Archive: 2017

Bob Dylan has announced a series of 2017 tour dates following a previously announced show at the Firefly Festival in Dover, DE. Bob Dylan’s first three-disc album Triplicate, which features 30 brand new recordings of classic American songs is do out March 31st, but with his enormous catalog of original music, changes of hearing much Triplicate music […]

An uncompromising satire of modern media, This Is Your Death is a compelling look at the nature of responsibility.

Understated and compelling, Fits and Starts was a wonderful addition to the SXSW lineup.

Plus, is Eddie Murphy Working on a sequel to Coming to America?

A smart, sophisticated romantic comedy tells a fictionalized account of a couple’s unusual, real-life relationship

The final official day of SXSW often has one reflecting on the past week and the event as a whole with the few brain cells left. Before getting into any of the music (there was plenty), here are some thoughts about this year’s SXSW. For starters, compared to the previous few years, 2017 found smaller […]

Bryan Ferry cast a spell over New Orleans on Thursday night with his unmistakable musical incantations of love. In a world of sequins and tattered jeans, the 71 year old British gentleman still chooses to perform in couture-ish finery and an ambience of Sinatra elegance. Therefore playing in a theatre such as the Saenger as […]

Green Day brought their Revolution Radio tour to the east coast with a show at the DCU Center in Worcester, MA. The performance featured a mix of both old and new as Green Day continues to still remain relevant with their new material, even after 25 years. Photos by Marc Lacatell

Phantogram helped break in the recently renovated Palace Theatre in St. Paul, MN with the third performance in the new space. The theater, opened in 1916, closed in 1977, although several attempts were made over the next couple of decades to revive it. Photos by Billy Briggs.

Chuck Berry, one of the founding fathers of rock and roll, who directly influenced the Beatles, Rolling Stones, The Grateful Dead and hundreds of others died today (3/18/17) outside St. Louis. Best known for his unforgettable tunes including “Johnny B. Goode,” “Maybellene,” “Roll Over Beethoven,” “Sweet Little Sixteen,” “School Days,” “Rock and Roll Music,” “Back […]