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...
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....
Greta Van Fleet, May 18, 2019, The Stone Pony Summer Stage Vinny Cecolini June 11, 2019 Concerts, Reviews 1 On a near-perfect mid-spring evening in Asbury Park, New Jersey, anticipation grew as a crowd snaked around the legendary Stone Pony and its celebrated Summer Stage. Why had such a large group arrived hours be...
Manhattan Beat: Nitzer Ebb, Michael Schenker Fest, The Who, and Tom Morello Everynight Charley Crespo June 11, 2019 Concerts, Reviews Nitzer Ebb/Elsewhere, Brooklyn/May 10, 2019 Vocalist Douglas McCarthy, synthesizer player Vaughan "Bon" Harris, and drummer David Gooday were childhood friends in Chelmsford and Essex, England. They formed ...
Trey Anastasio, United Palace Theatre, April 13, 2019 Dan Alleva June 5, 2019 Concerts, Reviews Trey Anastasio brought his recent theater tour to the majestic halls of the United Palace, with its glowing lamps and lux decor, for two nights of deft performance and strong composition. Instead of simply dus...
Lotus: Brooklyn Bowl, April 6, 2019 Veronica Rajadnya May 29, 2019 Concerts, Reviews There’s something special about seeing a band from the city you currently call home in the city that you once called home. When the band is Philadelphia’s post-everything powerhouse quintet Lotus—closing out a...
Manhattan Beat: The Nuclears, Kris Kristofferson, Snow Patrol, World/Inferno Friendship Society Everynight Charley Crespo May 29, 2019 Concerts, Reviews The Nuclears/Coney Island Baby/April 26, 2019 Two guitarist-vocalist brothers, Brian Dudolevitch and Mike Dudolevitch, formed the Nuclears in 2003 in Washington D.C. In 2004, the band won the local semi-fin...
Manhattan Beat: Acid Mothers Temple, Uli Jon Roth, Combichrist, The Blackfires Everynight Charley Crespo May 22, 2019 Concerts, Reviews Acid Mothers Temple/Mercury Lounge/April 22, 2019 Influenced by German composer Karlheinz Stockhausen, krautrock, and progressive rock, guitarist Kawabata Makoto initially formed Acid Mothers Temple (origina...
Manhattan Beat: Ministry, Collapsing Scenery, Laura Jane Grace, Black Lips Everynight Charley Crespo May 15, 2019 Concerts, Reviews Ministry/Music Hall of Williamsburg, Brooklyn/April 15, 2019 In 1961, shortly after the Cuban Revolution, the family of three-year-old Alejandro Ramírez Casas escaped from Havana and settled in Florida. In 196...
