LA Unhinged Freak-Out Scramblers, Grizzled & Reunited SOUL COUGHING PLAY THE SONGS OF SOUL COUGHING The Bellwether Los Angeles Sept. 13, 2024 They said it would never happen, admitting as much on their tour announcement and promo A.J. Urquidi 18 Sep 2024 · 3 min read
Hartford Nacho Was There In Spirit Haunting Titans Connecticut Old State House Hartford Sept. 17, 2024 Audio Feed, the free concert series hosted at the Old State House every Tuesday and Wednesday, is a great way Jamil Ragland 18 Sep 2024 · 2 min read
New Haven Gogol Bordello Unleashes Positive Fury In an election cycle marked by acrimony and fractious divisiveness, the music at Toad’s on Friday — featuring international punk band Gogol Bordello, supported by label mates Puzzled Panther and Brian Slattery 16 Sep 2024 · 1 min read
Hartford Inside A Hidden Garden, An Exciting Finale Rick Germanson and Friends Sunset Sounds Series Butler-McCook House Hartford Sept. 12, 2024 Butler-McCook House is a hidden gem right outside of downtown Hartford. I’d walked past its telltale Jamil Ragland 13 Sep 2024 · 2 min read
New Haven Mednick’s Not Going Back Steve Mednick played a song from a new album as well as from his next album — while waiting to see how both the track, and country’s political future, play Paul Bass 13 Sep 2024 · 1 min read
Philadelphia Harmonica Howler Harmonizes Past And Present Mikey Junior & Filthy Rich Twisted Tail 509 S. Second St. Sept. 11, 2024 Mikey Junior searched through his harmonica case, first picking up the key of C chromatic, then Nora Grace-Flood 12 Sep 2024 · 3 min read
Hartford An Old Voice Of A New Generation Asher Kai Audio Feed State House Square Food Court Hartford Sept. 11, 2024 The coolest thing about Asher Kai is her look. When I went to see her perform at Jamil Ragland 12 Sep 2024 · 2 min read
Oakland Local Music, Re-Channeled Producer Beth Cloutier termed this event a “relaunch” of her Local Music Channel…and this live music show as a means of “bring[ing] people together to bond and create long lasting friendships that transcend time.” Jeff Kaliss 12 Sep 2024 · 2 min read
Hartford Chill Vibes Is Hard Work I Anbassa Audio Feed Connecticut Old State House Hartford Sept. 9, 2024 “I’m working up a sweat up here,” I Anbassa said between songs at a performance at the Jamil Ragland 11 Sep 2024 · 2 min read
New Haven Mystery (Train) Revisited A subdued Mystery Train took off Tuesday from WNHH FM’s studio. Veteran blues performer Brandt Taylor offered that quiet, howling-at-the-moon, lament-evoking acoustic version of Paul Butterfield’s hard-driving electric Paul Bass 11 Sep 2024 · 1 min read
Oakland Shapeshifters Cinema: Avant-Garde on the Edge of Town Housed in adjoining Victorians, The Shapeshifter’s trifecta—cinema, brewery, and cafe, occupies a stretch of 5th St…I have to admire the building surviving the one-two punch of urban renewal and imminent domain that razed countless other neighboring structures. Fred Noland 10 Sep 2024 · 1 min read
Philadelphia He Drew The Music “I Don’t Believe In Time Anymore“ Space 1026 844 N Broad St. Philadelphia Sept. 6, 2024 Andy Molholt scanned a wall of band posters crafted by his late friend Nora Grace-Flood 9 Sep 2024 · 4 min read
New Haven CT Folk Festival Bridges The Generations A flurry of rainstorms throughout the afternoon on Saturday didn’t keep the CT Folk Festival and Green Expo out of Edgerton Park — nor did it keep stalwart listeners away, Brian Slattery 9 Sep 2024 · 1 min read
Hartford Max Creek’s Jam Still Flowing After 53 Years Max Creek Old State House Hartford Aug. 5, 2024 Hartford Live’s latest concert at the Old State House was something of a homecoming for headliners Max Creek. The band, Jamil Ragland 6 Sep 2024 · 2 min read
LA Keeping an Opa Mind LONG BEACH GREEK FOOD & MUSIC FESTIVAL Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary Long Beach Aug. 31 – Sept. 2, 2024 In the Aquatic Capital of America™, it’s easy to A.J. Urquidi 6 Sep 2024 · 3 min read
Philadelphia From Pen To Reed Tom Moon with Ensemble Novo Time Restaurant and Whiskey Bar 1315 Sansom St. Philadelphia Sept. 4, 2024 Saxophonist Tom Moon forgot the melody of Cole Porter’s “I Love You” Nora Grace-Flood 5 Sep 2024 · 3 min read
New Haven Rocking Out While The Sun’s Still Out Turkey Vulture — a metal/punk duo of Milford-based couple Jessie May (vocals, guitar) and Jim Clegg (drums) — typically spend Sunday afternoons entertaining their two toddler sons. So when May growled Marisa Torrieri 30 Aug 2024 · 1 min read
New Haven Three Albums Welcome The Young Guard Short chords from electric piano and synthesizer set the mood, contemplative but with a pulse. “Estoy aquí / ya estuve allá / ya fui feliz / y acaba mal,” Ene de Nadie croons Brian Slattery 27 Aug 2024 · 1 min read
