Amanda Ferrante Batista

September 11, 2024 0

Album celebration tours offer a uniquely special connection to the bands we love. The effort is a live showcase of...

A Magical Night in Absury Park With Incubus

August 16, 2023 0

Veritable concert karma found me on an August Tuesday when an early morning email manifested the opportunity to review Incubus,...

Hear Lana Del Rey’s Sleek Sense of Self on ‘Did you know that there’s a tunnel under Ocean Blvd’

Amanda Ferrante Batista

Albums

March 29, 2023 0

At the time this review was written, Lana Del Rey’s Instagram page was set to private. It’s a trademark move...

Jason Mraz – Bringing The Good Back

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Features

August 16, 2021 0

The year 2003 ushered in hits like “The Remedy” and, nearly two decades later, Jason Mraz brings a new kind...

John Mayer’s “Sob Rock” – No Tissues Required

Amanda Ferrante Batista

Albums

July 21, 2021 0

What’s catchy, melancholy, and blue all over? It’s John Mayer’s latest record, Sob Rock, a compilation call to embrace your...

Rodrigo y Gabriela: Meditations on the Here and Now

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Features

May 15, 2019 0

To be at peace with the moment, and settled in the now, is an existence most of us merely can...

The Neighbourhood: Stay Gold

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Features

October 3, 2018 0

The Neighbourhood struck gold in 2012 and have been mining ever since. The five-piece from Newbury Park, Calif. met...

Portugal. The Man: Feeling It Still

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Features

September 19, 2018 0

When Kathy Lee and Hoda, and Metallica’s Lars Ulrich, separately declared their shared “song of the summer,” a wide net...

A Perfect Circle: Turning Corners

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Interviews

November 15, 2017 0

A Perfect Circle offers more than music. The band is a unique force and supergroup, oozing with musical talents: lead...

Glass Animals: Shattering Expectations

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Interviews

October 4, 2017 0

While we just closed the books on yet another summer of music festivals, let us not forget the spirit of...

Features

Part X of the When We Were Young Series: Recap, Overview, Finale

Part IX of the When We Were Young Series: Taking Back Sunday

Part VIII of the When We Were Young Series: Silverstein’s Shane Told

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The Allman Betts Band—Keep On Growing

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Creed at Madison Square Garden / November 30, 2024

A Day to Remember at WWWY (Las Vegas Festival Grounds) / October 19, 2024

Bastille at The Town Hall / November 25, 2024

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HOT ROCKS: New Releases from Green Day, Stone Temple Pilots, Liam Gallagher, DIO, and Sepultura

Columns

Makin Waves with The Smithereens: ‘Maintain That Spirit’

On The Record: ‘Talking Heads:77’ Box Set, plus the Flatlanders, a History of Street Singing, & More

On The Record: Elvis Costello’s ‘King of America & Other Realms,’ plus more new releases

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Queued Up: Exploring the World of Bong Joon-Ho (‘Parasite’), plus ‘Doctor Sleep,’ ‘The Siren,’ ‘Scandalous,’ ‘Untouchable,’ and more.

Live Events

Start December with Good Live Music in NYC

Good Live Music for the Post-Holiday Weekend in NYC

The Best Live Music This Week in NYC

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Phish’s Mike Gordon & Jon Fishman Perform at Bernie Sanders Super Tuesday Rally

Incubus & Their ‘Morning View’ at Madison Square Garden / August 29, 2024

A Magical Night in Absury Park With Incubus

Hear Lana Del Rey’s Sleek Sense of Self on ‘Did you know that there’s a tunnel under Ocean Blvd’

Jason Mraz – Bringing The Good Back

John Mayer’s “Sob Rock” – No Tissues Required

Rodrigo y Gabriela: Meditations on the Here and Now

The Neighbourhood: Stay Gold

Portugal. The Man: Feeling It Still

A Perfect Circle: Turning Corners

Glass Animals: Shattering Expectations

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