Posts From Brad Auerbach

Elvis Costello & the Imposters Live: 2024 Review

His band was well-oiled, ready to pivot when he changed up some of the arrangements on the fly.

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Dead & Company at Las Vegas’ Sphere: Review

The band, which includes original Dead members Bob Weir and Mickey Hart, made excellent use of the venue’s technological capabilities.

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Tedeschi Trucks Band Live in 2024: Review

Drawing on several different roots (genetic or otherwise), the large band is a fully satisfying ensemble onstage.

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Roger Daltrey Previews 2024 Tour With Early Concert—Review

“The Guv’nor” has a U.S. tour scheduled for June with his electric / acoustic band

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New Beach Boys Documentary: Mostly Good Vibrations—Review

Somehow, pulling this story persuasively together in less than two hours is a major accomplishment.

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Bruce Springsteen Proves It (Almost) All Night: 2024 Live Review

Springsteen’s gymnastic jumping from the pianos is definitely in the past, but his interplay with the audience remains compelling.

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Elvis Costello and Nick Lowe 2023 Tour—Review

Nearly five decades after his debut, Costello concentrated on his early material, while his old pal Lowe provided a dynamic opening set.

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Beatles ‘Yellow Submarine’ Coins Come in Unique Shapes

Given their value, it’s a pretty safe prediction that most buyers won’t be keeping these legal tender coins in their pocket

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Beach Boys’ Drive-In Concert: A California Love-In

In the pandemic era, it was not quite that to which we had been accustomed, but it was far better than watching kitchen concerts at home.

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‘Echo in the Canyon’: Quiet Yet Tectonic Shift in Music History

The documentary tells the story of how the improbable concentration of musicians in Laurel Canyon spawned the California sound of the 1960s

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