Show Reviews

My Morning Jacket’s performance at Boston’s Roadrunner on October 24th showcased a quintet not just rejuvenated but in peak form. Between their carefully crafted setlist, obvious enthusiasm, and improved musicianship, they put their right foot forward in a way that gave their audience the impression that their best live shows have yet to come. Enough […]

The 50th anniversary celebration tour of The Headhunters pulled into New York City for a packed set of funky jazz in a historic Greenwich Village venue on Wednesday night October 25th, exactly 50 years to the day that the album Headhunters was released. Café Wha? was sold out for the early show as the classic […]

Laufey made her much-awaited return to Michigan, playing Detroit proper for the first time at a sold-out Majestic Theater on October 25th. (She played Ferndale last year.) Before the doors even opened, I got in the longest line I’ve encountered so far at this venue, with the queue wrapping a solid two blocks away from […]

On a cool, windy night in Boston, complete with torrential rain to boot, fans of the incomparable Lucinda Williams took shelter in the legendary Orpheum Theater on October 21st for a trip down memory lane with the legendary singer and songwriter. Her backing band Buick 6 (inspired by a Bob Dylan song, “From a Buick […]

Performing almost the entirety of his sophomore release, Struggler, Genesis Owusu put on an abstract artistic display fused with a preternatural charisma at The Sinclair in Harvard Square on October 19th that makes a future in the spotlight seem all but inevitable.  As the opening act on Paramour’s most recent tour, Owusu made his way […]

Seeing a Tool show means entering into another world as the band opens the portal to their sense of oneness. This is a musical identity that has remained unrivaled in the band’s thirty-plus year career as they have created the kind of arena rock sound that is the right combination of heavy, druggy, dramatic, and […]

Legendary bassist Ron Carter’s annual October takeover of the famous Times Square jazz club Birdland is in the stretch run, as the final weekend of his residency began with a sold-out early show on Thursday night October 19th. Over the course of the last month Carter has played at the NYC club in a variety […]

The Darkness brought a wave of electrifying glam-rock nostalgia to Boston’s Big Night Live on October 17th, as they celebrated the 20th anniversary of their debut album, ‘Permission to Land.’ The anticipation in the air was palpable, and fans were certainly in for a treat. The evening kicked off with a full performance of the […]

On a cool fall Tuesday night in lower Manhattan, The Beaches pulled into town, sold out the Mercury Lounge, and rocked faces with bouncing energy on October 17th.  The Toronto-based power-pop group had the crowd in a frenzy to end the night, however, The Thing from Brooklyn started everything off with some home cooking. The […]

The overarching feeling floating through the packed Brooklyn Bowl on Thursday night October 12th, was that the blues were in great hands as a younger generation of incredibly talented ax wielders were on full display for the sold-out crowd.  Opening the night was Mathias Lattin, the 21-year-old Houston, Texas showman who sauntered confidently onto the […]

Mike and the Moonpies have come a long way since their days as a bar band bringing the dancers to the floor at Austin’s White Horse Saloon. The group has found its footing outside the dance halls and honky tonks of Texas, catching the attention and devotion of a legion of fans thirsty for real-deal […]

Within the realm of bluegrass, there are two artists currently taking the scene by storm: Billy Strings and Molly Tuttle. While Strings has ascended to the arena level with the help of his almost frighteningly loyal fans – a remarkable feat – Tuttle has followed close behind on her own terms. Since releasing her 2022 […]

Peter Gabriel is currently nearing the end of the North American leg of “i/o – The Tour,” in support of his most recent album, i/o. The veteran performer and activist is supported by a fantastic band including long-time collaborators Manu Katché, Tony Levin, and David Rhodes – each of them a proficient musician in their […]

All of a sudden, Austin City Limits Music Festival’s third day arrived. With temps heating up a bit in the heart of the afternoon, the festival once again did a good job of helping fans cool off with water bottle refilling stations, mist machines, giant fans, shaded areas, and water bottles tossed to the crowd […]

Austin City Limits Music Festival (Day 2) Rocks From Start to Finish With Shania Twain, Foo Fighters, Thirty Seconds to Mars, Die Spitz & More Saturday of Austin City Limits Music Festival arrived with picture-perfect weather, hovering in the 70s for most of the day and ending in a stunning sunset. Aside from the music, […]

In this world of constant formulas and predictability, The Brian Jonestown Massacre is bucking the trend. Thirty years into their career, the psych-rock band still knows how to keep fans guessing with the kind of ridiculous and at times absurdly juvenile stage antics that can make for either the best or worst concert you’ve ever […]

Austin’s Zilker Park welcomed thousands of guests for the opening festivities of Austin City Limits Music Festival’s first weekend. Sunny skies and warm – but not scorching – temperatures ruled the early afternoon, but thankfully shade was plentiful, whether fans were nestling underneath trees, knocking back brews at the Barton Springs Beer Hall, or dining […]

In a long list of probable bands, there is probably no safer choice than Wilco to open a new concert venue. They don’t attract a wild drinking fanbase, their lyrics are relatively curse-free and the Chicago band can knock over the casual listener with catchy melodies. So what if they are “dad rock”? They have […]

As the teeming, days-long, record-breaking rain subsided to drizzly heavy gray skies on Saturday morning, the Sound on Sound team was still at it on September 30th. Probably now working off Plan Z figuring out how to be able to stage the second-year Sound on Sound festival in the boggy fields of Seaside Park in […]

Earlier this year, tried and true rock and rollers Queens of the Stone Age celebrated more than two decades since their debut album with the release of In Times New Roman…, their first new studio effort since 2017’s Villains. The album, which Glide’s own Shawn Donahue described as being “centered around dark, dance-laden rock numbers,” comes […]