Live Reviews

Near the end of what’s purported to be Wu-Tang Clan’s final Madison Square Garden set, Raekwon gave the crowd an affirmation about the legendary group: “One of one!” The most derivative rappers in the world will tell you they are too; the Clan actually embody the term. At times, mainstream …

It took 46 years, 14 albums, five Grammy Awards, well over 1,000 live renditions of “Fat,” and way too many Hawaiian shirts to even contemplate counting, but “Weird Al” Yankovic finally took the stage at Madison Square Garden on Saturday evening as part of his biggest tour ever. It was …

When Lisa spoke to Tyla for Rolling Stone’s Musicians on Musicians last year, she said she couldn’t wait to get “together with the girls” again. After a year and a half of solo ventures — Rosé teaming up with Bruno Mars on “APT.,” Lisa starring in White Lotus, Jennie commanding …

Atlanta’s exiled rap king has returned to the live stage. Young Thug, who spent more than two years behind bars before pleading guilty to racketeering and other charges, was Sunday’s headliner at Lyrical Lemonade and SPKRBX’s 2025 Summer Smash, following headlining sets from fellow ATL legend Future on Saturday and …

The last time Paul Simon played a full concert in New York it was July 22, 2018, and he was capping off his Homeward Bound Farewell Tour in front of roughly 30,000 fans at Flushing Meadows Corona Park in Queens. On Monday evening, after seven extremely long and tumultuous years …

There is nothing quite like the music people discover when they’re in high school. It’s these songs that soundtrack first loves and heartbreaks, and all the moments that feel like they’re the end of the world. It’s these songs that act as a salve in teen bedrooms and hit even …

There is nothing quite like the music people discover when they’re in high school. It’s these songs that soundtrack first loves and heartbreaks, and all the moments that feel like they’re the end of the world. It’s these songs that act as a salve in teen bedrooms and hit even …

Is John C. Reilly the lovelorn antidote to a troubled, chaotic world? At New York’s Cafe Carlyle Friday night, the Oscar- and Grammy-nominated actor reprised perhaps his most sentimental role: Mister Romantic, a nostalgic crooner who wears his heart on his sleeve — sometimes literally — to belt standards and …

In 1994, my parents finally went to see The Rolling Stones. The group released Voodoo Lounge, their twentieth album, in July that year, andimmediatelybegan touring it. In August, they came to East Rutherford, New Jersey, to play at a football stadium, and my mom and dad decided it was the …

Another Roots Picnic is in the books. For two days, thousands of music lovers descended upon Philadelphia’s Fairmount Park to check out a wide array of acts, from R&B and pop stars such as Maxwell, Miguel, and Tems to rappers like Meek Mill, GloRilla, Latto, and everything in between. Though …