Concert Reviews Archive
CMA Fest Review: Keith Urban, Lenny Kravitz, Jason Aldean, Kelly Clarkson
June 9, 2013
The CMA Music Festival may look like a musical fanfare, but it’s actually a mad scavenger hunt to try to piece together which surprise artists will find their way to the LP Field stage each night. Already this weekend we’ve seen impromptu performances from Tim McGraw, Kid Rock, Sheryl Crow, Kenny Rogers and Jason Mraz.
CMA Festival Review: Blake Shelton, Lady Antebellum, Little Big Town, Hunter Hayes
June 8, 2013
Well I did it. It’s my fault, and you can place the blame squarely on me. I said day two of CMA Fest couldn’t possibly live up to the spectacle that was Thursday night’s opener, and I was right. I jinxed it. It’s all on me. Of course, that’s not to say that Friday night’s
CMA Festival Review: Zac Brown, Taylor Swift, Eric Church, Miranda Lambert
June 7, 2013
When I was assembling the title for this article, I had the unenviable task of figuring out which artists to leave out. Country sensation Luke Bryan and Tracy Lawrence drew the short straws. From top to bottom, this was the strongest one day festival bill I’ve ever seen, and that’s not counting all the surprise
Paramore Concert Review at Tabernacle in Atlanta
May 22, 2013
As the photographers were making their way to the photo pit, the Tabernacle’s media coordinator reminded us that, contrary to popular belief, there were other band members onstage besides Hayley Williams. It was said as a tongue-and-cheek comment, but it’s actually a real concern. Hayley monopolizes your attention when she is onstage. What is it
Hangout Fest Review: Tom Petty, Black Crowes, The Roots
May 19, 2013
We enter day two of our Hangout Festival coverage. Yesterday, we had a fantastic first day, highlighting the musical styling of The Shins, Macklemore & Ryan Lewis and Kings of Leon. On Saturday, the heat we’d heard so much about finally arrived to Gulf Shores. It wasn’t quite the suffocating variety, but you finally knew
Review: Kings of Leon, The Shins, Macklemore at Hangout Fest
May 18, 2013
I’m sitting here on a lawn chair in the sand, watching the waves crash against the sand, as Jim James’ psychedelic musings drifted over from the Hangout Stage. Now that’s the way to see a concert. Today we come to you from sunny Gulf Shores, Alabama. It is the site of the 2013 Hangout Festival
Smashing Pumpkins Concert Review at Chastain Park in Atlanta
May 11, 2013
It seems like almost yesterday that I went to my first rock concert. It was actually 1997. The Smashing Pumpkins were touring on their smash double album Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness. They stopped at Atlanta’s old Omni Arena for a robust rock show. The cost was a whopping $29 for a lower level
Phoenix Concert Review at the Tabernacle in Atlanta
May 10, 2013
Phoenix’s latest album Bankrupt! has only been out of the stables for a few weeks, but the band is already hard at work sharing their new vision to the masses. The French group has signed on for numerous summer festival appearances on both sides of the pond (Coachella, Lollapalooza, Outside Lands, Reading) as well as
Carolina Rebellion Cancellation Edition Plus Sevendust, Buckcherry
May 6, 2013
Sometimes you begin typing up an article with something completely unexpected. When the day started, we had lots of rain, but the promise of Soundgarden, Bush and Rise Against were enough to pull our sorry butts off the couch to brave the harsh elements. A strange thing happened along the way. The fans showed they
Review: Alice in Chains, Limp Bizkit, Deftones at Carolina Rebellion
May 5, 2013
What a difference a year makes. This weekend last year, I was sweating my balls off in Memphis, taking in the bevy of acts at Beale Street Music Festival. Last night, I was freezing my nips off at Charlotte Motor Speedway. I wasn’t watching the stock cars endlessly circle the Nascar track. I was here
