Show Review: Lukas Nelson & Molly Tuttle at the Palace Theatre in Albany, NY

Lukas Nelson

Lukas NelsonLukas Nelson & Molly Tuttle at the Palace Theatre in Albany, NY on September 9, 2026 Lukas Nelson and Molly Tuttle joined forces, co-headlining an amazing show at the historic Palace Theatre in Albany on Wednesday September 9, 2026, with each artist playing full sets and making appearances in each other’s performances. Tuttle, Nelson, and […]

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Chimes of Freedom exhibit opens at Boston’s Boch Center

Chimes of Freedom

Chimes of FreedomChimes of Freedom exhibit opens at Boston’s Boch Center The Folk Americana Roots Hall of Fame, in partnership with the Bruce Springsteen Center for American Music presents Chimes of Freedom, Protest, Patriotism & The Power of Songs at the Boch Center in Boston, opening September 12 and running through February 2027. The exhibit traces the […]

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Music Reviews: New Concert Albums Feature the Grateful Dead in 1966 and Elliott Murphy in 2026

Grateful-Dead-Fillmore-Auditorium-SF-CA-July-3-1966

Grateful-Dead-Fillmore-Auditorium-SF-CA-July-3-1966Want to hear how the Grateful Dead sounded in concert before its members conquered the world? If so, your best bet is July 3, 1966, Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco, CA, which was released on the 60th anniversary of the event. The album preserves a show from only about a year after the group (then called […]

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Now & Then: The Yawpers’ Teething and the reach of Fire of Love

The Yawpers have never hidden the influence of bands that pushed country and blues through a punk framework. Nate Cook has specifically cited the Gun Club, which makes Fire of Love, the band’s 1981 debut, a strong reference point for Teething. The connection is not simply aggression or guitar tone. Both records treat roots music as working material, preserving its rhythmic and melodic foundations while making it fit the concerns and energy of their own moment.