Archive: 2016

[rating=8.00] In true singer/songwriter fashion, Pete Yorn made his public debut at the famed Cafe Largo, launching pad for many a budding musical novice. Given that apprenticeship, it was little wonder that Columbia Records thought well enough of him to offer him a recording contract, and that soon after, his music found its way into […]

Daughter visited Union Transfer in Philadelphia on 3/3/16 in support of their new album Not to Disappear. Photos by Cathy Poulton    

In a heartfelt personal letter penned by Seth Avett,  The Avett Brothers revealed that they will be releasing their new album, True Sadness [American/Republic Records], on Friday June 24, 2016. The first single is titled “Ain’t No Man.” Read the letter here. The record reflects The Avett Brothers’ artistic, musical, and personal evolution over 16 […]

JEFF BECK will be performing throughout the U.S. this summer, beginning on July 19th in Port Chester, NY, before hitting NYC, CT, NJ, PA, VA, MI and a special stop at the Ravinia Festival in Highland Park, IL, on Sunday, July 31st.  BECK will then head down to Nashville before making the trek west to Los Angeles.  As was […]

Today I lived in a magically murderous bubble, sticking mostly to one theater as I was presented gem after gem. I hob knobbed with the celebs, I ate all the snacks, and I made friends with each and every volunteer as we exchanged notes on whether or not we had found an acceptable horror flick […]

Radiohead who has several summer festival shows scheduled will headline two shows at the Shrine Auditorium on Thursday, August 4, and Monday, August 8, announced this morning on KROQ. The band will also be playing July 26 & 27 at New York’s Madison Square Garden, prior to their rumored yet unconfirmed dates headlining Lollapalooza in Chicago July 28-31. The LA shows  will […]

You can’t really do the same thing over and over again,” vocalist Chad Cherry of The Last Vegas told me during an interview a few weeks ago, “because personally it would be boring.” For a young rock & roll band like The Last Vegas, they have tried to stay true to their harder-edged roots while […]

On the evening of Friday, March 4th, the Bearsville Theater in Woodstock, New York hosted Kofi Baker’s Cream Experience, the premiere live tribute to the legendary band  featuring Eric Clapton, Ginger Baker and Jack Bruce. The show was part of an inaugural run with a rebooted lineup that found the project’s namesake and drummer Kofi […]

The sold out Okeechobee Music and Arts Festival, which took place last weekend in Okeechobee, Florida. The festival featured among many names: Avett Brothers, Ween, Big Grams, Robert Plant, Kamasi Washington and a late night jam featuring Win Buter and John Oates with Miguel. Photos by L Paul Mann.