RIP Phil

STS9 | Radius | 18-19 October

Opeth | Eagles Ballroom | 11 October

KINGz

Phish | Deer Creek | 2024

Okay I'll Say It: They're Destroying America Again

Phish | Alpine Valley | 2024

Is anybody alive in here? Nobody but us in here?

Summerfest '24 Wrap-up

Dave Matthews Band | Alpine Valley '24

The two-night stand that lasted eight days

They Might Be Giants | Barrymore Theatre | 6/23

Milwaukee Metal Fest 2024

Big Ears 2024

Daniel Romano's Outfit | Cactus Club | 2/7

Apollo Vermouth | Jazz Gallery Center For The Arts | 1/13

also Nurse Julie, Alternative Birthing Center, and...THE NAIMA

The Best Albums of 2023

The Best Shows of 2023

Liz Phair | Chicago Theatre | 11/18

GUYVILLE TOUR

The plan was: Nation Of Language.

Asheville always has more in store than I expect.

Les Claypool's Fearless Flying Frog Brigade | Salt Shed | 10/18

Phish | United Center

Riot Fest 2023

(Saturday only)

On Ween, Melvins, and Aging...Gracefully?

Metallica | SoFi Stadium | 8/25

Phish @ MSG, weekend 1

I heart NY.

Pitchfork Festival 2023: Friday only

If anyone wants to write about the other two nights I'd be glad to host your ramblings!

Summerfest 2023 Wrap-up

In which I tell you how very wrong I was about things in the post before this one

Summerfest thoughts

King Gizzard & The Lizard Wizard | Salt Shed | 6/11 & 6/12

Milwaukee Metal Fest

Do we count 2007? So this year would be MMF XX? Anyone?

Ministry | Eagles Ballroom | 5/7

Ladies and gentlemen, the Eagles Ballroom Club Stage.

MFF2023

Xiu Xiu | Cactus Club | 4/26

Big Ears 2023

Wilco | The Riviera | 3/26

(also Yo La Tengo | Turner Hall | 3/25)

STS9 | Riviera Theatre | 3/17

Phil Lesh & Friends | Salt Shed | 3/12

Unwound | Thalia Hall | 3/7

PAKT | Reggies Bananna's Shack | 3/1

Jerry Harrison & Adrian Belew | Vic Theatre | 2/25

It's The Return Of The Son Of The 1980-81 Remain In Light Tour featuring two guys who were on that tour!

Ani DiFranco | Pabst Theater | 1/25

I was a slacker last year about reviewing shows I went to. That ends now.

The Best Albums of 2022, part 2

also the Bungle Report

The Best Albums Of 2022, part 1

It got too long again.

The Best Shows I Saw In 2022

(besides Big Ears)

The Smile at the Riverside

no they didn't TECHNICALLY play any Radiohead songs

Sacred Rose Festival

Phish, Alpine Valley, 2022

an emotional thrombosis in my coronary sac

Weird Al at the Chicago Symphony Center

Summerfest '22 Wrap-Up

The newspaper reviews were insufficient.

Deer Creek '22

Lawn Presented By Allegiant Dot Com

Primus at The Sylvee, 4/23/2022

Big Ears Was Alright If You Like Saxophones

Every writer gets to use that joke once in their life, right?

2021 In Loose Ends

2021 In Recorded Music

2021 In Live Music

Mavis and Haley at Thalia

(Any hypothetical Star Trek reference is purely unintentional.)

Phish, Dick's

(second attempt)