The best was saved for last in terms of Eggy’s Here and How 2025 Spring Tour. Their final non-festival date at Manhattan’s Webster Hall on April 26, 2025, was a barn burner, much to the delight of the packed crowd. Their performance included a number of new and repeat covers, as well as a guest appearance by Hamilton Leithauser from the American indie-rock band The Walkmen.

Where are today’s groovy horn bands? Growing up listening to Blood, Sweat & Tears, Chicago, and Tower of Power, I’ve noticed a gap in today’s music for a funky, hard-hitting horn section. Well, tonight the horns are back with a vengeance at Bell’s as they host two up-and-coming bands: Flexadecibel and Desmond Jones.

The Constitution State quartet Eggy performed at the Brooklyn Bowl in Philadelphia, PA, on Friday, April 25, 2025, as part of their Here and How 2025 Tour. This was their first show at the jam-band–friendly venue in the City of Brotherly Love, which is located in the fun Fishtown neighborhood. They hadn’t played for a couple of weeks but showed no signs of rust as they brought the heat to a diverse crowd.

Camper Van Beethoven packed The Fillmore Auditorium in San Francisco on Saturday night to celebrate the 40th anniversary of Telephone Free Landslide Victory, their debut album. The 80s indie stalwarts played a two-hour show that started with the entirety of the 1985 record (played in the original track order) and then moved on to a retrospective of their entire catalog.

Alison Krauss & Union Station’s return to the stage on April 18 at the Louisville Palace was nothing short of a triumphant homecoming. Marking their first tour in a decade, the Arcadia 2025 Tour opened with a sold-out show that reminded fans why this ensemble remains a cornerstone of American roots music.

Phish philled San Phrancisco’s Bill Graham Civic Auditorium with a phlood of phrenzied phans for the phirst of two shows Tuesday night. (Phew!)

Concertgoers started lining up at lunchtime to jockey for a good spot in the GA show. By the time the doors opened at 6 p.m., there were over a thousand people in a line that stretched all the way around the Civic Center Plaza.

Hot off a new release date drop, Spafford visited the American Furniture District, located in the center of the Piedmont Triad in North Carolina. They played at CoHab Space, which is a new eclectic outside venue in High Point, NC that operates with the well known Tar Heel state promoter, Ziggy's.

The Ramsdell Regional Center for the Arts in Manistee, Michigan, is one of those hidden gems that harkens back to a time when a beautifully executed architectural landmark was a source of civic pride. It’s the perfect setting to experience another American gem, the exceptionally talented Sierra Hull. West Shore Community College Director of Performing Arts, Ted Malt, chose this historic venue for the concert, a choice that feels perfectly fitting. 

Joe Marcinek’s latest release, The Groove Sessions, is a collection of jazz-funk tunes that will gently fry your mind with music at the highest intellectual level while never speaking down to you. This iteration of the Dead Funk Summit includes the amazing Greg Spero on keys, the Sanchez brothers—Ronnie (bass) and Manny (drums)—providing the rhythm section, Tracy Silverman on violin, Howard Levy on harmonica, and the incomparable Jesus Molina on piano.

Asbury Park, home of the legendary Stone Pony, is where iconic New Jersey rockers like Bruce Springsteen, Bon Jovi, and Southside Johnny first honed their craft. But what happens when master musicians from Berklee College of Music join forces on this hallowed ground? Fans of Dogs In A Pile know exactly what happens—pure musical magic.