Beachwood Sparks

The Charlatans' Tim Burgess has announced more interactive album listening parties, featuring Blanck Mass, EMF, Scars, Utah Saints, The Twilight Sad, Idlewild, Mercury Rev, The Waterboys, Kaiser Chiefs, Arrested Development, and more.

”Have an epic party for me and play my favorite records, and remember all of the good times we had, the music, images, and waves we caught. That's all,” read a message from the late Neal Casal.

Beachwood Sparks, Chris Robinson Brotherhood, Circles Around the Sun, Joe Russo, Citizen Cope, and several others are performing at the concert at Port Chester, NY's Capitol Theatre.

The Skiffle Players (Cass McCombs, Neal Casal, and members of Beachwood Sparks) based their take on the traditional "Stagolee" off Mississippi John Hurt's and Woody Guthrie's versions.

Josh Schwartz of Beachwood Sparks has died at age 45 after a battle with ALS (Lou Gehrig's disease).

Plus: main man Darren Rademaker tells us about the LP's collaboration with ex-Suede guitarist Bernard Butler, and why it took ten years to get a new Tyde LP.

California's FIR are just now releasing their first single, but their lineage is long. The group features Brent Rademaker (Beachwood Sparks/The Tyde/further) and Matt Piucci from Rain Parade, plus Rob Campanella (The Brian Jonestown Massacre) and Nelson Bragg from the Brian Wilson Band...

Cass McCombs keeps up his prolific streak with a new project called The Skiffle Players that also includes Dave Scher and Aaron Sperske of Beachwood Sparks, Neal Casal (Phil Lesh & Friends, Chris Robinson Band), and Dan Horne (Jonathan Wilson, Circles Around The Sun)...

Before they formed Beachwood Sparks and The Tyde, Brent and Darren Rademaker spent a good chunk of the '90s making noise with their band Further...

Says the PROn the heels of a highly successful, critically acclaimed sold-out 2012 festival, the Sasquatch! Music Festival unveils its 2013 lineup, which once again features 4 days of music...