The Rolling Stones — ‘Bridges to Bremen’ Dan Alleva July 17, 2019 Albums, Reviews The presence and power of the Rolling Stones is undeniable, regardless of what era of their illustrious career is placed under the microscope by means of archival releases or feature-length documentaries. But,...
Manhattan Beat: Khruangbin, Perry Farrell, The End of America, Tatiana DeMaria Everynight Charley Crespo July 16, 2019 Concerts, Reviews Khruangbin/Rumsey Playfield/June 20, 2019 Mark Speer and Donald "DJ" Johnson Jr. met in 2004 while playing in a gospel band in Houston, Texas; their church employed Speer as the guitarist and Johnson as the...
METZ — ‘Automat’ Gregg McQueen July 16, 2019 Albums, Reviews METZ has been producing a mighty big racket for more than a decade now. To celebrate, the Toronto noise-punk merchants have released Automat, a collection of B-sides, rarities, and non-album singles datin...
Tacocat — ‘This Mess Is a Place’ Debra Kate Schafer July 16, 2019 Albums, Reviews Bands that come out of Seattle have always had a certain sound to them. For Tacocat, it is always one that is uniquely indie rock and unabashedly themselves. On This Mess Is a Place (Sub Pop), which is their f...
Manhattan Beat: Band of Skulls, Wolfmother, Justin Townes Earle, Lukas Nelson & Promise of the Real Everynight Charley Crespo July 9, 2019 Concerts, Reviews Band of Skulls/Mercury Lounge/June 5, 2019 During their college years, two childhood friends, guitarist/vocalist Russell Marsden and drummer Matt Hayward, both from Southampton, England, recruited bassi...
Manhattan Beat: Duff McKagan, Tav Falco, Ian Hunter, Twenty One Pilots Everynight Charley Crespo July 3, 2019 Concerts, Reviews Duff McKagan/Irving Plaza/June 3, 2019 Michael McKagan, better known as Duff McKagan, grew up in Seattle, where his brother taught him to play bass. In 1979, at age 15, McKagan formed the punk band the Vain...
Mannequin Pussy — ‘Patience’ Acacia Pyle June 19, 2019 Albums, Reviews Philadelphia’s Mannequin Pussy has never been a band that took too much time. Each of their first two albums run less than twenty minutes, flying through songs that manage to balance hard and fast instrumental...
Perry Farrell — ‘Kind Heaven’ Dan Alleva June 19, 2019 Albums, Reviews Few artists have merged alternative rock and electronica like Perry Farrell. His latest solo record, Kind Heaven, is an eclectic mix of hard rock, Cyperpunk, psychedelia, and pop, set to highly-stylized, pulsa...
Slayer, BB&T Pavilion, Camden, NJ, May 24, 2019 Gregg McQueen June 19, 2019 Concerts, Reviews Tom Araya stood stoically near the edge of the stage as waves of applause washed over him. The Slayer bassist and his bandmates had just finished their final New Jersey show on their current farewell tour. ...
Nils Lofgren, May 20, 2019, City Winery NYC Glyn Emmerson June 11, 2019 Concerts, Reviews E Street Band and Crazy Horse guitarist Nils Lofgren put on an incredible 14-song set at City Winery in support of his new album Blue With Lou that includes six songs from his 1979 collaboration with Lou Reed....
