August and nothing after
Well hello there, Stranger! How have you been? Vacay was great, thanks for asking. I know you didn’t miss me – even I didn’t miss me. But it’s not about missing me, it’s about not…
Tag: Ben Levin
Summertime blues (and other music genres)
The official start of summer is just around the corner. So are some decent shows. But first, a P.S.A.: All day today (until midnight PDT), Bandcamp is holding their third annual Juneteenth fundraiser, where they…
Long weekend, short list
This week’s list of gigs is “more rock, less talk goofy memes”… Sorry, but the latest round of news makes it harder to be all fun and games. Tonight: Kitchen Dwellers and Neighbor play RiversEDGE…
Who’s on first?
Happy Friday the 13th! Tonight: Ritt & Wilder Dietz play a sold-out gig at Parlor & Patio Marc Cohn plays Ludlow Garage The Ghost of Paul Revere is at Taft Bitch, Katie Cash and Kristen Ford are in Southgate’s Revival Room…
Down to Earth
I come to you with cap in hand, asking your forgiveness for my disparaging comments about the local nine (technically 10 now that there’s a DH) last week. As a wise man once said: “How…
Stop me if you’ve heard this one before…
“Coronavirus cases in the U.S. are at an all-time high and concerts are being postponed or cancelled left and right.” January 2021 “Coronavirus cases in the U.S. are at an all-time high and concerts are…
New Year, Same Old Song & Dance
Let me be the 127th* person to wish you a Happy New Year! *EPA city estimate, your actual mileage may vary. Now that we’ve turned the page on 2021, the pandemic is over – we…
In the Bleak midwinter
The dreaded holiday hiatus from live music is inching closer. There are fewer gigs on the ol’ “This Week in Live Music” Koncert Keeper for the next couple of weeks, so let’s make this a…
Go-vember
It’s time to GO to a gig. And you’ll have several opportunities this week. Tonight, Gary Clark Jr. plays the Icon, The Wild Feathers play Madison Theater, and Spyro Gyra plays Ludlow Garage. Saturday, you…
Roll-vember
Let’s get rolling with the concert rundown… First, the Melvin Seals & the Jerry Garcia Band show that was supposed to happen tonight at Ludlow Garage has been postponed. But the Del McCoury Band gig…