Concert Reviews / RSS

Paul McCartney 8-14-10

Wells Fargo Center · Philadelphia, PA

  BY A.D. AMOROSI   After three hours and 41 songs/fragments of much of his finest moments and memories, Paul McCartney, 68, looked refreshed. Perhaps it was the vitality of a cons more...

Squeeze 8-1-10

Fillmore Auditorium · San Francisco, CA

  BY JUD COST     It was just like old times. The Fillmore was packed tonight with a certain demographic that was actually there to enjoy the music of Squeeze, not inject the more...

The Scorpions + Cinderella 7-31-10

Nokia Theatre · Los Angeles, CA

  BY JOSE MARTINEZ   Call it hard rock, heavy metal or even hair metal, Saturday night's retro concert paired German rockers The Scorpions and glam metal stars Cinderella for a g more...

Ponderosa Stomp Presents the Detroit Breakdown 7-31-10

Lincoln Center Out of Doors · New York, NY

  BY STEVEN ROSEN   First and foremost, we need to cut to the quick about the earth-shattering - for pop-rock musicologists and record collectors - occurrence at the Ponderosa Stom more...

Sting with the Royal Philharmonic Concert Orchestra 7-20-10

Riverbend Music Center · Cincinnati, OH

  BY STEVEN ROSEN   While Sting certainly has no problem writing an ebullient pop song whenever he wants, there's a strong ruminative streak to his solo material. Sometimes, he so more...

Robert Plant 7-20-10

Dodge Theatre · Phoenix, AZ

  BY ROBERT DEAN LURIE   Robert Plant is one wily old coot. He seems to take mischievous glee in sidestepping expectations, and it's a testament to the man's originality that it's more...

David Lynch's Dark Night of the Soul 7-15-10

Morrison Hotel Gallery · New York, NY

  BY A.D. AMOROSI Dark Night of the Soul, the audio/visual collaboration from Danger Mouse, David Lynch and the late Mark Linkous of Sparklehorse has had one tough mean labor before it more...

DEVO 7-8-10

Town Ballroom · Buffalo, NY

  TEXT & PHOTOS BY APRIL S. ENGRAM   After several excruciating minutes in a verbal scuffle with a megalomaniac security guard, the opportunity of seeing one of the best post- more...

Left Coast Live Festival 6-25-10

South 1st Street · San Jose, CA

  BY JUD COST   It was pretty much a reversal of fortune for this year's Left Coast Live festival in downtown San Jose. Especially when compared to last year's dismal maiden effor more...

Tame Impala 6-25-10

Glasslands Gallery · Brooklyn, NY

  BY ZACHARY HERRMANN   Years from now, if and when Nuggets releases as box set detailing the new psychedelia wave of the Aughts, Tame Impala will probably stick out like a sore thu more...


Apr 12 Mar 12 Feb 12 Jan 12 Dec 11 Nov 11 Oct 11 Sep 11 Aug 11 Jul 11 Jun 11 May 11 Apr 11 Mar 11 Feb 11
Thursday@ 9:30 Club
02/22/2011
Jan 11 Dec 10 Nov 10 Oct 10 Sep 10 Aug 10 Jul 10 Jun 10 May 10 Apr 10 Mar 10 Feb 10 Jan 10 Dec 09 Nov 09 Oct 09
U2@ Georgia Dome
10/06/2009
Sep 09 Aug 09 Jul 09 Jun 09 May 09 Apr 09 Mar 09 Feb 09 Jan 09 Dec 08
X 12-27-08@ Slim's
12/27/2008
Nov 08 Oct 08 Sep 08 Aug 08 Jul 08 Jun 08 May 08 Mar 08 Feb 08 Jan 08 Dec 07