Live Performances

Article and Photos Contributed by Rachel Catherine The Kicking My Feet Tour is a celebration of Ruel’s sophomore album, Kicking My Feet, an album that describes through music that feeling of falling in love, when you’re all giddy, giggling and kicking your feet as you start falling hard for someone. A feeling that I know all too well, about a time or two hundred. But it was one fabulous way to end February, a month of love–very fitting for the album and the tour. It was a nig

There is always something in the air when we find ourselves at El Club. Maybe it is the intimacy of the space. Maybe it is the way Detroit weather insists on being theatrical. On Saturday, February 28, 2026, winter decided to put on a show of its own, whipping up a full blizzard with icy rain slicing through the city. It did not matter. Bryce Vine brought his Let’s Do Something Stupid Tour to town, and Detroit showed up hungry.

El Club in Detroit, MI, welcomed Alex Sampson and the ‘Thank You For Loving Me’ Tour for a night that felt incredibly special, despite the illness that was sweeping its way through the lineup for the evening. But none of them let it dampen the night, and it was proven time and time again that the show really can go on even when you're feeling under the weather.

A candid night of music, memory, and choosing how to live the one life we get on this spinning rock. Article & Photos by Vaneza Gutiérrez Wyckoff I walked into the Neptune Theatre chasing something familiar — the kind of catharsis only the lyrics of your youth, long buried in the recesses of your mind, can unlock. Little did I know that I would walk out with something far more personal. What unfolded onstage wasn’t just a two-hour rock performance, rather a revealing conversa

The Wishbone Tour transformed Prudential Center into a haven for Sad Internet Teens and the stories that shaped them. Article & Photography Contributed by Miranda Wyman On February 27, Conan Gray brought the Wishbone Tour to the Prudential Center in Newark and from the moment the doors opened, it was clear this would not be just another pop concert. Before the show even started, the “Conehead” community inside the arena was impossible to ignore. Fans gathered in front of the

On the first warm night in months, Philadelphia showed up loud for a lineup that proved the local scene is thriving. Article Contributed by Rebecca McDevitt & Devin McDevitt Moonroof performing at Underground Arts in Philadelphia, PA. Photo by Rebecca McDevitt. IG: @ rebeccajeanlimitedphotography There is something about the first warm night in Philadelphia that feels like permission to breathe again. The snow was melting into the sidewalks. People lingered outside instead of

Article & Photos Contributed by Rebecca McDevitt On February 21st at MilkBoy in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, about fifty people gathered to watch Modern Culture, Sleep Cycles, and June Divided share a stage. Fifty people. Not sold out. Not empty. Just enough to feel real. Sleep Cycles performing at Milkboy in Philadelphia, PA. Photo Provided by Rebecca McDevitt IG: (@ rebeccajealimitedphotography ) The room was warm, loud, relaxed, and there was not a single phone in sight. Y

On the evening of February 17, 2026, just after 6:30 PM, a line of fans stretched far beyond the entrance of St. Andrew’s Hall in Detroit, waiting for performances from Badflower, Point North, and Olive Vox. The line spilled across the parking lot, wrapped around the block, and disappeared toward the far sidewalk. The February air was cold, fog hanging low across the city, but no one moved. No one left.

Article & Photos by Madison Cozzens The Wombats have been around since the early 2000’s providing listeners with the quintessential feel-good indie rock. Spanning from 2007 to 2025 their discography transports you back to the feeling of the 2010’s, making you feel like the star of your own coming of age movie. The group packed The House of Blues on a Thursday night in Cleveland, OH as they take their “Oh the Ocean Tour” across North America. The Wombats performing at The Hous

The Riviera Theatre was electric long before the night’s headliners took the stage, it was the kind of restless buzz that signals a crowd ready to fully commit to the night. Photos and Article Contributed by Ernesto Raul Aguilar Fans waiting in anticipation for the Runarounds and The Back Alley at The Riviera Theatre in Chicago, IL. Photo by Ernesto Raul Aguilar ( @blacksheepimagery ) By the end of the evening, both The Back Alley and The Runarounds had justified that anticip

The Fillmore Detroit has a way of making every show feel larger than itself, and on February 10, it became the gathering place for fans of Motion City Soundtrack, many of whom had carried these songs with them for years. Its towering ceilings and ornate gold detailing framed the room with a sense of permanence, a reminder that countless performances had lived and ended within those same walls.

For years, the Grammys struggled to hold attention beyond highlight clips and post-show discourse. Performances blurred together, categories felt preordained, and the experience increasingly asked audiences to endure rather than engage. This year’s Grammy Awards marked a noticeable shift. Not through spectacle alone, but through sustained intention. The show operated less like a checklist of obligations and more like a curated conversation about where music is right now an

A night of intimacy and reflection that warmed a winter crowd. Article and Photos contributed by Vaneza Gutiérrez Wyckoff January 19th at Showbox SoDo had the crowd of concert-goers feeling like their own cozy little world tucked inside the grungy brick venue walls — even as the chilly winter air outside made it clear just how deep into January the PNW was. By showtime, the room was already humming, bodies packed shoulder to shoulder, phones raised and waiting, the anticipati

There was a time when missing a show meant missing it. You heard about it later through your friends, the blurry photos and videos, and their voices still hoarse from singing along. But the thing is, you didn’t scroll through it in real time. You felt the absence. And that feeling made being there matter. Live music used to live in the room. Between bodies, lights, sweat, and sound. It was fleeting by design. One night. One crowd. One version of the song that would never

There’s a particular kind of electricity that only a Gov Ball moment can generate. Today, January 5, 2026, that anticipation found its release as Governors Ball unveiled its lineup, and with it, the atmosphere of festival season officially shifted. This wasn’t just a list of names appearing on a screen; it was a collective intake of breath, a reminder of how live music continues to bring people together.

There are artists you enjoy listening to, and then there are artists you would rearrange your life to see live. The ones who command a room without trying and make thousands of people feel locked into the same moment at the same time. Live music has a way of sharpening memory. Certain shows become timestamps, tied forever to who you were when you heard them.

Live music has never been cheap. But it has also never felt this inaccessible. Ticket prices are climbing. Dynamic pricing is quietly inflating face value. Resellers scoop up inventory in seconds. And fans are left refreshing screens, watching tickets triple before checkout, even loads. The frustration is loud. The response from the industry is not.

There was a time when genres held real power. They were the industry’s filing system, the listener’s compass, the cultural shorthand for who you were and what you stood for. If you said you were into rock, people made assumptions about your personality. If you said you loved pop, people assumed something entirely different. Genres carried weight, identity, and meaning.

Article & Photos by Madison Cozzens Highly Suspect’s debut album, Mister Asylum, charted Number 7 on the Top Rock Albums when it came out in 2015. The album is a favorite among fans, and brought something new to the table when it broke onto the scene. With their very first release to the public, Highly Suspect got nominated for Best Rock Album and Best Rock Song at the Grammy’s that year. It’s no wonder the group wanted to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the album with a to

Article By Ernesto Raul Aguilar Q101 kicked off its week-long Twisted Xmas 2025 series at Chicago’s Aragon Ballroom with a high-voltage opening night that blended indie cool, alt-rock energy, and full-on pop spectacle. Three bands, each with a distinct voice and presence, took the stage and delivered a night that felt as festive as it was electric, setting the tone for the rest of the holiday concerts ahead. The evening opened with Los Angeles band Out in Front, who wasted no