Have you ever been in the situation where you go to the music store for a particular album and you end up buying something you never intended? It seems like a foolish question, everyone has been there right? I have been in this situation countless times, I am looking for something and I find that… Continue reading Gomez | New Tide | Review
It was another packed night at The Starry Plough and Live Dead defied all odds by playing three sets in a row, opening with an acoustic and then following with two electric sets. It felt like you really were at a Dead show as these guys didn’t give a hoot about time, they were just… Continue reading Live Dead at The Starry Plough | 7/25/09
I saw my first Phish show at the Hampton Coliseum in 1995 when I was 16 years old. I had such a great time that I lied to my parents in order to go see them again at Hershey Park a few days later. At the time, I knew nothing about Phish; I didn’t know… Continue reading Phish | Red Rocks Amphitheater | 8/2/09 | Review
There have been very few bands that have impressed me lately in the musical landscape. In an effort to avoid sounding like a music snob, I partly blame myself. My styles have changed and I am not as obsessed with music as I once was. Still, there is a side of me that blames the… Continue reading Ra Ra Riot | The Rhumb Line | Review
Have you ever been to the Taste of Chicago? All in all it is a fantastic experience, one not to be missed but there are always headaches that go along with attending, ie the heat and humidity, long lines and traffic. Every year even if it is just for a moment you ponder how nice… Continue reading Death Cab for Cutie, Andrew Bird, Ra Ra Riot | Red Rocks
The demographics of a show that contains any member of The Grateful Dead is not as easily predicted as you may think. Wednesday night’s show at Innsbrook Pavilion, near Richmond was peppered with the usual suspects, to be sure. But amidst all those vintage tye-dies, and tour shirts one also found mom’s grooving away with… Continue reading Wine & Recreational Chemicals: moe. & RatDog in Richmond
Nineteen year old Adam Oberlin has been looking forward to this show for weeks. The recent Hampton, Virginia high school graduate got tickets from his parents, who are also Primus fans, from “way back,” according to Adam’s mom, Stacey. “It’s awesome that Adam digs this, too,” offered the father, as they all sprinted past me… Continue reading Oh death & Les Claypool | 7/9/09 | Review
On Friday, July 3rd, The Dead Guise, one of the Bay Area’s best Grateful Dead cover bands played a wonderful two-set concert at The Starry Plough that drew quite the crowd. The Plough was packed as it always is whenever The Dead Guise play and lots of the same friendly faces I have been seeing… Continue reading Dead Guise Headline 2 Spectacular Sets
With a voice as chilling as Janis Joplin’s and as sweetly strong as Eva Cassidy’s, Grace Potter proves that behind her girl-next-door bangs and thrift store-chic style, she has the chops to make rock ‘n’ roll history. A piano playing Amazon who captures all the retro appeal of a real woman singing about real-live truths,… Continue reading Grace Potter | Fox Theater | 7/1/09
Although I am no stranger to Grand Rapids, I had never attended a show at the Intersection until the Rothbury Pre-Party. There is no more appropriately named venue to host such a dynamic collaboration of talent. EOTO, Ultraviolet Hippopotamus and Herm Productions is quite the trio to kick off the Rothbury Music Festival. As I… Continue reading Rothbury Pre-Party: EOTO and Ultraviolet Hippopotamus
