It was a night of loyalties. Early in Murder By Death‘s killer set on Friday night, Adam Turla said that the band wanted to kick off their 20th anniversary shows at a comfortable venue that the band loves. So what…
All of our contributors besides Larry Jack have been pretty slack about uploading photos and writing posts for the past few months, as regular readers know, but the music goes on … We will have a post up soon about…
On my way into the Murder By Death/Laura Stevenson show at The Grey Eagle in Asheville a number of weeks ago, I chatted with a guy from Knoxville who had seen MBD the night before in Nashville. I had of…
You’ve probably read enough posts about the deaths of 2016, so I won’t belabor the losses — Prince, David Bowie, Merle Haggard, Ralph Stanley, Leonard Cohen, Sharon Jones, George Michael, to name a few — that hit some of us…
Murder By Death made another stop in Savannah recently, and I’m not sure what to say about the band that we haven’t said here, here, here, here, here, and here. If there’s anyone in Savannah who loves Murder By Death…
Murder By Death has put on some of the best shows that I’ve seen in recent years, including gigs at The Jinx for the bar’s 10th anniversary and on the final night of the first Savannah Stopover. I’ve also been…
We don’t get too personal here at hissing lawns, but no one lives in a vacuum. 2015 has been a stressful year for me personally, including some high highs plus a couple of very low lows: my father died in…
Deep into their set on Friday night in a cavern, Murder By Death‘s Adam Turla told a story about the struggle to book venues in the early days. When a promoter asked what kind of places the up-and-coming band wanted…
Murder By Death’s seventh studio album, Big Dark Love, is just that – big, dark, and lovely. It opens with a punch; an upbeat tune with an underlying lament that sets the stage for an album that weaves through themes…
I think it’s safe to say that most of hissing lawns’ contributors were packed into the sold out Murder By Death show this past October at The Jinx. Yeah, we’re fans! As you might know, Murder By Death’s new album…