Live Show Reviews

Newport Folk Festival

Photos by Kyra Kverno Since July, 1959, the Newport Folk Festival has been home to incredible performers who continue to make great strides in the music world. The festival originally … Read more

FloydFest

FloydFest has situated itself in an idyllic slice of the Appalachian countryside, surrounded by sinewy back roads and big red barns housed in fields of buttercups. Campers get intimate with … Read more

The Mike Eldred Trio

Photos by Arnie Goodman Roots rockers the Mike Eldred Trio hit the famed Café Wha? on MacDougal Street and treated New Yorkers and world-traveling tourists alike to a rockin’ great … Read more

Newport Jazz Festival

All Photos by Kyra Kverno   Since 1954, eager fans of all ages have gathered in Newport for this annual celebration of jazz in all of its forms. Hearing sets that … Read more

Patti Smith

Photos by Ebet Roberts A festive summer evening in the city. Lincoln Center Out of Doors at Damrosch Park band shell. Seats filled with happy people young and old. We … Read more

Cognac Blues Passions

  Cognac used to host the premiere blues festival in France, if not Europe. Sadly now, however, it seems to have largely lost its way, with blues players mostly sidelined … Read more

4Knots Festival

The rain held off. It may have looked like it was gonna pour all day, but it wasn’t until Guided by Voices left the stage and the festival was over … Read more