MULTITUDES BY FEIST @ MERIDIAN HALL, TORONTO OCTOBER 22, 2021 Concerts are at times referred to as being magical. In my research of Leslie Feist’s Multitudes By Feist residencies in Hamburg and Ottawa, magical was a word that kept popping up. As [...]
COLD w/ DIVIDE THE FALL & NEW DILEMMA @ TURF CLUB, ST. PAUL (MN) OCTOBER 9, 2021 The historic, horseracing-themed landmark known as the Turf Club was host to three bands tonight, bringing in about 150 people from near and far. Local band [...]
FRONT 242 w/ ENDIF @ FINE LINE, MINNEAPOLIS (MN) SEPTEMBER 24, 2021 The warehouse district in Minneapolis was buzzing with activity tonight as a couple of hundred people funneled into the intimate Fine Line venue, for what was an unexpected but [...]
THE HORSESHOE TAVERN CHILL-O-RAMA FEATURING SKYDIGGERS & THE SADIES w/ ELLIOTT BROOD @ CITYVIEW DRIVE-IN, TORONTO JULY 17, 2021 Where does one go on a hot, summer evening in Toronto? Perhaps the drive-in for a triple bill, featuring Elliott [...]
50th ANNUAL JUNO AWARDS VIRTUAL EVENT JUNE 6, 2021 “Music is magic, music is unbelievably special, and important to human life. It always has been, and it always will be”, exclaimed Jann Arden on accepting her nomination tonight at the JUNO [...]
LORD HURON ALIVE FROM WHISPERING PINES: EPISODE 4 OF 4 (VIRTUAL EVENT) April 29, 2021 Lord Huron’s four-part livestream series came to a close last night – a bittersweet ending to a very unique and compelling show. Alive… From Whispering [...]
PHILIP H. ANSELMO & THE ILLEGALS A VULGAR DISPLAY OF PANTERA (VIRTUAL EVENT) APRIL 9, 2021 Throughout the last few years, Phil Anselmo and his current metal outfit, The Illegals, have taken to performing entire sets of classic Pantera [...]
OSHAWA MUSIC WEEK: THIS IS A ROCK SHOW – FEATURING REVIVE THE ROSE, THE JAILBIRDS, CIGAR CLUB, KILLER VIRGINS & MORE @ THE OSHAWA MUSIC HALL CONCERT THEATRE, OSHAWA APRIL 9, 2021 The annual Oshawa Music Week has gone virtual for 2021 [...]
LORD HURON ALIVE FROM WHISPERING PINES: EPISODE 3 OF 4 (VIRTUAL EVENT) March 18, 2021 With each successive episode of Alive From Whispering Pines, Lord Huron leans more and more into the campy nature of its whimsical universe. In this month’s [...]
LORD HURON ALIVE FROM WHISPERING PINES: EPISODE 2 OF 4 (VIRTUAL EVENT) February 18, 2021 Returning for the second instalment of their pandemic-friendly live series, Lord Huron spent most of last night’s show playing fan requested songs. In the [...]
ON THE WINGS OF THE WHITE RAVEN A CONVERSATION WITH EINAR SELVIK OF WARDRUNA Wardruna is a traditional Nordic band who has inspired a global following of fans with its unique approach to music utilizing historic instruments and oral traditions [...]
SMALL TOWN TITANS @ SMT HQ, YORK (PA) FEBRUARY 6, 2021 After a series of unavoidable delays, Pennsylvania’s Small Town Titans has returned with its long-awaited release party for their 2020 album, The Ride. The critically-acclaimed record from [...]
LORD HURON ALIVE FROM WHISPERING PINES: EPISODE 1 OF 4 (VIRTUAL EVENT) JANUARY 7, 2021 Lord Huron has never done anything simply. The Michigan quartet have now released three full-length LPs over the last ten years to slow-growing success, [...]
WARDRUNA KVITRAVN PRESENTATION (ONLINE PERFORMANCE) DECEMBER 10, 2020 Wardruna, the Norwegian music group known for their modern interpretation of ancient Nordic traditions and language, will be releasing their next studio album Kvitravn on [...]
EVANESCENCE @ ROCK FALCON STUDIO, NASHVILLE (TN) DECEMBER 5, 2020 The first performance from Evanescence in 2020 was a live session from the Rock Falcon studio in Nashville, TN, where they have been recording their latest album The Bitter Truth. [...]
MoPOP PRESENTS: ALICE IN CHAINS @ MUSEUM OF POP CULTURE, SEATTLE (WA) DECEMBER 1, 2020 Against all odds, Alice In Chains have not only survived, but they’ve thrived – especially in the last two years – since forming over three decades ago. It is [...]
LOWEST OF THE LOW @ LEE’S PALACE, TORONTO NOVEMBER 28, 2020 Expanding the list of artists who have been hosting live virtual concerts, Lowest Of The Low are now joining the fray. Lead singer and co-founder Ron Hawkins has been hosting [...]
JENNY BANAI @ ST. JAMES HALL, VANCOUVER NOVEMBER 27, 2020 Following the impressive debut album Flowering Head, Vancouver-based Jenny Banai released her sophomore album Couchwalker on September 17 of this year. Flanked by bandmates Scott Currie [...]
FOZZY – CAPTURING JUDAS LIVESTREAM @ MADISON STUDIOS, ATLANTA (GA) NOVEMBER 14 – NOVEMBER 29, 2020 Dedicated to Edward Van Halen. The show opens with the wing of a plane flying over clouds with the words “A long, long time ago….in a [...]
MR. BUNGLE THE NIGHT THEY CAME HOME @ EUREKA PUBLIC LIBRARY, EUREKA (CA) OCTOBER 31, 2020 One of the best things to happen in 2020 was the resurgence of Mr. Bungle, the experimental band, whose release of California in 1999 left their fans on a [...]
PUSCIFER EXISTENTIAL RECKONING: LIVE AT ARCOSANTI (AZ) OCTOBER 30, 2020 Maynard James Keenan, the mastermind behind Tool and A Perfect Circle, is back with his personal project Puscifer and their fourth studio album, Existential Reckoning. To [...]
APPALACHIAN FOLK FESTIVAL LIVESTREAM CAST FROM VARIOUS LOCATIONS APRIL 25, 2020 The West Virginia area has a very healthy and diverse music community, which the Appalachian Folk Online Music Festival brought to the world this past week. These [...]
BLUES ON THE BEACH PUERTO ESCONDIDO @ FRESH RESTAURANT ZICATELA (MEXICO) FEBRUARY 24, 2020 For many surfers and snowbirds, Mexico’s Pacific coastal town, Puerto Escondido, is a great place to escape the winter blues. On February 24, 2020, [...]
SOULFLY @ THE CABOOZE, MINNEAPOLIS (MN) FEBRUARY 19, 2020 Soulfly’s ‘The Summoning’ two month US tour started February 1st and to the delight of the area’s Heavy Metal music lovers, made a stop in Minneapolis. The venue was a beehive of [...]