Derv Gordon made history in the 1960s as the lead singer in The Equals, England’s first interracial rock band — and the first to feature immigrants from Jamaica and Guyana. Tonight, Saturday, July 15, ...

Goner Records’ annual Gonerfest will hold its 14th edition from September 28 – October 1 in Memphis, TN. The initial lineup is out now and includes Derv Gordon of The Equals, Australian punk/indie ...

Dave Pehling is website managing editor for CBS Bay Area. He started his journalism career doing freelance writing about music in the late 1990s, eventually working as a web writer, editor and ...

Record Store Day is in the rearview which means it’s just about time for the 2019 WFMU Record Fair, which happens April 26-28 at the Brooklyn Expo Center (79 Franklin St) with tables of vintage vinyl ...

In early 2024, Derv Gordon, singer of The Equals, will play the West Coast. Derv will be backed by the band So What and they'll be doing an Equals set. The run kicks off in late February. You can see ...

Derv Gordon fronted the Equals, England’s first interracial rock band, in the 1960s. The group scored a hit with “Baby Come Back,” which drew on his Jamaican ska roots, and wrote “Police On My Back,” ...

Go see Derv Gordon on Wednesday. Give a big ol’ middle finger to dynamic pricing schemes and myopic visions of music history and go see an artist who has mattered for six decades and counting without ...

Today, Goner Records announced the initial lineup for Gonerfest 21, which will take place at Railgarten this September 26th – 29th. Once again the Goner team have managed to craft a roster that’s both ...

While Gonerfest is known for bringing cutting-edge bands to Memphis, one can’t forget the keen sense of history that also informs their bookings. This week’s Gonerfest 21 is a good reminder of that, ...

Very few bands can claim to be equally revered by lovers of psych, mod, ska, punk, funk, R&B, disco, glam, and bubblegum pop, and had a racially integrated lineup in the turbulent 60s—and had hits.

Derv Gordon of ‘60s U.K. great the Equals, Austin indie rockers A Giant Dog, and locals including NOTS and Jack Oblivian are among the acts set for Gonerfest 14 late next month. The annual multi-day ...