• Mavis Staples' Album Features Bon Iver, Valerie June, tUnE-yArds

    Mavis Staples Thursday announced the release of her latest LP, Livin' On A High Note, which is set to feature a slew of killer artists including Benjamin Booker, The Head & The Heart, tUnE-yArds, Valerie June, Aloe Blacc, John Batiste, Justin Vernon aka Bon Iver, Neko Case, Nick Cave and M. Ward, who also produced the album.

  • M. Ward Announces New Album 'More Rain,' Shares First Single [LISTEN]

    M. Ward has announced that his new album, entitled More Rain, is scheduled to drop on March 4th via Merge records. The 12-track album will feature collaborations with Peter Buck of R.E.M., K.D. Lang, Neko Case, The Secret Sisters and NRBQ's Joey Spampinato. With the announcement, the long-term fixture of the Portland alternative indie folk scene shared the first single, "Girl From Conejo Valley," which you can listen to below.

  • Music Times Talks to Peter Wolf about New Solo Work, the J. Geils Band and More

    Peter Wolf made a name for himself as the vocalist of the J. Geils Band but he'll be releasing a new solo album in 2016. We caught up with him prior to his more famous band's tour stop at New York's Beacon Theatre, He talked about his music, his art work, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the beauty of a good harmonica player.

  • Neko Case North American Tour Dates: New Pornographers Singer Will Hit the Road in April

    The New Pornographers singer and solo act Neko Case will hit the road in April for a short North American tour that kicks off at the Greek Theatre in Berkeley with Alabama Shakes. Following a gig in St. Paul April 25, Case will join the 'Brill Bruisers' band for a few dates before going solo again in June. She will wrap up the trek June 20 at the Clearwater Festival in New York, 'Consequence of Sound' noted.

  • Neko Case Announces North American Tour, Reissue of 'Fox Confessor Brings The Flood' [FULL SCHEDULE]

    Alt-country singer-songwriter and New Pornographers member Neko Case has announced a reissue of her 2006 album Fox Confessor Brings The Flood for Record Store Day 2015, which falls on April 18 this year. According to Pitchfork, the album will be released through Anti- Records on limited edition red vinyl. In support of the reissue, Case has announced a brief run of North American tour dates for April, which will kick off on April 12 in Bend, Oregon, and take Case mostly around her native Northwest before finishing up in St. Paul, Minnesota on April 25.

  • Celebrity Doppelgangers: Musicians And Their Actor Look-A-Likes, Featuring Skrillex, Madonna, Kesha, Jenny Lewis, And More!

    With music biopics popping up all the time, and controversies surrounding which actors will play which musicians, we decided to compile a list of musicians and their actor doppelgängers. We think their resemblances are pretty uncanny. See who looks like Bono, Skrillex, Beck, Shakira, Jenny Lewis, Dave Matthews, Alicia Keys, and more in our side-by-side photo comparisons below.

  • According to Comedy Album ‘2776,’ the Geeks Shall Inherit the Earth

    '2776' is the new musical comedy album from writers Rob Kutner and the Levinson brothers. The premise: it’s the 1000th birthday of America, and an evil alien is threatening to destroy the U.S. unless the president and his secret service agent can prove that the country is worth saving. '2776' features more than 80 comedians, musicians and actors who got together to record songs about this crazy place we call home.

  • Grammys 2014: Best Alternative Album, Who Will Win Vs. Who Should Win [POLL]

    Music Times assesses who should win and will win the Grammy for Best Alternative Album. NOMINEES: The Worse Things Get, The Harder I FIght, The Harder I Fight, The More I Love You - Neko Case Trouble Will Find Me - The National Hesitation Marks - Nine Inch Nails Lonerism - Tame Impala Modern Vampires of the City - Vampire Weekend WHO SHOULD WIN: Modern Vampires of the City, Vampire Weekend Although it seems like every year since Vampire Weekend's 2008 debut album Vampire Weekend was this band's breakthrough, 2013 was really these guys' time to shine.

  • Women We Love Wednesdays: Neko Case

    It's no secret that women can rock just as hard, if not harder, than men. But there seems to be a disparity when it comes to their representation in the music industry. They are topping the charts but barely getting any slots at big name festivals (this years Coachella lineup is 90 percent male). To do what we can to celebrate these women and give them the positive recognition they deserve, each week Music Times will introduce you to a female in the music industry whom we love.
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