I saw Jason Isbell at the Wang Theater in Boston last week--fancy! This was my 13th Isbell show, briefly putting him alone in 2nd for the most times I've seen an artist (but the other who is at 12, James McMurtry, I will be going...
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I saw two shows last week, part of a very busy February after a long show drought in January. The one I was most excited about Marissa Nadler, who played.
I've seen quite a bit of music this month. Some I will talk about this week, some in the next couple of these posts. The biggest thing I did was.
I saw Sudan Archives last week in Boston. I was curious what this would be like live. I am a big fan of her 2022 album Natural Brown Prom Queen, though I haven't heard her new album. She brings a unique palette to pop/electronic/R&B because...
My first Music Notes of the year, after a bit of a holiday layoff, when I wasn't listening to a whole lot of new music or seeing shows. Let's get.
Three last shows for 2025: I FINALLY saw Tyshawn Sorey, with his superb trio that includes Aaron Diehl on piano and Harish Raghavan on bass, I say it that way.
Ron Carter at UC Berkeley Jazz Festival, 5/25/80 w/McCoy Tyner © Brian McMillen www.brianmcmillenphotography.com It's been 3 weeks since I got one of these up and there's been a lot going on. So here's just a quick rundown. I've seen a few shows, but let...
My big musical event in the last two weeks was seeing Richard Thompson at the Jane Pickens Theater in Newport, Rhode Island. This was my first time in that space,.
I saw S.G. Goodman play in Cambridge last week. This is the second time I've seen her, the first being at Newport Folk Festival this year, so I was excited.
Last Friday, I saw the duo of Brandon Ross and Stomu Takeishi at Firehouse 12 in New Haven. I frequently make the trek down there these days to see interesting looking jazz acts. This is the third time I've seen Ross, including with his great...
I was very happy to see Big Thief at the MGM at Fenway in Boston this week. I had seen Adrienne Lenker twice before solo, once totally by herself at.
I was super pumped to see Tropical Fuck Storm play in Somerville, Massachusetts recently. They are an Australian band that I guess splits the difference between punk and hard rock.