More Fun in the Quarantined World
Hola, amigos, how’s it going? I know it’s been a while since I rapped at ya… (that’s my tribute to one of my favorite columnists in The Onion.) I know I’ve been pretty dour lately,…
Category: Concert Listings
2 Kool 2 B 4-gotten
Sorry to start on a few sad notes, but John Erhardt of Wussy/Ass Ponys passed away last Monday. His longtime friend and bandmate Chuck Cleaver wrote a very loving tribute to him on Wussy’s Facebook…
Not-so-Live music
If the world weren’t upside down, I would’ve been at the Robyn Hitchcock show at Southgate this past Sunday, and Greg Dulli’s gig at the Woodward on Wednesday. Instead I was stuck in my basement,…
Live! (on tape)
Let’s focus on the positives of the music world. Our favorite artists now have more time than ever to create new music. (Unless they lost their day job… or they need to get a day…
Music is My Happy Place
To paraphrase Bill Medley: Now I’ve had… the quaran-time of my life… and I never want to feel this way again! Music is about the only thing keeping me from going completely bonkers. I hope…
Tune in to the tunes
Before we get to the virtual tunes, let’s have a moment of silence for John Prine, Adam Schlesinger, Hal Willner and all the other talented musicians we’ve lost to COVID-19. As if we needed any…
It’s Virtually a Concert
Hate to start on a sad note, but losing Adam Schlesinger from Fountains of Wayne and Ivy (and other projects) was a real kick in the trousers. This line from a Washington Post tribute sums…
This Week in Not-Quite-Live Music
It’s another week of stay-at-home “family bonding”! Heaven help us all… But you can still put your eyeballs and/or earballs on some good tunes. Here’s Rob Fetter’s gig from Friday: Josh Ritter from last week:…
Shows to see when you can’t see shows
This coronavirus lockdown is a real kick in the trousers for fans of live music. Yes, it’s flattening the curve, but it’s also flattening the hearts of music fans everywhere, and flattening the already-skinny wallets…
This Week in Live Music: March 9-15
Hey kids, let’s Spring Forward into some live tunes (see what we did there?) On Monday, you should get to bed early to make up for lost time. You’ll need the extra rest, because it’s…