Taylor Swift reigns supreme as literary queen and department head on The Tortured Poets Department: The Anthology. Released this past Friday, The Tortured Poets Department, which quickly (note, within two hours) became The Tortured Poets Department: The Anthology, has already broken all-time streaming records including most streams by one album Continue Reading
Blue October // Detroit, MI // 04.13.2024
Blue October The Fillmore Detroit, MI April 13, 2024 Saturday night was a busy night in Detroit. The Detroit Tigers were playing just across the street and the Fillmore was almost sold out to the doors. Blue October, a rock band from Houston, who has been around since 1995 Continue Reading
Ruston Kelly // Detroit, MI // 03.29.2024
Ruston Kelly The Shelter Detroit, MI March 29, 2024 Friday night Ruston Kelly brought his “Too Chill To Kill” tour to the Shelter in Detroit. The stage was set up with just a microphone, stool and piano and I was looking forward to an acoustic set. Promptly at 8pm Continue Reading
Judy Whitmore premieres her music video for “I Thought About You” from her third album Come Fly With Me
SoCal-based acclaimed vocalist, pilot, and best-selling author Judy Whitmore recently released her third album Come Fly With Me. Today sees the premiere of her enchanting music video for the album’s track “I Thought About You”. “I Thought About You” is a sweetly nostalgic update of Jimmy Van Heusen and Johnny Mercer’s classic Continue Reading
Steel Panther – Moon Fever – Dovydas // Louisville, KY // 12.16.23
Steel Panther with Moon Fever and Dovydas Mercury Ballroom Louisville, KY December 16th, 2023 California comedic glam metal band Steel Panther brought their Winter Holidaze Tour to Mercury Ballroom recently to a packed house! The venue was filled with fans, many of whom were clad in denim vests, long-haired wigs, Continue Reading
Nonpoint – (Hed) P.E. – Sumo Cyco – VRSTY // Louisville, KY // 12.12.23
Nonpoint with (Hed) P.E., Sumo Cyco, and VRSTY Mercury Ballroom Louisville, KY December 12th, 2023 Florida alternative rock/metal band Nonpoint brought their recent Million Watts Tour 2023 to Mercury Ballroom to a room full of fans who were ready to rock! Opening the show this evening was New York Continue Reading
Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness // Chicago, IL // 12.08.23
The New Friends Tour Andrew McMahon in the Wilderness w/ Michigander, Wildermiss Riviera Theatre, Chicago, IL December 8, 2023 Very few artists can transition through projects, through albums, through decades, and still have the lasting power to perform tour after tour. Andrew McMahon is one of those artists. The New Continue Reading
Dogstar // Detroit, MI // 12.08.2023
Dogstar Majestic Theatre Detroit, MI December 08, 2023 Friday night Dogstar, an alternative rock band from LA, played a sold-out show at the Majestic Theatre in Detroit as part of their “Somewhere Between the Power Lines and Palm Trees” tour. The band went on an indefinite hiatus in 2002, Continue Reading
Barenaked Ladies // Detroit, MI // 12.05.2023
Barenaked Ladies Sound Board Detroit, MI December 05, 2023 The Barenaked Ladies started their set off, mentioning that it was “a little chilly to play Pine Knob” but everyone in the audience appreciated seeing them in a very small and intimate setting at the SoundBoard in Detroit on Tuesday evening. Continue Reading
The Japanese House – quinnie – Ally Evenson // Chicago, IL // 12.03.2023
The Japanese House with quinnie and Ally Evenson Metro Chicago, Illinois December 3rd, 2023 For the first time since the ancient age of pre-COVID, English indie pop artist Amber Bain, better known as The Japanese House, made her return to Chicago in the final week of her North American Continue Reading
Andrew McMahon In The Wilderness // Detroit, MI // 12.03.2023
Andrew McMahon In TheWilderness The Fillmore Detroit, MI December 03, 2023 Andrew McMahon In The Wilderness brought the “New Friends” tour to the Fillmore in Detroit on Sunday night and the place was filled to the brim. Andrew mentioned that nowadays his audience is not high schoolers anymore, but Continue Reading
Trans-Siberian Orchestra // Toledo, OH // 12.01.2023
Trans-Siberian Orchestra Huntington Center Toledo, OH December 01, 2023 Setlist The Hourglass Mozart/Figaro The Lost Christmas Eve The Ghosts of Christmas Eve O Come All Ye Faithful / O Holy Night Good King Joy Christmas Dreams Christmas Eve (Sarajevo 12/24) Christmas Canon Rock What Child Is This? Music Continue Reading