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The genius behind The Beach Boys played to a rapturous crowd in Atlanta, and Roi Tamkin was lucky enough to be there!
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.
The genius behind The Beach Boys played to a rapturous crowd in Atlanta, and Roi Tamkin was lucky enough to be there!
Jeremy Glazier gets up close and personal with Reverend Peyton and his Big Damn Band.
Counterparts and friends rocked the Soundbar in Orlando!
Louisville’s Second Annual Bourbon & Beyond Festival promised to be the two-day event of the year, but Mother Nature had other plans. Check out Michelle Wilson’s full recap.
New Wave Rockers Midge Ure and Paul Young brought their co-headlining tour to Orlando, and Michelle Wilson was there to enjoy two of her favorites from the ’80s.
Sting & Shaggy kicked off the North American leg of their co-headlining 44/876 Tour in Jacksonville, and Michelle Wilson was on hand to see her favorite musician.
5 Seconds of Summer steal the hearts of a sold-out crowd, including our own Vanna Porter.
Paul Rodgers, Jeff Beck and Ann Wilson unleashed a potent triple bill for the last night of their Stars Align Tour in Tampa. Michelle Wilson was there to rock out with the 70s superstars.
Belmont/ Such Gold rocked the Soundbar in Orlando!
Beyoncé and Jay-Z are On the Run again, taking their co-headlining tour to stadiums all across the land. When they dropped down in Orlando, curiosity brought Jen Cray through the gates.
Kenny Wayne Shepherd and Beth Hart offered a healthy serving of blues in Orlando, and Michelle Wilson was there to savor the sweet experience.
The Alarm came “marching on” through Orlando, and Michelle Wilson relived her 80s alternative heyday.
Tampa was rockin’ with Chicago and REO Speedwagon, and Michelle Wilson was rockin’ right along with them.
Fit For a King, Moths to Flames and Currents rocked the Soundbar!
After 24 years of punk rock summers, the Van’s Warped Tour takes one final tour around the country. Jen Cray was at one of the final dates to bask in the bittersweet beauty one last time.
90s post-grunge rockers, Live, lit up the stage in West Palm Beach. Michelle Wilson was there to bask in the glow.
Roi Tamkin takes in Yes At 50.
The Smashing Pumpkins’ return to glory is weird but brilliant. Jen Cray basks in over three hours of nostalgia and artistry.
Co-headliners 3 Doors Down and Collective Soul with Soul Asylum rode the Rock & Roll Express into Jacksonville. Michelle Wilson caught the second night of the tour.
Tedeschi Trucks Band kicked off their Summer Wheels of Soul Tour with a hometown show in Jacksonville. Michelle Wilson rolled in right behind them to capture the event.
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.
What if the miracle of sight came with a curse? The Eye builds its horror from that chilling premise.
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.
The Englert theater hosted Little Feat as they embark on their Last Farewell Tour.
Meiko Kaji’s katana is sharp and looking for revenge in Wandering Ginza Butterfly and its sequel, She Cat Gambler, a stylish pair of early ’70s action films.