Live Shows
Our concert reviews of classic rock acts as well as what took place at festivals and other special musical events
Neil Young Spans Folk to Heavy in 2016 Desert Trip Set
Young and his fabulous backing band Promise of the Real treated fans on day two to his early hits. Then things started cookin’
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Stevie Wonder Does ‘Songs in the Key of Life’: 2015
Do you have a bucket list of artists you must catch in concert? Our reviewer did and reports on the “fulfillngness” of finally seeing Wonder
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Rolling Stones Wrap Up 2018 Tour: We Miss You
The final gig of the 2017-18 #NoFilter tour saw the band surveying their career, pumping out hit after hit and a handful of surprises.
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Joey Molland’s Badfinger: 2017 Concert Review
Joey Molland, the lone surviving member of the band’s defining era, spun through their hits and more at a Connecticut gig. We were there!
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John Fogerty and All Those Hits: 2018 Review
That voice, his guitar playing, those incredibly descriptive lyrics, and the experience of seeing the legend perform CCR and solo favorites, made for a great night
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Jimmy Webb 2017 Carnegie Hall Tribute: ‘A Celebration’
One of our greatest songwriters was the subject of a NYC concert featuring Art Garfunkel, Graham Nash, Judy Collins and more. Read our extensive review.
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Graham Parker Displays His Tender Side: 2016 Review
GP brought his Duo tour with longtime bandmate Brinsley Schwarz to NYC and performed a career retrospective of his songs including several overlooked gems
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David Crosby 2.0 Knocks it Out of the Park in NYC
Sobriety, and a serious reconsideration of his life’s purpose, has produced a David Crosby that must be seen to be believed.
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Elvis Costello, Blondie Concert: Satisfying Variety
The show would have been a cutting-edge sensation if assembled in 1979, and somehow remains a remarkable enticement 40 years on.
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Stones’ 2019 Tour Continues With Revamped Setlist
Of the 20 songs they performed in Chicago at the second concert, no less than seven of them weren’t played on the tour’s opener
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