Matt Bailey

1 week ago | themusicuniverse.com | Matt Bailey

Sixteen songs spanned the band’s classic hits and new materialA crisp October night crept into late May, right where it didn’t belong. Taking the stage in Halloween climes more akin to Hawkins, Illinois than the DC metro area (Landover, Maryland to be exact), the dark and fiery music by Metallica seemed enhanced by the unseasonable chill.

2 weeks ago | themusicuniverse.com | Matt Bailey

The country starlet sold out two nights in our nation’s capitalMegan Moroney is one of—if not the singularly—most important country music crossover artist of the 2020s. She reaches the fan base that can scream Taylor Swift lyrics and Reba songs in equal measure. That much was obvious from the jump during night one on Wednesday (May 21st) of Moroney’s two-night stand at Washington, DC’s Anthem.

3 weeks ago | themusicuniverse.com | Matt Bailey

The superstar played the first of two nights near NYC on her Las Mujeres Ya No Lloran World TourIn an era where major artists find themselves downsizing venues or canceling tours altogether, one artist had to postpone her 2014 fall arena tour because 20,000 seats weren’t big enough. Shakira instead opted for a summer 2025 stadium tour to meet demand. And demand they did. Thursday’s show (May 15th) at MetLife Stadium outside New York City was the first of two shows at the venue.

3 weeks ago | themusicuniverse.com | Matt Bailey

The celebrated artist and her Old-Time Revue are dedicated to authentically presenting traditional music“I need way more fiddle than that,” Grammy winner exclaimed to loud cheers as she began “Old Corn Liquor.” It was her second attempt to start her song with fiddler Justin Robinson, which both recorded for the hit 2025 film Sinners. During the first attempt, she broke a banjo string. She embraced the issue, picked up another of the myriad banjos on stage and rolled with it.

1 month ago | themusicuniverse.com | Matt Bailey

The festival has become a must-attend event for devotees of hard rock and glam metalSteve Pearcy and Warren DiMartini of Ratt closed out the three-day M3 Rock Festival in Columbia, Maryland on Sunday (May 4th). It was a festival highlighted by performances from Accept, Lita Ford, and David Lee Roth’s return to the stage after five years. Pearcy’s high-flying voice and DiMartini’s guitar-shredding magic were evident on 17 songs from the Ratt catalogue.