In typical Neil Young fashion, virtually nothing was revealed about his 2024 U.S. tour before it kicked off Wednesday night at San Diego’s Cal Coast Credit Union Open Air Theatre, other than the fact he’d be backed by Crazy Horse, and that Micah Nelson would be taking over guitar duties …
Read More »Phish Reach Jam-Band Bliss at the Sphere in Las Vegas
It’s a little after midnight on the opening night of Phish‘s sold-out run at the Sphere, and the northern lights are shining bright over Sin City. “Never ever saw the northern lights,” Trey Anastasio sang during the group’s encore of “Farmhouse.” “I never really heard of cluster flies/I never saw …
Read More »J Balvin Gets Abducted by Aliens, Doja Cat Gyrates in Mud at Coachella Day Three
Coachella 2024 was the year of the A-list guests. Across all three days, top stars made appearances either onstage or in the crowd to support their musician besties. Olivia Rodrigo joined No Doubt, Will Smith pulled up for J Balvin, Justin Bieber sang with Tems, Billie Eilish threw a last-minute …
Read More »Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band Get Loose in Los Angeles
Three hours into Bruce Springsteen‘s epic return to Los Angeles on Thursday night with the E Street Band, he stared down the sold-out crowd at the Forum. “Do you have anything left?” he shouted, midway through “Twist and Shout,” the second-to-last song of his first L.A. show in eight years. …
Read More »I Went to Cash Cobain's Slizzyfest and All I Got Was That Classic NYC Feeling
Cash Cobain is leading a procession of young New Yorkers down Irving Place towards Union Square Park in Manhattan. It’s a sea of weed smoke and Hellstar hoodies, a few hundred deep, marching along like it was a parade. Cash, the 26-year-old rapper-producer responsible for the increasingly inescapable hits “Fisherrr,” …
Read More »Don Omar Cements His Legacy with 'Back to Reggaeton' Show in L.A.
No one takes the crown from the king. On Wednesday night, Don Omar delivered a high-energy, career-spanning celebration as part of his Back to Reggaeton tour stop in Los Angeles. During a nearly two-hour, 40-song show at the Kia Forum, Don Omar delivered a set filled with old-school perreo while …
Read More »Rolling Stone's Future of Music Showcase at SXSW Had Stars from Around the World and Lines Around the Block
Over four nights in March, Rolling Stone’s Future of Music showcase at SXSW brought the stars of tomorrow to Austin’s famed ACL Live at the Moody Theater. Each night, the 2,750-seat venue was packed — not just inside, but outside, too. Ahead of the second night’s bill, which was topped …
Read More »The Best of SXSW Day Five: Friko, Chanel Beads, YHWH Nailgun, Greg Freeman, and More
Saturday was the last full day of music at SXSW 2024, and the exodus had begun by early afternoon, with many catching flights out of town just as large numbers of emerald-bedecked St. Patrick’s Day celebrants reclaimed the streets of Austin. But wait! Don’t go yet! There were still tons …
Read More »Faye Webster Closes Rolling Stone's Future of Music Showcase With Late-Night Pedal-Steel Bliss
Rolling Stone’s Future of Music showcase has brought an array of genres to the Moody Theater in Austin over four nights, from hip-hop to música mexicana, urbano to Afrobeats, and beyond. The final night was all about guitars, bringing together acts from indie rock, country, and more who love the …
Read More »The Best of SXSW Day Four: Eliza McLamb, Lip Critic, Rocket, and More
SXSW 2024 is hurtling toward its conclusion, and the music portion of the festival entered the weekend with a bang on Friday. The loudest, busiest night so far this year featured tons of great sounds if you knew where to look, or even if you didn’t — in a year …
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