Concert Reviews
Peter Wolf & the Midnight Travelers, Detroit, MI, April 17, 2026
Doing the Detroit breakdown.
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.
Concert Reviews
Springsteen Tour Opener & More
War! What is it good for? Absolutely nothing.
the Who
Fun Facts! About "Tommy" on its 50th Anniversary
This is not any kind of review.
Concert Reviews
Adam Weiner, The Ark, Ann Arbor, March 5, 2026
Shake it, little Tina
Patti Smith
Patti Smith, Michigan Theater, Ann Arbor, March 11, 2026
"“I’m trying to look 68."
Richard Lloyd Trio, Lager House, Detroit, MI January 12, 2026
Richard Lloyd was in town tonight, and it felt like a message from the home country, back before we had email and flying cars in our pockets, when you needed to talk to someone from another place to find out about that place. The last time I saw Lloyd he
Patti Smith
new book - three chords and blessed noise: a patti smith tour chronicle
The tl;dr - I wrote a short book about the five shows I saw on Patti Smith's Horses 50th anniversary tour and you can buy it now! buy paperback!buy the ebook In November, Patti Smith & her Band went out on the road for the 50th
Patti Smith
remnants: "The Ritual of 'Horses'"
I know these songs. I know them. They know me.
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
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