In his 14th studio release, Pete Kartsounes unveils a musical gem he's long envisioned—the enchanting Songs In The Key Of Love. Described by the artist as an endeavor to create an album "as pretty as I can make it," the project is intricately woven with the universal thread that binds us all: LOVE.

Dogs In A Pile continued their countywide Winter Tour on Saturday night in Stroudsburg at the Sherman Theater, supported by local acts The Tribe and Mosey Beats. The evening began with The Tribe, a Funk/Jazz/Hip-Hop fusion band from Wilkes-Barre, PA, which set the mood for the cold and rainy night.

Tumbledown Shack is a five-piece band that has been recreating the magic of the Grateful Dead's music since 2019. Paying tribute to one of the most inspirational bands on the planet and covering one of the largest catalogs of music ever assembled is an arduous and ambitious task. Right off the top, many thanks to this band and many other bands around the world that focus on the preservation and presentation of the timeless music of the Good Ol' Grateful Dead.

The Los Angeles, CA-based quartet Circles Around The Sun delivered a high-energy performance of original tunes rooted in jazz-funk, soul, and fusion at the Brooklyn Bowl in New York, NY on Saturday, March 2, 2024. So good, in fact, that the venue owner got on stage to rally for a second encore. Mikaela Davis and Southern Star were on hand to provide support.

On November 10th, 1999, I attended my first ever Phil Lesh & Friends show at the New Haven Coliseum. The venue, affectionately known as 'the old barn,' was just off I-95 in lovely downtown New Haven, Connecticut. It also hosted my second Grateful Dead concert back in May 1978. The New Haven Coliseum did not age well and it was gone shortly after that show in 1999. A young lad, the 20-year-old Derek Trucks, was called in as an emergency fill-in guitarist, hired on the fly.

Lukas Nelson and Promise of the Real (POTR) commanded the stage on Thursday, February 29, the second of two jam- and fan-packed nights at San Francisco’s Fillmore Auditorium.

For over two hours, Nelson and Co. delivered a ton of butt-kicking rock and roll, oodles of Texas stomp and swagger, and a healthy dose of mellow sweetness to round out the flavor. A surprise appearance by Bob Weir was icing on the cake.

Mark Knopfler’s voice never sounded young. The Dire Straits frontman was in his late twenties when the timeless hit “Sultans of Swing” took over the airwaves in England and the U.S. in 1978. It was easy then to imagine the singer was himself a member of the storied bar band of which he sang; a time-tested musical soul-blowing Dixie double four time in a local dive bar decade after decade.

Approaching nearly two decades together, it might still surprise many that Chris and Oliver Wood only began their musical collaboration shortly before forming their band. The Wood Brothers, comprising Chris, Oliver, and drummer/keyboardist Jano Rix, delivered an electrifying performance at the Fonda Theatre in Hollywood last Thursday evening, showcasing a chemistry that suggested a lifetime of collaboration.

Dogs. So hot right now. Readily apparent by another pair of sold-out shows. This time at the Bluebird Theater in Denver, CO. The sellouts mark the third and fourth of the year out of seven headlining shows thus far. Coming off a mini-tour in the Midwest opening for Andy Frasco & The U.N., Dogs In A Pile (DIAP) landed back in the Centennial State – a place they’ve heavily familiarized themselves with over the past year.

I had the pleasure of diving into Loreena McKennitt's latest album, The Road Back Home, it's nothing short of a mesmerizing journey through time, tradition, and the warmth of community. The Road Back Home is a nostalgic embrace of simpler times, capturing the essence of local performances that inspired her early in her career.