Bell Biv Devoe, En Vogue & SWV – Mann Center for the Performing Arts – Philadelphia, PA – June 1, 2017 Poisonous beats infected The Mann last week as Bell Biv DeVoe brought their classic 1990’s hip-hop out as headliners on a stacked three band bill with En Vogue and SWV. Ricky Bell, Michael Bivins … Continue reading
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
Shannon McNally Gets Her Irish Up by Jay S. Jacobs It’s hard to believe that Shannon McNally has been flying under the radar for about 20 years now. A strong-voiced songstress with a love of musical variety, she was signed up by Capitol Nashville in 1997 while still playing coffee houses and attending Franklin and Marshall … Continue reading
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
Trey Songz – Electric Factory – Philadelphia, PA – May 13, 2017 Click on thumbnails for full-sized pictures. photos by Ruth Bekele © 2017 Continue reading
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
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
