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Staind/Chevelle/Halestorm/Adelitas Way/Black Tide: Mississippi Coast Coliseum, Biloxi, MS, 12/16/11

Leslie Michele Derrough January 11, 2012 No Comments

Five bands, one ticket price: Now that is the way to enjoy a Friday night; especially in today’s messed-up economy. And on this night a quinary of bands from the harder-rocking sector of music came out to play for a house full of fans, young and old. It is always good to see music not having an age limit and I’d like to think when I am 60, bands will still lure me into the bowels of a mosh pit. As Todd Kerns told me last year, "we are just now experiencing our rock & roll idols growing older, and as they age so does the majority of their long-time fans. And those fans are the ones bringing not only their children but their grandchildren to concerts now. With this kind of die-hard loyalty, rock & roll will never die."

Furthur: Bill Graham Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, CA 12/29 -12/31/11

Brennan Lagasse January 9, 2012 No Comments

If you happen to be one of the lucky ones to have caught Furthur’s soon to be infamous NYE run there’s no doubt you’re still glowing. Over the course of three exceptionally played shows, Furthur fully took on the identity of a building oceanic ground swell. It was a true masterpiece in all aspects that not only sent a message to the greater jamband community, but respected and honored the storied tradition built by the one and only Grateful Dead.

Gov’t Mule: Beacon Theatre, New York, NY 12/30-12/31/11

Doug Collette January 6, 2012 No Comments

Gov’t Mule concerts are always rife with surprises so why think the tenth anniversary of New Year’s celebrations at New York’s Beacon Theatre would be any different? Well, for one thing because the quartet had made only few select appearances in 2011–ABB’s Wanee festival and their own Mountain/Christmas Jams–as titular leader Warren Haynes spent the better part of his time touring with his own band in support of his Stax solo album Man in Motion.

Art of Dying: The Joint, Jackson, MS, 11/28/11

Leslie Michele Derrough December 26, 2011 No Comments

“Who said we were wild? Did people say that? Oh no, I didn’t know we had a reputation”. Tavis Stanley is stretched out in the back lounge of the tour bus, relaxing before the start of the Art Of Dying concert at a little hole-in-the-wall club in Jackson, Mississippi. I seem to have caught him off guard when I ask if he and his bandmates were as wild as some rumors going around insinuate. “We have a lot of fun, we like to drink our beers and just party and have a good time like everybody else but I wouldn’t say we’re too wild”.

Judas Priest: Hard Rock Live, Biloxi, MS, 12/03/11

Leslie Michele Derrough December 21, 2011 No Comments

Playing at least twenty songs from their career, they covered all their favored albums: Stained Glass, Screaming For Vengeance, Point Of Entry, Defenders Of The Faith and Rocka Rolla. With the medieval growling of Black Sabbath’s “War Pigs” echoing from the speakers, prepping the already highly eager fans, the curtain dropped and the gods began rumbling through “Rapid Fire”, “Metal Gods”, “Heading Out To The Highway” and “Judas Rising”.

The 23rd Warren Haynes Christmas Jam: Asheville Civic Center, Asheville, NC 12/10/11

Bryan Rodgers December 19, 2011 No Comments

Though Warren Haynes’ annual Christmas Jam has become synonymous with legendary performances and monumental collaborations, it should have surprised no one that the 23rd edition would exceed even those lofty expectations.

Wye Oak: Bill Graham Civic Auditorium, San Francisco, CA 12/03/2011

Joan Bowlen December 15, 2011 No Comments

Wye Oak has been touring the release of their third album Civilian since the beginning of this year, and despite playing 200 shows this year alone, the rhythmic and lyrical integrity of the album's songs have lost none of their potency after months on tour.

Jonathan Tyler and the Northern Lights: The Parish at House Of Blues, New Orleans, LA, 11/20/11

Leslie Michele Derrough December 15, 2011 No Comments

Steppenwolf may have famously sang that we were born to be wild, but on a hot late November night in New Orleans the band sitting with me upstairs at the House Of Blues looks just a little frayed around the edges, as if they could stretch out on the couches and go soundly asleep. It is the official last show of their long tour and Jonathan Tyler and the Northern Lights are feeling mixed emotions.

Melissa Ferrick: Freight & Salvage Coffeehouse, Berkeley, CA 10/17/2011

Peter Zimmerman December 14, 2011 No Comments

Through a winsome blend of humor, visceral guitar playing, vulnerability, a healthy dose of heartbreak and passionate singing, Ferrick maximizes her time on stage and leaves her audience both satisfied and wanting more– but with 150 songs at the ready, that’s always going to be the case.

The Felice Brothers: Higher Ground, South Burlington, VT 11/19/11

Doug Collette December 13, 2011 No Comments

The Felice Brothers had a right to look perfectly bedraggled under the stage lights at Higher Ground. As Ian Felicde related early in the set, their bus had broken down enroute to Vermont while sibling James had been in the hospital earlier in the day with pink eye (hence his intro of a tune later in the set as “the conjunctivitis version).

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