Live Show Reviews

The Roots Picnic

Photos by Kyra Kverno  In the crisp, grey fall weather that signifies the final throes of the summer festival season, the Roots Crew invited a few thousand of their closest … Read more

Rhythm & Roots

Photos by James St. Laurent How do you say Yeeha! in Spanish? Los TexManiacs know. These five Texans rip through serious rock and roll in both Spanish and English, with equal … Read more

Music Tastes Good Festival

Photos by Ana Gibert In a sunny state super-saturated with festivals, Music Tastes Good is putting Long Beach on the map thanks to a carefully cultivated line-up of both killers … Read more

The Smith Sisters

I wasn’t quite sure what to expect at the Smith Sisters show at the Birchmere in Alexandria, VA last week. While Debi Smith has had a long and successful career … Read more

Music Midtown Festival

Photos by Kalyn Oyer As I entered Piedmont Park on Saturday, I enjoyed the sweet serenades of City and Colour from afar… this was my second Music Midtown encounter, my last … Read more

Tom Jones

All Photos by Ehud Lazin Drums and guitar played alone on a darkened stage as Tom Jones entered, singing John Lee Hooker’s “Burning Hell.” At 76, he looked trim in … Read more

Marah

  Marah’s spectacular, sold-out show at the Bowery Ballroom on Friday, September 23rd was proof that rock ‘n roll is alive and well. The set opened up with Jeff Clarke’s … Read more

The Beach Boys

Having already caught Brian Wilson (plus other former Beach Boy Al Jardine and Blondie Chaplin) play Pet Sounds in full earlier this summer, I expected to be disappointed by the … Read more

2016 Pennsylvania Blues Festival

Photos by Joseph A. Rosen and Martin Goettsch  They should rename it “the candy store festival” said a fan, amazed by the quality of the (“all killer, no filler”) acts and … Read more