As the gates opened for a third day of Gov Ball, the festival brought with it a youthful exuberance that was uniquely its own. The day’s lineup took a chance with many of the acts on the bill, featuring some of the youngest but talented artists in music today as not many performers were all… Continue reading Governors Ball 2024 | Day Three | Recap
As the clock inched closer to noon in New York, the line of fans entering Flushing Meadows stretched as far as the eye could see. The second day of Gov Ball proved to have something for everyone as the staggered set times allowed the fans to see a little bit of everything with a lineup… Continue reading Governors Ball 2024 | Day Two | Recap
The crown Jewel of East Coast music festivals and overall barometer for relevance in popular culture, Governors Ball once again proved an incredible experience as it drew the eyes of all in the New York area. A festival that catered so heavily to the tastes of the newest generation of festivalgoers, the lineup proved to… Continue reading Governors Ball 2024 | Day One | Recap
As spring pushes into summer and bands fire up the sound machine in outdoor venues across the land, the jam world tour de force Goose settled into Colorado once again to give the music community two solid nights of improvisation at Fiddler’s Green Amphitheatre outside of Denver in early June. Maxing out at 18,000 strong,… Continue reading Goose | Fiddler's Green | 6/7/2024 | Review
Jessica Malone has been honing her singing and songwriting craft for the past decade, hewing close to her Northern California home in both body and musical spirit. On Gold Flowers of the West, her second full-length studio album, Malone farms her California foothill roots (notwithstanding occasional lyrical calls to sisterly locales like Montana and Carolina)… Continue reading Jessica Malone | Gold Flowers of the West | Review
About 200 or so smiling faces gathered in the Berkeley Hills (officially the community of Kensington, Calif.) on a beautiful June 15 afternoon for a musical benefit featuring the acoustic David Nelson Band, Steve Poltz, and Ragged Charms (a one-time ensemble featuring Dan “Lebo” Lebowitz, three fellows from Hot Buttered Rum, Stephanie Salva, and Wally… Continue reading Groovin' in the Grove | 6/15/2024 | Recap
The third rendition of the Future City Lounge landed at the perfect venue, the edm friendly Brooklyn Made in Brooklyn, NY on June 1, 2024. The line up included Baba G (Disco Biscuits) with Ben Atkind (ElefantProof), Cloudchord with Rory O’Connor (Tycho), BkellZ w Rob Madore (px3), and the Future City Resident, Horizon Wireless. BkellZ… Continue reading Future City Lounge 3 | Brooklyn Made | 6/1/2024
The Allman Betts Band is an American rock group that burst onto the scene in 2018. This ensemble is a family affair, featuring the sons of two founding members of the legendary Allman Brothers Band: Devon Allman (son of Gregg Allman) and Duane Betts (son of Dickey Betts). Their lineup is further enriched by slide… Continue reading Newton Theatre Hosts Allman Betts Band's King Crawler Tour Finale
I didn’t plan on going to the Sphere to see Dead and Company (a.k.a. “Dead & Co.”) during their months-long “Dead Forever” residency. But after missing U2 and Phish during the inaugural year of the high-tech Las Vegas arena, it was high time I went to check out the uber-visual experience. It doesn’t hurt that… Continue reading Dead Forever: Dead and Company at The Sphere | 6/8/2024
The Tedeschi Trucks Band is unique: a 12-member ensemble of extraordinary musicians, playing the music they want to play, sustaining a productive schedule of recording and live performance, and thrilling ever-growing audiences all along the way. The TTB roster of stellar players has been steady for the last few years. In particular, Gabe Dixon is… Continue reading Tedeschi Trucks Band + Little Feat | Greek Theatre | 6/7/2024
