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

Bayou Soul Singer-Songwriter Shares His Heart at Old Rock House Words and video by Bradley Darby It had been almost three years since Marc Broussard had last played here at The Duck Room, a venue he had played for his previous three trips to St. Louis. Broussard had taken a break from touring to spend time with his family and record a new self titled album, released earlier this year.  The news only got better when it was announced just a week before that ... Read More

Mary Magdalan featuring OLOM, Young London, and FreeSol Webster Hall-New York, NY Words/Photos by LexC   Knowing this show was at Webster Hall I decided to pregame a little bit. Their prices are ridiculous and even if I had the money I wouldn’t pay for drinks. Even a bottle of water is about five dollars. I also needed to waste some time because ended up in the city earlier than planned. So I stopped off at my favorite bar downtown, a little Irish place named Biddy ... Read More

NKOTBSB 07/17/11 BOK Center – Tulsa, OK Words/Photos By Steven Anthony. After watching NKOTBSB dominate the American Airlines Center a few weeks ago, I decided that I had to see the show again and bring another friend along. At Tulsa’s BOK Center this past Sunday night, the show remained largely the same. For over two hours the nine men sped through their biggest hits, taking time for both the more upbeat tracks and the slow jams that helped propel so many teenage girl fantasies years ... Read More

NKOTBSB 06/26/11 American Airlines Center - Dallas, TX Words/Photos By Steven Anthony When the Backstreet Boys and New Kids On The Block announced they would be touring together, the world’s boy band fans couldn’t believe their ears. Two groups, between them a string of massive hits and over 210 million records sold, touring as one ridiculous headliner. When the show reached Dallas’ American Airlines Center on June 26, the anticipation was at a fever pitch for those in the crowd. The show got off to a ... Read More

Review and picture by thenaturalstoner   Prior to the Sasquatch! Festival I had created a preview for this site, and a couple of days later I am ready to look back and see how I did. Lots of moving and shaking going on in the table below. It appears that the biggest surprise of the weekend for me was Major Lazer and the biggest drops were The Flaming Lips and Iron and Wine.   Preview Top 10 Post-Fest Top 10 1. The Foo Fighters 1. Modest Mouse 2. The Flaming ... Read More

Sasquatch! Festival – Monday 5/30/11 – The Gorge Amphitheatre Review, pictures and video from thenaturalstoner   Monday morning was a little bittersweet.  Of course we started with a morning drink, but Mr. Sparkly was already gone for a couple days and Phishbeard was unable to stay for one last blow out, so I rocked Monday at the Gorge solo.  I had company from our neighbors of course, and the day turned out to be a total success.  I got to meet an artist I really ... Read More

Sasquatch! Festival – Sunday 5/29/11 – The Gorge Amphitheatre Review, pictures and video from thenaturalstoner and Phishbeard   Sunday morning started off much like Saturday, with a whiskey and coke.  We battled wind the night before and made it through unscathed, but Sunday night would be an entirely different beast.  The shows Sunday were great, possibly the best day musically, but the aftermath was about as lame as it gets. Read on…. We had a tough decision to make in the afternoon, and it was unfortunate, ... Read More

Sasquatch! Festival – Saturday 5/28/11 – The Gorge Amphitheatre Review, pictures and video from thenaturalstoner and Phishbeard   Waking up on a Saturday at the Gorge Campground is about as great of a feeling as one can possibly imagine.  If it weren’t for the hangover from the night before and a tent in shambles, I would have been feeling great!  So of course as soon as I got up it was time for the Gorge breakfast of champions AKA whiskey and coke!  Drinks were plentiful ... Read More

Prince w/ Mary J. Blige 05/28/11 The Forum - Inglewood, CA Words/Photos by Reverend Justito I can now say that I have been going to concerts on a regular basis for ½ of my life. I have seen shows on the birthdays of my mother, father and brother. I have seen shows on May 27th and May 29th, yet never has this self-proclaimed concert junkie attended a live musical performance on the day of his birth. This year we crossed that mother-fucker off the bucket ... Read More

Kylie Minogue 05/18/11 Verizon Theater - Dallas, TX Words/Photos By Steven Anthony Kylie Minogue finally brought her fabulous self to Dallas’ Verizon Theater this past Wednesday night, ready to show off her new road show to the thousands of gay men (and a few women) who had flocked to the venue. Only her second trek through America, Kylie’s Aphrodite Live tour is an exercise in pop perfection, with a healthy dose of ancient Greek imagery fitting her latest album Aphrodite thrown in for good measure. Ms. Minogue ... Read More

Words and Photos by Bradley Darby It is an interesting time in the music world right now. Concert ticket sales are way down, yet prices seem to be up. Massive tours have been forced to cut dates due to slow ticket sales. With the music industry in disarray and the future leaning towards digital music (and quite possibly the return of the vinyl!!) the multi-day music festival made famous by Woodstock has made a strong return. There is something unique about being able to ... Read More

Wow, what can I say....this was my first coverage of a festival. This was put on by local radio station X96(KXRK, www.x96.com) to celebrate Cinco de Mayo. The line-up included headliners Flogging Molly and Hollywood Undead. Being that I shot photos for each performer, I wasn't able to catch full sets of anyone. BUT, needless to say, Flogging Molly showed up and took possession of the indoor stage like they always do-large, loud, and proud. Lead singer Dave King commanded the stage, which ... Read More

Words and videos by: Bradley Darby Acoustic singer-songwriters have always had a special place in my heart. I can’t explain it, but I have always been a sucker for the Marc Broussard’s, Jack Johnson’s, Matt Nathanson’s, and Todd Snider’s of the world. An acoustic guitar can go a long way when partnered with some witty stage banter and clever lyrics sung deep from the soul of the person who penned them. Its good to put the dancing shoes away every now and again ... Read More

Prince 04/23/11 The Forum - Inglewood, CA Words/Photos by Reverend Justito My phone was hounded by texts all day with people trying to figure out where I was at the Big 4 concert in Indio. As the resident metal head of Concert Confessions, it makes sense that I would be deep in the desert for Anthrax, Megadeth, Slayer and Metallica. While I am sure the Big 4 was an amazing time, it simply wasn’t in the cards for me. Instead of seeing metal history, I ... Read More

Janet Jackson 04/02/11 Verizon Theater - Dallas, TX Words/Photos By Steven Anthony Janet Jackson made a stop at Dallas’ Verizon Theater this past Saturday night as part of her “Number Ones - Up Close and Personal” tour. What the promoters haven’t told you is that this is less “up close and personal” and more “Janet has to play smaller venues; She bombed her last arena tour.” Regardless, the Verizon Theater was sold out (~6,300) and shortly after 8PM the lights dimmed and Janet was ready to ... Read More

Duran Duran 03/18/11 Winstar World - Thackerville, OK Words/Photos By Steven Anthony Duran Duran has kicked off a new world tour in support of their latest album All You Need Is Now, and I was there for the second date of the tour in a massive casino on the Oklahoma/Texas border. Celebrating the 30th (!!) year since their first single was released, Duran Duran quickly ran through roughly 100 minutes of some of their biggest hits, a few fan favorites and several tracks from their ... Read More

Words by: Bradley Darby Photos by Bradley Darby & Music VS Man Grace Potter & the Nocturnals (commonly referred to as GPN) have received quite a bit of publicity lately, and for good reason. Their newest self-titled album made many Best Of 2010 lists, they stole the show last month at the VH1 Divas Salute the Troops, a show that also featured Katy Perry, Nicki Minaj, Keri Hilson, Paramore and Sugarland. Not to mention ... Read More

Plan B 1/13/11 Troubadour - West Hollywood, CA Words and photos by God Frank Okay, I’ll admit it. I knew absolutely nothing about Ben Drew and Plan B until Tuesday of this week. Having built up an obscene amount of Rockaholics points on the 98.7fm website I traded in my points for a bunch of contest entries for a bunch of different bands/contests. Just my luck, the one contest I won was for the one band I knew nothing about. But hey, I’m not gonna ... Read More

Last night the Californian surf rock trio Best Coast transported us to the land of sunny shores and lazy days.  Everyone was grooving to the high-energy tunes and having a grand old time. The band played a solid fifty-minute set, comprised of lots of short-lived tunes and an encore.  Each song seemed like a total tease - maybe they wanted to give us a sampler of what they had to offer or maybe... they're just not Phish.  I guess jam bands have spoiled me. Each song ... Read More

Ween Announce January 2011 West Coast Run Monday’s generally suck.  Monday’s at the dentist really suck.  Thankfully our very own thenaturalstoner hit me up with a text just before I hit the chair: Ween West Coast Dates Are Posted! That’s right folks; it’s going to be a brown January out west as Dean and Gene Ween are blessing the Pacific Time Zone with their unique blend of classic rock/alt rock/death metal/funk/jazz/punk/blues/country/polka/jam band/top 40 pop/reggae/dub-step/indie rock.  Tour dates are listed below, and you can bet your ass ... Read More