Category: LIVE REVIEWS

Emma Swift & Her Band and Robyn Hitchcock at Berlin, New York City. Photos by Chris Sikich.

Roaring thunder, bright lightning, torrential rain and the sort of sweltering humidity that brings grown men to tears could not—did

At a time when “pop” insistently goes out of its way to accommodate the middle (even when its so-called edginess

Though flush with the vine-ripened energy and skronky invention of post-punk and no wave’s late 1970s, this synergistic live bill

Hiroe and Flatwaves at Kung Fu Necktie, Philadelphia. Photos by Chris Sikich.

Judas Priest at Arena Pula, Pula, Croatia. On Rob Halford’s 75th birthday! Photos by Wes Orshoski.

The Brittany Ann Tranbaugh Band, Carsie Blanton and Shona Carr at Johnny Brenda’s, Philadelphia. Photos by Chris Sikich.

“You know how they say Black Flag got in a van, and they brought punk rock to the world? Well,

River Shook and Olivia Ellen Lloyd at Elkton Music Hall, Elkton, Md. Photos by Chris Sikich.

Dogstar at Webster Hall, New York City. Photos on Wes Orshoski.

Not long before Garth Brooks began country’s rock/pop rush into the mainstream it currently resides, there was a flurry of

Tori Amos and Bartees Strange at the Met, Philadelphia. Photos by Chris Sikich.