NYC A Group Effort Toward A Less Lonely World Suicide: An Anthology Release Reading The Red Room East Village, NYC Dec. 17, 2023 (Note: If you or a loved one are struggling with thoughts of suicide, please call 988 K Hank Jost 19 Dec 2023 · 4 min read
Tulsa Candy Cain’s: An Evening Of Sheer Joy With JD McPherson JD McPherson’s “Socks: A Rock ‘n’ Roll Christmas Tour” Cain’s Ballroom Tulsa OK Dec. 9, 2023 “Presents are coming,” JD McPherson said with uncharacteristic austerity, flanked by strings Becky Carman 19 Dec 2023 · 2 min read
Chicago Honky Tonk Fills The Empty Bottle Hard Country Honky Tonk The Empty Bottle 1035 N. Western Ave. Chicago Dec. 15, 2023 “And I’ve got swinging doors, a jukebox and a bar stool / And my new Daniel Shoemaker & Allison Hadley 18 Dec 2023 · 3 min read
NYC Nico Hedley Rocks The Pool Nico Hedley Union Pool Brooklyn, N.Y. Dec. 14, 2023 It takes a whole helluva lot to get me to go Williamsburg’s Union Pool, a bar that’s never K Hank Jost 18 Dec 2023 · 2 min read
NW Arkansas The Transfiguration of Sawyer Hill Sawyer Hill Meteor Guitar Gallery Bentonville, Ark. Dec. 8, 2023 Alt-rock singer Sawyer Hill has a new band, new songs and 70,000 followers on TikTok. Headlining a near-capacity concert Mickey Mercier 15 Dec 2023 · 3 min read
LA Holy Strike: Carolers Crash The Inn A WORKER’S POSADA Sheraton Gateway Los Angeles Dec. 8, 2023 The first thing I saw upon approaching the Sheraton Gateway was a swarm of hotel workers in red T‑ Claire Lewandowski 15 Dec 2023 · 3 min read
LA I Fell In Love With Jenny Lewis All Over Again Jenny Lewis Joy’all Ball Tour Hollywood Palladium Los Angeles Dec. 8, 2023 The soap dispenser in the women’s bathroom was malfunctioning at the Jenny Lewis concert at the Madeline Connors 13 Dec 2023 · 2 min read
New Haven Kapelye Makes It“Nu Haven Style” “Turetskaya,” the opening number on the Nu Haven Kapelye’s new album, Nu Haven Style — to be officially released the day of the klezmer orchestra’s annual concert at Congregation Brian Slattery 13 Dec 2023 · 1 min read
New Haven Long Live The Beehive Queen There are three things you can count on in December: stores jammed with holiday shoppers, roads jammed with holiday travelers, and Christine Ohlman jamming though The Beehive Holiday Blowout at Karen Ponzio 11 Dec 2023 · 1 min read
Nashville Nashville’s Musician Test Kitchen Bubbles Kaitlyn Raitz Bowery Vault Nashville Dec. 5, 2023 Kaitlyn Raitz looked down at her cello and the pedal board to the right of her right foot and said to the Libby Weitnauer 11 Dec 2023 · 4 min read
Chicago Bill Callahan Shows The Man Behind The Guitar Bill Callahan The Constellation Bricktown, Chicago Dec. 5, 2023 “What’s up, Chicago?!” Bill Callahan enthusiastically inquired of his audience, denizens of his former hometown. “That’s what comedians say. Allison Hadley & Daniel Shoemaker 11 Dec 2023 · 4 min read
Troy/Albany Harp Meets The Dead: Mikaela Davis & Maybird, Lost in Wonderland, Lost in Time Mikaela Davis with special guest Maybird Lark Hall Albany, N.Y. Dec. 7, 2023 In the depths of dreary winter, after a week of short and sunless days, as intermittent RS Benedict 11 Dec 2023 · 3 min read
Tulsa Origin Stories, Cherokee Americana And A Rare Full-Band Show For Kalyn Fay Kalyn Fay LowDown Tulsa Dec. 1, 2023 Kalyn Fay’s music seems to be made of open space and complicated questions. When the singer-songwriter took the stage at LowDown last Z.B. Reeves 8 Dec 2023 · 2 min read
Tulsa Cuban Rhythms, Frank Ocean And Whatever The Hell Else: A Night At The Colony Lil’ Big Band The Colony Nov. 24, 2023 Turkey and holiday starches are known to tank folks, but Thanksgiving is traditionally a huge day for Tulsa’s service industry. Expats Mitch Gilliam 8 Dec 2023 · 3 min read
New Haven Some Painted,Some Panted Music and visual art both went live Wednesday night at Cafe Nine when Color in Sound, an event organized and curated by local artist Andres Madariaga, brought together three musical Karen Ponzio 7 Dec 2023 · 1 min read
NYC Paul Truly Springs Paul Spring Always Almost Home Record Release Show Bar Sundown Ridgewood, NYC Dec. 2, 2023 An artist friend of mine once relayed a piece of life-changing advice. The advice was K Hank Jost 5 Dec 2023 · 3 min read
New Haven Tyshawn Sorey Trio Casts Spell On Firehouse 12 Did you hear thunder Friday night or see lightning? Probably not, unless you were one of the lucky few to attend the sold-out Tyshawn Sorey Trio show at Firehouse 12. Karen Ponzio 4 Dec 2023 · 1 min read
Tulsa Soup’s On: Dane Arnold’s Sunday Night Residency Is A Must-See Soup Mercury Lounge Tulsa Nov. 26, 2023 Is it too on the nose to liken Soup (as it’s billed on social media) — the erstwhile Dane Arnold and the Soup, Becky Carman 30 Nov 2023 · 2 min read