Show Reviews

The last time this writer had the pleasure of seeing Ty Segall at Thalia Hall, he started his performance by crawling up to the microphone, sporting his trademark Sloppo baby mask. He proceeded to rip through a delightfully demented set chock-full of tunes from his brilliant Emotional Mugger album, which had just come out at […]

If you haven’t heard of Teezo Touchdown, you must be taking a break from social media. The Texas-bred genre blender has graced the cover of Rolling Stone, worked and toured with Travis Scott and Tyler, The Creator, and created viral hits like “Sweet.” At this point in his career, Touchdown is on a clear trajectory […]

On Saturday night May 4th, Waxahatchee brought twangy Americana to The Beacham in downtown Orlando, Florida. Australian band Good Morning opened the show with a 45-minute set featuring melodic midtempo roots rock. Multiinstrumentalists Liam Parsons and Stefan Blair stood at opposite ends of the stage, facing each other and rarely looking at the crowd. Flanked […]

In between New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival weekends, there are an increasing amount of great concerts and festivals. One of these special concerts took place on Wednesday night, May 1st, in the French Quarter’s Toulouse Theater as John ‘Papa’ Gros presented his tribute to Dr. John titled “Papa Plays The Nite Tripper”. The two […]

This isn’t your father’s Black Crowes. If you also saw them during their initial ascent during the 90s, these aren’t the Crowes of your memory. Chris and Rich Robinson finally reunited after seven years and were ready to hit the road in 2020 when the world shut down due to COVID-19. The band was celebrating […]

The legendary Judas Priest brought their ‘Invincible Shield Tour’ to Boston this past Thursday, April 25th, to the MGM Music Hall behind the legendary Fenway Park. Celebrating their new record, Invincible Shield and fifty-plus years since their humble beginnings in the industrial Birmingham, UK. Rob Halford (vocals), Scott Travis (drums), Ian Hill (bass), Andy Sneap […]

Within the lexicon of heavy metal music, only a handful of still-touring bands capture the spectrum of fantasy like Amon Amarth and Cannibal Corpse. For Sweden’s Amon Amarth, it’s the realm of vikings, conquering, and medieval worlds that bands like Iron Maiden pioneered. On the other end is Cannibal Corpse, who have carved out legendary […]

On April 25th, boundary-pushing rockers Black Country, New Road brought their 2024 tour to Philadelphia’s Union Transfer. The iconic venue with an industrial interior and ceilings that reach the heavens welcomed Camera Picture and BC, NR. Neither performance left anything behind, leaving a mark on the city. The band has been all over the road […]

“In music, repetition leads to freedom,” explains Raul Midón during his stop at Philadelphia’s World Cafe Live. If what the two-time Grammy nominee says is true, he must be the most free person, and his live show proves that. Midón is prepping the release of Lost & Found on April 26, a bluesy folk-inspired LP […]

Over the past few years, rapper/producer MIKE has been releasing music at a prolific rate. Since 2018, he has released at least one album each year, and each one is a new, refreshing take on his signature baritone vocals that juxtapose the soulful loops he raps over. His latest is the bouncy Tony Seltzer-produced Pinball […]

In the canon of alt-country music and specifically the bands that emerged from the late 80s and early 90s scenes, few acts have proven to be as resilient and timeless as Old 97’s. While many of these acts have called it quits or resorted to the occasional nostalgia-driven show, this Texas band has kept on […]

Under the cold spring rain of April 11th, MonoNeon (aka Dwayne Thomas Jr.) was smack in the middle of his ten-show run at the historic Blue Note in New York City. The venue was sold out for the early show as the maestro of funky bass commanded the stage with his fluid band and special […]

Back in February, Matthew Logan Vasquez released a new solo collection called Frank’s Full Moon Saloon, which found him reimagining songs from his successful indie rock outfit Delta Spirit into more of a folk vein. Of course, this being the celebratory nature that comes with anything Vasquez gets involved in, the album came with plenty […]

Summer is coming early to the Deep South and what better way to welcome it in than with some smoking hot sets by ZZ Top, Black Stone Cherry and headliners Lynyrd Skynyrd on Thursday, April 04, 2024. Out on what they’ve dubbed the Sharp Dressed Simple Man Tour, this is a killer ticket and the […]

Celebrating a birthday over more than one day is always special. But, it’s even more special when you can tour across the U.S. with friends playing music from your prolific and eclectic career. Well, birthday boy Maynard James Kennan has put together an elaborate tour dubbed, Sessanta. Sessanta (meaning sixty) brings collaborative performances with shared […]

Some artists can make a room feel larger than it is. World Cafe Live’s Lounge is a 200-capacity venue that overlooks the water right near Drexel University in Philadelphia. The dim lighting and red curtain give the small venue a theatrical feel but last night (April 3), the room truly came to life as Haley […]

If you were at the Capitol Theatre in Port Chester, NY on Saturday night, March 30, 2024, at 8:45pm you witnessed a great performer light up the stage and reclaim his status as one of the more dynamic acts touring today. You see, it had been ten years since JJ Grey & Mofro released a […]

As the driving force behind Hurray For The Riff Raff, Alynda Segarra has spent the better part of two decades on a journey mining the American psyche and experience. This has brought Segarra through multiple musical stages that have always coincided with the trajectory of life in this crazy diverse and sometimes fucked up country. […]

Along Interstate 40 in Tennessee lie two cities of immense musical importance and history – Nashville and Memphis. Check that and add a third to the list – Knoxville which hosts the annual Big Ears Festival, America’s and perhaps the world’s most diverse, eclectic, and explorative festival comprising music, poetry, literature, film, and art. Big […]

Last Saturday (March 9), the city of Philadelphia hosted the inaugural Slide Away festival at the stunning Union Transfer. The festival was created and centered around Philadelphia’s Nothing as a way to celebrate the tenth anniversary of the band’s debut album Guilty of Everything. The night turned into much more than an opportunity for Nothing […]