Nada Surf Bring Hi-Speed Soul to Late Night with Jimmy Fallon I remember back in the day when folks were impressed when Phil Collins performed at Live Aid events in London and Philadelphia on the same day. More impressive is Nada Surf who somehow managed to perform and sign autographs at Amoeba Music in Hollywood California only to fly back east and rock Late Night with Jimmy Fallon a few hours later. Apparently in addition to 15 year’s worth of great songs, Nada ... Read More

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

O.A.R. (w/ Parachute) 01/27/12 House of Blues - West Hollywood, CA Words/Photos by Reverend Justito I have talked a lot of shit about O.A.R. By a lot of shit, I mean trolled the message boards known as O.A.R. fans for years. Most of my shit talking took place in off topic forums, but I made my distaste for the group’s music well known. So when I say I talked a lot of shit about O.A.R., I am talking years of trolling.  In an odd yet ... 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

St. Vincent Spring 2012 US Tour Dates The beautiful and highly talented Annie Erin Clark (better known as St. Vincent) has announced spring tour dates in support of her 2011 effort Strange Mercy. The trek will kick off on April 14th at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival and wrap May 24th at the National in Richmond Virginia. St. tUnE-yArDs will support St. Vincent on the west coast dates sandwiched by both weekends of Coachella. A full list of dates for St. ... 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

Grouplove Pay Jimmy Kimmel Live A Visit We here at Concert Confessions have been trying to see Grouplove for a while. As you may recall, our founder Reverend Justito attempted to catch the band on the Pan Handle stage at the 2011 Outside Lands Music and Arts Festival. However with a massive crowd assembled at the solar powered stage, he couldn’t even get close enough to hear the band let alone see them. Then our youngest and quite possibly brightest contributor Jakob Ross caught ... Read More

Death Cab For Cutie Announce Spring 2012 North American Tour Death Cab For Cutie are once again hitting the road to support 2011’s disappointment Keys and Codes. The trek will feature support from the San Francisco based group Magik*Magik Orchestra and kicks off in Denver Colorado on April 10th. After stops in such luxurious locations as Grand Rapids, Knoxville and Oakland, the tour will wrap in Seattle Washington on May 13th. A full list of dates for Death Cab For Cutie’s Spring North ... Read More

Girls Hit The Road In Support of Father, Son & Holy Ghost Who doesn’t love Girls? Fresh off their near capacity throw down last month at the Fonda in Hollywood, CA, the San Francisco based group is about to hit the road for a quick 2 ½ week US Tour. Sharing the stage with Girls on this trek will be Unknown Mortal Orchestra. Information on the brief trek can be found below. Girls will also take part in the Sold Out 2012 Coachella Music ... Read More

Words by Jay Porks/Photo Reverend Justito On Monday, St. Vincent stopped by Conan on a night where Kate Beckinsale's hotness almost blew up my television. Another artist that will be at Coachella 2012 they were introduced and strummed a few chords of an Elvis Costello-ish sounding tune. Then, just when it's about to break Annie Erin Clark waves her hands in the air demanding the band stop. She then says into the mic "I'm sorry ladies and gentleman, there is no ... 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

The Decemberists Set To Release Live Concert Record The pride of Portland Oregon – The Decemberists are set to release their first live album. We All Raise Our Voices To The Air (Live Songs 04.11-08.11) features songs from the groups entire career from twelve separate performances. Rolling Stone reports that some of the venues include the Ryman in Nashville, Stubb’s BBQ in Austin and McMenamins Edgefield Amphitheatre in Portland. The album will be released as a digital download, a 2 disc CD set and ... Read More

Sleigh Bells Map Out North American Trek In Support of Reign of Terror With their sophomore effort Reign of Terror hitting shelves later this year, the duo of Derek E. Miller and Alexis Krauss (better known as Sleigh Bells) have announced a brief tour of the United States/Canada. Half of the dates will be performed in Miller’s home state of Florida while the second half will hit major markets including New York, Los Angeles and Seattle. Check out some the review our pal thenaturalstoner ... Read More

They Might Be Giants Announce 2012 US Trek They Might Be Giants just released a nifty YouTube video announcing their plans for a winter trek across the United States. The tour kicks off January 27th in Santa Cruz, CA and includes stops in Tulsa, New Orleans and Atlanta before wrapping up March 10th in New York City. Jonathan Coulton will open for the group and tickets are on sale now. Check out the earlier mentioned video and all the dates below. But first, don't ... Read More

Jane's Addiction Announce Tour W/ Black Box Revelation   In non-Coachella and non-Radiohead related news, Jane's Addiction has announced some 2012 tour dates as well. In support of their latest effort "The Great Escape Artist", the band will hit 18 cities, bringing along The Black Box Revelation as support (who have been opening for all your favorite cool bands like The Meat Puppets and Beady Eye) "Starting February 22, this special run of North American shows—called “Theatre of the Escapists”--will bring the band to intimate ... Read More

Triple Bordego Tackle "The Decline" at TRiP It was back in 2010 when we took our first trip to TRiP to check out Triple Bordego. While we don’t review every single show this up and coming Southern California punk group performs in our neighborhood, we do enjoy sharing some of their finer moments. Last week, the group returned to TRiP for a two set show. The highlight of the show was the group closing the first set with a cover of the longest ... Read More

King's X Announce "First Church of Rock & Roll" 2012 West Coast Tour If you were to ask our pal Reverend Justito who the most underrated band in the history of rock and roll is he would respond with King’s X. For over 30 years, the trio of Dug Pinnick, Ty Tabor and Jerry Gaskill have been cranking out their unique blend of highly melodic funkified bone crushing rock and roll. For the first time since 2009 (where we caught them at the ... 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

As 2011 reaches a close, we take a look back at the year in concerts. In volume, I probably attend the least amount of total shows per year if you pool all of the contributors here at Concert Confessions. But never the less, by years end I will have reached 23 concerts, eclipsing last years total of 20. My only personal goal is to always get out to more shows then the year before. We did that in 2011, and here's hoping ... 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