Rick Springfield
Photos by Laura Sedor On a beautiful fall-like evening, Rick Springfield and opening acts Loverboy and the Romantics played Chicago’s FirstMerit Bank Pavilion at Northerly Island. While the Romantics … Read more
Posted in September, 2015
Neil Fest
Photos by Melissa Caruso The Bowery Ballroom was the NYC hotspot last night as a star-studded bill followed in the noble footsteps of Neil Young. Organized by the same … Read more
Death Cab For Cutie
September 12th was a career defining moment and dream come true for Ben Gibbard and his band, Death Cab For Cutie. The indie-rock band from Seattle reminisced about their defining New … Read more
The Decemberists – 9/24 – Capitol Theater (Port Chester, NY)
We didn’t hear from the Decemberists for four years, but they’re back with a new album, What a Terrible World, What a Beautiful World, released early this year, and a … Read more
Van Halen
Photos by Jim Belmont On a beautiful late summer evening at the historic site of the original Woodstock Festival, guitar god Edward Van Halen brought his son, brother, and Van … Read more
Exclusive: Ryan Shupe Conjures Up Sunny Days With His Exuberant New Track
When Utah based performer Ryan Shupe penned the exuberant title track to his upcoming album, We Rode On, it was far more than a generic pop anthem; it was an … Read more
Marrow’s Golden Record
By Brenda Hillegas [C]hicago four-piece Marrow just released an album, The Gold Standard—and it’s actually nowhere near “standard.” The eleven tracks that make up this debut album perfectly showcase the … Read more
Pugwash
A decade and a half after debut LP Almond Tea, Irish psychedelic pop rock band Pugwash is putting out their sixth disc. Play This Intimately (As If Among Friends) takes its … Read more
Robin McKelle
Robin McKelle is undoubtedly a hardcore rock-chick: her vocals are raunchy, hard, sexy and gritty, but also bluesy, resonant and sonically powerful. McKelle took command of the stage at Joe’s … Read more
Elvis Presley
Four decades ago, Elvis released Today. Now, the album has been re-released to include ten undubbed mixes from the original recording sessions at RCA’s Studio C in Hollywood. It would … Read more
