’tis the season… to ROCK!
Wow, can you believe it’s December already? I don’t think I’m ready for the “holiday of savings” or the “sale-a-bration” or the “December to Remember” or whatever other slogan some poor junior copywriter has to…
Category: Concert Listings
Jive. Turkey.
No turkey for me, thanks. I’m a veg head. And I don’t speak jive. But I know Beaver Cleaver’s mom does. Let’s speak a universal language: music! But before we get to the gigs in…
November Reign
Rocktober, we hardly knew ye… (Jesus gives out full-size candy bars!) But now it’s Rollvember! Let’s take a gander at who’s rollin’ into town. But first, this is a Public Service Announcement… with guitar. You’ve…
Rockin’ the ‘tober
Thank goodness it’s finally Pumpkin Spice Season! (Aw, who am I kidding? It’s been Pumpkin Spice season since July 5th. It’s about commerce, not the calendar.) Let’s see who’s spicing up the concert calendar… Matisyahu…
Double Drummer Bummer
I’ve been slacking on my Koncert Keeper duties. (Sorry, life got in the way.) But now I’m back, baby… just in time to be the bearer of some really sad news: These back-to-back gut punches…
Hot fun in the summertime
First, an apology. List member Mighty Joe Sampson pointed out that our previous post’s headline was a bait-and-switch. You can’t call a post “Cruel, Cruel Summer” without paying it off with some Bananarama. So here…
Cruel, Cruel Summer
Late last month, we lost Sinéad O’Connor. “She was vilified, humiliated at times, metaphorically crucified when alone and in her twenties. Everything she stood up for and against then, including racism in the music industry,…
July, she will fly…
Oh, Hello! Where does the summertime time go? Seems like the ol’ globe’s spinning a bit faster these days. Or maybe I’ve just been day-drinking again. Either way (or both), it’s time for a fresh…
July came Swiftly
Did you go to the big show downtown last night? I did! It was everything I hoped for and more! I’m referring, of course, to the Dave Alvin & the Guilty Ones show in downtown…
June’s tunes
Wow, is it June already? June: our favorite month AND our favorite Johnny duet partner. I know I’ve been slacking on keeping you abreast of the live local gigs. May was a bit busy. Really!…