
Live Review: Mary Timony, Birthday Girl DC, Philadelphia, PA, Feb. 29, 2024
After she explored new frontiers with exciting side projects like Wild Flag, Ex Hex and Hammered Hulls, Mary Timony’s more

Madi Diaz And Olivia Barton At World Cafe Live, Philadelphia
Madi Diaz and Olivia Barton at World Cafe Live, Philadelphia. Photos by Chris Sikich. Olivia Barton

Normal History Vol. 780: The Art Of David Lester
Every week, we’ll be posting a new illustration by David Lester. The Mecca Normal guitarist is visually documenting people, places

MAGNET Classics Podcast: Pete Yorn, Matthew Sweet, Travis, Nada Surf, Blake Babies, Old 97, Pernice Brothers, Connells, Belly, Cotton Mather And Grandaddy
Longtime MAGNET contributor Hobart Rowland takes a deep dive into the influential albums championed by the magazine over the years,

Live Review: Jason Isbell And The 400 Unit, Aimee Mann, Philadelphia, PA, Feb. 23, 2024
The only thing more welcome than hearing the once-shambolic live sound of Jason Isbell And The 400 Unit grown and

The Kills And The Paranoyds At Union Transfer, Philadelphia
The Kills and the Paranoyds at Union Transfer, Philadelphia. Photos by Chris Sikich. The Paranoyds

Normal History Vol. 779: The Art Of David Lester
Every week, we’ll be posting a new illustration by David Lester. The Mecca Normal guitarist is visually documenting people, places

Essential New Music: Concepción Huerta’s “The Earth Has Memory”
Sound’s a funny thing. You can feel its vibrations, but you’ll never put your hands on them. Concepción Huerta exploits

Two Door Cinema Club And Joywave At Brooklyn Bowl, Nashville
Two Door Cinema Club and Joywave at Brooklyn Bowl, Nashville. Photos by Skylar Watkins. Joywave

Pantera At Madison Square Garden, New York City
Pantera at Madison Square Garden, New York City. Photos by Wes Orshoski.

MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of Amigo The Devil’s “Stray Dog”
“Stray Dog” has a special place in the Amigo The Devil catalog. “It’s a three-legged dog of its own identity,”

MAGNET Exclusive: Premiere Of Diamond Day’s “Summerland”
Béatrix Méthé typically gleans musical inspiration from fully formed lyrics. “Summerland” was an exception. “The music took over, and I

A Conversation With Charlie Starr (Blackberry Smoke)
It took a while for Blackberry Smoke and much-decorated producer Dave Cobb to get around to each other—20 years, to

MAGNET (Instant) Classics Podcast: The Real Story Behind Grandaddy’s “Blu Wav”
Longtime contributor Hobart Rowland takes a deep dive into the influential albums championed by the magazine, plus brand-new releases from

Live Review: Michael Shannon & Jason Narducy And Friends Play R.E.M.’s “Murmur,” Ardmore, PA, Feb. 12, 2024
Michael Shannon doesn’t sing R.E.M. songs like he’s studying to play Michael Stipe in a movie; instead, he inhabits every

Michael Shannon & Jason Narducy And Friends Play R.E.M.’s “Murmur” At Music Hall Of Williamsburg, Brooklyn
Michael Shannon & Jason Narducy And Friends Play R.E.M.’s Murmur at Music Hall Of Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Photos by Wes Orshoski.

Normal History Vol. 778: The Art Of David Lester
Every week, we’ll be posting a new illustration by David Lester. The Mecca Normal guitarist is visually documenting people, places

Deap Vally And Sloppy Jane At Underground Arts, Philadelphia
Deap Vally and Sloppy Jane at Underground Arts, Philadelphia. Photos by Chris Sikich. Sloppy Jane

Essential New Music: Itasca’s “Imitation Of War”
When Kayla Cohen spoke to MAGNET in 2016, she gave this explanation for selecting the name Itasca: “The word means