Artikal Sound System at Aisle 5 in Atlanta Hailing from South Florida, Artikal Sound System has been making waves in the reggae-rock scene with their signature blend of laid-back grooves, soulful vocals, and genre-bending influences. Originally formed as an instrumental reggae group, the band found their missing piece when vocalist Logan Rex joined in 2018, […]
Joy Oladokun photo by Rachel Debb Show Review: Joy Oladokun Fills The Ram’s Head with Purpose-Driven Music in Annapolis, MD | February 6, 2025 What happens when a self-described introvert—someone who has openly questioned their place in the music industry (“Sometimes I think that if I got lost and drowned out in the river / […]
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Dwight Yoakam Brings Honky-Tonk Fire to the Fox Theatre w/ The Mavericks and 49 Winchester I’ve been listening to Dwight Yoakam since the first time I heard his album Guitars, Cadillacs, Etc., Etc. as a 10-year-old growing up in the North Georgia mountains. He’s one of my most listened-to artists of all time. There […]
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American Aquarium kicked off the second leg of their Fear of Standing Still tour with Ken Pomeroy opening in Little Rock, Arkansas and Americana Highways was there. Perhaps many readers can relate. Maybe you have a few favored bands you’ve seen a lot. Maybe it’s been thirty times or more. From show to show, […]
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Chuck Prophet w/Flaco El Jandro at The Hamilton Live in Washington DC on January 22, 2025 It was a tough week in Washington, DC, and the locals needed a remedy. Chuck Prophet knows something about remedies, especially musical ones. As he was being treated for Stage 4 lymphoma a couple of years ago, his body […]
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It was a Good Time: Alan Jackson kicks off the 2025 leg of his “Last Call: One More for the Road” Tour in Oklahoma City Country music legend Alan Jackson kicked off the 2025 leg of his ongoing “Last Call: One More for the Road” Tour this past Saturday, and it was an evening absolutely […]
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Lez Zeppelin at Cohoes Music Hall – January 10 Lez Zeppelin played an incredible high-energy two-and-a-half hour set, performing Led Zeppelin’s brilliant zenith album Physical Graffiti in its entirety (commemorating the album’s 50th anniversary) and some choice Led Zep classics Friday night January 10, 2025 at the Cohoes Music Hall in Cohoes, New York. […]
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The Jayhawks at The Fitzgerald Theater in St. Paul, MN on December 20, 2024 The Jayhawks played their annual holiday concert at The Fitzgerald Theater in St. Paul, Minneapolis on Friday December 20, 2024 (the first of a two-day appearance). They have played shows in St. Paul each December since 2019 (with the exception of […]
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NRBQ at Infinity Music Hall in Norfolk, Connecticut Unique, quirky, college-rock band NRBQ tore it up at the Infinity Music Hall in Norfolk, Connecticut on Thursday, December 12, 2024, playing an impressive 32-song set. The band’s lyrically whimsical music, a rollicking multi-genre blend of everything from rockabilly to Beatles-influenced pop to improvisational Thelonious Monk-inspired jazz, […]
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BEAT brought their 2024 tour to Oklahoma City’s The Criterion this past Friday night for an electric and compelling night celebrating the music of King Crimson. King Crimson came together in London in 1968, led by Robert Fripp on guitar, and with Michael Giles on drums, percussion and vocals, Peter Giles (soon to be replaced […]
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