The Rolling Stones, "Foreign Tongues"

The Rolling Stones need you to know they’ve put out a new record and they need you to take it seriously.

quarter notes | The Gories, Paris Bar, Detroit, MI, July 31, 2026

The Gories / Hentchmen / Brood X | Paris Bar parked the car in a field / woman at the door drew a star on the back of my hand / S. stole a barstool out of the photo booth & propped it against the wall / we missed most of Brood X (but would see

Glen Hansard, 1970-2026

...who walked through the callow mist.

Mike Campbell & the Dirty Knobs, Strand Theater, Pontiac, MI, July 12 2026

Running down a dream.

"Land of Hope and Dreams 2026" tour roundup

I wrote a great deal about this tour because I think it is one of the most important (and greatest) things Bruce Springsteen has ever done. This is a roundup of the substantive pieces for your convenience! “Say something! Do something!”: Bruce Springsteen’s tour is a call to actionThe

The Afghan Whigs, Cleveland, OH, May 5, 2026

Down at Fountain and Fairfax.

Peter Wolf & the Midnight Travelers, Detroit, MI, April 17, 2026

Doing the Detroit breakdown.

Springsteen Tour Opener & More

War! What is it good for? Absolutely nothing.

Fun Facts! About "Tommy" on its 50th Anniversary

This is not any kind of review.

Adam Weiner, The Ark, Ann Arbor, March 5, 2026

Shake it, little Tina

Patti Smith, Michigan Theater, Ann Arbor, March 11, 2026

"“I’m trying to look 68."

Richard Lloyd Trio, Lager House, Detroit, MI January 12, 2026

Richard Lloyd was in town tonight, and it felt like a message from the home country, back before we had email and flying cars in our pockets, when you needed to talk to someone from another place to find out about that place. The last time I saw Lloyd he