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

Phish Phenway N1

Stevo Rood - August 1, 2026

Toto, Christopher Cross, The Romantics

Ryan O'Malley - July 22, 2026

Dave Matthews Band at Freedom Mortgage Pavilion July 10, 2026

Ryan O'Malley - July 14, 2026

Tim McGraw at Bethel Woods Center July 9, 2026

Ryan O'Malley - July 13, 2026

Joe Jackson at The State Theatre in New Brunswick, NJ

Jon Fadem - July 10, 2026

NEWS

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

LMNR - June 2, 2026

Danielle Nicole is excited to announce the release of her new album Fireflies, arriving August 28 via...

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

May 27, 2026

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

SHOW REVIEWS

The Guess Who

Ryan O'Malley - July 8, 2026

Over the last few years, Burton Cummings and Randy Bachman have been dealing with lawyers, publishing companies...

Solid Sound 2026

July 7, 2026

Paul Simon Bethel Woods July 3, 2026

July 7, 2026

James Taylor Woodstock

June 23, 2026

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

June 22, 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...

Caribbean Association of the Hudson Valley Inc. Launches to Empower and Unite Caribbean Community

Festival Preview LMNR - June 18, 2025

Poughkeepsie, NY — The newly established Caribbean Association of the Hudson Valley is...

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

Freekbass Reviews Show at Southgate House Revival

June 24, 2014

RIP Daft Punk

February 22, 2021

Spiritual Rez Stratton Vermont February 13 2016

February 26, 2016

Cowboy Junkies Announce East Coast Tour Dates

January 6, 2022

EVEN MORE NEWS

Third Eye Blind Brings Three Decades of Alternative Rock to Mohegan...

July 9, 2026

Tash Sultana Boston MA

June 28, 2026

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

June 15, 2026