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On December 1st and 2nd, the doors of Portland, Oregon’s Revolution Hall became the mouth of the rabbit hole through which one entered the aural world of Chris Robinson Brotherhood. For two nights, Chris Robinson (lead vocals, guitar), Neal Casal (guitar), Adam MacDougall (keys), Jeff Hill (bass) and Tony Leone (drums) took fans on exploratory […]

Thom Yorke nor Radiohead had visited Minnesota in 21 years – quite a wait considering the North Star state has plenty of fans of that band from Oxford. Yorke didn’t disappoint as his show on December 6th at Northrop Auditorium which featured longtime Radiohead producer Nigel Godrich as his only bandmate as they covered the […]

British rockers The Struts, led by the glam theatrics of frontman Luke Spiller, brought their powerful live show to Bogarts in Cincinnati on 12/5/18. Photos by Tara Pitts

Industrial metal legends Ministry have recently let loose on a fall tour in support of their new album, AmeriKKKant and they hit the Skyway Theatre, Minneapolis on 11/27/18. Al Jourgensen shows no slowing down at age 60, as the Ministry live show continues to be enthralling with yowls, riffs and plenty of anti-Trump imagery to make a statement […]

Bob Weir & Wolf Bros brought their inaugural tour to Boston’s Wang Theater on 11/15/18. The city, home to many memorable Grateful Dead show and Dead spinoff tours in past years, had the new trio which features Jay Lane (drums) and Don Was (upright bass) cover many eras of the Dead catalog, alongside covers and […]

Fruition served up a two-set show on Friday, November 16th for their dedicated hometown fans at Portland, Oregon’s Crystal Ballroom. The band played several tracks from 2018 album Watching It All Fall Apart, along with songs created over the course of their 10 year existence. Jay Cobb Anderson (vocals, lead guitar, harmonica), Kellen Asebroek (vocals, […]

Legendary, GRAMMY-award winning band Fleetwood Mac brought their 2018-19 tour to Portland, OR on Monday, November 19 for a hit-filled show at the Moda Center. The band’s current line-up featured Mick Fleetwood, John McVie, Stevie Nicks, and Christine McVie along with newcomers Mike Campbell and Neil Finn.

The Marcus King Band are following in the paths of the Tedeschi Trucks Band as the next versatile big band touring outfit as they brought their versatile soulful show to Philadelphia’s Theatre of Living Arts on November 15th. Opener Ida Mae, a rootsy Americana duo offered exemplary chops and vocals to the table. Photos by Cathy Poulton

Elvis Costello rebounded from a recent health setback to nail down a two and a half hour performance at Minneapolis’ Northrop Auditorium with a career spanning setlist. Photos by Billy Briggs. Costello is out supporting his latest LP Look Now, his first non-outside collaborative LP since 2010’s National Ransom

Billy Strings and his band which includes Jarrod Walker (Mandolin), Royal Masat (Bass and vocals), and Billy Failing (Banjo and Vocals) brought their high energy line up to Atlanta’s Terminal West on November 15th for a sold-out performance. To summarize, the night was nothing short of bluegrass bliss. Photos by Ian Rawn

It’s a happy conundrum trying to describe an artist such as Ron Gallo. Wise beyond his years, Gallo brought a stellar and memorable performance in support of his most recent release, Stardust Birthday Party – to Allston’s Brighton Music hall on November 11th. Celebrating a fan’s birthday on stage before the music even started, Gallo […]

On Friday, November 9, Memphis rockers Lucero played The Warfield in San Francisco, a beautiful old theater with a capacity of 2,300. That’s why it seemed like an odd booking decision when they hit Portland, Oregon the very next night – Saturday, November 10 – for a show at the divey rock club Dante’s. Those […]

Tyler Childers and his band came onstage before their scheduled time on Monday, November 5 at the Crystal Ballroom in Portland, Oregon and played what’s likely his most widely known song, “Whitehouse Road,” right out of the gate. From there, Childers had the crowd in the palm of his hand, playing tracks from 2017 breakout […]

ZZ Top frontman Billy Gibbons brought his signature beard along with a new band outfit on tour this autumn in support of his new album The Big Bad Blues. Gibbons hit Atlanta’s Variety Playhouse on November 7th and the show featured a few ZZ Top staples along with some signature blues covers and some of […]

As we wait for the next step in the recently reunited era of Ween to write new music and record an LP- fans are just glad to have Deaner and Gener back performing their “hits.” The duo (along with Glenn, Dave and Claude) performed the first of two nights at St. Paul’s Palace Theatre on […]

Christine and the Queens, the project of French pop star Heloise Letissier, played to a packed house at Philadelphia’s Union Transfer on Friday, November 2nd. Letissier is touring in support of her critically acclaimed album Chris released on September 21st. The crowd was treated to a uniquely engaging set that sets Letissier levels above many […]

Marco Benevento along with Wolf! featuring Scott Metzger played center stage at Burlington, Vermont’s South End on November 1st for The Arts Riot. Photos by Ross Mickel.

With Halloween falling on a Wednesday this year, Greensky Bluegrass got to combine the holiday with their much-loved “Casual Wednesday” concert sensibilities, to present the Casual Circus celebration. The band all dressed as circus performers and there were actual circus performers employed to add their talents at various points throughout the night. The band broke […]

Metallica played to a sold out crowd at Philadelphia’s Wells Fargo Center on October 25th. The band came to town to help celebrate  WMMR’s 50 Birthday, as in May the band announced on Twitter that they’d be coming back to Philly to help celebrate with the radio station. Thirty-five years into their career, Metallica still […]

Florence and The Machine continued their U.S. voyage in support of their latest fourth LP High As Hope to Minneapolis’ Target Center on 10/20. As always it was a grand spectacle with loud choruses and chiming instruments making for as theatrical a live show as there is out there. Photos by Billy Briggs