Black Duck comprises three mainstays of the Chicago music scene, Douglas McCombs of Tortoise, Brokeback, and Eleventh Dream Day plus Bill MacKay and Charles Rumback. It’s a project rooted in improv; for years, the band played completely improvised shows, and when the time came to record their self-titled debut album, they brought along...

For the past couple of weeks, Lorde has been on tour in Australia — not quite her backyard, but pretty close, globally speaking. On the Australian leg of her Solar Power, Lorde’s opening act has been the Los Angeles trio MUNA, who are also set to open for Lorde’s buddy Taylor Swift at some of her upcoming American s...

The Rolling Stones were always big admirers of country music, and you can hear that influence on classic Stones records like Sticky Fingers and Exile On Main St. As country music has absorbed tons of classic-rock sounds, the influence has gone back the other way, too. On a new tribute album, a whole lot of Nashville’s biggest, brightes...

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