Nada Surf 01/30/12 Amoeba Music - Hollywood, CA Words/Photos by Reverend Justito As far as Monday’s go, I can think of many that were way worse than this particular one. Sure, I will never know the outcome of the one armed man who may or may not have beaten his wife and my nifty traffic phone app totally lied to me. But none of that really matters when you end your busy Monday in Hollywood, CA enjoying a free in-store performance from Nada Surf. With ... Read More

Last night (01/24/11) in Pullman Washington up and coming buzz band Buffalo Death Beam performed a 45 minute set at the cities newest concert venue The Belltower. You can watch the entire performance below. For more on Buffalo Death Beam, check out the bands official webpage by clicking here.  You can also check out a great write up about the band from our pals at Antiquiet by clicking here.   http://youtu.be/6skf1W86AMY?hd=1 Read More

Wilco Pays Conan O'Brien a Visit We like Wilco. However Wilco does not like fans with cameras, something about ruining the experience. So it's rare that we go see the band live. Well that and the fact we are still not big enough to get a photo pass from Mr. Tweedy. Rev did write this back when Jay died. Anyways, let’s just get to the reason you came to this post, you want to watch Wilco rock the Warner Bros. lot in beautiful ... Read More

The next show to be covered on my 2011 “The Lost Reviews” extravaganza is The Devil Makes Three and Brown Bird, coming to Eugene and selling out their first show at McDonald Theatre on 11/18/11. To be honest folks, this was the first time I have witnessed The Devil Makes Three play live. I had heard from numerous people that they put on a show that is not to be missed. When in Eugene prior to this show, the band used to ... Read More

Well folks, I have encountered this question many times in the last couple months, “Hey Phishbeard, why do you go to so many shows, but haven’t posted reviews to everything you have seen?”. My answer to that question is hard to truly justify. I have been without my laptop for some time now and often I am on the road for numerous days before I even get a chance to sit down at a computer. Coupled with my ... Read More

Joseph Arthur Rocks The Late Show With David Letterman In the day and age of embedded video, it is rare I ever tune into late night Television to catch a musical artist. However the moment I heard that Concert Confessions favorite Joseph Arthur would be a guest of David Letterman, I made sure to sit my ass down on the couch around 12:15 am PST to catch one of the brightest artists to emerge over the past 25 years. Supporting his just released FREE ... Read More

WAKARUSA 2012 May 31 - June 3, 2012 Mulberry Mountain - Ozark, AR (About 1 Hr from Fayetteville and Fort Smith) Updated: 1/19/12 with complete lineup Only 2 / 3 of the Wakarusa Festival lineup has been released so far, and you should make it a priority to snag your tickets and premium camping passes now because they won't last! This year the Waka gods have decided to release the lineup in "3 equally weighted parts." The first announcement was made last week and featured eletronic producer ... Read More

After 15 years straight of playing large venues such as amplitheatres , arenas and race car tracks. Kid Rock and the respective Twisted Brown Trucker Band came back to revisit the club days. They haven't played clubs since 1999 and it was exciting to be able to buy general admission floor tickets for one of the best venues in the midwest. The Midland Theater right next to the Power And Light District of Kansas City, Missouri. Day of show the biggest Kid ... Read More

Blitzen Trapper March 2012 Tour Dates With their 2011 effort American Goldwing still fresh in our memories, Portland Oregon based Blitzen Trapper are about to head back out on the road for a quick west coast tour. The small club tour begins with a stop in Humboldt County on March 3rd and wraps 18 days later in the great state of Utah. Check out our review of Blitzen Trapper’s gig at the Music Box in Hollywood last fall and feel free to check ... Read More

Chris Cornell on the Songbook tour this past year was fun time for a few of us here at Concert Confessions. Back on this writer's birthday, Chris Cornell was set to make an appearance on the Tonight Show with Jay Leno. For reasons not made public, (possibly concerning Presidential Psychopath's Ron Paul's guest spot on that same Dec 16th show), the date was moved back to Jan 5th. So last night, America collectively sat and tuned in(me WITH Ice Cream) to ... Read More

12.29/12.30/12.31 - Umphreys McGee at The Pageant - St. Louis, MO Words and Pictures By: Bradley Darby I sure as hell hope The Pageant’s insurance is up to date..... because following the three night-seven set weekend to close out 2011 and ring in 2012, there is no doubt that Umphreys McGee blew the roof off the place! If you have never seen Umphreys McGee, you should do yourself a favor and make it a point to catch a show. The band can’t be ... Read More

Well folks, it is that time of year, when all the crew at Concert Confessions take our best concert memories of 2011 and sum them up into the 10 best shows of the year. I must say, I have been dragging my feet on this one, even more than my tardiness of the 20 plus reviews I still must write. 2011 has been a year of many ups and downs for me and can be considered a fucking hellride ... Read More

2011 was a year of many ups and downs and a lot of very unique and diverse shows of which I feel lucky and blessed to partaked in. And hey, nobody died this year. So moving on to number 10. Number 10: Prof, 08/17/11 The Pageant, Saint Louis, Mo Prof had impressed me quite a bit the early part of 2011 with a strong performance and a free cd that didn't suck. A few months later he was back opening for Atmosphere, Evidence, and ... Read More

Words by jenkins Videos by jenkins (except as noted) There aren't very many artists whose catalogues I know by heart - and I don't just mean "heard all of the songs and have all of the CDs", but "know every word and memorized every breakdown and transition".  For me, Matt Nathanson is one of of those artists.  Even though he toured extensively on his 2007 release Some Mad Hope, I somehow managed to miss seeing Matt headline a show since his dual-headliner with Carbon ... Read More

Tori Amos (w/  Thomas Dybdahl ) 12/18/11 Orpheum Theatre - Los Angeles, CA Words/Photos by Reverend Justito   There is the famous line in Pulp Fiction when Jules shares with Vincent that his gal is a vegetarian so that pretty much makes him a vegetarian. If you replace the word vegetarian with Tori Amos fan, you now know why you are reading this review. This weekend was my 11th and 12th all expense paid trip to Toriland. I have nothing but respect for Tori Amos, but ... Read More

Tori Amos (w/  Thomas Dybdahl ) 12/17/11 Orpheum Theatre - Los Angeles, CA Editor’s Note: I am out the door in 90 minutes for night two of Tori Amos in Los Angeles. Here is a quick recap of the action from night one. Look for a complete review of the weekend late Monday. Tori Amos brought her Night of Hunters tour to Los Angeles for two sold out nights at the Orphuem Theatre. The worldwide trek features Amos performing with a string quartet. While many ... Read More

The 62nd Edition of the Jay Porks Never Ending Concert Series is a special one indeed for a couple of reasons. One, we're heading out to the Bowery Electric (Joey Ramone Pl & 3rd St) down in the East Village for a charity event benefiting the Toys for Tots Foundation( ) featuring the musical styling of Joseph Arthur (and opener James Maddock). Never a bad thing to gain some good karma. Second reason this is special, it's because I've officially taken a ... Read More

String Cheese Incident’s Roots Run Deep Tour at The Pageant - 12/7/2011 Words and Pictures by Bradley Darby The String Cheese Incident has been doing their thing for almost 20 years (with a break here or there) in the jam community, blending Colorado progressive bluegrass with psychedelic rock, funk, and jam music. They have accumulated quite a large following of loyal fans which makes it difficult to get tickets to many shows, especially when the show in question is one of the more ... Read More

This writer is one of the few for Concert Confessions who is undoubtedly late to the Ryan Adams party, but am joining it none the less. The dude can cover Iron Maiden on one hand and on the other have me walking into Starbucks to his jolly Christmas tune-that was reason enough to tune into the Late Show w/ David Letterman last night It's a good way to wake up eh? Read More

SK6ers & Jon McLaughlin at The Duck Room (Blueberry Hill) St. Louis, MO - 11/29/11 Words and pictures by Bradley Darby   For the past 9 years, Stephen Kellogg has been touring the country with his blend of country-glazed alt rock... usually as Stephen Kellogg & the Sixers, where he wreks havoc on cities with 3 of his friends in tow, and sometimes just flying solo. One thing remains the same though, no matter which form of Kellogg you are seeing.... the energy of the ... Read More

Noel Gallagher's High Flying Birds 11/18/11 Royce Hall - Los Angeles, CA Words/Photos by Reverend Justito As an individual who attends an extremely high number of concerts, it’s rare for me to be excited days before a show. Yet for the last two weeks, I have been bouncing off the walls ecstatic for the evening of Friday November 18th 2011 as that would be the night I would descend upon the UCLA campus for a performance from Noel Gallagher’s High Flying Birds. I admit I ... Read More