It was clear things would be ending better than they began when I showed up in Williamsburg for the last day of Northside Festival. Everyone seemed to be in good spirits thanks to a false weather…   Read Story »

At a blacktop lot in McCarren Park on Saturday, a concert plugged along and the conversation turned to befuddlement: “Is this really a free show?” What amounted to the headlining sets of the…   Read Story »

This year's Bonnaroo curators covered important bases in terms of top-level talent: from iconic boomer-fare like Paul McCartney and Tom Petty, to iconic R&B fare like R. Kelly, to iconic…   Read Story »

Prior to their tour launch, Atoms For Peace assembled at the tiny club Fais Do-Do in Los Angeles, rebranded as Club AMOK for a rehearsal show for the live debut of tracks from their latest album,…   Read Story »

Michael Gira prefers to call the version of Swans that emerged in early 2010 a reconstitution rather than a reunion. It is easy to see why the word choice matters to him; the term "reunion" comes…   Read Story »

In 1994, when there were no Vines or Instagrams or Twitter feeds or blog updates to at least slightly numb one's FOMO, I watched MTV's coverage of the Woodstock re-up as a means to dull my anger…   Read Story »

If events like this one -- a "secret show" announced at the last minute -- are meant to create the ever-sought-after buzz, well, mission accomplished. Guns N' Roses, in town for Governor's Ball on…   Read Story »

After making an appearance at the Hangout Festival and a run of shows in New York, Tom Petty And The Heartbreakers headed to California for a six night residency at the Fonda Theatre that sold out in…   Read Story »

The blood-red curtains and candlelight ambiance of Apogee's Berkeley Street Studio provided the perfect atmosphere for Queens Of The Stone Age to record a live session for KCRW that will air on June…   Read Story »

Free Press Summer Fest returned to Houston over the weekend, hosting acts like the Postal Service, Bassnectar, Iggy & The Stooges, Passion Pit, and more. We sent Allyce Andrew to capture the sights.…   Read Story »