Elvis Costello
Elvis Costello & the Imposters featuring Charlie Sexton, Royal Oak Music Theatre, October 9, 2025
They leave him half way to paradise They leave you half way to bliss
Caryn Rose
I’m Caryn Rose and I write about rock and roll & pop culture in places like Pitchfork, NPR Music, Variety, Vulture, Backstreets Magazine, and more. My most recent book is WHY PATTI SMITH MATTERS.
Chasing History: Chuck Mitchell and Mitch Ryder
When I was in my late teens/early 20s, one of the worst pieces of advice I ever got from “older” folks -- not my parents or that generation, but people maybe 5-10 years older -- was to not bother going to see older artists. This was the late 70s/
Pilgrimage
pilgrimage: Visiting Kent State
in honor of Allison Krause, Jeffrey Miller, Sandra Scheuer and William Schroeder
Concert Reviews
Neil Young & the chrome hearts, Pine Knob, August 13, 2025
live music is better | bumperstickers should be issued
Concert Reviews
Daniel Lanois Trio, Aeolian Hall, London, Ontario, July 11, 2025
The Daniel Lanois Trio played two nights at the Aeolian Hall in London, Ontario, an ancient and gorgeous venue a two-hour drive from Detroit that is apparently one of the top 10 halls in Canada, according to the CBC. It was an intimate space with great resonance and that is
Documentaries
IT’S NEVER OVER: JEFF BUCKLEY
if you love his music you should see this, and if you don’t know what I’m talking about you should definitely watch it.
Fandom
the number of shows you have seen is the world's most uninteresting fandom metric.
We all need to work to end the annoying habit of asking people at a concert how many times they’ve seen the artist.
Documentaries
ONE TO ONE: John & Yoko | YOKO by David Sheff
I have a pathological need to identify every location in NYC that appears in a film or tv or random photo, so when the first shot of ONE TO ONE : JOHN & YOKO appears on the screen, out of focus, fuzzy, zooming in on a crowd of people, I immediately
Concert Reviews
Michael Monroe, the Machine Shop, Flint, MI, April 5, 2025
He’s one of those people who was born to be onstage.
Patti Smith
A Celebration of Patti Smith, Carnegie Hall, March 26, 2025
My favorite element has always been figuring out what songs the artists decide they want to perform and how they interpret them.
Book Reviews
Music Book Review: "Lollapalooza: The Uncensored Story Of Alternative Rock’s Wildest Festival"
There is dirt. There is sex and drugs. There are internecine squabbles.
Book Reviews
Music Book Review: "Heartbreaker," by Mike Campbell
I read "Heartbreaker" in three days. I didn’t want to put it down.