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Christopher Owens: Bowery Ballroom, New York, NY 01/21/13

Warren Miller January 23, 2013 No Comments

Midway through Christopher Owens’ set at New York City’s Bowery Ballroom this past Monday night, the ex-Girls’ frontman posed a question: “What if I’m just a bad songwriter?” In the lyric, from “Love Is in the Ear of the Listener” off of his new record Lysandre, Owens proceeds to wonder aloud whether his words are unoriginal and if he possesses the knack for entertaining an audience. Fortunately, his struggle with these and other insecurities are only momentary, as he ultimately concludes, “Beauty’s in the eye of the beholder/love is in the ear of the listener.” Had Owens continued to experience this self-doubt and lack of confidence, one would merely have to point out the 11 tracks on his new record to persuade him of his obvious songwriting talents.

Gregg Allman Band/Royal Southern Brotherhood: House Of Blues, New Orleans, LA, 12/31/12

Leslie Michele Derrough January 16, 2013 No Comments

The Gregg Allman Band and the Royal Southern Brotherhood have more in common than just having a band member with the last name of Allman. Both share the distinction that if you took out their singers, you would still have one heck of a show. The musicianship is that good and it is what makes these bands stand out among their peers.

Carlos Santana – House Of Blues, Mandalay Bay, Las Vegas, NV, 11.11.12

Leslie Michele Derrough January 10, 2013 No Comments

He is the man with the golden fingers, the zen master of soul sacrificing chords that ruminate through the very aura of the human spirit

Band of Horses: Hammerstein Ballroom, NY, NY 12/11/12

Shawn Donohue January 2, 2013 No Comments

When Band of Horses announced they would be playing two shows at the Hammerstein Ballroom on the same night, one acoustic and one electric, it had the feeling of a special event. When the band decided to play their entire catalog over the course of those two shows it upped the ante even more giving fans everything they could have possibly wished for from the group.

Pat Travers: The Railhead at Boulder Station, Las Vegas, NV, 11/08/12

Leslie Michele Derrough December 31, 2012 No Comments

Pat Travers has been flying just under the music equator for many years now and the big question amongst his peers and his fans, is why? He ranks up there with Steve Marriott and Alvin Lee and Robin Trower, and like them, despite the immeasurable talent they possess and a few big hits in their repertoire, they still have managed to never hit that superstar echelon of contemporaries like Jeff Beck and Joe Perry.

Soul Monde – Russ Lawton and Ray Paczkowski: Club Antidote, Vergennes, Vermont 12/12/12

Doug Collette December 26, 2012 No Comments

Anyone who’s seen drummer Russ Lawton and keyboardist Ray Paczkowski participate in any of their various and sundry projects (TAB, Strangefolk, Vorcza, Grippo Funk Band, Dave Matthews & Friends) knows what stylish musicians they are. Now, however, formally united as the duo Soule Monde, Ray and Russ are bringing their skills to a whole other level and they made this small club seem like it was situated on Bourbon St instead of just off the main street of the smallest city in the US.

Stone Cold Fox – Bowery Electric, NY NY 12.7.12

Chelsea Eriksen December 20, 2012 No Comments

With a skillfully evolving sound and more new music on the horizon, Stone Cold Fox will not be ignored in 2013.

The Mountain Goats: Crescent Ballroom, Phoenix, AZ 12/8/12

Ben Karris December 19, 2012 No Comments

Credibility—the main product of Darnielle’s two decade plus year career with an instrument in hand and a song on his tongue, that originally sparked from urgency and was recorded onto cassettes, has now transformed The Mountain Goats into a legitimate musical identity. Their 14th studio album Transcendental Youth was released last October 14th and this Crescent performance witnessed a generous eight tracks from this latest recording, along with many other favorites.

Aerosmith/Cheap Trick: New Orleans Arena, New Orleans, LA, 12/06/12

Leslie Michele Derrough December 19, 2012 No Comments

“Joe Perry is in the house,” announced wiry frontman Steven Tyler after Aerosmith’s guitar slinger finished up a lead vocal and riff-laden “Combination” from the band’s powerful 1976 classic album Rocks. Perry wasn’t the only one burning down the soon to be Pelicans’ house on a humid Thursday night. Brad Whitford, Tom Hamilton, Joey Kramer and the other half of the infamous Toxic Twins were all ready to rock & roll, bluesy-Boston style.

Warren Haynes 24th Annual Christmas Jam: US Cellular Center, Asheville, NC 12/15/12

Bryan Rodgers December 17, 2012 No Comments

After a relatively low amount of guest sit-ins in 2011, the event returned to form this year. There was collaboration at every turn. The set-list became an article unto itself during the first hour of the show and grew into a monster by the end of the eight-hour affair. The Jam can unfold in countless ways, with a limitless amount of song possibilities, so it's engaging enough just to see what Haynes has concocted. Though the increasingly rare appearance by String Cheese Incident drew the most attention from the heavily partisan crowd, the entire night proved noteworthy, if not always riveting, and large portions were indicative of the unique magic the Christmas Jam fosters.

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