Archive for Concert Recaps
PHOTOS: Greensky Bluegrass @ Crown Room at Crystal Bay Club Casino, Lake Tahoe 3/14/13
Kalamazoo residents, Greensky Bluegrass, paid a return visit to Crystal Bay Casino the night before their big show at the Fillmore, where they will be playing with bluegrass legend, Sam Bush, the following night. This wasn’t their first rodeo at Crystal Bay; they have played the Red Room in 2010... more
SETLIST / RECAP: Umphrey’s McGee @ House of Blues, Hollywood, CA 3/23/13
Umphrey's McGee put an exclamation point on the first ever two-night stand in the City of Angels last night, delivering two stellar sets that you'd have a hard time choosing a favorite from. After the heavy metal affair on Friday, Umphreys dove deep into their catalog on Saturday playing... more
PHOTOS / RECAP: Umphrey’s McGee @ House of Blues in Hollywood, CA 3/22/13
Umphrey's McGee have made LA a mid-March stomping ground for the last several years and this time the band made it extra-special, scheduling a two-night stand on the Sunset Strip for 2013. With Joel Cummins (keyboards) now calling SoCal his home, and the band playing at what several vets... more
CONCERT RECAP: Alabama Shakes @ The Sugar Mill, New Orleans, LA 3/15/13
After another sold out show in New Orleans, the mighty Alabama Shakes are nowhere near slowing down. The last time they were in town, riding high on the initial buzz of their debut EP, the Athens band packed the 500 person capacity confines of One Eyed Jacks (tickets were... more
CONCERT RECAP / SETLIST: Flogging Molly @ FOX Theater Oakland, CA 3/9/13
Flogging Molly came to Oakland’s Fox Theater this past weekend and unleashed a serious can of Irish whoop-ass (also known as Guinness) on everybody. The seven-piece Celtic Punk group has been recording and playing for nearly 15 years now and their hilariously fun and boisterous live show reflects both their... more
CONCERT RECAP: Dangermuffin @ StageOne, Fairfield, CT 3/9/13
In my opinion, Fairfield Theatre Company’s StageOne is one of the most charming and intimate stages in the entire state of Connecticut. This last Saturday evening, Dangermuffin made their second appearance at the 225 seat venue to an almost sold out crowd. This was the kind of evening in music... more
CONCERT RECAP: Tame Impala Tour Closer @ House of Blues Boston 3/12/13
Review by @AdamIcculus Last night Tame Impala ended their North American tour in style with a sold out show at Boston’s House of Blues. To say that Tame Impala is on an upward trajectory is an understatement. In just under two years these Australian psych-rockers have played Boston three times,... more
PHOTOS/ RECAP: Thao & The Get Down Stay Down @ Great American Music Hall, SF, CA 3/2/13
Despite my best planning and rampant enthusiasm for the evening’s billing, I almost didn’t get into the show last Saturday. Due to some mix-ups on the back end, my name was never added to the press list. I waited outside the venue asking strangers for extras (shhh! scalping is illegal!)... more
PHOTOS / RECAP: Bob Weir (w/ Jonathan Wilson) @ The Pearl @ Palms, Las Vegas 3/1/13
Like a old soul reborn, Bob Weir brought his rhythm and rhyme to the Pearl at the Palms in Las Vegas last Friday night. Opening the show was Jonathan Wilson, who brought some familiar Dead tunes and was a nice filler. The show got into hyper drive when Weir suddenly... more
PHOTOS / RECAP: Morrissey @ The Moore Theater, Seattle, WA 3/6/13
Morrissey is a man who likes to start fights. The former vocalist for 80’s legends, The Smiths ripped off his shirt halfway through “Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want,” sending those who had abandoned their theater seats for the front row into a tizzy. They salivated as he... more
CONCERT RECAP: The Punch Brothers @ The Calvin Theatre, Northampton, MA 2/15/2013
When I became interested in covering Punch Brothers performance, it wasn't because I was in love with their music. In fact, I hadn't even heard much of it. Based solely on the fact that it was a string quintet, there was really no way I wouldn't fall hard and fast... more
PHOTOS / RECAP: Why? / Astronautalis / Dream Tiger @ Neumos, Seattle 3/1/13
Screams reverberated through the room as Yoni Wolf of Why? took to the stage at Neumos. A young girl reached up to hand him a yellow daffodil, a simple and touching gesture. A long way from his beginnings co-founding the hip-hop underground Anticon collective of Berkeley, CA, Yoni has reached... more
PHOTOS / RECAP: Robert Randolph and The Slide Brothers with Otis Taylor @ Royce Hall, Los Angeles, CA 2/23/13
We’re all told to respect our elders, to learn from the generation before and to pass along tradition. Wise words musically speaking, and fundamental to any jazz or blues playbook where family legacies span generations and old sounds are regularly rediscovered and reimagined. Now, I hail from about as... more
RECAP: Unknown Mortal Orchestra w/ Foxygen @ One Eyed Jack’s, New Orleans 2/22/13
On a stormy Friday in the French Quarter, New Orleans’ young and hip packed into One Eyed Jack’s for an evening of delightfully unique music that was worlds away from the funk cover bands nearby on Bourbon Street. The sellout crowd seemed mostly concerned with current buzz band Foxygen,... more
SETLIST / ROUNDUP: Furthur’s Three-Night Run in Colorado (2/22-2/24)
Last night, Furthur capped a three-night stand in the Colorado Rockies at the cozy 1st Bank Center with tickets going for a reported $250+ over the weekend. Saturday's concert had most nodding in agreement it was the one to catch with a second set that opened with "Help on... more
PHOTOS / RECAP: 3 Brave Souls (Beasley, Jones, Bruner Jr.) Jazz up Culver City
Earlier this month, “3 Brave Souls” held an album release event at the Kirk Douglas Theater in Culver City, CA. The theatre is just one of many ongoing performances held by the Jazz Bakery as they await construction of their Frank Gehry designed new home next door. John Beasley... more
PHOTOS / RECAP: Big Gigantic, Kill Paris @ House of Blues, Boston 2/15/13
Dominic Lalli and Jeremy Salken, better known as Big Gigantic, played another one of their high octane and high energy shows last Friday (2/15/2013) night at the House of Blues in Boston. The large Big Gigantic (confusing I know) fanbase was in full attendance for the show and were dazzled... more
CONCERT RECAP: Get The Led Out @ The Dome at Oakdale Theater, Wallingford, CT 2/16/13
Photos and Words by Craig Sandor This show might as well have been billed "100% Pure Rock & F*****G ROLL!!!!" as I haven't been this amped-up and energized post-concert in a long time. Granted, even though Get The Led Out exclusively plays Led Zeppelin music and prides themselves on recreating their studio tracks,... more
PHOTOS / RECAP: The xx, Austra @ House of Blues, NOLA 2/8/13
So Mardi Gras is officially over and the season of Lint is upon us. If someone told me I had to give up music for Lint, I would be deeply saddened but could look back on The XX show as inspiration to get me the next forty days. ... more
PHOTOS / RECAP: moe. @ Stage AE, Pittsburgh, PA 2/6/13
"One more bottle...For this Happy Hour Hero," the song about the pretty girl and a shot of Jack, opened up the moe. show at the Stage AE in Pittsburgh last Wednesday night. Although a mellow song for an opener, once the train started chugging, it left the crowd begging for... more
GOLDEN TICKET / RECAP: Gary Clark Jr. @ Roxy Theatre, Hollywood, CA 2/9/13
Grammy weekend in LA is always filled with secret shows...surprise shows...shows you couldn't get on the guest list even if you were sleeping with the doorman. 2013 was no exception: Muse @ the Grammy Museum. Frank Ocean @ the Ace. Deadmau5 @ House of Blues on... more
Marco Benevento Tigerfaces San Francisco, Mentions New Album in the Works
San Francisco got Tiger Face'd last weekend with a double dose of Marco Benevento's first shows in the city proper since December 2011. Anyone who has seen him knows that Marco always puts on a clinic of infectious grooves, top notch musicianship, and circuit bent wizardy, all while maintaining... more
PHOTOS / RECAP: Cosmic Love Ball w/ Rubblebucket and Materialized @ The Fillmore, SF 2/9/13
The Cosmic Love Ball was billed as San Francisco’s annual celebration of life, love, and music. More so than many of the shows I attend, it was apparent to me that the crowd was there to fully experience all three. From the space suits to the horns to the dance... more
PHOTOS / RECAP: Big Freedia / Don’t Talk to the Cops / Radjaw @ Neumos, Seattle 2/5/13
“This is the first national bounce tour ever,” Big Freedia (pronounced “Freeda”) declared at Neumos on Tuesday night. Outside the South, the New Orleans native is the best known “sissy” bounce artist, referring to the overtly queer themes of her raps. The genre is characterized by intense bass beats, repetitive... more
PHOTOS: Purity Ring, Young Magic @ House of Blues, Boston 1/30/13
Canada's Purity Ring stopped in Boston last Wednesday night for their second to last show of their Shrines tour. Due to a spike in ticket sales, the venue switched from the smaller more personal Paradise Rock Club to the larger more grandiose House of Blues. Young Magic opened for Purity... more
PHOTOS / RECAP: Lotus @ Best Buy Theater, NYC 1/26/13, Knitting Factory, Brooklyn 1/27/13
Writer: Steve Ledgers / Photographer: Ross Citrin "Full speed ahead," as the saying goes. Lotus kicked off their winter tour with explosions in the sky (not the band), and many tricks up their sleeves. It’s hard for me to conceptualize how a band can take a small vacation and then... more
RECAP: Stevie Wonder, Gary Clark Jr, and Janelle Monae @ The Bud Light Hotel, New Orleans, LA 2/2/13
When Rolling Stone and Bud Light join forces to throw a Super Bowl party, you can expect it to be a little more exciting than the usual chips and salsa affair at your neighbor’s house. What you don’t expect is the chance to see three top notch performers keep... more
PHOTOS / RECAP: Great American Taxi @ Aggie Theatre, Fort Collins, CO 1/31/13
“Americana without borders” is how the band describes their music and the lyrics say it all. It’s always best to see a band in their neck of the woods and judging by the performance Thursday night the band was in top form. Teetering somewhere between jam, bluegrass and folk rock, Great... more
PHOTOS / RECAP: Billy Cobham’s Spectrum 40 @ The Mint LA 1/26/13
Mahavishnu Orchestra is in the pantheon of jazz fusion pioneers replete with black hole density, volcanic intensity and ridiculous virtuosity. I had never heard anything quite like John McLaughlin’s searing fretwork, Jan Hammer’s prog-funk sounds and Jerry Goodman’s violin thrown to the front of what truly seemed to be an... more
CONCERT RECAP: El Ten Eleven @ The Central S.A.P.C., LA 1/25/13
Without having to beat around the bush too hard with swirling adjectives, profound thoughts, or varied comparisons, the words "just check ‘em out" really comes to mind if I were ever asked about El Ten Eleven. Honestly, both shock and acceptance would sink in if I was told they had... more
PHOTOS / RECAP: Local Natives, Superhumanoids @ El Rey Theater, LA 1/29/13
Perhaps what stood out the most about the Local Natives' show on Tuesday night at the El Rey Theater in Los Angeles, was how personal and heartfelt their music was. In the middle of a crowd that cheered and screamed in a way that resembled "Beatle-mania," they delivered a powerful... more
