We don’t often think of rap performance as virtuosic, but that’s what Rakim is. An incredible live performer no different than seeing a great horn player at the Blue Note, Abe Beame writes.

Primavera's stop in L.A. State Historic Park recaptures some of the magic that Fuck Yeah Fest left behind, Reed Jackson (and briefly Jeff Weiss) write.

Pranav Trewn gets back into the groove of live music in a post-pandemic world with San Francisco’s Noise Pop Festival.

The concert might be the destination, but for Will Hagle, it's all about the winding journey that inevitably leads to missing a few shows.

Son Raw checks out the Nicolas Jaar and Actress show in Montreal.