March 29th, on a drizzly spring evening in Chicago, Trevor Hall and Dirtwire performed at Concord Music Hall to an all-ages show. The show collided two tribal influenced acts into one wholesome performance that nourished the crowd. After treating audiences of this tour to their new single “Strength in One”, the track is now out… Continue reading Trevor Hall + Dirtwire | Concord Music Hall | 3/29/19
Dylan Jakobsen is a bit different from your stereotypical country singer and songwriter. He’s not from the south, didn’t grow up on a farm, doesn’t drink… Yet he’s certainly worthy of a spot-on country music’s mainstage. With his album, I Am, he paints a picture of his journey as an artist – incredibly well, I… Continue reading Dylan Jakobsen | I Am | Review
In their twenty-third as a touring and recording band, roots rock leaders O.A.R., or Of A Revolution, have released their ninth studio album today, called The Mighty. The record, released via RED Music, commemorated the occasion with an exclusive album release party at Sony Square in the lower east side of Manhattan. Just a few dozen fans were… Continue reading O.A.R. | Sony Square NYC | 3/27/19
Arlo Guthrie returned to Santa Barbara’s historic Lobero Theater to play a sold-out concert on Tuesday, March 19th. The iconic singer-songwriter, most famous for his anti-war protest anthem, Alice’s Restaurant, celebrated that song’s 50th anniversary two years ago, with a concert that was one of many that he has played at the Lobero. This year’s… Continue reading Arlo Guthrie | Lobero Theatre | 3/19/19
“This is my first time here…You know, I think I like the sound of this room.” So spoke the one and only Del McCoury at Tarrytown Music Hall this past Saturday night, towards the beginning of his performance with master mandolinist David Grisman. Moments after this quote, McCoury and the Tarrytown audience sang “Happy Birthday”… Continue reading Del & Dawg | Tarrytown Music Hall | 3/23/19
On March 15th Round Records released the highly anticipated box set from Jerry Garcia Band, Electric On The Eel. The Six-CD set contains three complete performances from the storied Northern California hippie haven of French’s Camp on the Eel River located in rural Mendocino County. Dissimilar to past multi-show Garcia releases, the set chronicles three… Continue reading Jerry Garcia Band | Electric On The Eel | Review
The British invasion continues, and rock lives as evidenced at a packed Teragram Ballroom in downtown Los Angeles, Monday night March 11. The show featured English rockers You Me at Six from Surrey. The band has been producing chart-topping hits for over a decade in their home country, packed into six diverse sounding albums. The… Continue reading You Me at Six | Teragram Ballroom | 3/11/19
Legendary guitarist, Bob Weir, of the original Grateful Dead drew a sold-out show at the Palace Theatre in Saint Paul, Minnesota on March 19, 2019. Weir played with the trio The Wolf Bros consisting of bassist Don Was, and drummer Jay Lane. Weir and the Wolf Bros played two-sets for Grateful Dead fans that paid… Continue reading Weir and Wolf Brothers | Palace Theatre | 3/19/19
Nearly past his bedtime, this tween prodigy opened for B.B. King. Who then could have guessed that decades later, guitarist Joe Bonamassa would illuminate that statesman’s “Nobody Loves Me Like My Mother’ in front of the sold-out Chicago Theatre? Ask a die-hard fan, ‘What’s the big fuss?’ and they’ll roll their eyes. Joe may not… Continue reading Joe Bonamassa | Chicago Theatre | 3/9/19
Texas Blues Guitar slinger Gary Clark Jr. returned to the Fillmore Miami Beach on Saturday March 9th, off the heels of a Saturday Night Live performance in the middle of February. Clark and his 4- piece backing band, are out on the road promoting his latest release and third studio album “This Land” (Warner Brothers Records). Clark,… Continue reading Gary Clark Jr. | Fillmore Miami Beach at the Jackie Gleason Theater | 3/9/19
