Josh Ritter and the Royal City Band returned to New York City this weekend, taking the stage at the Upper West Side’s historic Beacon Theater. New Yorkers and out-of-towners alike gathered under the ornate ceilings of the theater, buzzing with anticipation for Ritter and his longtime band to take the stage nearly five months after… Continue reading Josh Ritter | Beacon Theater | 9/21/19
Equal parts romance lyricist and swashbuckling stage performer, Dave Matthews and his band ran through 21 songs at the Golden 1 Center arena in Sacramento on Sept. 7, and the enthusiastic crowd was with Dave every step of the way. The band delivered an almost three-hour grunge-free virtuosic fusion of rock, jazz, folk, and soul with plenty… Continue reading Dave Matthews Band | Golden 1 Center | 9/7/19
The often-overused term living legend is bantered about in the entertainment industry, but if anyone in the pop music world deserves the moniker, it would be Ringo Starr. The former Beatle brought the latest incarnation of his All-Starr band to the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles for the final date of his 2019 tour. Fans… Continue reading Ringo Starr | Greek Theatre | 9/1/19
Few iconic bands who have been a group for fifty years truly play with the vigor and focus of their heyday. Not that there’s anything erroneous regarding nostalgia, but for the seminal group King Crimson there’s historically been little looking back. Denying the moniker of progressive rock (reasonably so, as they predate the subgenre) the… Continue reading King Crimson | Fox Theater – Oakland, CA | 9/6/19
After a brief storm and rain delay, the night featuring Electric Hot Tuna and Dark Star Orchestra began at the legendary Red Rocks Park and Amphitheatre. Whether fans were preparing for the third night in a monumental three-night Colorado run following two sold-out shows at the Boulder Theater, or just coming in to not miss… Continue reading Dark Star Orchestra + Hot Tuna | Red Rocks Amphitheatre | 9/8/19
Joe Russo’s Almost Dead took over Red Rocks Park and Amphitheatre last Thursday, August 29th, igniting a monumental weekend of music throughout the Greater Denver Area. Attendees began their night socializing and connecting to fellow Deadheads in the lots, as others had their finger up looking for their miracles for this legendary sold-out show at… Continue reading Joe Russo's Almost Dead | Morrison, CO | 8/29/19
Achilles Wheel, which has been carving an ever-widening circle of fan appreciation over the past eight years, is working on a new live recording project, the second session of which was a real humdinger in their idyllic, rustic hometown of Nevada City, Calif., on August 21. Many Achilles Wheel enthusiasts were first inspired by band… Continue reading Achilles Wheel | Nevada Theatre | 8/21/19
After a year and half hiatus, Australian producer Flume ignited his 2019 world-wide tour, making a stop at Colorado’s Red Rocks Amphitheatre last night. As his only show stop on his summer tour outside of playing festivals like Lollapalooza and Outside Lands, Flume’s first night of Red Rocks led the producer to play around and… Continue reading Flume | Red Rocks Amphitheatre | 8/6/19
What is fair to say and what is hyperbole? Is it overstating things to say the Grateful Dead have become so much more than just their music? They define pieces of us. Times with friends. Discovery. They have become an institution reaching further than just recordings of their shows. But no matter what, for all… Continue reading Joe Russo's Almost Dead | Waterfront Park | 7/28/19
Located in the heart of the Old Town district of Fort Collins Colorado sits the city’s second-largest venue, the Aggie Theatre. Constructed in the early 1900s, the space originally was a furniture store before becoming a moviehouse and then morphed into a music venue in the 1990s. Since then, its use as a musical site… Continue reading Leo Kottke | Aggie Theatre | 8/2/19
