Citizen Cope Warms The Providence Crowd

A cold night in February saw a large crowd of people gathered to witness Citizen Cope’s performance.  When he took the stage, the club was packed, and the crowd conveyed its warming welcome.  The performance was a genuine display of creativity from a man who clearly loves to perform his music. 
We were all completely [...]

Spending Valentine’s Day With B.B. King with Buddy Guy

B.B. King with Buddy Guy
February 14, 2010
MGM Grand Theater at Foxwoods
Mashantucket, CT
It had been many years since I’d seen Buddy Guy perform, and I swear he just keeps getting better. His sublime voice and vicious guitar playing, and banter with the crowd combine to make one of the most exciting blues shows you’ll ever see.
Toward [...]

Push Play with Emily Osment in Providence

Push Play with Emily Osment
November 24, 2009
Club Hell
Providence, RI
A good sized crowd, and a lively mix of seven-year-olds to thirty-somethings, filled Club Hell for tonight’s event. The club’s stage is only about a foot higher than the main floor and there’s no barrier, so the crowd is able to get right up close to [...]

Evanescence Plays a Secret Show in New York

Evanescence
November 4, 2009
Grand Ballroom
New York, NY
New York City. Looking at the crowd from the pit, it was clear that the excitement was building in anticipation of the show tonight. I too was excited to be present for this special “secret show,” and to be able to share the experience with the thousand Evanescence [...]

Lenny Kravitz at Foxwoods

Lenny Kravitz
October 17, 2009
MGM Grand at Foxwoods
Mashantucket, CT
The crowd wasn’t sure what to expect from Lenny Kravitz during his Foxwoods appearance. He had canceled a show a couple nights earlier because he blew out his voice.  As soon as he took the stage and started to sing, the concern abated.
The set featured some lesser [...]

Hanson Uses Their Soles

Hanson
October 14, 2009
House of Blues
Boston, MA
With the last notes of hellogoodbye‘s final song “Here (In Your Arms)” still ringing my ears, I made my way through the crowd to claim my position in the photo pit. The three levels at The House of Blues in Boston were buzzing with anticipation. When the familiar [...]

Samuel Has Problems, Chevelle in Baltimore

Chevelle
September 19, 2009
Bourbon Street Ballroom
Baltimore, MD
Samuel Has Problems
That’s what the shirt of drummer, Sam Loeffler, said on Saturday night at the Bourbon Street Ballroom. However it wasn’t Sam who had problems; it was the venue who had problems as they appeared to be rather unprepared for the many Chevelle fans rushing the rail as they [...]

Sick Puppies, Hurt, and Tunnels To Holland in Lancaster

Sick Puppies, Hurt, Tunnels To Holland
August 2, 2009
Chameleon Club
Lancaster, PA
Lancaster, on a Sunday, is a quiet city. It seems like the only stores open are convenience stores and diners. However, the serenity would soon be disturbed by the three bands on tonight’s bill… sometimes rock and roll can’t be restrained.
I reviewed Tunnels To [...]

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