RICHARD MARX’S VIRTUAL CONCERT NEXT BEST THING TO BEING THERE
Since the coronavirus pandemic slammed the brakes on the live music industry, musicians have been finding new ways to connect with their audiences and attempt to make back some of the money they lost ...
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HAR MAR SUPERSTAR, SABRINA ELLIS BRING THE FUN TO BROOKLYN AS HEART BONES
Photos and recap by Bobby Nicholas BROOKLYN, NY -- Heart Bones is a new band with familiar faces — Sabrina Ellis and Sean Tillmann (otherwise known as Har Mar Superstar). Ellis and Tillmann b...
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ECHOSMITH SHOWCASE SIBLING SOUND AT (LE) POISSON ROUGE
Photos and recap by Bobby Nicholas NEW YORK, NY -- The Sierota siblings -- Sydney, Graham and Noah -- were pre-teens when they decided to form a band called Echosmith, and would reach mainstream su...
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THE PARANOYDS ARE MORE THAN ‘ALL RIGHT’ IN WILLIAMSBURG
Photos and recap by Bobby Nicholas BROOKLYN, NY -- Being from LA, The Paranoyds are rarely on the East Coast. So it was a treat to be able to see them Saturday evening at Baby’s All Right in Willia...
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TEMPLES BRING TIME WARP TO WEBSTER HALL
Photos and recap by Bobby Nicholas Going to a Temples show is like stepping in a weird, funky, but awesome time warp. Bathed in blue, purple and orange lights, Temples brought a '70s nostalgic vibe...
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TOOL’S METHOD AND MADNESS ON DISPLAY IN EPIC NEW JERSEY SHOW
NEWARK, NJ -- Tool, who infamously works at a snail's pace -- five albums in 26 years -- has a vocalist who doesn't front the band on stage and bars cellphone photography at its shows. It demands a lo...
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BRISTOL RHYTHM AND ROOTS REUNION: A GOOD PLACE TO LIVE
By Kelly Shipe Exit 69 off I-81. A couple of weeks out from Bristol Rhythm and Roots Reunion and my spirit still dances with residual abandon from the pure magic that is deeply and firmly roote...
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THE WHO REIGN O’ER MADISON SQUARE GARDEN
NEW YORK -- Partway through The Who's concert on Sept. 1 at Madison Square Garden, Pete Townshend apologized for the band's rustiness. But the epic performance the group delivered over two and a half ...
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THIRD EYE BLIND LEADS ALT-ROCK BILL AT MONTAGE MOUNTAIN, TEASES NEW ALBUM
Photos and recap by Alex Seeley SCRANTON, Pa. -- Before the veil was dropped, silhouettes were scattered across a black curtain while a back-lit Third Eye Blind introduced themselves to the crowd d...
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BRUCE HORNSBY THRILLS BROOKLYN CROWD WITH INTIMATE, INNOVATIVE PERFORMANCE
BROOKLYN, NY -- Bruce Hornsby, more than 30 years into a diverse and decorated career, continues to challenge himself and his audience. Touring in support of his experimental new album, "Absolute Zer...
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