.O.L., Shigeto Live Ensemble, Bambara, the Unlikely Candidates, Ward, Grady, Neon Dreams, 12th Planet, City Morgue, É Arenas, Donavon Frankenreiter
The City of Austin has ordered the cancellation of this year’s South by Southwest.
Blussh have announced the April 17 release of their debut album “R.I.P. Apathy.” The crunchy new single “Too Dark” comes with a colorful video that isn’t dark at all … and that’s the point.
The Marías return with their first single of the year, the sultry “Hold It Together.” It’s for those times life’s coming at you in waves and you just want some alone time.
High Desert quartet Unicorns at Heart show some magic in their new single “Fixture,” out today via Dangerbird Records’ Microdose series.
Also on Friday: T.S.O.L., Noah Gundersen, NO WIN, Seratones, Emo Nite, Lawrence, DragonForce, NGHTMRE, DaVido, Feels, Church of Misery, Daktyl, Gold Cage, the Hollywood Stars, Twiddle, Beach Bunny, Facedown Fest
Germinated in the States but shaped in the U.K., Ben Wylen’s debut album “People Say” will be out later this year. The second single “Veins” is the kind of piano-driven anthem that British artists have turned into arena rock.
L.A. duo Analog Party share the video for “Sunspots,” the soft spot on their headbanger-worthy 2019 EP “Model Youth.”
