The ‘90s are far behind us, as is the time when hits like “Hard to Handle,” “She Talks to Angels,” “Jealous Again,” “Remedy,” “Thorn in My Pride” and others were always on the airwaves. The Black Crowes reigned as the band for hard rock, a band that actually brought rock ‘n’ roll to rock ‘n’… [read more]
The Kooks play a brand of pub-pop (something between pub-rock and brit-pop – think the Kinks meets Kings of Leon) that eschews subtlety in favor broad melodic strokes and bouncy mid-tempo singalongs. Floor-level patrons held camera phones high and mezzanine-dwellers dangled Chuck Taylor-adorned feet over the crowd as the Kooks m the stage and cracked… [read more]
