Show Reviews

Train played in Camden, NJ last Thursday night at the BB&T Pavilion as part of their Play That Song tour. If you’ve ever seen Train perform live, you know they put on an amazing show using multimedia and physical elements. This show was no exception as they came out to their famous crown …

Lisbon has many small hidden places that often gather musicians and music lovers. In such a small country, you would not expect to find so many good musicians in so many different trendy sites. Casa Independente is one of those places. The band They’re Heading West is holding a residency …

RATT 6/2/17 – Concord Music Hall – Chicago, IL. By Bradley Todd Now that Ratt’s legal wranglings with their original, and now former, drummer for control of the Ratt name seem to have come to a close, it’s time for the recently reunited band to get back to the business …

The Garage seems to be now, a popular venue for some of Glasgow’s best Pop Punk shows and tonight was no exception with Homebound, Too Close To Touch, Set It Off and With Confidence. Homebound kicked things off in style with an amazing energy, not many people there seem to …

Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds kicked off the first night of their U.S. tour for Skeleton Tree last night at King’s Theatre and the performance was nothing short of electric. The band took the stage punctuated with moody blue lighting and a singular white spotlight illuminated Cave as he …

  Kilmarnock, Scotland rockers Biffy Clyro have long since established themselves as rock royalty across the pond in the United Kingdom. Overseas the band regularly sells out 20,000 plus seat capacity venues while touring on hit singles and number one records. They’ve also leveled up to the degree where in …

Richie Kotzen 5/4/17 – Arcada Theatre – St. Charles, IL. By Bradley Todd  It’s hard for me to decide what I like best about Richie Kotzen. He got his start as a professional musician in the form of an upcoming guitar hero, and I first heard his name when he …

Blues Traveler 4/27/17 – Genesee Theatre – Waukegan, IL. By Bradley Todd              Blues Traveler is currently on a Spring/Summer tour, perhaps as a warm up for their 30th anniversary tour which begins later this year, and made a recent stop at Waukegan’s grand Genesee Theatre to give the greater …

Coachella weekend two doesn’t feature the same star power of this famous desert festival’s opening dates. Celebrities have, for the most part, already moved on to the next TMZ-attended event by then. What’s left, though, are the same great acts playing especially fine music. Opening night headliner, Radiohead, had something …

The Choir released Wide-Eyed Wonder, their fifth studio album, in 1989. This year, they’re touring and playing that album in full, once again with bassist Robin Spurs. This album sometimes gets overlooked by fans and critics alike because it fell between Chase the Kangaroo, the group’s first truly stellar full-length, …

Steely Dan stopped by the beautiful Santa Barbara Bowl on April 25, 2017, for a one time show in Santa Barbara to give their long time fans a treat. Playing a number of dates in Las Vegas and San Diego, this one time show didn’t disappoint the crowd one bit. …

The Killthrax Tour, featuring the legendary thrash metal band Anthrax, the metalcore juggernauts Killswitch Engage, metalcore masters The Devil Wears Prada, and the colorful metallic hardcore band Code Orange, stopped by the world famous Fillmore auditorium in San Francisco, CA on April 23, 2017. The tour kicked off on March 29th in …