There are reunion/anniversary tours… and then there are statements. When The Afghan Whigs hit the stage at Webster Hall on April 30, expect the latter. Celebrating 40 years as one of rock’s most compelling outliers, the Cincinnati-born band has never fit neatly into any scene—and that’s exactly the point. Emerging in 1986, the Afghan Whigs
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’90s Alt-Rock Royalty Roars Back: Sparkle And Fade Still Cuts Deep Picture this: a sold-out Irving Plaza on a crisp October night, the air thick with anticipation for nostalgia sounds as a sea of flannel-clad millennials (and their ironic Gen Z tag-alongs) packs the Irving Plaza floor like it’s 1997 all over again. Everclear—those Portland
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There is nothing better than doing what you love for a living. Never mind being a world-traveling superstar, if you can play music and live a life you are happy with you are a full success. Our recent discovery The Complaints are one such success story. One of the most successful independent bands in the
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There are some bands that you hear through your speakers that immediately make you yearn to see them perform live. You can envision yourself in the middle of a crowd all singing and dancing along to a band rocking out on stage. Unfortunately the events of the past few years slowed down the ability to
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