Show Reviews

“You’re going to the Granada?” queried my Uber driver, as I settled into the backseat of her surprisingly roomy Kia. “I just drove by and there’s a huge line of teenagers waiting outside to get in”, she proceeded to tell me. I felt my heart sag a bit, and a slight tinge of panic swept […]

Photos by Emilie Holland. On the morning of the final day of Solid Sound, festival-goers awoke to blustery winds and cold rain, but packed their cars and soldiered on to Mass MoCA for one last dose of art and music. And luckily, the Sunday schedule allowed for a lull in the day that was ideal for […]

The final California show of the Santa Clara/Levi’s Stadium two night run concluded with the Fare Thee Well version of the Grateful Dead picking up steam instrumentally, as the band showed more cohesion and arrived with a set-list that was rich in 80’s era Dead, while the prior night offered a hefty dose of 60’s […]

“Are we really here?” The amount of people overheard saying something to that effect on Saturday afternoon in Levi Stadium was astounding. The stoke factor from Deadheads, to the Levi’s Stadium staff, to anyone within a 10 mile radius of the first of five “Fare The Well” shows seems like something born from a 1960’s […]

Photo by Twitter user @Doukhobor666 Before Mother Nature had her way with the festival-goers of Solid Sound on Saturday, it was a busy day, beginning with Ryley Walker’s dark, brooding, soulful and haunting, almost Zeppelin-like set of trippy, jazzy instrumental jams and the occasionally wild howl. This quickly transitioned to the soft, traditional old world folk […]

Dawes has never been a flashy band. Throughout the course of their four albums, the California quartet has always been anchored by a humble modesty, a sentiment aligned with their folky Laurel Canyon forebears. Musically this translates to hip easy listening entrenched in the rock and folk of the Seventies. Their lyrics are about love, […]

Photo by Twitter user @BE_EDamon. Lest it be mistaken for something else, Solid Sound is first and foremost a fan festival. While fabulous music, art and comedy take place all weekend, the main event each day proves to be Wilco and their seemingly endless sets at the end of each night (save for Sunday, when side […]

PHOTO GALLERY BELOW REVIEW!  What The Festival is a unique experience having more to do than watching live music alone. While offering some of the best EDM acts in the world, the festival also gave the people art, in the aptly named Illuminated Forest, a special daily show at the Pool Stage, and an easy […]

There were no cellophane flowers of yellow and green when King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard came through the Boston area’s Middle East Nightclub, but they sure as hell laid their claim to Overlords of the burgeoning Psychedelic Throwback genre. While other Aussie-Psych acts like Tame Impala have taken to crafting songs with a mellow […]

Jay Peak Resort in northern Vermont’s Green Mountains is only 5 miles from the Canadian border, but seemingly had no trouble attracting thousands of music lovers looking for Panic. The new Stateside Amphitheater opened last year, and has doubled in capacity for 2015 – now ready to fill the picturesque mountainside with 3,000 concert-goers. The […]

Entering The Woodlands at Dover Downs on Saturday, the festival was noticeably mellower than it was on Friday. There were far less music fans gathered at the first stage people come to after crossing the bridge from the International Speedway to The Woodlands section of the property. The day began with pleasant weather, but ended […]

The pathways that wound through the massive festival grounds turned back into solid earth on Friday and with all seven stages cranking up on the first full day of music, this was key for crowds to stream from stage to stage. Some of the trails that cut though wooded areas between several of the concert […]

Some are already calling it the deepest jam lineup of the summer.  When perusing over the 50+ acts playing over four days on four stages, it’s hard to argue that assessment.  From its humble beginnings in June 2001 at Sturbridge, MA, Disc Jam has blossomed into a premier 4-day music festival destination and it took […]

As the reflection from her slide guitar cast flickering light among the pews, Laura Marling captivated the audience at Central Presbyterian Church on Friday night. Marling returned to the city of Willie and Waylon to perform in Thursday’s ACL Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony and play an acoustic solo show in this intimate venue the […]

For the fourth year, the roar of NASCAR engines at The Monster Mile and The Woodlands at Dover Downs International Speedway in Delaware were replaced by the sounds of music and cheering fans. The somewhat soft opening of last year’s first night was intensified with the event’s four-day passes selling out, which seemed to elevate […]

Three hundred lucky souls experienced The Pixies return to their pre-fame stomping grounds to pay final respects to T.T the Bear’s Place, a tiny Boston-area club whose doors will close for good next month. TT’s has been a breeding ground for up and coming talent over the past 30 years, giving acts like Jane’s Addiction, […]

Jerry Joseph and the Jackmormons may have gone through changes in personnel over the years, but there has always been one constant, Joseph’s powerful song writing. The artist is constantly adding to an already vast catalog of songs, and does not seem to be slowing down anytime soon. Gone are long time Jackmormons bassist Junior […]

Sunday is the mellowest day of the weekend at Bonnaroo, but a good portion of the campers were having none of that tradition. The line to get a close as possible to Twenty One Pilots swelled into the thousands as gate opening time drew near. Still, being on the farm is easier on Sunday. Most […]

With the ground still shaking from a frenetic Friday at Bonnaroo 2015, Saturday’s music dawned in a much calmer mood. The previous day had been a smorgasbord of hard-hitting rock, funk, and electronic music. Saturday’s slate, if one so chose, could be a similarly bountiful buffet of roots and indie rock, with acts like Catfish […]

Friday morning is when Bonnaroo really springs to life. The headliners and featured late night shows loom ahead, and the enormous What Stage field is opened for the first time. The scope of the event comes into focus not only via the sheer mass of humanity on the farm, but the endless array of possibilities […]