Event Reviews

Read on for action reports of concerts, festivals, stand-ups, one-acts, and other parades of human entertainment from the passionate reviewers camping out in backstage trenches and after-parties to write about them for you in the morning.

Grace Potter

Grace Potter

Event Reviews

As live music makes a comeback, Grace Potter tests the socially distanced waters with a series of East Coast solo shows.

It Was the Music Premiere Livestream

Event Reviews

Larry Campbell and Teresa Williams, the subjects of Mark Moskowitz’s documentary, It Was the Music, hosted a livestream event showcasing performances, interviews, and segments of the 10-episode series.

AFI Fest 2020

AFI Fest 2020

Event Reviews

2020 marks the sixth consecutive year that Lily and Generoso have attended the American Film Institute’s Festival. Here, they review their favorites from this year’s feature film offerings.

Collective Soul

Collective Soul

Event Reviews

Georgia alt rockers Collective Soul wowed the crowd, including Michelle Wilson, at the Busch Gardens Food & Wine Festival Series 2020 opener.

Tommy Emmanuel

Tommy Emmanuel

Event Reviews

Tommy Emmanuel with opener Ida Mae thrilled Central Florida with an astounding acoustic performance. Michelle Wilson loved every minute of it.

Joe Bonamassa

Joe Bonamassa

Event Reviews

Joe Bonamassa and his mighty blues ensemble rolled into Clearwater, Florida for two nights of contemporary blues at its finest. Michelle Wilson caught Evening One of this towering blues extravaganza.

Yacht Rock Revue

Yacht Rock Revue

Event Reviews

Yacht Rock Revue’s “Hot Dads In Tight Jeans” Tour rolled into Central Florida and wowed the sold-out crowd with their tribute to ’70s and ’80s light rock hits. Michelle Wilson was there and loved every minute!

Styx

Styx

Event Reviews

’70s rock icons Styx continue to carry the classic rock torch. Michelle Wilson caught their show in South Florida and was loving every minute!

AFI Fest 2019

AFI Fest 2019

Event Reviews

For the fifth straight year, Lily and Generoso assess a selection of new features from the eclectic program at AFI FEST, Los Angeles’ most prominent film festival.

Dirty Honey

Dirty Honey

Event Reviews

Oozing the authentic spirit of rock and roll, the LA-based combo, Dirty Honey, proved to be the real deal when they hit the stage recently at Orlando’s House of Blues.

Buddy Guy

Buddy Guy

Event Reviews

The legendary 83 year old bluesman can still command a stage, says Roi Tamkin.

Flipper with David Yow

Flipper with David Yow

Event Reviews

40 years down the road and Flipper remains a lovingly overwhelming evening, with David Yow on vocals.

DeVotchKa

DeVotchKa

Event Reviews

DeVotchKa brings their strange Vegas-gypsy sounds to the masses at Colorado’s Mesa Theater.

Colin Hay

Colin Hay

Event Reviews

Julius C Lacking has an evening of reflection at Red Rocks with some ’80s memories.

Sad Summer Festival

Sad Summer Festival

Event Reviews

The Warped Tour may be over, but a new festival is already vying to be its replacement. The inaugural Sad Summer Festival hit Orlando on a hot summer day and Vanna Porter was there to see how it stacks up.

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Blue Thunder

Blue Thunder

Screen Reviews

John Badham’s 1983 future-tech helicopter thriller, Blue Thunder, with its cautionary tale of militarized police and a surveillance state, still resonates decades later.

The Eye

The Eye

Screen Reviews

What if the miracle of sight came with a curse? The Eye builds its horror from that chilling premise.

Chapterhouse

Chapterhouse

Interviews

With the thirty-fifth anniversary of debut album Whirlpool, UK shoegaze outfit Chapterhouse is back together again and touring the US as part of Slide Away Music Festival.