On August 15th, Guns N’ Roses and The Pretenders brought their Gen X fury and gigantic presence to MetLife Stadium in Rutherford, N.J., for a five-hour ‘80s-rock-heavy show that featured a surprise guest that no one would have seen coming. The pregaming began in the parking lot around 2, where fans cracked open High Noons while streaming GNR’s best — and most beloved — tunes spanning more than a decade. At about 6, The Pretenders […]
New Haven-area musicians will come together on September 22 for the inaugural Connecticut Voices for Choices (CT VFC) concert at The Beeracks, with the hopes of raising much-needed funds for abortion-rights organizations. The CT VFC event, put together by local musicians Marisa Torrieri Bloom, Kate Mirabella and Grace Yukich, comes in response to the Supreme Court’s decision on June 24, 2022, to nix the legal precedent that established the constitutional right to abortion in every […]
In my experience, Red Hot Chili Peppers fans tend to fall into one of two categories: Pre-Californication and Post-Californication. My husband, who likes mellower jams, fits the mold of the second category (with the exception of a few radio hits), whereas I’m a pretty diehard Blood Sugar Sex Magik gal. That 1991 album — the band’s second one with guitarist John Frusciante and drummer Chad Smith — is a musical masterpiece that blends vulgar, sexual […]
