Live Music News & Review - The First Word on The Scene

Brandi Carlile comes back to Woodstock

Ryan O'Malley - August 21, 2026

Rustic Overtones Deerfield MA

LMNR - August 20, 2026

Will Wood Begins his Self-ish Tour with High Energy in Boston

Anthony Burnett - August 19, 2026

The Bogmen return to Webster Hall for Special Performance

LMNR - August 18, 2026

Rest in Peace Frank Beard

LMNR - August 18, 2026

NEWS

JACK WHITE ANNOUNCES SEVENTH STUDIO ALBUM, FROZEN CHARLOTTE

LMNR - June 12, 2026

LEAD SINGLE, "DOLLAR BILL," PREMIERES TODAY2026 WORLD HEADLINE TOUR CURRENTLY UNDERWAYNORTH AMERICAN DATES BEGIN JULY 10 IN...

Phoebe Bridgers Announces 2026 Tour

June 12, 2026

DANIELLE NICOLE ANNOUNCES NEW ALBUM ‘FIREFLIES’ and Extensive Tour...

June 2, 2026

Concert Preview: Futurebirds Bring Their ‘Far Out Country’ to...

May 27, 2026

Samantha Fish Announces New Fall Tour Dates with UK...

May 20, 2026

SHOW REVIEWS

A White Wedding at Red Hot Mohegan Sun

Joel Shover - August 13, 2026

It was a nice day for a White Wedding. Just ask Robin from Rhode Island, who showed...

Newport Jazz Festival Day 3

August 13, 2026

Toto at Leader Bank Pavillion

August 8, 2026

Three Bands. Three Decades. One Incredible Night at Mohegan...

August 5, 2026

The Tame Impala Experience at TD Garden, Boston

August 4, 2026

EDITORS PICKS

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HULAWEEN’S Tenth year delivers more Treats and Tricks than Expected

Show Reviews Joel Shover - November 7, 2023

Review and Photography by Joel ShoverTo say that magic exists in this...

Peter Hook in Los Angeles

Show Reviews Harriet Kaplan - September 30, 2022

Peter Hook and The Light performed an incredible show at the Ace Hotel...

FESTIVAL PREVIEWS

PHILLY MUSIC FEST CELEBRATES TEN YEARS OF PHILLY BANDS AND RAISING MONEY FOR KIDS

LMNR - May 20, 2026

SQUEEZE Storm North America with Adam Ant, Haircut 100, & Leon Tilbrook

May 15, 2026

The Town and the City Festival

April 13, 2026

14 Bluegrass and Old Time Acts to Perform at Club Passim’s 14th Annual Down Home Up Here Bluegrass Festival on Patriot’s Day Weekend

April 10, 2026

Sublime Announces “SUBLIME ME GUSTA” MUSIC FESTIVAL – A Multi-City Celebration of Reggae, Punk Rock, Hip-Hop, and The Spirit of Sublime

December 8, 2025

VENUE SPOTLIGHT

GARCIA’S CHICAGO SHARES ECLECTIC MENU AND BEVERAGE PROGRAM INSPIRED BY JERRY GARCIA’S PERSONAL TASTES, HERITAGE, AND MUSIC

LMNR - May 1, 2025

52 Sumner Springfield MA

April 3, 2025

Sk8bar: Skating, Music, Freedom

May 8, 2023

Fritzel’s New Orleans

January 6, 2023

Brooklyn Bowl Philadelphia Venue Spotlight

February 2, 2022

ARTIST SPOTLIGHT

Joe Samba Little East Coast Tour Starts Jan 29

Dave Hoffenberg - January 28, 2026

She Wants Revenge on this Cruel World

May 16, 2025

MUSICAL MEMORIES

How an Era Ended: Knebworth Park, the Last Live Performance of Freddie Mercury With Queen

LMNR - June 29, 2021

by Popular Demand

Concert Memory: The Who and the Grateful Dead

Robert E ODonnell - April 28, 2020

By Robert E O'DonnellOn March 28th, 1981, I was there at The RockPalast in Essen, Germany, in the fifth row for The Who & The Grateful Dead. I actually snuck into the show...

John Mayer Returns to Mohegan Sun Arena for a Historic 30th...

July 8, 2026

Chicago LIVE at Fred Kavli Theatre

February 25, 2022

John Mayer Sob Rock Tour Opener

February 10, 2022

Katey Sagal and The Forest Rangers

December 2, 2019

FROM THE ARCHIVES

Dream Theater

July 23, 2019

The Suitcase Junket release tour dates and new music.

January 22, 2019

Creamery Station at Strangecreek

June 7, 2016

James Taylor & Jackson Browne

November 12, 2021

EVEN MORE NEWS

Brandi Carlile Makes It Human at Mohegan Sun Arena

August 18, 2026

Phish Phenway N1

August 1, 2026

Toto, Christopher Cross, The Romantics

July 22, 2026