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

Third Eye Blind Brings Three Decades of Alternative Rock to Mohegan Sun Arena

Joel Shover - July 9, 2026

The Guess Who

Ryan O'Malley - July 8, 2026

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

Joel Shover - July 8, 2026

Solid Sound 2026

JD Cohen - July 7, 2026

Paul Simon Bethel Woods July 3, 2026

Ryan O'Malley - July 7, 2026

NEWS

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

Gary Alpert - May 27, 2026

Get ready, Boston. Athens, Georgia’s favorite psych-country troubadours, Futurebirds, are bringing their expansive blend of cosmic country-rock, indie...

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

May 20, 2026

The Revivalists Release New Single and Announce Tour Dates;...

May 19, 2026

Acclaimed alt-folk songwriter & RascalZ RecordZ recording artist WHITNEY...

April 24, 2026

Grammy Winning Bronwyn Keith-Hynes Comes to Groton Hill May...

April 22, 2026

SHOW REVIEWS

Robyn Hitchcock returned to the Boston area as he...

Stevo Rood - June 22, 2026

June 14 2026 Brighton Music Hall Boston MA by A Rood PhotographyRobyn Hitchcock returned to the Boston...

Futurebirds Bring Cosmic Harmony and ‘Far Out Country’ to...

June 15, 2026

DelFest 2026: A Deluge of Rain, a Flood of...

June 11, 2026

Daisy the Great hit the Hub

June 10, 2026

5 Seconds of Summer Shine Bright on the Everyone’s...

June 2, 2026

EDITORS PICKS

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Tom Hamilton Band Announces Tour Dates

News Dave Hoffenberg - February 3, 2026

You might know Tom Hamilton from JRAD aka Joe Russo’s Almost Dead, but...

Joost Klein Makes Waves in the US During His First World Tour

Show Reviews Anthony Burnett - May 6, 2026

Getting his start making music in 2016, the Dutch hip hop/hardstyle artist got...

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...

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

STYX, REO Speedwagon and Loverboy Review

July 20, 2022

FROM THE ARCHIVES

Pixies to Rock Northampton, MA Sept. 20th, 2017

September 18, 2017

Turning Mistakes into Magic: How Artists Elevate Live Performances

September 6, 2023

KYLE GASS MUST SAVE THE WORLD TOUR 2021

August 19, 2021

Tim Bluhm Releases New Single and Tour Dates

August 2, 2019

EVEN MORE NEWS

Tash Sultana Boston MA

June 28, 2026

James Taylor Woodstock

June 23, 2026

JACK WHITE ANNOUNCES SEVENTH STUDIO ALBUM, FROZEN CHARLOTTE

June 12, 2026