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“Weird Al” Yankovic and Puddles Pity Party Bring Musical Comedy Magic to Paso Robles

“Weird Al” Yankovic and Puddles Pity Party Bring Musical Comedy Magic to Paso Robles

Photos by L. Paul Mann As summer quietly yielded to autumn across the rolling vineyards of Paso Robles, the night air carried a crisp, welcome chill. Nestled beneath the open sky, the Vina Robles Amphitheatre provided a picturesque backdrop, where the usual lingering heat gave way to a light breeze. It set an exceptionally comfortable,… Continue reading “Weird Al” Yankovic and Puddles Pity Party Bring Musical Comedy Magic to Paso Robles

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Cyril Neville Plays the Dead — Funks It Up at The Cabot

Cyril Neville Plays the Dead — Funks It Up at The Cabot

“One of the most special times of my life…the Neville brothers traveling with the Grateful Dead.” —Cyril Neville, The Cabot, 9/11/26 The Cabot Theater in Beverly, MA, burst with musical energy Friday, September 11, 2026, moving and grooving to the New Orleans power-funk take on the music of the Grateful Dead with “Cyril Neville Plays… Continue reading Cyril Neville Plays the Dead — Funks It Up at The Cabot

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Roger McGuinn’s Rickenbacker Rings Through the Lobero

Roger McGuinn’s Rickenbacker Rings Through the Lobero

Roger McGuinn | Santa Barbara, California | September 12th, 2026 – photos by L. Paul Mann The Lobero Theatre has an inherent reverence—an intimate, historic sanctuary tucked into downtown Santa Barbara that rewards pure acoustic resonance. On Saturday night, it proved to be the ideal chamber for rock royalty. Roger McGuinn stepped onstage framed by… Continue reading Roger McGuinn’s Rickenbacker Rings Through the Lobero

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Furthur Takes Center Stage at Forever Grateful in Golden Gate Park

Furthur Takes Center Stage at Forever Grateful in Golden Gate Park

Furthur bus – photos by Gabriel David Barkin Buses loom large in the tapestry of Americana. There’s the bus upon which Rosa Parks refused to give up a seat to a white person, launching the civil rights movement. The Magic School Bus of children’s literature. The bus that has wheels that go round and round,… Continue reading Furthur Takes Center Stage at Forever Grateful in Golden Gate Park

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Goose Makes Its Mishawaka Amphitheatre Debut

Goose Makes Its Mishawaka Amphitheatre Debut

The Mishawaka | August 31st, 2026 – photos by Jake Cudek In 1916, a music man set out on a motorcycle ride to explore a newly accessed canyon in northern Colorado and came across a place that would forever change not only his life but the lives of thousands who would come after him. The… Continue reading Goose Makes Its Mishawaka Amphitheatre Debut

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Rising Appalachia – Trade My Troubles Album Review

Rising Appalachia – Trade My Troubles Album Review

Rising Appalachia has been making music together literally since childhood. Sisters Leah Song and Chloe Smith grew up in a home where art wasn’t a hobby — it was the air they breathed. Their father sculpted, their mother fiddled, and the girls absorbed it all. Now, ten albums in, the duo releases Trade My Troubles… Continue reading Rising Appalachia – Trade My Troubles Album Review

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Protected: Upstate Finds New Light in Familiar Waters on Abalone

Protected: Upstate Finds New Light in Familiar Waters on Abalone

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Brandi Carlile Brings The Human Tour to Red Rocks for Three Nights

Brandi Carlile Brings The Human Tour to Red Rocks for Three Nights

Brandi Carlile – Red Rocks Amphitheatre | Morrison, Colorado | September 13th, 2026 – photos by Backstage Flash Brandi Carlile and her amazing band brought The Human Tour to Red Rocks for three consecutive nights! The tour’s name comes from the song “Human” on Carlile’s latest full-length album, Returning to Myself. The record serves as… Continue reading Brandi Carlile Brings The Human Tour to Red Rocks for Three Nights

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Iron Maiden Runs for Their Lives at Boston’s TD Garden

Iron Maiden Runs for Their Lives at Boston’s TD Garden

Iron Maiden | TD Garden | Boston, MA | September 9th, 2026 – photos by Justin Hunt After more than 50 years, Iron Maiden continues to have one of heavy metal’s most legendary careers. As the Run for Your Lives World Tour reached Boston, the band played TD Garden for the very first time. When… Continue reading Iron Maiden Runs for Their Lives at Boston’s TD Garden

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Smiles All Night: Organ Fairchild Makes Its Richmond Debut at The Camel

Smiles All Night: Organ Fairchild Makes Its Richmond Debut at The Camel

Organ Fairchild | Richmond, Virginia | September 10, 2026 – photos by Philip Andrews Organ Fairchild rolled into Richmond, Virginia, for the first time on September 10, 2026, and by the end of the night, it felt less like a debut and more like a reunion. Local band Lucid Evolution opened the show and got… Continue reading Smiles All Night: Organ Fairchild Makes Its Richmond Debut at The Camel

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