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Emerging Michigan Bands Shine at Bell’s Brewery Showcase

Yellowhouse | photos by Dan Ward The wind is howling across Michigan today as spring announces its presence. The flowers are pushing up through the ground, the robins have returned, and it is time to dig out of the winter funk and get ready for summer. The best medicine to shake off the winter is… Continue reading Emerging Michigan Bands Shine at Bell’s Brewery Showcase

Greyboy Allstars Dig Deep Into Their Catalog at The Warehouse at FTC

Greyboy Allstars | Fairfield, CT | March 5, 2026 | Photos by Jamie Huenefeld/Killahwave On March 5, 2026, The Greyboy Allstars brought their unmistakable groove to The Warehouse at FTC in Fairfield, CT. They delivered a deep dive in West Coast Boogaloo, which is the sound they helped pioneer. The band’s lineup remained remarkably close… Continue reading Greyboy Allstars Dig Deep Into Their Catalog at The Warehouse at FTC

Happy Birthday Bill Payne – Celebrating the Little Feat Keyboard Legend

Photo: Bill Payne of Little Feat – Grateful Web Archives Today we celebrate the birthday of Bill Payne, the masterful keyboardist, singer and songwriter best known as a founding member of the legendary band Little Feat. For more than five decades, Payne’s rolling piano lines, soulful vocals and unmistakable musical intuition have helped define one… Continue reading Happy Birthday Bill Payne – Celebrating the Little Feat Keyboard Legend

LaMP Bring Genre-Bending Groove to Mr. Smalls Theatre in Pittsburgh

Photos by: Tom Bush IV / @tb4concerts On an uncharacteristically warm March weekend, LaMP, featuring Russ Lawton, Scott Metzger, and Ray Paczkowski, returned to Mr. Smalls Theatre on the outskirts of Pittsburgh, PA to deliver an engaging Sunday night performance that stylistically was as varied and dynamic as any concertgoer could have hoped for, wading… Continue reading LaMP Bring Genre-Bending Groove to Mr. Smalls Theatre in Pittsburgh

Gogol Bordello | The Novo | 3/07/2026

Nearly three decades into their career pioneering the Gypsy Punk genre, titans of individuality and nonconformity, Gogol Bordello, performed a sold out show over the weekend at Los Angeles’ The Novo. Making their appearance in Southern California just a few short weeks after the release of their latest album “We Mean It, Man!”, the audience… Continue reading Gogol Bordello | The Novo | 3/07/2026

Bruce Hornsby and the Colorado Symphony Create a Rare Night at Denver’s Boettcher Hall

Burce Hornsby with the Colorado Symphony | Denver, Colorado | February 28th, 2026 – photos by Jake Cudek On February 28th, acclaimed pianist Bruce Hornsby returned to the Mile High City to deliver a special night of music for his premier collaboration with the Colorado Symphony. Performing at the symphonic institution known as Boettcher Hall,… Continue reading Bruce Hornsby and the Colorado Symphony Create a Rare Night at Denver’s Boettcher Hall

Grateful Dead Music on a Flatbed Truck in Golden Gate Park’s Panhandle

Golden Gate Park | March 8, 2026 | San Francisco, CA | photos by Gabriel David Barkin For the first time in almost 60 years, the music of the Grateful Dead was played live atop a flatbed truck in the Panhandle of San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park on Sunday afternoon. The smell of eucalyptus and… Continue reading Grateful Dead Music on a Flatbed Truck in Golden Gate Park’s Panhandle

Dropkick Murphys, Aggrolites, Haywire & Slugger Deliver a Punk-Fueled Night at Chicago’s Salt Shed

Photos by Dan Ward The Irish are coming to Chicago and they plan to rock the town. Tell a friend in Chicago you are going to see Dropkick Murphys and the reply will be some form of expletive. Tell them that Slugger and Haywire are on the same bill and they will break out their… Continue reading Dropkick Murphys, Aggrolites, Haywire & Slugger Deliver a Punk-Fueled Night at Chicago’s Salt Shed

Melvin Seals & JGB Deliver Soulful Night at The Capitol Theatre With Robert Randolph

Melvin Seals & JGB | Port Chester, NY | February 28, 2026 | Photos by Jamie Huenefeld/Killahwave and Videos by Vinny Vallely Melvin Seals & JGB returned to The Capitol Theatre on February 28, 2026 with special guest Robert Randolph, following an opening set from One-Eyed Jack. From the start, the night felt like a… Continue reading Melvin Seals & JGB Deliver Soulful Night at The Capitol Theatre With Robert Randolph

Electric Blues Dynamite: Alastair Greene Ignites The Funky Biscuit

Alastair Greene | Boca Raton, Florida | Photos by Russell Levine Texas blues guitarist Alastair Greene and his power trio deliver a volcanic night of guitar fury at Boca Raton’s legendary listening room. The air inside The Funky Biscuit on March 5 had the feeling of something slightly dangerous about to happen. Not dangerous in… Continue reading Electric Blues Dynamite: Alastair Greene Ignites The Funky Biscuit