Posts by Cathy Poulton

Rival Sons brought their Darkfighter tour to Philadelphia’s Franklin Music Hall on Saturday 6/3. The band is touring in support of Darkfighter their highly anticipated follow-up to 2019’s Grammy-nominated Feral Roots album that dropped on Friday, June 2nd. The show opened up with the female-fronted Starcrawler led by Arrow De Wilde and the band tore […]

It’s been quite 2022 for Måneskin. The Italian pop glam rockers band recently won an AMA a week ago for their cover of the Frankie Vallie/Four Seasons song “Beggin”, and received a Grammy nomination for Best New Artist. The band just announced the release of a new forthcoming LP called RUSH! due in January and […]

Butch Walker and his band kicked off their headlining show at Philadelphia’s Brooklyn Bowl on October 25th with the high-energy song “Bodegas and Blood,” and from there it never really slowed down.  The set was a nice mix of new and old and drew from albums like Stay Gold, The Spade, and American Love Story.

My Chemical Romance made a return to its nearby New Jersey stomping grounds with a sold-out performance at Philadelphia’s Wells Fargo Center on August 29th. Opening with their new tune “Foundations of Decay,” the band performed all the big ones including “Teenagers,” I’m Not Okay ( I Promise),” “Hang “Em High,” “Vampire Money,” “Give ‘Em Hell, Kid” […]

Frank Turner hit Philadelphia’s Fillmore on June 19th amidst his “50 states in 50 days” tour that wraps up in Honolulu in August. The only other artist to have done this previously was George Thorogood in 1981. I “Well, I’ve been unable to tour properly for a couple of years now, and always said that […]

It seems almost impossible that Tori Amos celebrated the 30th Anniversary of her debut album Little Earthquakes in January this year. It was a game-changer of an album and sounds as fresh today as it did then. 15 albums later, Amos is still an artistic innovator with an increasingly devoted following as evident by her […]

LP made their way to Philadelphia’s Fillmore on May 1st in support of their newest album Churches. LP brought along South African artist Nick Leng whose dreamy indie-pop and charismatic appearance won over the tough Philly audience. The setlist for the night was heavy on the new album, as LP switched off between guitar and […]

Following one of the past year’s strongest pandemic live series with Tough Cookies (over 100 chapters!), Adam Weiner lead Low Cut Connie back to its real-live shindigs. This hometown show at Philadelphia’s Fillmore on October 14th was a big full circle for the hardest working man in rock- who schvitzed, shouted and boogied with a […]

Heartless Bastards led by the irresistible rock flair of Erika Wennerstrom brought their full-fledged musical presentation to the World Cafe in Philadelphia, PA on 10/1/21. Austins’ Tele Novella offered a colorful array of paisley draped rock to open the evening. Photos by Cathy Poulton.

Silversun Pickups have kept their modern alt flame going for quite some time now following their breakout Coachella 2007 performance. The Silverlake (LA) band has been touring in support of their return to form fifth album, 2019’s Widow’s Weeds. The New Regime opened which is led by lan Rubin who has played drums with Nine […]

Cold War Kids played Philadelphia’s Fillmore on Friday, January 31st. The last few months have been an exciting time for the band as they had the honor of having their song “First” named the most-played song of the past decade(on alternative outlets) by Broadcast Data Systems. They are also currently on a major North America […]

Grace Potter performed a soul-bearing set Friday night at the Fillmore in Philly. She is touring in support of her third solo release Daylight, the follow up to her 2015 album Midnight. A lot has changed for Potter over the last four years and her newest album, released in October, is reflective of this time. […]

Following surgery a few weeks back, Sting performed at the Philadelphia’s Metropolitan Opera House in an arm sling for his left arm after tearing a tendon in his shoulder. Despite not being able to play bass, the former Police frontman’s voice was in fine form performing a run of greatest hits and Police favorites. Photos […]

Jay Z’s Made in America Festival took over Philadelphia’s Benjamin Parkway this past weekend on August 31s and September 1st. The two day annual event was headlined by Cardi B and Travis Scott. Standout sets came from Anderson .Paak & The Free Nationals, Jacob Banks,Yoshi Flower and Philly’s own Pink Sweat$ but it was the […]

Lenny Kravitz played Philadelphia’s Metropolitan Opera House on Thursday, August 22nd. This four-time Grammy winner is on the second leg of his Raise Vibration Tour. Kravitz is touring in support of his most recent album, released in September of 2018. Philly was the second stop on an 18 date trek. Kravitz has always surrounded himself […]

Alice Cooper along with Halestorm and Motionless in White brought a hard rock caravan to BB&T Pavilion in Camden NJ on August 16th. Of the many highlights were the guitar pyrotechnics of Cooper’s lead guitarist Nita Strauss. Photos by Cathy Poulton

Gladys Knight, one of music’s all-time great voices, performed at the Borgata Event Center in Atlantic City on Friday 7/26. There is no doubt that with her seven Grammy wins( three with the Pips, four for her solo work) and her induction into The Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1996 that she has […]

Perry Farrell and the Kind Heaven Orchestra performed at the World Cafe Live in Philly. Alongside his seductive wife Etty Lau, the band played a majority of songs off Farrell’s just released new LP Kind Heaven. Also performed were three Jane’s Addiction songs and two Porno for Pyros tunes. Photos by Cathy Poulton.

Rodrigo y Gabriela visited Philadelphia’s Franklin Music Hall on 5/17/19 as part of their tour in support of their most recent album Mettavolution. The album debuted on Billboard’s Americana/Folk Albums chart at #1 and their live rendition of Pink Floyd’s “Echoes” created quite the reaction.  

Josh Ritter brought his captivating storytelling ability and wondrous Americana to the Keswick Theatre in Glenside, PA on 5/14/19. Opener Penny and Sparrow offered top-notch harmonies and a memorable opening set. Photos by Cathy Poulton