Few singer-songwriters of the last decade have built a fanbase as absolutely adoring as Maggie Rogers. There’s a throughline all the way up the ladder to Taylor Swift. While Rogers isn’t filling arenas with radio pop anthems, the emotional frankness of her lyrics, and her authenticity, both in song and onstage, falls in the same […]
You can’t even begin to have a conversation about the 1960s folk revival without talking about the Jim Kweskin Jug Band. The singer and guitarist introduced acoustic music combining folk, blues and jazz to many thousands of young people at the time, and also provided a launching pad for artists like Geoff Muldaur and his […]
photos by Stevo Rood *** “1, 2, 3, 4….” came the starting call as Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band charged into the second of two sold-out shows at the Forum. After five decades of touring, the evening affirmed that The Boss still has the stamina to give an all-out powerful performance. The band […]
