Show Reviews

It doesn’t matter the venue or the town; you’d be hard-pressed to find a hotter ticket right now than Geese. With the release of their new album Getting Killed (REVIEW), the NYC rockers have seemingly stumbled onto that rare mix of factors that has made them an overnight sensation. Have they been road-dogging and cultivating […]

Joe Russo’s Almost Dead (JRAD) isn’t your typical Grateful Dead cover band. The setlists might appear similar, but the music is interpreted with a renewed, high-energy take on the beloved catalogue. The songs have a familiar feel, but the expression is something far beyond the norm. The supergroup of musicians made up of Joe Russo […]

After a two-year hiatus, The Sword reunited in August for a tour celebrating the 15th anniversary of its seminal album, Warp Riders. On October 24, the tour stopped at The Beacham in Orlando, Florida, for a night of three distinct styles of heavy rock. On the day of the show, the door and set times […]

If there’s one artist who truly embodies the spirit and feeling of the American West and perhaps more specifically, the Pacific Northwest, it’s Margo Cilker. Starting with her masterful 2021 debut LP Pohorylle and continuing with 2023’s Valley of Heart’s Delight, Cilker has emerged as a refreshing voice in the folk and Americana scene. Her […]

On October 22, 2026, Big Thief brought their intimately expansive sound to Philadelphia’s Met Opera House on the ‘Somersault Slide 360’ tour. The opening act, Lomelda, a Texas-based music project led by Hannah Read, was an acoustic experience with an expansive, atmospheric sound. Their set was not worth missing. With a full band accompanying Read, […]

In the stratosphere of bluegrass rockstars, Sam Bush is a god. It’s safe to say we wouldn’t have acts like Billy Strings and Greensky Bluegrass were it not for the curly-haired mandolin player who took this traditional American music into another dimension by blending youthful vigor, experimentation, and a healthy dose of rock and roll […]

On October 19th, 2026, Phantogram hit the House of Blues in Orlando, Florida, for a sold-out show on the penultimate stop of the tour. It was a night of big beats and high energy. The Franco-Mexican duo Los Eclipses kicked off the night with a 45-minute set of songs from the 2024 debut, Eden Sauvage. […]

On a cold fall Thursday night in downtown Brooklyn, My Morning Jacket set up shop at the gorgeous Paramount on October 16th, for the first of their three sold-out shows. Thursday night’s offering was billed as a special twentieth anniversary celebration of the MMJ’s career breakthrough, Z.    This was the third of five special shows […]

The air was thick with nostalgia, anticipation, and excitement as The Psychedelic Furs took the stage for their current tour stop on October 16th, 2025, at Boston’s MGM Music Hall behind the city’s beloved Fenway Park. Decades after their New Wave heyday, the band has managed to shed the baggage of that era while retaining […]

On October 16th, David Byrne brought his Who Is the Sky? concert tour to Philadelphia’s Metropolitan Opera House (for the first of three shows), beautifully restored in 2018, and the perfect stage for the legendary 73-year-old polymath to present his latest live multimedia experience. Who Is the Sky? marks Byrne’s first album of new music […]

On Friday night, Anamanaguchi and Be Your Own Pet came to the House of Blues in Orlando, Florida, for the last night of the Buckwild Tour. The night featured contrasting styles, starting with aggressive rock and ending with dance pop. Nashville rockers Be Your Own Pet kicked off the night with an energetic 40-minute set […]

Though they might not generate much fanfare, Russ Lawton, Scott Metzger, and Ray Paczkowski are all heroes in the jam band world. Each of these musicians possesses a versatile skillset on their instruments, making them key players for acts like the Trey Anastasio Band, Joe Russo’s Almost Dead, and numerous other projects. Together, the trio […]

It’s hard to believe it’s been over 48 years since Elvis Costello first burst onto the burgeoning UK music scene with his seminal debut album My Aim Is True way back in 1977. To this day, it stands as one of the most outstanding debut albums in the history of rock, a virtual smorgasbord of […]

It feels reasonable to say that millions of people know Mike Viola’s music and could recite a lot of his lyrics but have no idea that he wrote it or who he even is. (I’ll unpack that in a moment.) But on October 15th, at the legendary John & Peter’s in New Hope, Pennsylvania, songwriter […]

Violent Femmes have been making their quirky brand of folk punk music since they were teenagers, irreverently pushing the boundaries of musical exploration with a cacophony of wild instruments and infectious energy. This legacy was evident in the sold-out, exuberant crowd that spanned three-plus generations at the Femmes’ October 11th show at the Flynn Center […]

It’s been a long damn time since The Beta Band toured. Like over twenty years, to be more precise. Now, the planets have aligned and the cult Scottish band has returned to the road to give eager fans a taste of their music and the live chemistry that made them such an intriguing act all […]

Philly Music Fest 2025 is officially underway, and the city hasn’t hummed like this since the Eagles Super Bowl parade. The seven-day, multi-venue non-profit event has become an honored tradition for The City of Brotherly Love, bringing the colorful art scene together through intimate performances from some of Philly’s finest representatives. Everyone from The Wonder […]

One of the best albums you will hear this year comes from the Tubs. Released in March, Cotton Crown (REVIEW) marks an impressive evolution for the UK band as they incorporate influences of power pop, post-punk, Celtic music, and pub rock. Frontman Owen Williams’ has vocals that veer from the smoothness of artists like Richard […]

Some concerts open with LED screens and pyrotechnics, the headliner exploding onto the stage through a trap door. Wednesday’s show, however, was hosted by a menagerie of stuffed animals and old toys. On the muggy evening of October 11th, the North Carolina band took over the Crescent Ballroom in downtown Phoenix. Before they appeared, the […]

Ballad of a Starving Artist, the debut LP from New Jersey’s The Modbeats, serves both as a love letter to the early days of rock and roll and a candid reflection on modern life in the business. On Friday, October 10th, at Kung Fu Necktie, in Philadelphia’s Fishtown neighborhood, the Asbury Park-based quartet delivered a […]