Scott McLennan
Derek Trucks, Susan Tedeschi, and their 12-piece ensemble moved effortlessly from blues and soul to free jazz, psychedelia, and a deeply felt “Ohio.”
Founding Mavericks drummer Paul Deakin reflects on loss, reconciliation, and a summer tour devoted to keeping Paul Malo’s songs alive.
On “Bring on the Psychics,” the post-hardcore veterans sound urgent, thoughtful and surprisingly rejuvenated, balancing punishing riffs with hard-won wisdom.
Mike Patton’s supergroup navigated pandemic-era anxieties with surgical precision while Melvins provided savage support.
At Agganis Arena, the guitarist led a genre-spanning set from tight harmonies to deep-space jams.
“Recomposed” finds music poised between imaginative possibility and the entrenched economics driving environmental harm.
A reconfigured band and evolving arrangements made Bob Dylan’s Boston set vital, strange, and rooted in “Rough and Rowdy Ways.”
Goose’s two-set blitz at Leader Bank Pavilion dovetailed improvisation with irresistibly catchy rock.
A storm-snarled weekend in Swanzey, New Hampshire delivers breakout acts, deep improvisation, and a snapshot of the modern jam ecosystem.
Claypool Gold tour turns Leader Bank Pavilion into a shifting laboratory of psychedelia, satire, and virtuosic groove.
Film Music Commentary: Why “The Odyssey” Should Have Been a Silent Film