Concerts & Festivals

WHEN: August 6-7, 2012 HIGHLIGHT: Bringing the Bowery to its knees with two completely different, jaw-dropping sets A few songs into Lucinda Williams’ first of two nights at the Bowery Ballroom, I...

HIGHLIGHT: Mix of magical atmosphere, art and mystical beats. The rhythmic drive pounded like ancient pony hooves carrying us into the desert. This year the Kooyooe Tukadu tribe allowed the...

HIGHLIGHT: Great mix of local and regional indie acts sharing stages. Secret Stages 2nd annual event kicked off the weekend of May 11th & 12th in Birmingham, Alabama, attracting an even wider...

Highlight: The night’s progression from thrash rock to thrash metal to thrash punk. Thrash can manifest itself on stage in many ways. Empire Escorts (pictured) did it at Church in the most classic...

When: June 30, 2012 Where: House of Blues - Boston, MA I’ve had the fortune of seeing Scissor Sisters twice before this show at House of...

Where: House of Blues (Boston) When: June 22, 2012 I've never viewed Santigold as a separate entity from M.I.A. They were musical...

Last Wednesday night, Summer kicked off with a great lineup at TT the Bear's Place in Cambridge, MA. Nashville TN's Cory Branan was...

Where: Middle East Downstairs - Cambridge, MA When: May 5, 2012 Upon my fifth live inception of Xiu Xiu, I expected a sold-out crowd for such amazing and intense performers. What I got was a densely...

Our own Alexandria Sardam caught Portugal. The Man live at Buster's in Lexington, KY, on April 15. Here are some shots from that show. Enjoy! [gallery link="file" order="DESC" columns="4"...

Where: at The 5 Spot -  Nashville, TN When: March 11 Highlight: A power trio that didn’t skimp on the power. The term “power trio” covers a wide swath of three-piece bands, but its most basic,...