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3 weeks ago | 
artsfuse.org | Paul Robicheau
By Paul RobicheauThe singer/guitarist rolls the dice every night, playing it loose and gritty with drummer Patrick Keeler, bassist Dominic Davis, and keyboardist Bobby Emmett, who deftly hack away at revolving song choices from White’s broad catalog and beyond.
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Jan 27, 2025 | 
artsfuse.org | David Stewart |Paul Robicheau |Leigh Rastivo |Ralph P. Locke
With 12 studio albums and myriad EPs to his band’s credit, Stuart Murdoch can now boast, not that he’s the type to do so, of being a published novelist.
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Jan 15, 2025 | 
artsfuse.org | Paul Robicheau
By Paul RobicheauJoni Mitchell Archives Vol. 4 appears to be comparatively sparing in outtakes or demos, but it’s rich in what too many box sets skimp on: a wide-ranging spread of live recordings. In this case, they demonstrate how Mitchell’s songs evolved on stage as well as in the studio, documenting a genius at work. Joni Mitchell Archives Vol. 4: 6 CDs or 4 LPs, $99.98.
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Nov 6, 2024 | 
artsfuse.org | Paul Robicheau
By Paul RobicheauSaturday’s finale of a two-night Roadrunner stand, the Dresden Dolls’ first Boston shows since 2017, raged as a celebration of camaraderie and catharsis. Amanda Palmer laid down two goals for fans packing Roadrunner on Saturday. The first was to “please, for the love of God,” vote.
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Oct 18, 2024 | 
artsfuse.org | Paul Robicheau
By Paul RobicheauMost of the night’s visually tilted action took place within a tightly framed stage that made the presentation seem somewhat detached. Fans might have imagined they were watching a film, at least from a straight-on view. Yet, from other angles, Air’s show looked like a museum diorama of a late 1990s synth-rock band that came to life. Las Vegas has a huge multimedia dome Sphere to wrap bands in visual eye-candy that scales a virtual sky.
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Sep 23, 2024 | 
artsfuse.org | Paul Robicheau
By Paul RobicheauDespite some hiatuses and a non-lasting change in the guitar slot, X has amazingly soldiered on for four decades since its 1977 formation and 1980-1984 heyday to remain standing with its original lineup. A signpost declares “The end is near” in branding for X’s current tour, which the band warns will be their last — like the new Smoke & Fiction, billed as the final album that X will make. That’s not an unreasonable expectation given the punk-rock quartet’s age.
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Sep 21, 2024 | 
artsfuse.org | Paul Robicheau
By Paul RobicheauMany of PJ Harvey’s fans at MGM came for a challenging ride, and the performer gave it to them with a stunning show. PJ Harvey rarely tours. Her last Boston concert before Wednesday’s stunning show at MGH Music Hall at Fenway came at House of Blues in 2017 — and that was her first in over a decade. Years before the music industry fell prey to the pandemic, she’d already shied from the typical cycle of recording and touring to shift her concentration to poetry.
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Sep 16, 2024 | 
artsfuse.org | David Stewart |Paul Robicheau |Leigh Rastivo |Ralph P. Locke
In her debut novel, Alina Grabowski taps into today's zeitgeist -- this is a story of compelling women who must deal with men who disappear or let them down.
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Sep 14, 2024 | 
artsfuse.org | Paul Robicheau
By Paul RobicheauAt the Leader Bank Pavilion, Perry Farrell was tackled after he pushed and punched guitarist Dave Navarro, abruptly ending the show a few songs early and putting the reunion tour of Jane’s Addiction’s original lineup in limbo. Perhaps the first premonition came in Perry Farrell’s opening broadside after he took the Leader Bank Pavilion stage with a raised wine bottle.
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Sep 7, 2024 | 
artsfuse.org | Paul Robicheau |Bill Marx
By Paul RobicheauGoose’s three nights seemed a bit hit-and-miss, which is not unusual for jam-bands, although that only made highpoints more exhilarating. Goose leads a new generation of jam bands, making the right moves to crack the genre’s elusive mainstream. That naturally includes different songs each night, arranged in two sets, and sporting expansive jams — and a trippy light show to match. But it’s not that easy.
