Three-time Grammy Award winner Lucinda Williams played a passionate and potent show at the Parker Playhouse in Ft Lauderdale last Thursday evening. Fresh off the Outlaw Country Cruise, Williams seemed at ease as she led her band (Buick 6) thru a set that included songs from her upcoming release Good Souls Better Angels (April 24… Continue reading Lucinda Williams | Parker Playhouse | 2/6/2020
Last Thursday, the Aggie Theatre in Fort Collins, Colorado became ground zero for Marco Benevento’s winter tour and the beginning of a three-night run through The Centennial State. Backed by the usual suspects Karina Rykman on bass and Dave Butler on drums, the trio delivered a 90-minute set of tunes pulled from each of Benevento’s… Continue reading Marco Benevento | Aggie Theatre | 2/6/2020
Galactic brought their twenty-fifth-anniversary tour and signature New Orleans funk to the Fillmore in Philadelphia, Pa, complete with special guests and throwback covers. Anjelika Jelly Joseph was on hand providing vocals and an engaging stage presence, as well as rapper Chali 2na. Anders Osborne provided support as the opening act. Galactic’s line up included Stanton Moore… Continue reading Galactic | The Fillmore Philadelphia | 2/8/2020
Fanatic would only begin to describe the enthusiasm with which devotees of Jam Band community staples Goose and Pigeons Playing Ping Pong brought to Los Angels’ historic Troubadour for the second and final night of their weekend residency. The line stretched the full block and around the corner an hour before Goose was set to… Continue reading Pigeons Playing Ping Pong + Goose | Troubadour | 2/8/2020
We all knew we were in for a treat, as we’d be welcoming to the stage Aston Barrett Jr., son of Aston “Family Man” Barrett and nephew to the late Carlton Barrett, in whose honor he plays the drums. Other esteemed members who graced us with their presence as they keep alive the music and… Continue reading The Wailers | Boulder Theater | 2/1/2020
Greensky Bluegrass brought their high energy showmanship to The Madison Theater in Covington, KY, on February 4, 2020, with Ghost Light in support as the opening band. The Bluegrass State lived up to its name as music fans showed up and nearly packed the venue for the Tuesday night show. The atmosphere was set from… Continue reading Greensky Bluegrass | Madison Theater | 2/4/2020
Steve Kimock brought his famed Voodoo Dead experience to the Ardmore Music Hall in Ardmore, PA on Feb 5, 2020. Kimock was joined by legendary New Orleans bassist George Porter, Jr. (The Meters, Porter-Baptiste-Stoltz), Al Schnier on guitar and vocals, and regular collaborators Jeff Chimenti (Dead & Company, RatDog) on keys and John Kimock (KIMOCK,… Continue reading Voodoo Dead | Ardmore Music Hall | 2/5/2020
Wayne Krantz is one of those guys you probably know even if you don’t know. Gigging professionally as a collaborative musician since the mid-eighties, he’s worked time and again with jazz rock giants like Steely Dan, Michael Brecker, Chris Potter and Billy Cobham. Suffice to say, when Krantz does a multiple night run at a… Continue reading Wayne Krantz | Iridium Jazz Club | 1/31/2020
Ron Pope, an up-and-coming Nashville singer-songwriter, performed at the Aladdin Theater in Portland, Oregon, January 28. The show electrified the concert-goers with a blast of fierce, funky pop-soul. Throughout the evening, Pope showed enormous stage presence, similar to Bruce Springsteen and Jason Isbell. Pope, and his band, are on tour promoting his new album, Bone… Continue reading Ron Pope | Aladdin Theater | 1/28/2020
The legendary Robert Cray brought his Blues, R&B and Soul show to the Parker Playhouse in Ft Lauderdale on Saturday, January 25th, 2020, and we were thrilled to catch the show. The five-time Grammy winner led the quartet through an evening of blues laced soul and R&B songs that spanned Cray’s four decade-plus careers, including… Continue reading Robert Cray | Parker Playhouse | 1/25/2020
