Rock
On this night, it was clear that Brittany Howard’s status as a force of nature came not from her bellowing vocals so much as the soulful subtleties she wove into high notes.
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“America hasn’t lost its historical and romantic legacy for British bands. At least that’s the case with us, anyway.”
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Super-talented band with sharp material, big label backing, hot-shot producer, top-shelf recording studio—what could go wrong? Plenty.
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The Pogues leaned on their instrumental breadth when they took the Suffolk Downs stage as an 11-piece ensemble augmented at times by guest singers and a three-piece horn section.
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By Scott McLennan The Outlaw Music Festival’s overall pacing of performers from newest to most veteran offered an interesting overview of how country, folk, and rock have blended over the decades. Over the course of its 10-year existence, the Outlaw Music Festival has supplied one of the few satisfactory working definitions for the musical label…
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The long-anticipated pairing of Gov’t Mule and the Tedeschi Trucks Band turned out to be one of those rare moments when the live performance outshined even the promise on paper.
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This is a very welcome document, full of compelling performances and layers of rock ’n’ soul history that will hopefully prove foundational for yet another generation of players interested in reaching for the good stuff.
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Brooklyn indie rock act The Hold Steady will be at Suffolk Downs this weekend. The band’s frontman, Craig Finn, is a Boston native.
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If this really is the last time that Pete Townshend and Roger Daltrey bring The Who out on tour, they are going out on top, leaving a legacy of songs that will undoubtedly stand the test of time for generations to come.
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Playing nearly 60 songs across a trio of near-three-hour shows, jam-rockers Widespread Panic certainly made their return to Boston count.
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Arts Remembrance: In Memoriam — Tom Stoppard