Boston Calling Music Festival – Harvard University Athletic Complex – Boston, MA – May 26-28, 2017 On May 26-28, the Boston Calling Music Festival took up residence in its new home, the Harvard University Athletic complex. The larger venue allows for approximately 40,000 attendees – double the capacity of the former City Hall Plaza location … Continue reading
Category Archives: Concert Reviews
Heather Nova with Mishka & Kate Grom – Ardmore Music Hall – Ardmore, PA – May 21, 2017 (A PopEntertainment.com Concert Review)
Heather Nova with Mishka & Kate Grom – Ardmore Music Hall – Ardmore, PA – May 21, 2017 What an odd night it was on Sunday, May 21 with a rare show by both Heather Nova and her brother Mishka at the wonderful Ardmore Music Hall. With the high red curtains as a backdrop, a … Continue reading
The Dream Syndicate & Chris Forsyth and the Solar Motel Band – World Café Live – Philadelphia, PA – May 20, 2017 (A PopEntertainment.com Concert Review)
The Dream Syndicate & Chris Forsyth and the Solar Motel Band – World Café Live – Philadelphia, PA – May 20, 2017 There is a parallel universe where The Dream Syndicate are one of the most well-known rock bands around. Blazing guitars and introspective lyrics are at the forefront of this four-piece. Steve Wynn leads … Continue reading
Bush Tetras – Johnny Brenda’s – Philadelphia, PA – May 20, 2017 (A PopEntertainment.com Concert Review)
Bush Tetras – Johnny Brenda’s – Philadelphia, PA – May 20, 2017 On May 20, the New York punk rockers Bush Tetras made a super-rare appearance in Philly at Johnny Brenda’s. Originally formed in 1979, the group, as led by Cynthia Sley, still sound like nothing else. They obliterated a welcoming Philadelphia crowd, leaving the … Continue reading
The Jesus and Mary Chain – Union Transfer – Philadelphia, PA – May 15, 2017 (A PopEntertainment.com Concert Review)
The Jesus and Mary Chain & The Cobbs – Union Transfer – Philadelphia, PA – May 15, 2017 The Jesus and Mary Chain put on an alternative rock clinic last week at Union Transfer. With beams of light separating their visages from light and the pitch black, their work of the past and (finally) present … Continue reading
Rhiannon Giddens – World Café Live – Philadelphia, PA – May 14, 2017 (A PopEntertainment.com Concert Review)
Rhiannon Giddens – World Café Live – Philadelphia, PA – May 14, 2017 Rhiannon Giddens is one of our finest musical talents and not to be missed. Her recent trek to World Café Live in support of her new record Freedom Highway was a glorious night of music to invigorate the soul and electrify the … Continue reading
104.5 Birthday Celebration – BB&T Pavilion – Camden, NJ – May 13, 2017 (A PopEntertainment.com Concert Review)
104.5 10th Birthday Celebration – Kings of Leon, Bastille, Empire of the Sun, The 1975, Fitz and the Tantrums, Rag‘n’Bone Man & PHNTMS –BB&T Pavilion – Camden, NJ – May 13, 2017 On Saturday May 13, alternative music fans from all over the greater Philadelphia area fled to Camden NJ for night one of the … Continue reading
Old 97’s & Nicole Atkins – Union Transfer – Philadelphia, PA – May 2, 2017 (A PopEntertainment.com Concert Review)
Old 97’s & Nicole Atkins – Union Transfer – Philadelphia, PA – May 2, 2017 The reliable rock of Old 97’s makes them one of the best modern bands. Their latest record, Graveyard Whistling, is more country than anything they have done in a while and their live programming reflects this. From the first notes … Continue reading
Ann Wilson – The Keswick Theatre – Glenside, PA – April 6, 2017 (A PopEntertainment.com Concert Review)
Ann Wilson – The Keswick Theatre – Glenside, PA – April 6, 2017 Since her day job with Rock and Roll Hall of Fame group Heart is on “temporary” hiatus, Ann Wilson hit the road with her own band to share her own musical journey. (From some of her stage patter at the show, Wilson … Continue reading
Ladysmith Black Mambazo – World Café Live – Philadelphia, PA – March 15, 2017 (A PopEntertainment.com Concert Review)
Ladysmith Black Mambazo – World Café Live – Philadelphia, PA – March 15, 2017 Last Wednesday Ladysmith Black Mambazo provided some much needed tonic for the soul with their rousing vocal stylings. The South African-based all-male choral group wowed a World Café Live audience with a setlist spanning their vast career going back to the … Continue reading