photos by Donna Marie Miller Bewitched Baby Boomer fans danced and sang along with the hit songs of the Doobie Brothers, former Eagles’ lead guitarist Don Felder and up-and-coming 19-year-old … Read more
photos by Ana Gibert The first weekend of Rock in Rio USA revved up the volume on the Vegas Strip with a hard-hitting rock n’ roll line-up that burned … Read more
photos by Leland Gorlin Singer/songwriter and soft-core activist Joel Rafael made a rare and welcome stop at the City Winery to showcase his ninth and newest album, Baladista, and do … Read more
I was laughing well before Dweezil Zappa plugged in his walnut Gibson SG. Between the unfettered commercialism taking place behind a souvenir stand (75 bucks for an Apostrophe (‘) hoodie!) … Read more
Everyone owes themselves at least one Richard Thompson concert, preferably in an intimate setting such as Club Helsinki Hudson. Thompson’s one of the great guitarists of our time, a unique … Read more
Photos by Donna Marie Miller Bruce Robison and Kelly Willis sang nostalgically from their combined hit song catalogs at what seemed more like a backyard neighborhood barbecue than a music … Read more
The storm really set in on Saturday. The rain was pounding, the wind was blowing it sideways, there were puddles the size of ponds and there was mud… everywhere. Nonetheless, … Read more
It was just the beginning of the day, only eleven in the morning, and already thick crowds were bustling down Gentilly Road, one of a few streets that lead to … Read more
Star quality. We saw Shakey Graves’ version of that elusive factor a few years ago in a small, dank basement in his hometown of Austin, Texas, and we saw it … Read more
“You know the old saying,” Chick Corea said, “’How do you get to Carnegie Hall?’” The sold out crowd at Orchestra Hall in Chicago Symphony Space replied in unison: “Practice!” … Read more
