Doors fans can’t go wrong by picking up Live At Konserthuset, Stockholm; September 20, 1968, a mesmerizing new two-CD or three-LP set. It documents the final night of a celebrated European tour, which was recorded on four-track tapes for an FM radio broadcast. Last year’s Live at the Matrix, 1967 captures the then-little-known group as it experimented with early versions of the material that would soon bring it fame. It’s a fascinating collection but the new album, recorded a year and a half later, is another story entirely. It presents a world-renowned band at the peak of ..read more

What goes on in Wallingford, Connecticut? Well, famed sportscaster and Holey Moley! co-host Joe Tessitore lives there, for one. Its historical significance in the Northeast, but more prominently as a bordering town bordering the New England area, means more than a handful of landmarks are part of the National Registry. Oh, and Hilton Valentine, the original guitarist for The Animals called the picturesque municipality home at the time of his death in 2021. For us, though, the draw of Wallingford, Connecticut is the acclaimed Toyota Oakdale Theatre. On April 18, the space hosted one of heavy me ..read more

Everynight Charley recommends the following 70+ concerts in New York City this weekend. Contact the venue or the artists’ social media to confirm ticket availability, show times, age restrictions, COVID compliance, and other updates. Friday, April 26 Billy Joel at Madison Square Garden Jacob Collier, Kimbra at Radio City Music Hall Oneohtrix Point Never at the Brooklyn Paramount Spanish Love Songs, Oso Oso, Worry Club, Sydney Sprague at Warsaw Breland at the Gramercy Theatre Sam Evian, Hannah Cohen at the Music Hall of Williamsburg Pentagram, Restless Spirit, All Hell at the Hall at Else ..read more

Welcome to the latest edition of AQ’s #THROWBACK series featuring our 1994 cover story with Beavis & Butthead ..read more

My favorite Jersey band are Jackson Pines because they embody so much of what I love about music. They’re rootsy, but they jam. They’re poetic, but they rock. They’re so Jersey, but their energetic brand of folk music has garnered national attention.  To touch on all those points, they are actually two bands. One is a very traditional folk outfit that plays strictly curated folk festivals, as well as libraries and other musicological settings. The other is a roots-rockin’ bar band who can rattle the collective spine of a place like The Stone Pony in Asbury Park, Jackson Pines’ l ..read more

My journey in the music business began in 1988 as a college DJ and morphed into music journalism shortly thereafter. I’ve loved thousands of records during this time, but it takes a lot for me to be utterly gobsmacked. The Morrison Project by Billy Morrison captivated me from its first listen and will continue for decades to come.  The British guitarist, singer, and songwriter — best known as Billy Idol’s rhythm guitar player for the past 15 years and the former bassist of The Cult —has created 12 original songs of pure adrenalin with a roster of guests who bring ..read more

Over half a million listeners across streaming services prior to the new album dropping, which is one month away; upon the release, that listener count will be skyrocketing, because what a journey the album is. When Max Bemis called it quits for Say Anything in 2019, fans were positive that one of the ultimate emo acts had officially finished. The songs that defined their youth had come to an end. In a surprising twist, 2023 saw the return of the band at the Bowery Ballroom in New York City – the first Say Anything show in four years. In our review of ..read more

Everynight Charley recommends the following 80+ concerts in the New York City area this week. Contact the venue or the artists’ social media to confirm ticket availability, show times, age restrictions, COVID compliance, and other updates. Monday, April 22 The Veronicas, Jesse Jo Stark at Irving Plaza Good Kid, Adan Diaz at the Hall at Elsewhere Hardrock at Racket NYC Eddie Palmieri at the Blue Note Sadie Jean at Baby’s All Right Mahogany L. Browne & Sean Mason at the Africa Center Scott H. Biram at Mercury Lounge The T Blues Band w. Junior Mack & Michael Hill at Terra ..read more

It feels like the gothic and industrial underground has been gaining prominence again in America in recent times, especially last year with events like Cruel World, Cold Waves, and Mechanismus and a large number of veteran and newer artists on the road including Sisters Of Mercy, Front Line Assembly, Twin Tribes, The Cure, and Night Club. And now this weekend, the second annual Dark Force Fest, presented by Vampire Freaks, will take over the entire Sheraton in Parsippany, New Jersey. Yes, this is one of the famed Sheraton Tara castle hotels, which seems like an appropriate venue for ..read more

“It’s rare that you find something that your mind, body, hands, instrument, and amplifier are in total synergy; where you pick it up and it sounds exactly the way you hear it in your head. Everything you want to do, you can do. That’s just something special.” Rich Williams picked up a guitar and never put it down. Because of that, we have the most classic of classic rock songs in our consciousness: “Dust in the Wind,” “Carry On Wayward Son,” and “Song for America,” to name a few. Catching up with him for this feature was a joy and ..read more