As Tamara Lindeman (better known as The Weather Station) wraps her North American tour this month opening for the Great Lake Swimmers, she says it’s difficult to pinpoint the best concert she has attended. “It’s hard to choose, but I’m […]
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Rod MacDonald says the first concert he attended – Ray Charles & His Orchestra at The Bushnell in Hartford, Connecticut, in 1963 – was the best one he has seen. “I suppose the ones that really open your eyes leave […]
Names like Eric Clapton, Jimmy Page, and Jeff Beck quickly come to mind when discussing the greatest British rock and blues guitarists. Few venture forth the name Kim Simmonds – a Welshman who, night after night, rips off guitar licks […]
Some hardened James McMurtry fans might be quite surprised about the gifted Americana singer-songwriter’s best concert choices. McMurtry, who released his widely acclaimed Complicated Game album in February, says a Cyndi Lauper show at Austin’s Stubbs BBQ in June 2013 […]
As Van Morrison strode onto the stage carrying his saxophone at Forest Hills Stadium in New York City June 19, numerous memories came to my mind. There were thoughts of many incredible concerts I saw Morrison perform at other venues through […]
Jorma Kaukonen is one of the legendary names from the 1960s rock explosion. He was a founding member of Jefferson Airplane, and later started Hot Tuna with Airplane bassist Jack Casady. And he remembers a few concerts during that time […]
The Everly Brothers and the New York Dolls made two very different musical statements, but each group had a lasting impact on Sid Griffin. He points to an Everly Brothers concert in September 1985 at the Greek Theatre in Los Angeles […]
Radoslav Lorkovic has recorded eight albums, but he is best known for the virtuoso musicianship and beauty he has put into many other artists’ music – both live and in the studio. Born in Croatia before moving to America at […]
Devin Cuddy — whose Devin Cuddy Band released its second album last year — has seen many memorable shows, but the Canadian singer-songwriter says none rivals Bruce Springsteen in Toronto on the Wrecking Ball tour in August 2012. “It was just an incredible show […]
Idiosyncratic Southern Gothic singer-songwriter Jim White, whose new album, Take It Like a Man, is a collaboration with The Packway Handle Band, has a way with words, so it’s wise to give him the floor and let him vividly describe the […]
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