Live Show Reviews

Art Garfunkel at Town Hall, New York City

Looking for all the world like a college anthropology professor, Art Garfunkel took the stage wearing a tieless tuxedo to telegraph the tone of the show: Serious artist, easygoing attitude. … Read more

Peter Frampton and Steve Miller Band

Photos by Debra L. Rothenberg ’80s rocker Peter Frampton opened for the Steve Miller Band at Radio City Music Hall on Wednesday June 27. Dressed in a black “Freedom” T-shirt and … Read more

Real Estate at White Eagle Music Hall

Who says you can’t go home again? At Real Estate’s show at White Eagle Music Hall, a New Jersey crowd patiently awaited the hometown band they know and love. When Real Estate … Read more

Gordon Lightfoot at Sony Hall

Photos: Debra L. Rothenberg He may be pushing 80, but Gordon Lightfoot still keeps audiences at the edge of their seats and laughing at his wit, as he did recently at Sony … Read more

BottleRock Festival Day 2

Record Company photos by Ana Gibert The Record Company made a grand entrance with an unfortunate homage to the Napa fires of a year ago—an overzealous smoke machine drove photographers … Read more

BottleRock Festival, Day 1

Photos by Ana Gibert Hailing from Texas’ own music city, Austin, Shakey Graves is a hat act without the twang, he just wears the working cowhand’s hat. Showing up with … Read more

Portraits of the Blues

You can close your eyes and listen, or you can watch musicians feel what they play. Elmore Executive Director Arnie Goodman gives us a few closeups of the latter, from the … Read more