Here in the New England, we have no Bonnaroo, no Coachella, no Lollapalooza, no New Orleans Jazz Festival: summer music extravaganzas wit...

It was one of those most magical of evenings. Outside, 70 or so degrees, beside the ocean, sun about to set, your favorite concert buddie...

Dawes seems to be doing everything the right way. They tour endlessly, they’ve played backup to the great Robbie Robertson, and they trea...

The door has swung wide open for Grace Potter, and she is sprinting through it. It seemed to jar open suddenly late last year with her in...

It’s clear that the musicians that play the Newport Folk Festival get it. Yes, it’s a beautiful scene, with its view from the stage looki...

Most times when you go to shows you pretty much know what to expect. Once in a while, though, you get surprised and wonder (in your best ...

Sleeping after a concert is always difficult for me; the music from the show runs through my head, almost like reliving what I heard. So ...

You have to make the most of Mondays, especially the dismal ones in April. Luckily for us, the Submarines came around just at the right t...

Lake Street Dive just wants you to have fun. I could end my review right there and you would have enough information to get you to go see...

http://www.flickr.com/photos/modernacoustic/sets/72157626231916537/ Grace Potter the band has arrived! This is the third time I’ve seen G...

What should one expect from a Valentine’s Day Brawl? Love, roses,  a nice slow-dance sax solo, and of course some heartache because this ...

When a CD release party is billed as an Extravaganza, you expect just a little bit more than a band onstage running through their new son...

The second show of my weekend concert extravaganza was quite different than the first. Instead of the sold out large-theater setting of t...

The Holiday Crush is upon us, so I’ll have to make this kind of quick. But because of the Crush it is important to take time out and enjo...

Ever have one of those nights where plans seem to just magically work, no matter what they are? Last Saturday, as much as a month ago, wa...

First, the bullet points for those in a hurry to hear the details: 1) I got this close to riding the tour bus from Portland to Northampto...

“You guys are so rad. I’d forgotten just how rad you guys are!” That’s what Jackie Greene told the pumped-up crowd at the Paradise last w...

We had read the stories: Singer Scott Weiland, numerous times in rehab, had fallen off the stage at a recent show. We had heard the rumor...

The challenge for a music festival is striking the right balance in the acts, mixing new and old, loud and soft, energetic and laid back....

Here’s my surefire remedy for temporary relief of serious back pain: Start with some exquisite acoustic guitar solos. Add some beautiful ...