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Our Last Shows: A Look Back at Final Concerts Before the World Went Quiet Read full article Brenna Ehrlich, Hank Shteamer, David Browne, Andy Greene, Andrew Firriolo, Jonathan Bernstein, Mankaprr Conteh, Rick Carp, Griffin Lotz, Jason Newman, Jon Freeman, Rob Sheffield and Kory Grow March 10, 2021, 6:25 AM·28 min read A year ago, our lives ground to a halt as Covid-19 spread across the U.S. Everything but essential businesses shut down, schools closed, and the music world stopped in its tracks. Tour announcements became tour cancellations, festivals were called off, and those of us who atten...

Rock Music Menu Columnist Just like you and I, there are rockers, rollers and other assorted musical miscreants out there who need help keeping their declared promises to make the next 12 months better than the dozen prior. It shouldn’t be that hard to improve upon the raging dumpster fire of 2020, but – hey – people thought the new decade was going to bring beautiful things and look how that turned out. - Advertisement - All that said, welcome to this year’s edition of Rock Music Menu’s ‘New Year’s Resolutions for Rockers Who Need Them,” where we assis...

Kimberly Paynter / WHYY On Sunday night, Sean Salm could see the stage at Voltage Lounge lighting up again, with guitarists, singers and even professional wrestlers performing in front of a live audience after months of silence. Not literally, of course. But for the live venue manager, President Donald Trump’s decision to sign the $900 billion second coronavirus stimulus bill was enough to make him dare to dream. The Voltage, like most other hospitality businesses, has been devastated by the occupancy restrictions brought by the pandemic. The 350-capacity venue near Center City hasn’...

High hopes for curtains up at concert halls Will Washington's next stimulus be enough of a lifeline for Philly's live music venues? Live music venues like Union Transfer and the Fillmore came a drumbeat closer to reopening when Congressional leaders gave the green light to the Save Our Stages Act last week. It offered a glimmer of hope to people like Mark Denino, owner of Chris’ Jazz Cafe, that he could one day see the seats filled in his longest and oldest continuously running jazz club in Philadelphia.  As part of a long-awaited COVID-19 stimulus package, the Save Our Stages Act provides...

On New Music Friday, check out the new live album from Belle And Sebastian right here on Live4ever.