Event Reviews

Read on for action reports of concerts, festivals, stand-ups, one-acts, and other parades of human entertainment from the passionate reviewers camping out in backstage trenches and after-parties to write about them for you in the morning.

Bob Mould

Bob Mould

Event Reviews

Bob Mould finishes his 2024 Fall Solo Tour, bringing legendary energy to Atlanta.

Featured photo by Charles DJ Deppner.

AFI Fest 2024

AFI Fest 2024

Event Reviews

For the tenth straight year, Lily and Generoso proudly present their coverage of AFI Fest, Los Angeles’s premiere film festival which took place in Hollywood this October.

Featured photo courtesy of AFI Fest.

Midland with Colby Acuff

Midland with Colby Acuff

Event Reviews

Judy Craddock has a pulled pork sandwich after Colby Acuff’s set, not missing a beat of Midland’s wild west tour stop. Grand Junction, Colorado, gets “lucky sometimes.”

Warren Haynes Band

Warren Haynes Band

Event Reviews

Michelle Wilson soaks up the jam band vibes when Warren Haynes Band brings their Million Voices Whisper Tour to Jacksonville.

Midge Ure

Midge Ure

Event Reviews

Midge Ure brings his Band In A Box tour to historic Mount Dora, Florida, where Michelle Wilson revels in ’80s nostalgia.

Steve Earle

Steve Earle

Event Reviews

Channing Wilson opens for Steve Earle as Steve tours on his Alone Again Live album.

Jerry Cantrell

Jerry Cantrell

Event Reviews

Jeremy Glazier caught Jerry Cantrell at the Cedar Rapids stop of his tour with Candlebox and Bush.

Quasi

Quasi

Event Reviews

How do you quantify a band performing an album that’s been a favorite for a quarter century? Ian Koss makes an attempt.

Keb’ Mo’

Keb’ Mo’

Event Reviews

When legendary artist Keb’ Mo’ performs in Iowa City, Iowa, Jeremy Glazier is there.

CAKE

CAKE

Event Reviews

Jeremy Glazier shoots a CAKE headline show at McGrath Amphitheater.

Joe Jackson

Joe Jackson

Event Reviews

Joe Jackson brought his Two Rounds of Racket tour to the Lincoln Theatre in Washington D.C. on Monday. Bob Pomeroy was in the area and caught the show.

Melt-Banana

Melt-Banana

Event Reviews

Veteran Tokyo punk band Melt-Banana brings Tomato Flower and Baby; Baby: Explores the Reasons Why that Gum is Still on the Sidewalk to Denver, Colorado, for an all-out punk feast. Meow.

Jimmy Failla

Jimmy Failla

Event Reviews

Despite the Mother’s Day factor, hundreds of fervent, faithful followers still flocked to Orlando’s famed Plaza Live to catch an earlybird set from Jimmy Failla — one of the hottest names on today’s national comedy scene.

Los Lobos

Los Lobos

Event Reviews

Jeremy Glazier has a bucket list day at a Los Lobos 50th Anniversary show in Davenport, Iowa.

Swans

Swans

Event Reviews

40 years on, Michael Gira and Swans continue to bring a ritualistic experience that needs to be heard in order to be believed. Featured photo by Reese Cann.

HEALTH

HEALTH

Event Reviews

HEALTH continue their mission to make everyone love each other, bringing their RAT-BASED WARFARE TOUR to the Mile High City, where Steven Cruse gets to be a very lucky middle-aged industrial fanboy.

Orange Blossom Revue

Orange Blossom Revue

Event Reviews

Ink 19’s Nancy Garmer takes a sweet little drive through orange trees and junk shops, winding up in the Highwaymen painting that is Lake Wales, Florida’s Orange Blossom Revue — and then there’s the music, too.

The Japanese House

The Japanese House

Event Reviews

Quinnie opens for The Japanese House at Wooly’s in Des Moines, Iowa, Jeremy Glazier’s favorite road trip.

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Screen Reviews

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Garage Sale Vinyl: Nazareth

Garage Sale Vinyl

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Denude

Music Reviews

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Garage Sale Vinyl

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Facets of Love

Screen Reviews

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