New Haven Three New Albums Put The Heart On The Line “Good Morning Heartache,” the opening track on Christian Sands’s latest album, Embracing Dawn, begins with a warm, gently unfolding gesture from the piano, an easing into consciousness. Brian Slattery 9 Oct 2024 · 2 min read
LA Little Weirdos Wait To Die “I feel like performing live is practice for living and dying,” Mitski declares several songs into her sold-out show at the Hollywood Bowl. She goes on to explain that in performance, she experiences it all: ecstasy, joy, awe. Madeline Connors 9 Oct 2024 · 2 min read
LA 3 Straight Shows, Lost To Gothic Night Dear diary, I’m embarking inadvisably upon a three-day marathon of unrelated shows around Greater Los Angeles, including on workdays. A.J. Urquidi 7 Oct 2024 · 4 min read
LA You’re Invited, If You Dare The title of the Dare’s 2024 debut album poses a question: What’s Wrong with New York? Here’s my take Brittany Menjivar 7 Oct 2024 · 3 min read
Hartford A Gift To End The Season Thanks to the beautiful weather we’ve had this month, it felt like summer was going to last all year long. All good things must come to an end though, and Gifted Horses gave the last lunchtime concert performance the season. Jamil Ragland 6 Oct 2024 · 2 min read
Philadelphia Softies’ Stage Return Hits Hard On Heartbreak “Write down that this is a bad song!” my recently heartbroken friend wept in my ear as I scrawled notes like an obsessive school girl about the pitch-perfect performance delivered by ‘90s sad girls, The Softies. Nora Grace-Flood 4 Oct 2024 · 3 min read
Philadelphia 100 Witches Curse The Crowd Izzy at Sing Slavic Queen & Rook Game Cafe Izzy True 4 Oct 2024 · 1 min read
Oakland His Name Is Alive — Haunting Riff-Rock from Motor City His Name Is Alive The New Parish 1743 San Pablo Ave, Oakland September 22nd, 2024 Frederick Noland 3 Oct 2024 · 1 min read
Oakland Lucinda Williams Knows A Thing Or Two About Fighting Lucinda Williams Fox Theater 1807 Telegraph Ave, Oakland September 23rd, 2024 Frederick Noland 2 Oct 2024 · 1 min read
New Haven Post-Punk Legends Bring Nostalgia, Rebirth October opened with a one-two punch as the dreamy double bill of the Psychedelic Furs and The Jesus and Mary Chain turned College Street Music Hall into a post-punk version of heaven. Karen Ponzio 2 Oct 2024 · 1 min read
New Haven Cornet-Piano Duo Frees Up The Space Cornetist Taylor Ho Bynum smiled from the stage at Firehouse 12 Friday night, explaining how good it was to be back there Brian Slattery 30 Sep 2024 · 2 min read
Hartford Yes, That’s A Harp in Downtown Hartford I was not expecting to see a full-sized harp when I stopped by for the latest concert in the Old State House’s Summer Series. Jamil Ragland 29 Sep 2024 · 3 min read
Tulsa “Jass” As It Was Written The Sanctuary — a dimly lit Chicago nightclub where jazz, blues, and poetry collided — was a pivotal place in the movie Love Jones, where a young poet named Darius Lovehall (Larenz Tate) attempts to woo Nina Mosley (Nia Long), an aspiring photographer. Ryan Anderson 27 Sep 2024 · 3 min read
Tulsa The Perks Of Being The Wallflowers I don’t think “ordinary” is pejorative. Without at least some artists finding contentment as part of a greater tradition, what would happen to jazz or ballet or opera? Becky Carman 26 Sep 2024 · 4 min read
Hartford Americana Pie Anne Marie Menta Trio Audio Feed Connecticut Old State House Hartford Sept. 24, 2024 Summer is officially over, but the Summer Series continued at the Old State House with the Jamil Ragland 25 Sep 2024 · 3 min read
Philadelphia XPN Hodge Podges Flawless Festival XPoNential Music Festival Wiggins Waterfront Park 2 Riverside Dr. Camden, New Jersey Sept. 22, 2024 University of Pennsylvania’s radio station WXPN celebrated the 30th year of their fall music Emily Cohen 25 Sep 2024 · 4 min read
Hartford Talk About A Bargain Hartford’s Audio Feed concert series moved back indoors this week with The Bargain performing at the Old State House Food Court. Jamil Ragland 25 Sep 2024 · 3 min read
Tulsa Hip-Hop’s New Area Code Hip Hop 918 Guthrie Green Tulsa Sept. 14, 2024 It’s been 23 years since Ludacris and the late Nate Dogg dropped their hit single “Area Codes.” 918 wasn’t Ryan Anderson 23 Sep 2024 · 3 min read
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