Without disparaging the good name of The Pretty Things, The Who really put the term ‘rock opera’ on the musical books when they created not one but two enduring works in Tommy and Quadrophenia. So what do you do when you’ve done countless tours and it seems like you’ve done it all? You go full […]
FOTOBOM: PAUL RODGERS, JEFF BECK, ANN WILSON @ BLUE HILLS BANK PAVILION
Age is just a number. It’s a cliché, but like most clichés there is sometimes more than a kernel of truth to it and tonight, this trio of 70s FM radio warriors came together as The Stars Align tour and provided compelling evidence that the number of times they’ve circled the sun is deceptive. […]
FOTOBOM: ROBERT PLANT @ THE ORPHEUM
Of all the current musical offerings on radio, classic rock still casts the longest shadow. Several generations have become indoctrinated to the giants of yesteryear, ones who still persevere much longer than the relatively fleeting careers of your average pop star. So it really wasn’t a surprise that the creaky bones of the Orpheum […]
FOTOBOM: QUEEN + ADAM LAMBERT @ TD GARDEN
No one ever said that playing rock music was rocket science, but Brian May has proven that the two aren’t necessarily diametrically opposed. (For those intrepid-minded readers, feel free to dig into his thesis entitled A Survey Of Radial Velocities In The Zodiacal Dust Cloud.) The good news is that he’s not gone all […]
LET’S DANCE: A DAVID BOWIE BIRTHDAY BASH FOR REBEL REBELS
B-sides, deep cuts, and classics will spin in Allston tonight to commemorate what would’ve been Bowie’s 70th birthday.
FOTOBOM: PAUL MCCARTNEY @ FENWAY PARK, 17JUL16
At the risk of starting this review on a morbid note, the sudden and unexpected deaths of music giants this year has been nothing short of brutal. David Bowie. Prince. Paul Kantner. George Martin. Just the other day Alan Vega left us. So when an ex-Beatle plays in your backyard, it’s a good idea to […]
FOTOBOM: THE WHO, TAL WILKENFELD @ TD GARDEN, 3/6
The passion and fury that catapulted The Who to controversy and stardom still burned fiercely within Daltrey and Townshend as the band celebrated 50 years at TD Garden.
FOTOBOM: AC/DC & VINTAGE TROUBLE @ GILLETTE STADIUM, 8/22
If there is one band that encapsulates the “If if ain’t broke, don’t fix it” axiom, look no further than AC/DC.
RUN FOR COVER: THE ZOMBIES VS. DINOSAUR JR.: “WHENEVER YOU’RE READY”
This is what the ’60s could have sounded like if The Zombies tripled up on the guitar amps.
RUNNING IN CIRCLES: A ROUND-UP OF RECORD STORE DAY MUSTS
Record Store Day is a bit of a clusterfuck now.
