Legend. A term bandied about a lot in today’s pop culture, especially when it comes to the music industry. The term is used so frequently that a lot of times it seems watered down and loses its meaning altogether. Then there are the times when that badge of honor seems small in comparison to the […]
Show Reviews
Luke Bryan and Friends Sell Out the Lakeview Amphitheater
It’s no surprise that Luke Bryan‘s Huntin’, Fishin’, And Lovin’ Every Day Tour sold out the Lakeview Amphitheater this past Saturday, August 12. After all, the star studded tour featured some of today’s best country music with both Craig Campbell and Brett Eldredge along on the ride. Up first was Craig Campbell who did an amazing […]
ARISE Has Risen
ARISE Music Festival was held at Sunrise Ranch in Loveland, Colorado, on a jovial weekend August 4-6, surrounded by rock formations, pleasant lakes, and mysterious meadows. This land was indeed filled with love, so its name holds true to its essence. It was a glorious gathering of all walks of life – an open, family […]
It was Still Lawnboy: Phish Glazed the Crowd on the Final Night of Baker’s Dozen
It took 13 consecutive shows for Phish to perform 237 songs at Madison Square Garden, with not a single repeat among them. It will take far longer than those 13 shows to fully grasp the historic nature of this run of shows by Vermont’s famous quartet. On the final night of Phish’s Baker’s Dozen of […]
American Acoustic Brings Magic to Chautauqua
When you scan your ticket at the gate for admittance to the Chautauqua Amphitheater you don’t immediately enter a concert venue. You first gain admittance to the Chautauqua Institution, a self-contained gated community unlike any other. There is a surreal quality to the surroundings, only amplified on this cool, rain-drenched August evening. A group was […]
Boston Dream Pie: Phish’s Baker’s Dozen hits Night 12
With 11 nights down and only 4 sets left, Phish still had not repeated a song at their Baker’s Dozen run of 13 shows at Madison Square Garden. 198 songs in 11 nights is no small feat but Phish stepped up to the plate for the penultimate show of their residency. Saturday proved to […]
Lemon Yellow Fun: Night 11 of the Baker’s Dozen
The final weekend of Phish’s historic run of 13 shows at Madison Square Garden kicked off on Friday to much fanfare and a lot of fingers in the air, with Friday being lemon donut night. These shows sold out in advance and were a hot and dwindling commodity throughout the week. On Friday, Phish came […]
Thanks be to God for Alabama Shakes in Albany
Thousands gathered to listen to a preacher give thanks. Her boisterous voice echoed throughout the golden walls, as painted angels peered down from the ceiling. She removed her glasses to wipe the sweat from her brow and then threw her hands to the sky as she sang to the heavens in gratitude and desperation. Brittany […]
The Hole-y Word: Night 10 of Phish at the Garden
With the last of the supposed “dark horse” weekday shows taking place on Wednesday, Phish has now completed 10 of its historic 13 show residency at Madison Square Garden. As the last mid-week show, Wednesday escalated the general malaise associated with the relatively mellow Tuesday show from the night before and served as a valid […]
Syrupy Jams Highlight Night 9 of Baker’s Dozen
On Night 9 of Phish’s Baker’s Dozen residency, Maple was the donut theme of the night and with that came jams that slowly dripped out from Phish’s tap, leaving 4 nights to go and not a single song repeated thus far. A tribute to our Maple loving neighbors to the north started the show, with […]