Live Show Reviews

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Delta Deep

If you’re into good old spiritual, emotional and thought provoking rock n roll, look no further than Delta Deep. Comprised of Phil Collen (Def Leppard, Manraze), Debbi Blackwell-Cook, Forrest Robinson … Read more

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Sturgill Simpson

  Kentucky-born singer and songwriter Sturgill Simpson has won enormous critical acclaim since the 2014 release of Metamodern Sounds in Country Music. He’s been called country music’s savior and been … Read more

Jonny Rosch & Friends

Keyboard player Jonny Rosch has tons of friends, and he’s always getting a few of them together for a good time. Happily, he usually invites an audience, and this time … Read more

Walk The Moon

Having seen Walk the Moon briefly at Firefly Festival this summer, I wanted more. As infectious as their Top 40 Wundersong “Shut Up and Dance” is on radio, this band … Read more

Albert Hammond, Jr.

“Where’s Julian?” yelled a drunk idiot in the middle of Albert Hammond, Jr.’s set on Monday night. Some just yelled out, “The Strokes!” as if Albert was hiding the other … Read more

FreshGrass Festival

In just its fifth year, FreshGrass continues to affirm its prominence as one of the finest annual music events in the Northeast. Though its lineups trend toward the ever-expanding universe … Read more

Phil Lesh and Friends

All Photos By George Kopp Phil Lesh and his current line-up of friends rocked Central Park on a warm late summer night, performing mostly Grateful Dead covers, but exploring and … Read more

Max Frost

Max Frost wasn’t a man of many words. His lunchtime set at the Atlantic Records office, meant to be both an album launch and a “special treat” for label employees, … Read more

Outside Lands

Taking place yearly in San Fransico’s Golden Gate Park, Outside Lands is the kind of summer weekend festival that just may make you feel like you’ve fallen down the rabbit hole. … Read more

Ace Frehley

September 15th was a tough night to play a gig in Chicago thanks to the massive AC/DC show at Wrigley Field, and the not quite half full Aracada Theater reflected … Read more