Concert Reviews

Jade Bird wowed the San Francisco crowd at The Chapel during her Thursday night show (September 6, 2018) with old songs and new ones that may be included on her upcoming full-length debut album.

A program of American and French piano music performed by the twin Naughton sisters capped a magical night at Green-Wood Cemetery, a short walk from Leonard Bernstein's grave.

Saxophonists Peter and Will Anderson launch their 'Songbook Summit' on great American songwriters with a tribute to Irving Berlin featuring singer Molly Ryan.

Works by John Adams, George Lewis, and Courtney Bryan explored the interaction between man and machine, in three very different ways. And there wasn't a pianola (player piano) in sight.

The 'Four Seasons' benefitted especially from the outdoor setting. A real bird sang during the twittering of the violins in the first movement of 'Spring.' A dog barked. During 'Summer' real crickets formed a chorale as, in the music, a goatherd wept and a storm threatened.

Cabaret singer Barb Jungr and pianist-singer John McDaniel gave us a sparkling set of songs from 1968, reminding us of the greatness of that era's popular music.

Tesla, Joan Jett & the Blackhearts, and Styx rocked at Jiffy Lube Live in Bristow, VA.

Theremin virtuosa Carolina Eyck and avant-garde vocalist Theo Bleckmann were at their inventive best in separate sets at (le) poisson rouge in NYC.

Poison and Cheap Trick forged the perfect alliance for the 2018 Nothin' But a Good Time summer tour.

Caroline Rose brought a lot of enthusiasm and the color red to San Francisco's Rickshaw Stop on June 15, 2018 in support of her sophomore album, 'Loner.'