Portugal. The Man – The Wiltern – Los Angeles, CA – November 16, 2025 – Photo by Larisa Jiao © 2025 Portugal. The Man – The Wiltern – Los Angeles, CA – November 16, 2025   Rock band Portugal. The Man took the stage to roaring cheers at The Wiltern in Los Angeles, dousing fans in psychedelic lighting that aptly matched their sonic identity of grunge meets surreal dream meets protest chant.   While the band has continued to garner increasing popularity, they are far from a new

The Band CAMINO – The Anthem – Washington, DC – November 13, 2025 – Photo by Emma Fox © 2025 The Band CAMINO, Almost Monday & Ethan Tasch – The Anthem – Washington, DC – November 13, 2025 It was a beautiful night at the Wharf in D.C. Thursday night with The Band CAMINO stopping by  The Anthem for an incredible show on The  NeverAlways  tour in honor of their latest album! Joined by Almost Monday and Ethan Tasch, fans gathered eagerly and packed the venue for a night of vibran

The Used – Theatre of Living Arts – Philadelphia, PA – November 10, 2025 – Photo by Cecilia Orlando © 2025 The Used & In Angles – Theatre of Living Arts – Philadelphia, PA – November 10, 2025 Post-hardcore emo band The Used celebrated their 25th anniversary touring in the most sentimental way for their fans. The band played a three night residency in each city with a different album performed in full each night. Night one was their debut self-titled album The Used , night two

John Davidson From Prime-Time to Club Sandwich – The Reinvention of a Variety Icon By Ronald Sklar For decades, John Davidson was all that and a jar of Miracle Whip – a Broadway lead, a smiling television host, and one of Johnny Carson’s most trusted guest substitutes. Today, at 84, he has reinvented his career far from Hollywood, performing in a charming converted barn in rural New Hampshire. His self-created venue, the aptly named Club Sandwich, is everything Davidson has

Blue Moon BLUE MOON (2025) Starring Ethan Hawke, Margaret Qualley, Bobby Cannavale, Andrew Scott, Jonah Lees, Rifkin Simon Delaney, Cillian Sullivan, Patrick Kennedy, John Doran, Anne Brogan,   Giles Surridge, Brian Briggs, Caitríona Ennis, Elaine O'Dwyer, Aisling O'Mara, David Rawle, Ray Weafer, Ian Dillon and Daniel Mick Ryan. Screenplay by Robert Kaplow. Directed by Richard Linklater. Distributed by Sony Pictures Classics. 100 minutes. Rated R. Screened at the 2025 Philade

Köln 75 KÖLN 75 (2025) Starring Mala Emde, John Magaro, Michael Chernus, Alexander Scheer, Susanne Wolff, Ulrich Tukur, Jördis Triebel, Marie-Lou Sellem, Mala Emde, Enno Trebs, Shirin Lilly Eissa, Daniel Betts, Ilse Brandes, Leo Meier, Leon Blohm, Moritz Heidelbach, Michael del Coco, Gisela Walter, Uwe Preuss, Lea Draeger, Tobias Lange, Ana-Marija Markovina and Alexander Scheer. Screenplay by Ido Fluk. Directed by Ido Fluk. Distributed by Zeitgeist Films. 113 minutes. Not Rat

Real Estate, Trace Mountains, Matt Maltese  & Cornelia Murr – Union Transfer – Philadelphia, PA – October 8, 2025 Photos by Cecilia Orlando © 2025. All rights reserved.

Shaun Cassidy – Keswick Theatre – Glenside, PA – September 25, 2025 – Photo by Deborah Wagner © 2025 Shaun Cassidy – Keswick Theatre – Glenside, PA – September 25, 2025 “Well I was 16 and sick of school. I didn’t know what I wanted to do…” Even though Eric Carmen wrote those words, they were telling Shaun Cassidy’s story. They opened the song “That’s Rock and Roll” which is one of a few songs which Cassidy rode to the top of the charts in the late 1970s. In fact, when Shaun C

Weezer – Riot Fest (Day 2) – Douglass Park – Chicago, IL – September 20, 2025 – Photo by Ryan Heller © 2025 Riot Fest – Douglass Park – Chicago, IL – September 19-21, 2025 Riot Fest Rings in 20th Anniversary with Legendary Performances and Its Largest Lineup Yet For many years, punks near and far have flocked to Riot Fest in an effort to relive their glory days, as well as keep their finger on the pulse of alternative music. A three-day sonic escape for fans of punk rock, met

The Favors – Hollywood Forever Cemetery – Hollywood, CA – September 18, 2025 – Photo by Larisa Jiao © 2025 The Favors – Hollywood Forever...

Wet Leg – Franklin Music Hall – Philadelphia, PA – September 15, 2025 – Photo by Cecilia Orlando © 2025 Wet Leg – Franklin Music Hall –...

10cc – Keswick Theatre – Glenside, PA – September 10, 2025 – Photo by George Seth Wagner © 2025 10cc – Keswick Theatre – Glenside, PA – September 10, 2025 Last July, 10cc played in the Philly area for the first time in decades. In my review of that show, I closed out with the line: “Seeing 10cc live was a bucket list experience which was worth the wait. Let’s just hope they don’t take another 46 years to come back.” Turns out we didn’t have to wait again. Just over a year lat

Spinal Tap II - The End Continues SPINAL TAP II – THE END CONTINUES (2025) Featuring Christopher Guest, Michael McKean, Harry Shearer, Rob Reiner, June Chadwick, Fran Drescher, Don Lake, John Michael Higgins, Jason Acuña, Nina Conti, Griffin Matthews, Kerry Godliman, Chris Addison, Valerie Franco, Caucasian Jeff, Brad Williams, Paul Shaffer, Kathreen Khavari, Henry Diltz, Paul McCartney, Elton John, Garth Brooks, Trisha Yearwood, Questlove, Chad Smith and Lars Ulrich. Written

Mac DeMarco – Franklin Music Hall – Philadelphia, PA – September 4, 2025 Photos by George Seth Wagner © 2025. All rights reserved.

Play On: A Raspberries Tribute Various Artists – Play On: A Raspberries Tribute  (Think Like A Key Music) Raspberries packed a whole lot...

Architects – The Fillmore – Philadelphia, PA – August 21, 2025 – Photo by Emma Fox © 2025 Architects, Erra & Holywatr – The Fillmore –...

Chevelle – Stage AE – Pittsburgh, PA – August 21, 2025 – Photo by Dave Parsons © 2025 Chevelle, Asking Alexandria & Dead Poet Society –...

Stephen Bishop – THIMK Stephen Bishop – THIMK  (Life's A Bish) Stephen Bishop has had a long, impressive career as a singer / songwriter, even if he never quite became a superstar. Now, nearly fifty years after his breakthrough album Careless (1976), which spawned the big hits “On and On” and “Save It For a Rainy Day,” Bishop is closing the book on his recording career. In the acclaimed career he had several other hits and has recorded 20 albums over the years. Some of his ot

Billy Idol – TD Pavilion at The Mann – Philadelphia, PA – August 16, 2025 – Photo by Kaylee Marie © 2025 Billy Idol & Joan Jett and the Blackhearts – TD Pavilion at The Mann – Philadelphia, PA – August 16, 2025 It was the ‘80s all over again at the Mann as two of the biggest names of pop-punk took dives into their popular songbooks. Both acts still have their angry young musical energy, even if neither of them is young anymore, and also probably don’t have as much to be angry

My Chemical Romance My Chemical Romance & Alice Cooper – Citizen Bank Park – Philadelphia, PA – August 15, 2025 Rock will never die, or in this case we could say that alt rock will never die, either. This past weekend my associate and I had the pleasure of seeing New Jersey’s own My Chemical Romance and Alice Cooper perform at Citizen Bank Park in Philadelphia. It’s hard to choose where to begin with these performances, so I suppose I should say that I was blown away by the s