Category: LIVE REVIEWS

Live Review: Wussy, Cleveland, OH, June 11, 2025
If, as mythos has it, the best band in the world on any given night is playing in some local

Suzanne Vega At World Cafe Live, Philadelphia
Suzanne Vega at World Cafe Live, Philadelphia, Photos by Chris Sikich.

The Governors Ball 2025
This year’s Governors Ball delivered an electrifying weekend of diverse genres, uniting fans of hip hop, indie rock, pop, soul

Grace Jones And Janelle Monáe At BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! Festival, Prospect Park, Brooklyn, NY
Grace Jones and Janelle Monáe at BRIC Celebrate Brooklyn! Festival, Prospect Park, Brooklyn, N.Y. Photos by Wes Orshoski.

Perfume Genius And Urika’s Bedroom At Union Transfer, Philadelphia
Perfume Genius and Urika’s Bedroom at Union Transfer, Philadelphia. Photos by Chris Sikich.

Live Review, The Smithereens With John Cowsill, Philadelphia, PA, June 26, 2025
It’s not uncommon that bands lose original members and carry on even when—in the case of chesty, melodic, baritone vocalist/songwriter

Live Review: Roots Picnic, Philadelphia, PA, May 31 – June 1, 2025
What do you do if you’re Philadelphia hometown heroes running an annual two-day festival with hurricane rains predicted and a

Matt Berninger And Ronboy At Union Transfer, Philadelphia
Matt Berninger and Ronboy at Union Transfer, Philadelphia. Photos by Chris Sikich. Ronboy

AC/DC At Huntington Bank Field, Cleveland
AC/DC at Huntington Bank Field, Cleveland. Photos by Wes Orshoski.

Live Review: Post Malone, Jelly Roll, Philadelphia, PA, May 24, 2025
If Post Malone was going to have a coming-out party for the country side of his trap-hop/dream-pop/banger-grunge/cloud-rap persona and laconic-to-screamo

Live Review: Beyoncé, East Rutherford, NJ, May 22, 2025
Despite the wealth of issues that large parts of America have with Cowboy Carter (the album, this tour) or whatever

The Dandy Warhols And Sisters Of Your Sunshine Vapor At Ardmore Music Hall, Ardmore, PA
The Dandy Warhols and Sisters Of Your Sunshine Vapor at Ardmore Music Hall, Ardmore, Pa. Photos by Chris Sikich.

Boardwalk Rock, Ocean City, MD
The inaugural Boardwalk Rock festival in Ocean City, Md., featuring Rob Zombie, Nickelback, Bush, Halestorm, Shinedown, Three Days Grace, Alice Cooper,

Asian American Pie II Featuring IKE, Kikashima And Judah Kim At Milkboy, Philadelphia
Asian American Pie II featuring IKE, Kikashima and Judah Kim at Milkboy, Philadelphia. Photos by Chris Sikich.