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Silversun Pickups: Great Plaza at Penn

Nick Gunther July 13, 2010 No Comments

Last week wasn’t the first time Silversun Pickups brought their distinctive fuzz through Philadelphia; in fact, it was their seventh time playing in front of a crowd of Brotherly Love since 2004. If you were lucky enough to spot this great rock band earlier in their career then you probably made it out to their shows at Johnny Brenda’s or First Unitarian Church back in 2006, but odds are that lead vocalist and guitarist Brian Aubert won’t believe you really did.

Jeff Beck: PNC Pavillion at Riverbend Music Center, Cincinnati, OH , 6/23/10

Ric Hickey July 12, 2010 No Comments

On a recent stop in Cincinnati, Jeff Beck and his band blazed through a mostly instrumental performance that alternated mind-numbing rockers with glistening ballads. This career retrospective crash course at times seemed like it was maybe a little too heavy on the sweet ballads. But honestly the rockers were so intense that these softer tunes may have been placed strategically throughout the set just to allow the stunned audience to catch their breath.

God Street Wine – Gramercy Theatre, NYC NY 7/9&10/10

Scott Bernstein July 12, 2010 No Comments

Nearly nine years after their last public gig, God Street Wine “was brought back” last night at the Gramercy Theatre in New York City and delivered a tight, dynamic performance that showed exactly why the quintet has been missed by fans who started a Facebook group and blog columns pleading for their return.

Yard Dogs Road Show: Granada, Lawrence, KS 6/24/10

July 6, 2010 No Comments

The Yard Dogs Road Show make the Flaming Lips seem tame, but their blend of acid-tinged absurdity is bolstered by impeccable musicianship that propels the show without hint of a miscue.

Northside Festival: Williamsburg, Brooklyn 7/24-7/27/10

Michelle Geslani July 6, 2010 No Comments

This past week from June 24-June 27, the second annual Northside Festival took over countless Williamsburg, Brooklyn venues, packing them with blooming local indie-rock acts such as Twin Sister and Shark?, as well as more seasoned musicians like Les Savy Fav and Sondre Lerche.

Sting: UNO Lakefront Arena, New Orleans, LA 6.26.10

Leslie Michele Derrough July 2, 2010 No Comments

New Orleans was lit up recently by a full moon hovering over the city, creating an enchanting ambience to an evening filled with music from one of today’s biggest stars. Backed by the divine Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra, former Police front man Sting cradled and released compositions from his vast oeuvre of songwriting accomplishments.

Crossroads Guitar Festival: Toyota Park, Chicago, IL 6/26/10

Nick Gunther July 1, 2010 No Comments

The dream originated in 2004 when Eric Clapton decided to gather the top guitarists in the world to share the same stage for a hot summer weekend festival in Dallas, Texas. Since then, Crossroads has returned every third year, the last happening at Toyota Park in 2007 and back again at the same venue now in 2010. Having collaborated with so many amazing musicians over the years and honoring many of the legendary blues guitar heroes from long ago, Clapton has paid tribute to those who have influenced him throughout his career and those whom he admires. The day-long festival is a benefit for The Crossroads Centre in Antigua, a treatment center for chemically dependent persons, founded by Clapton himself in 1998. With the help of his friends and peers, Eric Clapton once again succeeded in assembling some of the best collaborative performances on the greatest of stage, and it’s all for a good cause.

John Butler Trio: Penn’s Landing, Philadelphia, PA 6/17/10

Nick Gunther June 25, 2010 No Comments

As a son of mother earth and a brother to this land, one of John Butler’s goals has been to promote mutual respect and raise awareness toward bettering the environment through music. April Uprising has been his latest musical vehicle that travels down a revolutionary path and draws meaning from ancient ancestry. Several days after playing a set at the Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival, the John Butler Trio stopped by Great Plaza at Penn’s Landing in Philadelphia to give fans a taste of the latest from the Australian-based roots jam band.

MGMT: Uptown Theater, Kansas City, MO 6/15/10

Jon Evans June 21, 2010 No Comments

It's been two years since MGMT breezed through Kansas City's Uptown Theater in support of Beck on his Modern Guilt tour. The crowd at the sold-out venue that night was greeted by the fledgling, Brooklyn-based band, and many were introduced for the first time to the band's synth sound heard on their full-length debut, Oracular Spectacular. The intervening two years have seen MGMT's stature, and style, grow considerably, and their headlining stop on June 13 at one of Kansas City's finer venues showed them deliver on their high expectations.

Classic Rock at Bonnaroo -John Fogerty, Jeff Beck, John Prine, Kris Kristofferson, Jimmy Cliff & Stevie Wonder

Ric Hickey June 21, 2010 No Comments

In the music world it seems the younger artists always get the lion’s share of attention on the summer festival circuit. So it’s nice to see a few of the older acts at this year’s Bonnaroo get some well-deserved attention: John Fogerty, Jeff Beck, John Prine, Kris Kristofferson, Jimmy Cliff and Stevie Wonder

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