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On April 9, the Two Tours Collide tour stopped at the Maxwell C. King Center for the Performing Arts in Melbourne, Florida, for a night celebrating guitar mastery and blues roots. For two months, Samantha Fish’s Paper Doll Tour and Tab Benoit’s I Heart Thunder Tour combine for co-headlining shows without an opener. The show […]

David Byrne is drinking from the fountain of youth and dosing it with joy juice. At 73, the Talking Heads frontman seems to be experiencing boundless creativity with the 2025 release of his solo album Who Is The Sky? (REVIEW) along with a supporting tour that is taking him across the world. The performances on […]

This past Saturday, April 4th, Zakk Wylde’s Berserker faithful infiltrated Boston’s MGM Music Hall as if it were a Viking war party, turning the room into a pressure cooker of sweat, BLS T-shirts, and denim. This wasn’t just another stop on the circuit; it was a scorched-earth revival. Black Label Society was back, hauling their […]

Springtime in the Pacific Northwest tends to feel like the scene in the film Pleasantville when everything goes from black and white to color. The months-long gloom is replaced by blossoming and new life, the feeling of fresh energy and awakening. Here in Portland, Oregon, the crowds were out on an absolutely stunning Saturday, April […]

The Neighbourhood turned Minneapolis’ history Armory into a stark, monochrome dreamscape on April 2nd, delivering a sold-out show that felt less like a typical concert and more like a full-on cultural moment. Even as cold rain soaked the city, fans—many young and deeply devoted—queued for hours to claim barricade spots, bringing an energy reminiscent of […]

Ashnikko brought pure, electrified chaos—in the best possible way—to the Palace Theatre in St. Paul on March 31, 2026, lighting up a nearly sold-out, all-ages crowd on the Smoochies tour. The night opened with a short but impactful set from Princess Nokia, immediately setting a bold, high-energy tone. From there, Ashnikko took full command with […]

Forget the sanitized, corporate-sponsored “rock shows” you’re used to; Gogol Bordello just blew the minds and tore the collective throats out of the sold-out Royale Night Club’s attendees in Boston this past Wednesday, March 25th. The undisputed kings of gypsy punk didn’t just show up; they staged a hostile takeover crowd with the momentum of […]

The past year has been something of a comeback for The Barr Brothers, who have long been one of the most underrated bands of the indie folk scene. Late last year, the Brothers released Let It Hiss, their first studio album since 2017 and a collection of songs that come from a place of mental and […]

The Motet has, since around the turn of the century, delivered performances that bring out the spirit’s primal boogie nature and provide cathartic healing to even the most skeptical of concertgoers. On Saturday, March 21st, at Portland, Oregon’s The Get Down, a full house of celebrators let loose their love of not only The Motet, […]

Since forming in 2020, The Third Mind has been on something of a bender with the kind of prolific output that puts bands decades younger to shame. It feels fair to call them a supergroup of sorts, with the combination of Dave Alvin, Victor Krummenacher, Jesse Sykes, Mark Karan, and Michael Jerome manifesting their psychedelic […]

In its 23rd consecutive year, the Portland Jazz Festival is in full swing, bringing 60 events to 30 venues in Oregon’s Rose City over a 10 day period. On Saturday, March 7th, the festival showcased two luminaries of the electric bass at Revolution Hall. First up was Mohini Dey, a 29-year-old bass phenom from Mumbai, […]

On Friday, February 27, The Mother Hips rolled into Mississippi Studios and found a room primed for a dose of sun-soaked West Coast rock. Long synonymous with the freewheeling spirit of the Golden State, the Bay Area lifers have spent more than three decades refining their ragged-yet-robust sound, building a loyal following far beyond California’s […]

Hayes Carll has always been a songwriter’s songwriter. For over two decades, the Texas troubadour has worked tirelessly to continue the lineage of true artists like Guy Clark, Townes Van Zandt, and Ray Wylie Hubbard, writing songs that are deep and thoughtful, resonating with people who love to pick apart the meaning of the lyrics. […]

Grateful Shred has been on quite the ride over the past several years, since a video of the Los Angeles-based band playing in the Hollywood Bowl parking lot got them a lot of well-deserved attention. The group, anchored by singer/guitarist Austin McCutchen and bassist Dan Horne, and featuring keyboardist Adam MacDougall, guitarist John Lee Shannon, […]

Daniel Donato’s Cosmic Country stopped by Portland, Oregon’s Revolution Hall on Friday, February 6th as part of their Horizons Winter Tour, which kicked off in late January and runs through early April.  The band was firing on all cylinders, feeding off the audience and using their songs to explore and improvise. There was a big […]

With the recent passing of the Grateful Dead’s Bob Weir at 78, there are fewer legends who dedicated their life completely to music. George Porter Jr. is absolutely one of those legends and, lucky for us, is still going strong at the same age of 78. The Meters member is a lifelong collaborator and bringer […]

A benefit concert was held at First Avenue in Minneapolis on January 30th, with 100 percent of the proceeds donated to the families of Renée Good and Alex Pretti, who were killed in recent ICE-related incidents that intensified tensions across Minneapolis. The show sold out within minutes, despite temperatures hovering between six and eight degrees—an […]

Friday, January 30th marked the release of JoyRide (REVIEW), Steve Poltz’s 14th solo album. On the night before the release, Poltz hosted a celebration of this new music and life in general with a show at Portland, Oregon’s Mission Theater. Starting with the album’s last track, “Hairlift,” Poltz delivered two hours of his unique delivery […]

When the lights dimmed at the House of Blues in Boston on January 19th, the air was thick with a specific kind of anticipation, the kind that only follows a cultural icon like Bill Murray. The 75-year-old living legend didn’t burst onto the stage with a monologue or a “Ghostbusters” catchphrase; instead, he slipped quietly […]

There is a specific brand of chaotic energy that only South London seems to produce, and SHAME brought every ounce of it to Boston’s Brighton Music Hall this past Monday, January 19. Currently tearing through North America in support of their visceral latest release, CUTTHROAT, the quintet didn’t just take the stage, they seized it. […]