Category: video
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Michael Shannon, Jason Narducy and Friends, Life’s Rich Pageant, March 6th, 2026 at Royale in Boston
Friday night, the tour of Michael Shannon, Jason Narducy and Friends Celebrate the 40th Anniversary of R.E.M.’s “Life’s Rich Pageant” came through Boston with a killer show at Royale on Tremont. As they did with “Fables of the Reconstruction” at the same venue, they played the album in sequence. Yes, this included Shannon (who played…
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Suzanne Vega at The Cabot, June 5th, 2025
Suzanne Vega is on 13-night tour of the east coast (Maine to DC), and one of the stops was in Beverly at the Cabot. The show is Vega, accompanied by Gerry Leonard, with cellist Stephanie Winters joining on maybe 2/3rds of the songs. There are some backing tracks (percussion) on some songs and I think…
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Lyle Lovett & His Acoustic Group at the Shalin Liu in Rockport MA, 5/4/2025
Lyle Lovett is a phenomenal talent and great performer – you should see him any time you get a chance. He was in Rockport at the Shalin Liu with his “Acoustic Group” a few weeks ago – great show. We saw the Sunday “matinee” at 5pm, which meant that you could still see the harbor…
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José González at the Cabot Theater, March 27th, 2025
Quick post to share a photo and some videos from seeing José González at the Cabot. He plays with no opening act and no intermission – just him on stage with two guitars (different tunings?) – I’m not sure he even had a bottle of water. Really ended up just watching the performance and not…
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Michael Shannon, Jason Narducy and Friends play R.E.M.’s Fables of the Reconstruction at the Royale Boston, March 7th, 2025
I missed the last Shannon-Narducy recreate R.E.M. tour, when they came through doing Murmur at the Sinclair. This time I was not going to miss out. The band includes Jon Wurster (who’s played with Bob Mould, Superchunk, and The Mountain Goats) on drums, John Stirratt (of Uncle Tupelo and Wilco) on bass, Dag Juhlin (Poi…
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Elvis Costello & Steve Nieve, March 1st 2025 at the Cabot
Last time Elvis Costello came through Beverly and did a show at the Cabot I didn’t manage to get tickets. This time, as a member, I was able to score a great seat in front row balcony. The Costello & Nieve 2025 tour announced 15 nights in February and March: I can’t vet all the…
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Old Crow Medicine Show Tiny Desk Concert
Old Crow Medicine Show on NPR’s Tiny Desk Concert series:
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M. Ward, Rockport MA, August 2nd, 2024
Got a chance to see M. Ward last night at the beautiful Shalin Liu in Rockport MA It’s a beautiful venue, but the lighting seems to have foiled my (admitted limited) photography skills. He’s on a kind of warm-up tour for the impeding release of The Best of M. Ward, I assume coming out on…
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Tinsley Ellis at Shalin Liu, Rockport
If you’ve never been to the Shalin Liu performing arts center in Rockport, it’s a fantastic venue, with a large scale window backing up to Rockport Harbor. Last night we saw blues guitarist/singer/songwriter Tinsley Ellis, who put on a great show. That’s his 1937 National resonator guitar on stage above – he walked on with…
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Ratboys / Decemberists, at Roadruner, May 2nd 2024
Last night I went to see The Decemberists with Ratboys at Roadrunner. It was my first show at the venue, which lived up to all the hype in the press and rave reviews from friends. Great sightlines from almost everywhere, great sound, convenient service. It’s an all general admission (GA) venue, so no seating (aside…
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Billy Joel at Madison Square Garden, March 28th 2024
A bit delayed in getting this post up – but a few weeks back I got the chance (thanks to some stellar partners at work) to see Billy Joel at Madison Square Garden. It was a fantastic show and a wonderful experience. It was the 100th consecutive show of his current residency at MSG, meaning…
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SXSW March 12th, 2024
On Tuesday I started the night at the High Road Touring SXSW showcase at the Empire Control Room and Garage. Sugadaisy, from Bowling Green, KY, opened the larger outdoor stage and were a pleasant suprise – check them out if you get a chance. The real reason I chose that showcase, though, was Kathleen Edwards,…
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SXSW March 11th, 2024
A few highlights of music I saw on Monday at SXSW in Austin. I tried to find the balance between spending too much time getting video on the phone versus just being there in the moment, but did catch a few videos. Grace Sorensen is an Austin local, doing her first set at Cuatro Gato…
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Preservation Hall Jazz Band at the Cabot, December 2nd 2024
I’ve long been a fan of Preservation Hall – a New Orleans institution dedicated to protect, preserve, and perpetuate traditional jazz. The full Preservation Hall Jazz Band is some 60 members strong, currently, but this sextet is out touring a Creole Christmas celebration. (upcoming dates). Left to right, that’s Clint Maedgen on saxophone and vocals…
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The Suburbs at the Icehouse, November 3rd 2023
While I was in town for my mother’s 80th birthday, I was able to pick up tickets to see The Suburbs at Icehouse. (I guess this is the time of the 80s bands for me, having seen The Violent Femmes, U2, and now The Suburbs all in the course of ~4 weeks). It’s an all-GA…
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U2:UV Achtung Baby Live at the Sphere in Las Vegas (10/18)
I’m not really a Las Vegas person. I don’t gamble, I don’t love the desert, and I’m not in to high-end shopping, strip clubs, or whatever else Sin City is supposed to offer. To me it’s usually just a hot, crowded, series of smoke-filled rooms and broad streets I have to navigate through in search…
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Violent Femmes at MGM Music Hall
Last night the Violent Femmes played MGM Music Hall in Boston – great venue tucked under a corner of Fenway park. This was a stop on the tour of playing their debut self-titled album in its entirety, celebrating the 40th annivesary Please Please Please Do Not Go Gone Daddy Gone I’m Nothing Gimme the Car…
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Mary Gauthier at Fruitlands
Mary Gauthier singing Drag Queens in Limousines, at Fruitlands in Harvard MA My wife first saw Mary Gauthier in the off season at the Mews in Provincetown at open mics in the late 1990s – and we’ve been great fans ever since. Have seen her a half-dozen times at various venues across New England. If…