the On at 8 Staff

Previews

Your Weekend, Philly: Aug 14–16

Previews

Closing Weekend: Steel Pulse, a Whisper Folk Duo, and the Last Skank of the Fair

Shows

Why Howe Gelb Still Plays the Warehouse: A Preview, and a Thank-You

Venues

The Belly of the Whale: Why Touring Bands Drive 40 Minutes Past the QC to Play a Barn

Shows

John Darnielle Brings the Mountain Goats Back to Mr. Smalls

Scene

A Week in the Pit: The Cobra Never Sleeps

Venues

The Listening Room: Why Infinity Music Hall Is Hartford's Grown-Up Stage

Scene

The Gem City Bloodline: Why Dayton Punches Above Its Weight

Shows

The King of Pop Comes to the Bill Heard — and the Big Room Earns It

Shows

Season Opener: FattMack Brings 'The McKenzie Tour 2.0' to The Senate

Shows

No Reason to Complain: The Alarm Clocks Return to the Beachland Tavern

Shows

Mountain Stage Comes Home: Kathy Mattea Cues Up a Fresh Episode Aug. 23

Shows

Cosmic Doom Comes to the East Side: REZN at Frankie's, Aug 21

Scene

The Economics of Free: How Mountain Town Music Keeps a Rich Town's Music Honest

Features

Last Call at the Blues House: What Oxford Lost on Courthouse Square

Features

The Valley Wakes Up: What the Calendar Looks Like the Second This Window Closes

Venues

The Week the River Went Electric: KettleHouse's August Blowout

Scene

From Ramona Park to the Waterfront: Long Beach's Hip-Hop Summer Closes Big

Shows

Atmosphere in the Gravel Lot: Downtown's Beer Garden Gets Its Marquee Night

News

After Hours at HooDoo, and the Business of Keeping the Lights On Past Labor Day

Shows

Thee Sacred Souls Bring the Slow Dance Back to the Greek

Shows

Two-Piece Fury Meets Swamp Grunge: Toadies and Local H at Saint Andrew's Tonight

Scene

The Flower Never Wilts: Selena's Corpus and a Tejano Comeback in Real Time

Features

Clay Hollis and the Case for Keeping the Two-Step Alive Under the Stars

Scene

The Rooms That Only Exist in Summer

Shows

Agalloch Reunite for a Rare Brooklyn Steel Night

Features

Voices in Exile: Qudrat Wasefi's Boston Debut

Shows

Yard Act Bring the Groove-Punk to The Sinclair

Shows

Boise's Biggest Music Week of the Summer Is Right Now

News

The Power House Plays the Long Game: Films Now, Gina Chavez and Heart By Heart on the Way

Previews

Mark Your Calendar: The Strip Wakes Back Up on Aug 20

Previews

The Weekend: Corridos Fill the Rialto, and a Desert Legend Looms

Scene

More Rooms, More Nights: Traverse City Is Quietly Building Itself a Real Circuit

Previews

This Weekend: Metalcore, Steve Earle, and a Rage-Meets-Blink Tribute

News

Back on the Sand: RÜFÜS DU SOL Headlines the Return of AC's Beach Concert on Aug 29

Previews

The Beths and Beach Bunny Close Out ZooTunes Season on a High

Previews

Closing Weekend: A Country Star, a Yacht-Rock Summit, and a Sunset Over Saratoga

Previews

Tribute Bands, Sold-Out Country, and a Taylor Swift Dance Floor: Your Aug 14–16 Plan

Previews

Dream-Pop, Reggae Legends, and Three Nights of Kilby: A Weekend With Range

Venues

One Night, Every Genre: The Historic Grand's Wildest Saturday

Shows

Jon Batiste Brings the Joy to Forest Hills Stadium

Features

Two States, One Setlist: How the Mississippi Splits and Shares a Music Scene

Previews

The Heat Cracks, the Tours Return: Your Aug 14–16 Battle Plan

Shows

The Big Stage: The Expendables, Matisyahu, and Seacrets' Marquee Summer

Scene

What Does Norman Sound Like? Summer Breeze's Finale Wants to Show You

News

The Room That Keeps Maui's Lights On: Inside the MACC's Big Fundraising Night

News

The U.P.'s Summer Circuit: How a Whole Peninsula Keeps the Music On

Features

Harlem's Big August: Apollo Summer Nights and Harlem Week

Previews

The BoDeans Bring Their Heartland Racket to Nashua — And Ari Hest Warms It Up

Shows

The Tree Man Comes Home: Chuck Leavell Takes the Grand's Stage

Previews

Next Week in Lubbock: HARDY's Big Field, a Fleetwood Mac Séance, and a Playboys Homecoming

Previews

Four Rooms, One Weekend: Your Aug 14–16 Off-Strip Crawl

News

The Volunteers Keeping Jazz Alive: A $5 Gathering, a Latin Jazz Project, and the Economics of Devotion

Venues

Amphitheater by Another Name: How Bonnet Springs Park Became a Stage

News

From Harveys to Caesars Republic: What the $160M Rebrand Means for Tahoe's Marquee Stage

Scene

Who books this town, and who's left to write it down

Previews

Your Weekend Marching Orders: Aug 14–16 on the Strip and Beyond

Shows

Who's Keeping Time? Alela Diane Brings a Year's Reckoning to Lodge Room Tonight

Previews

A Loaded KC Weekend: Barnett, Blues, Nu-Metal, and a Death-Metal Nightcap

Festivals

The First Coast Smooth Jazz Festival Bets That Jacksonville Wants to Get Dressed Up Again