Before the staff announced the start of the Kenny Wayne Shepherd concert at the historic Lobero Theatre on March 12th, it was revealed that the venue had officially been recognized as the fourth oldest continuously operating performance hall in the United States. For many years, the theater has been well known as a diverse performing… Continue reading Kenny Wayne Shepherd | Lobero Theatre | 3/12/22
Guitar-driven rock was alive and well at the historic El Rey Theatre in West Los Angeles on an otherwise sleepy Tuesday night, March 15th. The English glam rock band The Darkness brought their long-delayed tour to the West Coast, much to the delight of a packed theater full of fully vaccinated super fans. The pandemic… Continue reading The Darkness | El Rey Theatre | 3/15/2022
Ween played the Chicago Rivera Theatre 3/19 & 3/20 2022. Watching the previous shows’ setlists come out, I had an idea of what songs we would hear on this Spring Tour. I scrambled to jot down a few tunes I thought for sure would show up in Chicago. My predictions included “Dancing in the Show,”… Continue reading Ween | Riviera Theatre Chicago | 3/19/2022
Sometimes, the most unexpected music moments are the ones you’ll remember best. This will definitely be the case of my last Friday. Starting off the day, I had no idea I would be at the Fox Theatre in Boulder that night…witnessing the mesmerizing force of nature that is Sierra Ferrell and her band. Full disclosure,… Continue reading Sierra Ferrell | Fox Theatre | 3/18/2022
Last Friday night, Twiddle closed out a fiery one-two punch at the Brooklyn Bowl in Brooklyn, NY, building off of the prior night’s St. Patrick’s Day festivities, as well as the birthday celebration of keyboardist Ryan Dempsey. The Vermont based quartet delivered inspiring jams for their dedicated fans who arrived hours before the show began.… Continue reading Twiddle | Brooklyn Bowl | 3/18/2022
Connecticut jam quartet Eggy channeled the luck of the Irish last Thursday night at the famed Mercury Lounge in New York, NY. The Woodbridge, CT based squad crushed their rescheduled post Phish YEMSG December after show on March 17th. This is the first time they have played in New York City since prior to the… Continue reading Eggy | Mercury Lounge | March 17th, 2022
It took all of 30 seconds into their show at Boston’s The Sinclair on Wednesday night to see that the members of psychedelic instrumentalist band Circles Around The Sun are incredibly excited for this spring tour. Right off the starting line of the show opening “Saturday’s Children,” Adam MacDougall was flailing jubilantly over his multiple… Continue reading Circles Around The Sun | The Sinclair | 3/16/22
Billy Strings and his 3 band mates, Billy Failing, Royal Massat, and Jarrod Walker, wrapped up an energetic 2-night run at Cincinnati’s Andrew J Brady ICON Music Center on Saturday, March 12. The Grammy-winning group has been embarking on a series of high-energy tours since last summer, cementing their popularity among mainstream artists by landing… Continue reading Billy Strings | Cincinnati, OH | 3/12/22
Three songs into Trey Anastasio’s new solo acoustic album, Mercy, I was in the middle of writing in my notes, “this could be the song or montage moment for a character in a Disney movie, probably with animal interaction, or magic,” and without missing a beat, right into my earhole, Trey sings, “let it go,”… Continue reading Trey Anastasio | 'Mercy' | Review
Raising the bar with incredible jams and set list delights has become a pastime for the rising jam band Goose. Last Saturday night was no exception, as they closed out their winter tour and two night stand in Philadelphia, Pa with an absolute bang. The jam packed Fillmore Philly alone was a testament to their… Continue reading Goose | Fillmore Philly | March 12th, 2022
