Devon Allman and Duane Betts | San Francisco, CA | December 21st, 2025 – photos by Gabriel David Barkin Devon Allman and Duane Betts, the sons of Gregg Allman and Dickey Betts, brought their ninth annual Allman Betts Family Revival Tour to San Francisco’s legendary Fillmore Sunday night. This was the final stop on a… Continue reading Family Affair: The Allman Betts Family Revival in San Francisco
Murray’s Law | Brooklyn, NY | December 12, 2025 | photos by Vinny Vallely Murray’s Law—an acoustic duo featuring Dogs in a Pile guitarists Brian Murray and Jimmy Law—delivered a warm, engaging performance at Loft Story in Greenpoint, Brooklyn. The intimate setting proved to be an ideal backdrop for a benefit show supporting The Phoenix,… Continue reading Murray’s Law Brings Heart, Harmony, and Purpose to an Intimate Loft Story Benefit
For Covington Groove, the last two and a half years have been fueled by pure momentum. After being invited to play Hotel Blotto in 2024, the Chicago-based band finished their debut album, sold out its release show at The Venue in Aurora, and made a bold promise to themselves: release a new album every year.… Continue reading Covington Groove’s Deja II Feels Like a Brand-New Old Friend
Dogs in a Pile | Ardmore, PA, December 18, 2025 | Photos by Jamie Huenefeld/Killahwave and Vinny Vallely Exciting holiday show runs are second nature for the youthful jam rock quintet Dogs in a Pile. This year, they opted for the more intimate Ardmore Music Hall, located northwest of Philadelphia in the charming suburb of… Continue reading Holiday Covers, Deep Jams, and Guest Horns Open Dogs in a Pile’s Ardmore Stand
The HillBenders return with A Club Called Surrender, a single that proves that nearly twenty years into their career, the Springfield, Missouri ensemble is still exploring and growing. Released December 17, the track is rooted in bluegrass but stretches into a broader Americana landscape, blending tradition with fresh textures. Written by new bandmate Andrew Morris,… Continue reading The HillBenders Share New Single “A Club Called Surrender”
Jorma Kaukonen | Denver, CO | December 13th, 2025 – photos by mike moran I’m overwhelmed thinking I can write anything about Jorma after seeing him. It feels feeble looking at words that try to convey what Jorma and his musician friends put out at the (wonderful, old-fashioned, homey, and hospitable) Paramount Theatre in Denver,… Continue reading Jorma Kaukonen Brings True Religion to Denver’s Paramount Theatre
Goose continued their sure to be legendary Goosemas XII run in Providence, RI with a second night that was full of spectacle on December 13, 2025 at the Amica Mutual Pavilion. The stage echoed the previous evening’s second set, anchored by a stagecoach and a large white sphere that periodically glowed like a moon suspended… Continue reading Goosemas Night Two Becomes a Full-Blown Carnival of Sound
Billy Strings | Moody Center — Austin, TX | Saturday, December 13, 2025 | photos by Russ Boxer Billy Strings and company brought the heat back to Austin on Saturday night, December 13, 2025, lighting up the Moody Center with two unforgettable sets that balanced technical firepower with deep emotional resonance. The band—Billy Strings on… Continue reading Billy Strings Heats Up Austin with Two Sets and a Reminder That the Scene Is Home
Goose | Goosemas 2025 | Providence, RI | photos by Jamie Huenefeld/Killahwave Goosemas returned in full theatrical form on December 12, 2025 to Amica Mutual Pavilion in Providence, RI. This venue transformed into a surreal traveling carnival where music, spectacle, and improvisation blurred together. With elaborate staging, costumed characters, jazzy overtones and a first set… Continue reading Goosemas 2025 Night One Opens as a Phantom Carnival of Creatures, Motion, and Improvisation
As luck would have it for one of the luckiest bands ever to have come out of the late-1960s explosion of cutting-edge experimental rock, those Masters of Time and Space better known as Pink Floyd sailed high on the steel breeze in what was arguably their most fertile and productive period between 1969 and 1975. … Continue reading New 50th Anniversary Reissue of Pink Floyd’s “Wish You Were Here” Out Now
