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Concert Review: Jack White at Firefly Music Festival in Dover
July 21, 2012
Jack White has been a very busy man. Since the White Stripes officially disbanded in February of last year, he seems to have answered the nagging question of what was next. In the time since Icky Thump was released (2007), White has been occupying himself with side projects (Racounteurs, The Dead Weather), producing albums for
Concert Review: John Legend at Firefly Music Festival in Dover
July 21, 2012
John Legend is a busy guy. After a 50-city tour with Sade in 2011, he found time to propose to model-girlfriend Chrissy Teigan, sign on with ABC’s spin on American Idol called Duets, as well as continue several philanthropic efforts. Between filming Duets, he has also been working on his latest studio album, so it
Concert Review: Slayer at Mayhem Festival in Atlanta
July 15, 2012
The crowds at Atlanta’s Mayhem Festival survived the onslaught of heavy hitting bands who rocked the Jaegermeister and Sumerian Records stages. As evening crept closer to Slipknot’s closing bell, the crowd found their feet and displayed the horns when friggin’ Slayer mounted the stage. I can’t think of a better band to setup the closer
Concert Review: Norah Jones at Fox Theatre in Atlanta
June 24, 2012
The first time I saw Norah Jones live was March 2002 at Variety Playhouse in Atlanta. Her debut album, Come Away with Me, had just been released and had yet to spiral into the Grammy-winning, sales behemoth that it would ultimately become. With a 1000-seat capacity, Variety Playhouse was the largest venue she had played
Crossroads Guitar Festival Returns in 2013 at Madison Square Garden
June 22, 2012
The fourth incarnation of Eric Clapton’s Crossroads Guitar Festival will be held in New York next year, according to a couple of musicians set to play the event. An official announcement has yet to be made, but artists Sonny Landreth and Blake Mills announced that they would be playing the festival, which will be held
Concert Review: Sheryl Crow at BamaJam Music Festival
June 18, 2012
As BamaJam’s only female headliner, Sheryl Crow took the stage Saturday night, riding the wave of energy from a performance by Enterprise native Jamey Johnson and the anticipation of southern rock king, Kid Rock. The festival atmosphere was completely professional Saturday, as parking, security, and entry were a breeze, ensuring the crowd ample time to
Concert Review: Kid Rock at BamaJam Music Festival
June 17, 2012
Kid Friggin’ Rock It seems like the entire weekend was building up to this moment. Kid Rock is the undisputed king of BamaJam. He may not be a native son of Alabama but his Detroit heart-and-soul music just seems bred for Southern Rock. He certainly dressed the part, decked out in a custom Crimson Tide
Concert Review: Zac Brown Band at BamaJam in Enterprise
June 16, 2012
The rains had passed over Enterprise, Alabama on Friday and it was time to truly kick off the music of the BamaJam Music Festival. The afternoon saw performances by up-and-coming NEEDTOBREATHE, ‘Idol’ beefcake Casey James, as well as country icon Alan Jackson, but the headlining spot was reserved for the Atlanta-boys who have taken country
Concert Review: Tim McGraw at BamaJam in Enterprise
June 15, 2012
Not even a southern storm could stop country superstar Tim McGraw from performing his heart out last night at the BamaJam Music Festival in Enterprise, Alabama. After an afternoon wrought with chaos that blew a transformer, damaged the stage, and soiled most of the scheduled acts’ equipment, BamaJam Farm was evacuated to the parking areas
Album Review: John Mayer ‘Born and Raised’
June 5, 2012
“John Mayer is an asshole.” This is the rather blunt statement I heard from a lady between sets at the Beale Street Music Festival. Strangely this seems to be the popular sentiment leveled on the beleaguered singer-songwriter since his epic implosion within the pages of Playboy and Rolling Stone. He got caught up in the