Paul Peterson

11/21/2009 - By Paul Peterson

If you want three decades of culture, history and badass Big Easy sounds rolled up and twisted tight, make plans to see the Dirty Dozen Brass Band at Sticky Fingerz.

11/20/2009 - By Paul Peterson

This one should draw a festive crowd, given the Zac Brown Band's widespread popularity and songs that feel considerably more natural and genuine than the standard Nashville factory product.

11/19/2009 - By Paul Peterson

If you didn’t know that the core of Dane Cook fans reside within the teen-age and college student sectors, 4,014 of made their presence felt last Friday, by arriving well past the designated start time, constipating the beer lines and talking louder and faster than all three of the evening’s performers combined.

11/16/2009 - By Paul Peterson

Ocean-deep lyrics combined with steadily paced songs mark the work of Auguste Arthur Bondy. Shedding the alt-rock genre of the 1990s (as a former member of Verbena) in favor of country-tinged mellowness, Bondy brings to mind a two-stepping couple alone on the barroom floor, ignoring the bartender's pleadings for last call.

11/13/2009 - By Paul Peterson

According to the numbers, Dane Cook, who's at Verizon tonight, stands at the zenith of the modern comedy mountain. His 2005 album “Retaliation” went double platinum, and he became the second comic to sell out Madison Square Garden two years later. But...

11/5/2009 - By Paul Peterson

Torrential rain wasn’t enough to dampen the spirits of three generations of Kiss fans —10,453 in all — who celebrated through an 18-song concert in an atmosphere that resembled some unholy combination of Halloween and the Fourth of July.

10/8/2009 - By Paul Peterson

The ticket stub read, “Jam Presents: Dave Matthews Band with Gregg Allman.”

9/8/2009 - By Paul Peterson

Tantric's self-titled debut reached platinum status in 2001, largely on the strength of the single “Breakdown,” and extensive touring with Kid Rock, 3 Doors Down and Creed. They're back with a new album and a show at Juanita's.

8/16/2009 - By Paul Peterson

Call them post-grunge, hard or alternative rock, just don't call them washed up. Almost one year to the day since they last came to town, Candlebox is back at Revolution, still logging miles while harvesting new material for their upcoming 2010 album.

1/8/2009 - By Paul Peterson

Those of us fortunate enough to have known or shared a stage or collaborated with Chadwick “Buddy” Habig were left with heavy hearts and spirits following his death on Dec. 23, 2008.