The Chronicles of Michael Christopher
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The annual Boston Calling Music Festival took place Memorial Day weekend across three days at the Harvard Athletic Complex Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. The lineup, featuring headliners and sub-headliners Luke Combs, Dave Matthews Band, T-Pain, Vampire Weekend, Fall Out Boy, Avril Lavigne, and Public Enemy, was diverse as it was divisive. Getting off to a... Continue Reading →
It’s become an annual thing to trek over to the fringes of the Arctic Circle for Iceland Airwaves, a music festival in the northernmost capital region in the world, this year taking place Nov. 2 - 4. From last Thursday through the weekend though, it was less “land of ice and snow” and more “is... Continue Reading →
Philadelphia has a long history with Aerosmith – and it hasn’t always a been good one. But all that was swept under the rug as one of the contenders for America’s Greatest Rock and Roll Band launched their “Peace Out” farewell tour at the Wells Fargo Center to a packed house last weekend. Led by... Continue Reading →
I'd been warned that Andy Summers doesn't suffer fools during interviews. And at 80 years of age - along with having to deal with Sting all those years - it's not exactly unexpected that he'd be a crotchety old man these days. Thankfully, the ex-Police guitarist and I got along like bank robbers when I... Continue Reading →
It’s hard to believe Boston Calling celebrated its 10th anniversary this past weekend, and that’s more a comment of how long it’s lasted than how quickly time flies. But the three-day music festival, which got it’s start as a two-day event in the heart of downtown at City Hall Plaza, has made all the right... Continue Reading →
Foo Fighters returned to the big stage last night with a headlining slot at Boston Calling, a gig three years in the making. Delayed twice; first by the pandemic and then the tragic passing of drummer Taylor Hawkins, the loss of the latter hung in the air all night long, with frontman Dave Grohl doing... Continue Reading →
Progressive metal and post-metal made for a sold out show at Roadrunner in Boston last night, May 4. Here's some shots from the evening.
Following two years of having to cancel due to the ongoing pandemic, Boston Calling made a triumphant return over Memorial Day Weekend, but it wasn't without its hiccups...or straight up coughing fits. The Strokes had to bail out as the second night's headliner, only to be replaced by Nine Inch Nails, who had already killed... Continue Reading →
There's an abundance of Alice Cooper related posts this week, which isn't necessarily a bad thing. Earlier this week, I caught the shock rocker live in Boston at the Leader Bank Pavilion. Opener was Ace Frehley, who I hadn't seen live since the 1996 KISS reunion tour. The Spaceman did a great set, mainly because... Continue Reading →
Kiss resumed their End of the Road tour last night at the Xfinity Center in Mansfield, Mass. more than 17 months since the last show of the trek, with this current leg having been interrupted and significantly rerouted since it was first announced in Dec. 2019 due to COVID-19. The band showed little signs of rust though,... Continue Reading →
The Chronicles of Michael Christopher 