Newport Jazz 2026 Newport Jazz Festival has hosted jazz royalty for 72 years, but this year’s edition had some major changes. Drummer Nate Smith took over as artistic director, stepping into a role held by Christian McBride and, before him, festival founder George Wein. It was Smith’s first year steering the ship, and instead of […]
The Folk Family Gathers Again: Newport 2026 The Newport Folk Festival has always been about more than music. It is a celebration of community, collaboration, and surprise, where legendary artists share stages with rising stars and unforgettable moments unfold without warning. The 2026 edition, held July 24-26 at Fort Adams State Park in Newport, Rhode […]
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Courtney Barnett at the Blue Note Hawaii in Honolulu, Hawaii Summer has settled over Hawaii. The days are hotter, south shore swells are rolling in, schools have emptied out, and the first wave of summer visitors has arrived. But for music fans in Honolulu, the season often brings a different reality, a lull in the […]
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New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival 2026 Sometimes it feels as though the world is upside down. Usually, you can count on the New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival, better known simply as Jazz Fest, to set things right again. This year, though, the real world nearly cast a shadow over the celebration before it […]
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New Orleans Gets Two Nights of Improvisational Magic Courtesy of Goose New Orleans has never been a city that does anything halfway, and the timing of Goose’s two night stand at the historic Saenger Theatre in New Orleans couldn’t have felt more right. Goose essentially served as the unofficial pre party for one of the […]
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Allman Betts Band, March 22, 2026, Hawaii Theatre, Honolulu, Hawaii A little sunshine goes a long way in Hawaiʻi, especially after a week of wild weather. As concertgoers made their way into the historic Hawaii Theatre, there was a noticeable lightness in the air. After two back-to-back storm systems drenched Oʻahu and left parts of […]
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Iron and Wine at Hawaii Theatre, Honolulu, Hawaii – March 17 On St. Patrick’s Day, the streets of Chinatown in Honolulu were alive with a festive chaos, green shirts, plastic shamrocks, and the carefree celebration that grows louder as the night goes on. Just a few blocks away, however, inside the elegant walls of the […]
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John Craigie: A Storyteller Returns to the Islands There’s a particular kind of magic that settles over a room when John Craigie takes the stage. It isn’t flashy, no light rigs or theatrics. Each year, the appearance of John Craigie at Blue Note Hawaii has begun to feel less like a tour stop and more […]
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Raw and Uncompromising: The Thing Bring Modern Garage Rock to Oahu Stopping in Hawaiʻi on their way to Australia, The Thing delivered a blistering early-evening set that reaffirmed the power of real rock and roll. The band, originating from New York City played an intimate show that proved their raw garage-psych sound travels well beyond […]
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Kathleen Edwards, September 19, 2025, The Warehouse at FTC, Fairfield, Connecticut A Night of First Impressions and Lasting Impact Walking into Fairfield Theatre Company’s Warehouse on a cool September evening, I carried with me curiosity. Despite her long career and critical acclaim, I had somehow never listened to Kathleen Edwards. By the time she and […]
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