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

Public Image Ltd. at Big Night Live

Stevo Rood - October 6, 2026

Megadeth and Iron Maiden Late Summer Tour at Hersheypark Stadium

Ryan O'Malley - September 25, 2026

EDDIE 9V REIMAGINES GEORGE McCRAE’s “ROCK YOUR BABY”

LMNR - September 24, 2026

Fluffy Brings the Chisme to Foxwoods and Mohegan Gets Roasted

Joel Shover - September 11, 2026

Festival Preview

Baygrass Brings a Standout Lineup and an IBMA Event of the Year Nomination...

Dan Rozman - September 11, 2026

NEWS

Rustic Overtones Deerfield MA

LMNR - August 20, 2026

Treehouse Brewing Deerfield, MA August 4, 2026Rustic Overtones have been delivering their brand of rock and roll...

The Bogmen return to Webster Hall for Special Performance

August 18, 2026

Rest in Peace Frank Beard

August 18, 2026

Toto at Leader Bank Pavillion

August 8, 2026

Phish Phenway N1

August 1, 2026

SHOW REVIEWS

Will Wood Begins his Self-ish Tour with High Energy...

Anthony Burnett - August 19, 2026

by Anthony BurnettOn Friday, August 14th, Will Wood performed at the Royale on Tremont St. to begin...

Brandi Carlile Makes It Human at Mohegan Sun Arena

August 18, 2026

A White Wedding at Red Hot Mohegan Sun

August 13, 2026

Newport Jazz Festival Day 3

August 13, 2026

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

August 5, 2026

EDITORS PICKS

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Grahame Lesh & Friends Fall 2026 Tour

News LMNR - September 1, 2026

Tour Includes Three Nights at Masonic Lodge at Hollywood ForeverPLUS NEW YEAR’S...

Dave Matthews Band at Freedom Mortgage Pavilion July 10, 2026

Show Reviews Ryan O'Malley - July 14, 2026

When summer arrives, it could usually guarantee a few things: hot weather, endless...

FESTIVAL PREVIEWS

The East Boston Latin Music & Dance Festival is Back September 13th at East Boston Memorial Park

LMNR - September 3, 2026

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

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

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

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

Joel Shover - July 8, 2026

Some artists play a venue, others become part of its story and this is a story sixteen years in the making.When John Mayer walks onto the stage at the world-famous Mohegan Sun Arena...

Concert Memory: The Who and the Grateful Dead

April 28, 2020

Chicago LIVE at Fred Kavli Theatre

February 25, 2022

Katey Sagal and The Forest Rangers

December 2, 2019

John Mayer Sob Rock Tour Opener

February 10, 2022

FROM THE ARCHIVES

Floydfest 2018 Preview by Miles Hurley

June 21, 2018

the Machine

March 16, 2015

Pink Talking Fish Junta Circus

February 24, 2019

JOE BLUES-ROCK STAR JOE BONAMASSA

September 30, 2021

EVEN MORE NEWS

POLYPHIA Announces New Record “Be Not Afraid” Out October 23rd

September 10, 2026

Karina Rykman Releases New Song, “Shoegaze Summer”

September 1, 2026

Dolly Parton has passed

August 25, 2026