Show Reviews

Though rock radio in the 1980s was dominated by awful, corporate hair metal bands, it was also the birth of several great movements, such as the alternative scene in the Pacific Northwest and the thrash metal scene. Then there were bands like Extreme and Living Colour, who have finally joined forces for a tour this […]

The Disco Biscuits are back. Now, I’m the first to admit that’s something of a misleading opening statement. After all, the Philadelphia-based transfusion quartet has been touring the country and churning out new music for nearly thirty years with nary an extended break or hiatus, but in the past year or so, something has changed. […]

“Phil Lesh and Friends” technically played at the Berkeley Community Theater on September 24, 1994, when Jerry Garcia, Bob Weir, and Vince Welnick played an acoustic set before what would be the Grateful Dead’s final fall tour.  In reality, Phil & Friends took flight four years later, after Lesh’s liver transplant, and started a quarter […]

Porno for Pyros, the alt-rock supergroup featuring Jane’s Addiction’s Perry Farrell, descended upon the House of Blues in Boston on Tuesday, March 5th, for a stop on their “Horns, Thorns and Halos” farewell tour. The energy was electric as fans, many sporting a mix of Pyros and Jane’s Addiction t-shirts, eagerly awaited the arrival of […]

In late August of 2023, after offering up a series of singles, Grace Potter released her fifth studio album to the world. With a name inspired by a line from John Steinbeck’s Grapes of Wrath, and songs inspired by several road trips Potter took to find the space to make sense of life changes and […]

Beloved New Jersey indie rock band Real Estate recently made their long-awaited return with their sixth studio album Daniel. Their previous album The Main Thing was released almost exactly four years ago, a mere couple of weeks before the world effectively shut down due to the pandemic. Around this time, the band also saw the […]

It’s almost March in Arizona and MLB’s Cactus League (Spring Training for many) has begun its annual initiation to remind us summer is on its way. And while most might not assimilate both the charismatic and somber likes of Greta Van Fleet and Hozier to pitchers working on their “stuff,” downtown Tempe has an annual […]

It’s been a long time coming, roughly eight years or so since the electrifying rock and roll duo commanded any stage in Boston. This past Friday night on February 23rd at Royale, The Kills finally returned in support of their new album ‘God Games’ and delivered a frenetic and mesmerizing performance full of genuine rock […]

There’s no shortage of nepo babies in the music world, many of whom lack the creative talent of their famous parents and deliver mediocrity at best. Lukas Nelson is the opposite. The son of Willie Nelson could have easily adopted a persona similar to his father and, with a voice that is close enough, had […]

About 20 minutes after the opening notes of Everyone Orchestra’s Saturday, February 17th performance at Portland, Oregon’s Alberta Rose Theater, conductor Matt Butler took a moment to address the crowd. He said that backstage before the show, he told the assembled group of musicians that the first set of the night would be a mellow, […]

If there is one thing that you can hang your hat on, one thing in this world by which you can set your watch it is that ALO will ALWAYS deliver a solid performance. By rights, as they wheeled into Santa Cruz’s Moe’s Alley this past Friday, not only was it their 17th consecutive Tour […]

Warren Haynes and co. have been tearing up the road with high-caliber blues-rock jams for three decades. Even if the lineup has occasionally changed, the current Gov’t Mule tour is a celebration of this feat. Following up a Super Bowl – especially one with a West Coast team and no shortage of Taylor Swift hype […]

This past weekend Carnival season got into full swing. The parades rolled and the rains poured with biblical force as the dive bar kings, Morning 40 Federation, rocked the stage uptown at the Maple Leaf in New Orleans on Saturday night February 3rd.  The band, Josh Cohen, Ryan Scully, Bailey Smith, Steve Calandra, Mike Andrepont, […]

The Mardi Gras season often finds New Orleans musicians taking to the road, spreading a little bit of the magic around the country and bringing the festivities directly to the people. George Porter Jr. is no stranger to this circuit, having now spent most of his life preaching the gospel of funk on stages around […]

On Friday, February 2, Grace Potter’s Mother Road Tour stopped at The House of Blues in Orlando for a celebration of creativity and artistry. Newcomer Brittney Spencer opened the concert with a 45-minute set showcasing songs from her debut album My Stupid Life, released two weeks prior.  In “Bigger Than the Song,” Spencer sang that […]

It’s been a tumultuous few years for New York jam legends moe. as they have navigated through the health issues of bassist Rob Derhak, who beat cancer in 2018, and most recently guitarist Chuck Garvey suffering a stroke in 2021. Of course, the pandemic didn’t help much either. Against the odds, the band has persevered […]

The dedicated Los Angeles famoe.ly got their long-awaited show, the band’s first since 2020 in the City of Angels. The Friday night gig on January 19th was also the first time the band played at Teragram Ballroom. They made the best of it, opening with “West L.A. Fadeaway,” a nod to the Grateful Dead’s California […]

Among the next generation of country, bluegrass, and jam band stars which includes the likes of Billy Strings, Molly Tuttle, and Goose, is the young guitar slinger Daniel Donato. After paying his dues in Nashville bars, Donato tapped into the cosmic side of country music and in recent years has managed to strike a nerve […]

Did legendary guitarist Dave Alvin sit down one day and think, what would it be like to start a band in the vein of the 60s-era Grateful Dead and other jam-loving cohorts? Because this is essentially the premise of his current project, an all-star collective of sorts that finds Alvin teaming up with a handful […]

The historic Town Hall in the heart of Times Square hosted another legendary performance on Thursday Night, January 11th, as Donald Harrison conducted a musical history lesson and funky journey through the songs that inspire, motivate, and keep him creating amazing music. Calling the evening, Donald Harrison’s Music Omniverse, the artist gave a retrospective on […]