Looking for a way to give back during the holiday season, experience some of the best singer-songwriters the world has to offer, and just enjoy a Sunday in December with a warm community of folks young and old? Steve Earle, The Keswell School, City Winery, and Town Hall NYC have something for you. Steve Earle is affectionately known as one of the strongest, most gifted, and evocative singer-songwriters the music industry has ever seen. Since his breakthrough in the mid-1980s, the folk storyteller has traveled the world, inspired fellow musicians in and around the bluesy rock genre, and cultiva ..read more

Everynight Charley recommends the following 70+ concerts in the New York City area this weekend. Contact the venue to confirm ticket availability, show times, age restrictions, COVID compliance, and other details. Friday, December 1 Kiss at Madison Square Garden Alicia Keys at Webster Hall Dinosaur Jr. at the Music Hall of Williamsburg LCD Soundsystem at Terminal 5 The Hold Steady at Brooklyn Bowl Cautious Clay at the Blue Note Gus Dapperton at Webster Hall Jukebox the Great at the Bowery Ballroom The Lone Bellow at Rockwood Music Hall, Stage 2 Cory Henry at S.O.B.’s Ginger Root at Warsa ..read more

It’s all too easy to be a fan of this hard-rocking band of ‘brothers,’ The Slumlords of New Jersey. Longtime readers will recognize the name Tim Louie as being one of our longtime contributors and former columnists (RIP, NJN). Others may see his bass-playing self and think to call him Chigger, which is what his bandmates and friends in the music scene call him. It does not matter how you know him, though, because this local rocker is nothing short of legendary as an Aquarian mainstay, a certified #GirlDad, a supporter of the arts, a radio aficionado a l ..read more

Eternalism, the new album from Observe the 93rd, drops two weeks from today. We hope you’re preparing yourself for the heavy, conceptual ,emo universe it is about to introduce to you, because these are the songs that are proving their ‘Best Rock Band’ title that the voters of the Central Pennsylvania Music Awards granted them. Observe the 93rd is an experience from start to finish. Their albums create vast soundscapes that need to be heard in order to truly understand. The band’s third record, an eeriness to everything, dropped in July of 2022 and the guys were quick ..read more

Everynight Charley recommends the following 80+ live music events this week in New York City. Contact the venue to confirm ticket availability, show times, age restrictions, COVID compliance, and other details. Monday, November 27 In This Moment, Ice Nine Kills, Avatar, New Years Day at the Hammerstein Ballroom Noname, Stout at Brooklyn Steel Styles P, Jadakiss, Brady Watt, Smoke Dza at Irving Plaza Baby Queen at the Bowery Ballroom The Hot Sardines at Joe’s Pub Joy Askew at the Bitter End Richie Cannata’s Monday Night Jam at the Bitter End Big Ed’s Blues Jam at the Red Lion Open Blues ..read more

Jersey-born Iron Chef and restauranteur David Burke opened Drifthouse in Sea Bright back in 2018. Since then, the acclaimed culinary experience has hosted events big and small, public and private, for foodies and locals and music lovers alike. With American Idol finalist Oliver Steele headlining this Sunday, December 3, and comedian/TV personality Don Jameison hosting, not to mention a special menu curated by Burke, it’s night not to be missed. Here’s what you need to know about rising blues rocker Oliver Steele: he’s a true original and puts his own spin on even the most well-known hits (ie ..read more

While The Aquarian has an extremely long history with Hozier, I’ll admit that myself – the author of this review – is very new to the fandom. I remember hearing whispers in 2014 when his self titled record dropped, and my close friend kept telling me to check out his album Wasteland Baby! in 2019. Every song I heard in passing from both records was fantastic, as well, but I never did the deep dive. Upon listening to the new album, though, I can confidently say it’s a masterpiece of modern music. Unreal Unearth is not just one of the ..read more

DMB + NYC = MSG, OMG. Although that is a fairly decipherable ‘equation,’ we’ll put it in more journalistic terms: When the Dave Matthews Band is in New York City, that means heading out to them live at Madison Square Garden, inevitably, where they will put on a show that you’ll never forget (as they always do). Simple, right? Dave Matthews Band is anything but simple, actually, as they are known to sprinkle artistic and innovative musicianship into conventional rock and roll songs. It is what makes them such grand headliner, such room-fillers, and such a beloved rock outfit. Year ..read more

When it first appeared in 1979, Bob Dylan’s Live at Budokan garnered mixed reviews. It did go gold and receive some praise, particularly in Europe, but many listeners derided its radical rearrangements of classic material as well as its use of backup singers and brassy, big-band instrumentation. Dylan may have been in Japan, but it seemed to a lot of people as if he’d gone to Las Vegas.  Of course, when he gave these performances, he already had a history of reinventing his material in concert – just listen to his renditions of songs like “Lay Lady Lay” and ..read more

Welcome to the latest edition of AQ’s #THROWBACK series featuring our 2001 cover story with both The Black Crowes and The Go-Go’s! Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! We’re still very much thankful for both of these bands and their respective discographies. What are you thankful for ..read more