Yolonda Lavender | photos by Dan Ward The night is wonderfully cool and calm, the perfect spring evening. At Bell’s, Racheal Reinholtz is solving all the last-minute issues before the second show of her Spring Concert Series — and what a show it is going to be. Racheal has convinced three of Kalamazoo’s finest to… Continue reading Yolonda Lavender, Ja’Leeyna and Asia Sings Shine at Bell’s Spring Concert Series
Dead Floyd | Peoria, IL | May 2nd, 2026 – photos by Ginger West Some shows you watch. Others you fall into. Saturday night in Peoria was the latter — the kind of night where the room shifts a little and you’re suddenly somewhere else entirely. From the moment you walked into Kenny’s Westside Pub,… Continue reading Dead Floyd’s Peoria Trip: “Shakedown Street,” “Another Brick,” and a “Brokedown Palace” Landing
Ketch Secor and Molly Tuttle | Sweetwater Music Hall | Mill Valley, CA | May 1st, 2026 – photos by Gabriel David Barkin Molly Tuttle is on tour across the U.S. this year with her full band. Old Crow Medicine Show (OCMS) also has a ton of dates scheduled throughout the summer. But that didn’t… Continue reading Molly Tuttle and Ketch Secor: Live and In Love
Bear’s Sonic Journal Concordance: 150 years of Charles Ives So you think you are a Deadhead? Or maybe you run to the snack bar during “Drums” and “Space.” Well, I’m here to let you know that there’s a lot more to that than you had originally imagined. Phil Lesh, Grateful Dead bass player, and Owsley… Continue reading Bear’s Sonic Journal: Concordance – 150 Years of Charles Ives
Photos by : Russell Levine The air in Fort Lauderdale felt like it had something to confess Wednesday night, thick, electric, slightly untrustworthy. Inside Parker Playhouse, the lights dropped low, candles flickered like quiet conspirators, and out walked Graham Nash, 84 years old and still carrying the kind of truth most people spend a lifetime… Continue reading Graham Nash at Parker Playhouse Review – Living Archive, Open Wounds
Cheap Trick | Paso Robles, CA | April 22nd, 2026 – photos by L. Paul Mann Watching a band after 50 years that’s still having a blast is exhilarating for longtime fans. Cheap Trick arrived at Vina Robles Amphitheatre on a crisp April night, proving they’re more than a legacy act—they’re power-pop’s blueprint Central Coast’s… Continue reading Cheap Trick | Vina Robles Amphitheatre | 4/22/2026
Steep Canyon Rangers’ fifteenth studio album, Next Act, set for release May 22 on Yep Roc Records, feels like a carefully prepared gourmet meal for the ears. Each track is layered with flavor, texture, and a story that invites you to savor every note. GRAMMY Award-winning and North Carolina Music Hall of Fame-inducted, the band… Continue reading Steep Canyon Rangers Serve Up a Thoughtful Return with Next Act
Skeleton Crewe | Alcazar Theatre | April 15th, 2026 – photos by L. Paul Mann There is a special kind of magic when a so-called supergroup rises above resumes and reputations to become something larger than the sum of its parts. On April 15 at the historic Alcazar Theatre in Carpinteria, Skeleton Crewe did exactly… Continue reading Skeleton Crewe Bring Psychedelic Americana to Alcazar Theatre
Community benefits are a great way to get out, meet your neighbors, and learn about where you live. Tonight, the Redbud Ramblers are out to raise money for the Fine Arts Council and lay down some righteous bluegrass for their neighbors. The band—made up of Daniel Regal (guitar), Hank Nelson (guitar), Stephen Kowalski (upright bass),… Continue reading Redbud Ramblers Bring Bluegrass Spirit to Buchanan Tin Shop Benefit Night
Red Hawk Jazz Collective | Photos: Courtesy of Mark Alstott Teaching is a calling. Those who are born to teach cannot be deterred. This year, for the second time, Lake Michigan College in Benton Harbor, Michigan, hosted a Jazz Festival aimed at educating and enriching the community about music, and specifically jazz. Today, I went… Continue reading Lake Michigan College Jazz Festival Brings Education and Rhythm to Benton Harbor
