Photos and Review by Max Stewart As life marches on, we realize that many things that drive and motivate us early on are really not important. Life seems so endless in your teens and twenties, but with each birthday it becomes more evident that our time on this planet is precious and we must savor… Read More blink-182’s Original Lineup Bring Cathartic Good Times to Georgia – Photos and Review
Photos and Review by Max Stewart It seems like bands from the 90s are having a major resurgence. Maybe it is the Zoomers / Tik Tok generation realizing that the vast majority of their music is vapid and they are looking back to a time when music was fun but also full of substance… or… Read More Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds & Garbage Prove the Lasting Impact of Great Songs
Photos and Review by Stephen Bloch In the pantheon of rock and roll greats, clearly there are bands that almost universally make peoples’ lists (I’ll save you the time of reading my list and arguing who was left off and who shouldn’t be there). The more modern day greats certainly could include Pearl Jam and… Read More My Morning Jacket’s Midwest Show Reaffirms Elite Live Status – Review and Photos
Photos and Review by Max Stewart Boston’s Pixies are one of those bands that have so much direct or subconscious influence in the musical ether, it is impossible to quantify. The “angular and bent” guitar style, the ranging dynamic from quiet to loud (which heavily influenced Kurt Cobain and “Smells Like Teen Spirit”), the shape-shifting… Read More Alt-Rock Pioneers Pixies Perform with Franz Ferdinand and Bully in Georgia – Review and Photos
Photos and Recap by Max Stewart Australia’s King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard had a thunderous few nights at Colorado’s Red Rocks Amphitheater, performing a total of three sets over a two-day span (which included an all-day event with an afternoon and evening show). They did so as part of a full residency tour that… Read More King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard Claim Throne as Psych-Jam Rock Kings at Red Rocks
Photos and Review by Stephen Bloch Getting to see incarnations of bands that were a part of one’s formative years is always special. Friends from past and present join in, reflection takes place, and nostalgic feelings bubble up. This weekend did just that, providing a rare opportunity to catch both Dead and Company at Wrigley… Read More Dead & Company and Béla Fleck and the Flecktones Shows Make for Memorable Midwest Weekend of Music
Photos and Review By Max Stewart If you have not heard of Riverbend Festival in Chattanooga, TN, take note. Celebrating their 40th year as a festival, the layout and logistics of the festival have evolved a bit from a weeklong event with many lawn chairs scattered to a more streamlined and efficient festival with a… Read More Highlights and Photos from Riverbend Festival’s 40th in Chattanooga: Goose, Les Claypool, Mavis Staples, Amanda Shires and Jason Isbell, Trombone Shorty and many others!
Photos & Recap by Mark Raker The heat of the Final Tour continues! Dead & Company rolled into Jiffy Lube Live in Bristow, VA on Saturday night to continue the red hot jamming and flavors of traditional Dead. A great setlist of original Grateful Dead tunes and several new tour songs filled the sold out… Read More Dead & Company Debut New Songs on Final Tour in Virginia
Photos and Review by Stephen Bloch A residence is a place you call home. It might be where you live, entertain, work, or grow up. Some people take up residency in special places when they want to spread their roots or find new scenery.. Some residencies are short lived because you know right away that… Read More The National Close Out Impressive Chicago Residency at The Auditorium Theater – Photos and Review
Photos and Review by Max Stewart Shaky Knees had another massively successful event in 2023, which actually marked its 10 years (!) as a festival. Shaky Knees has cemented itself as one of (if not the most) sought-after festivals to attend in the U.S. to see a uniquely-curated lineup focused on indie rock, with touches of… Read More Highlights of Shaky Knees ’23: Yeah Yeah Yeahs, Futurebirds, Tenacious D, Shame, Father John Misty, The Flaming Lips and more!
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