Category: LIVE REVIEWS

Kesha at the Kia Forum, Los Angeles. Photos by Skylar Watkins.

The Ladies may Love Cool James, but LL Cool J loves union workers a little more. The night before July

Larkin Poe and Zach Person at Asbury Lanes, Asbury Park, N.J. Photos by Chris Sikich.

With “retirement” from the live stage as the most malleable word in the lexicon of the modern musician (from Sinatra

Say what you might about octogenarian acts—Rod Stewart, Paul Simon, Mick Jagger, Keith Richards, Bob Dylan, Pete Townshend, Roger Daltrey,

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, Photos by Chris Sikich.

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, N.Y. Photos by Wes Orshoski.

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

The Doobie Brothers at Irving Plaza, New York City. Photos by Wes Orshoski.

It’s not uncommon that bands lose original members and carry on even when—in the case of chesty, melodic, baritone vocalist/songwriter