Blaine Lotz Blaine Lotz Answering the Cattle Call By Ronald Sklar Blaine Lotz doesn’t just sell cattle – he conducts them. Listening to him talk about auctioneering is like hearing a jazz musician explain improvisation: part discipline, part instinct, part invisible rhythm that lives in the body. A Kansas native born into a multigenerational auction family, Blaine approaches his craft with both old-school seriousness and an artist’s obsession with tone, harmony, and timing. B

Philadelphia Historic District Partners 250th Committee 52 Weeks of Firsts January 3 - December 26, 2026   The  52 Weeks of Firsts  is a citywide, yearlong celebration honoring Philadelphia's legacy of innovation  produced by the Philadelphia Historic District 250th Committee .  Not only was Philadelphia the birthplace of the country, but it was also the backdrop for many other marvels—some will be surprises to even the biggest Philly fans. To honor these groundbreaking inven

John Oates Keeping It Grounded on the Road with Stories and Songs By Jay S. Jacobs John Oates knows a thing or two about popular music....

Rutherford Falls Visits the Autry Museum In celebration of Native American storytelling, the cast of Peacock's Rutherford Falls gathered...

William Ryan Key – The Foundry – Philadelphia, PA – March 2, 2019 Scroll through concert photos. Photos by Nick Bergmann © 2019....

k.d. liag: Ingénue Redux – Live at the Majestic Theater K.D. LANG: INGÉNUE REDUX – LIVE FROM THE MAJESTIC THEATER (2019) Featuring k.d....

Duane Betts Duane Betts Musician Makes the Case for Both Nature and Nurture When It Comes to Rock N’ Rolling by Brad Balfour Genetics may not determine everything, but for rocker Duane Betts, it was a great place to start. As the son of veteran musician Dickey Betts, who had been a co-founder of the Allman Brothers Band and its main guitarist for many years, Duane might have had opportunities that most young musicians looking to build a catalog of music and career don’t autom

Rita Coolidge – World Café Live – Philadelphia, PA – April 15, 2018 – Photo by Jim Rinaldi © 2018 Rita Coolidge Living in the Spirit...

Ali McManus – Unbreakable Ali McManus – Unbreakable (Desert Dreams) It is an over-used term to call someone’s music or their story...

ZZ Ward, Billy Raffoul & Black Pistol Fire – TLA – Philadelphia, PA – February 13, 2018 Scroll through concert photos below! Photos by...

Steve Earle & the Dukes – Ardmore Music Hall – Ardmore, PA – December 5, 2017 Scroll through concert photos below! Photos by Jay S. Jacobs © 2017 #Ardmore #ArdmoreMusicHall #TheMastersons #SteveEarleamptheDukes #ConcertPhotography #JaySJacobs #December5 #PopEntertainmentcom #PA #ConcertPhotoAlbum #ConcertPhotos #2017

Conor Oberst – XPoNential Music Festival – BB&T Pavilion – Camden, NJ – July 28, 2017 – Photo by Chris Sikich © 2017 XPoNential Music Festival – BB&T Pavilion & Wiggins Waterfront Park & Marina – Camden, NJ – July 28-30, 2017 Mother nature kept threatening to spoil the party – there were flash flood warnings both Friday night and Saturday – but even mother nature could not stand to stop the music. There were a few drizzles periodically on those days, but the deluges promised

Boston Calling Music Festival – Harvard University Athletic Complex – Boston, MA – May 26-28, 2017 On May 26-28, the Boston Calling Music Festival took up residence in its new home, the Harvard University Athletic complex. The larger venue allows for approximately 40,000 attendees – double the capacity of the former City Hall Plaza location – and an expansive lineup of nearly 50 bands and solo artists. As a member of the media for Boston Cannons lacrosse games at Harvard Stad

Shannon McNally – The Ardmore Music Hall – Ardmore, PA – May 11, 2017 – photo by Jim Rinaldi © 2017 Shannon McNally Gets Her Irish Up by...

Aimee Mann – Keswick Theater – Glenside, PA – April 21, 2017 Scroll through concert photos below! Photos by Jim Rinaldi © 2017 #KeswickTheater #April21 #ConcertPhotography #JimRinaldi #PopEntertainmentcom #PA #AimeeMann #Glenside #ConcertPhotoAlbum #ConcertPhotos #2017

Wesley Stace and Eric Bazilian – Tin Angel – Philadelphia, PA – February 1, 2017 – Photo by Chris Sikich © 2017 Wesley Stace and Eric Bazilian – Tin Angel – Philadelphia, PA – February 1, 2017 On February 1, I took my last trip to the Old City venue Tin Angel before it closed for good of February 4. A place steeped in memories for so much of Philadelphia for 24 years and for me as well (one my first dates with my wife was to see Andre Lipke there in 2009), to see two titans o

Lyle Lovett and John Hiatt – Scottish Rite Auditorium – Collingswood, New Jersey – January 26, 2017 – Photo by Chris Sikich © 2017 Lyle Lovett and John Hiatt – Scottish Rite Auditorium – Collingswood, New Jersey – January 26, 2017 On Thursday, January 26, the Scottish Rite Auditorium in Collingswood resonated with the sounds of two of the premiere voices in music – Lyle Lovett and John Hiatt. Alternating between each other on lead vocals, their acoustic guitars and stories fi

Dermot Mulroney as Dr. Walter Wallace in “Pure Genius.” Dermot Mulroney A Pure Genius Rocks Out with Cranky George by Jay S. Jacobs We...

In a Valley of Violence IN A VALLEY OF VIOLENCE (2016) Starring Ethan Hawke, John Travolta, Taissa Farmiga, James Ransone, Karen Gillan,...

Petty Fest 2016 Petty Fest – The Fonda Theatre – Los Angeles, CA – September 13, 2016 As the fortieth anniversary of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers was upon us, people of The Best Fest decided it was only right to host a tribute show, hosted by The Cabin Down Below Band. Among several guests, the lineup included The Shelters, Brandon Boyd of Incubus, Norah Jones, and Matt Schultz and Matthan Minster of Cage the Elephant. A dedication to the 80s band, the show brought in peop