Saturday, September 5, 2026
The Cosmic Clash

Animeros

"Descarga Royal"

Reviews

The Rupert Selection 1 Cabot Matt Bass
Live MusicMatt BassReview

Live music review: The Rupert Selection Turns Off Cabot Into Evening to Remember

Matt Bass

Do you ever leave a show and have that moment of realization that you just witnessed something really special? That was the vibe walking out of Off Cabot this past Sunday (8/23) after The Rupert Selection, Bad Larrys, Spinworld, and a surprise set by Reilly Somach + The Frozen Ponies rocked the sold-out downtown club in Beverly, Massachusetts, all while the sun was still out. The event was a benefit for Reilly who’d been diagnosed with cancer. 

Social Distortion 3 Moody Amp Robert Deanpng
Live MusicReviewRobert Dean

Live music review: Social Distortion Sang Their Hearts Out at Moody Amphitheater

Robert Dean
FOV 2 2026 King Gizz Jupiter
Case CockrellLive MusicReview

Live music review: King Gizzard’s Field of Vision nights two and three with no song repeats

Case Cockrell
FOV 1 2026 King Gizz Jupiter
April DawneLive MusicReview

Live music review: Diary of a Perimenopausal Gal at King Gizzard’s Field of Vision Festival

April Dawne
The Rupert Selection 1 Cabot Matt Bass
Live MusicMatt BassReview

Live music review: The Rupert Selection Turns Off Cabot Into Evening to Remember

Matt Bass 89 Views ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  , 

Do you ever leave a show and have that moment of realization that you just witnessed something really special? That was the vibe walking out of Off Cabot this past Sunday (8/23) after The Rupert Selection, Bad Larrys, Spinworld, and a surprise set by Reilly Somach + The Frozen Ponies rocked the sold-out downtown club in Beverly, Massachusetts, all while the sun was still out. The event was a benefit for Reilly who’d been diagnosed with cancer. 

Read More
Social Distortion 3 Moody Amp Robert Deanpng
Live MusicReviewRobert Dean

Live music review: Social Distortion Sang Their Hearts Out at Moody Amphitheater

Robert Dean 188 Views ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  , 

Attending Social Distortion’s show at the Moody Amphitheater, on August 28, it was probably my tenth time seeing the band. I know what to expect at one of those shows: lots of gray hair, lots of parents trying to pass on their music to their kids, and those on the come up looking back to the classics as something of their own. Catching Australia’s The Chats was a plus;

Read More
Frankie-poonehghana-3 54839662528_fcbae8aa44_k (1)
Case CockrellLive MusicPreview

Live music preview: Six bands to see as Levitation returns to multi-venue format

Case Cockrell 402 Views ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  , 

Levitation returns to Austin September 10-13. Founded by members of The Black Angels and rooted in the city’s psych scene, the fest outgrew that single genre label a long time ago, with lineups running doom metal, darkwave, punk, and electronic acts alongside the psychedelic elements. After centering 2025 at Palmer Event Center, it’s back to the multi-venue format that’s anchored the fest since 2018. The Far Out Lounge & Stage on South Congress carries 2026’s main programming, with showcases scattered across downtown filling out the rest. Here’s who’s worth building your schedule around curated by The Cosmic Clash team. 

Read More
FOV 2 2026 King Gizz Jupiter
Case CockrellLive MusicReview

Live music review: King Gizzard’s Field of Vision nights two and three with no song repeats

Case Cockrell 303 Views ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  , 

King Gizzard & the Lizard Wizard don’t rest. The Melbourne sextet closed out the second Field of Vision Festival with two more three-hour sets on August 15 and 16, pushing deeper into the Meadow Creek grounds in Buena Vista, Colorado they’d already claimed as their own. They’d fired the first shot on day one: a surprise drop of their 28th LP, Alien Metal, with zero warning. Then came the dare. “No song repeats,” the band promised Friday night, and fans spent the rest of the weekend hunting for new-album cuts and deep tracks to see if that promise would hold. Field of Vision was three of only seven U.S. tour dates. There was no room to coast.

Read More
FOV 1 2026 King Gizz Jupiter
April DawneLive MusicReview

Live music review: Diary of a Perimenopausal Gal at King Gizzard’s Field of Vision Festival

April Dawne 746 Views ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  , 

It’s almost 1 a.m. and our ride is coming at 4:30 a.m. My chest is tight from not knowing if I have everything done at home and at work, but it is what it is. When I wake up from my short nap, it’ll be go time to head from Austin to Colorado for King Gizzard’s second Field of Vision Festival in Buena Vista August 14-16. The psych rock, metal, electronic and rock n roll band from Australia has become a touring phenomenon.

Read More
Dolly Parton by Dennis Carney public domain image
Music NewsOpinionRobert Dean

Music news: Country music legend Dolly Parton has died at 80

Robert Dean 423 Views ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  , 

Country music legend Parton died Tuesday in Nashville at 80, closing a career that stretched seven decades and made a poor girl from the Smoky Mountains one of the most recognizable people on Earth. Her publicist said she died peacefully at the Vanderbilt-Ingram Cancer Center, surrounded by loved ones, after what the family called a brief battle with cancer. She had been admitted Friday. A small private service will be held for the immediate family. Her husband of nearly 60 years, Carl Dean, died in March 2025.

Read More
Erykah Badu and The Alchemist PR photo
AlbumBrian HillsmanPreview

Album preview: Erykah Badu and The Alchemist to release collab album, “Sorry, we don’t have an album title yet.”

Brian Hillsman 673 Views ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  , 

On Friday, August 28, famed singer and performer Erykah Badu and legendary DJ and producer The Alchemist will release their highly anticipated collaborative album, currently titled, Sorry, we don’t have an album title yet. The LP marks the first full-length release from Badu in 16 years.

Read More
BMSR 5 Radio East Drew Doggett
April DawneLive MusicReview

Live music review: Black Moth Super Rainbow set weekend vibe at Radio East

April Dawne 754 Views ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  , 

It’s been an uncomfortable year between perimenopause and aging and three different car wrecks, so forgive me for not keeping up with the setlist for Friday’s bad-ass Black Moth Super Rainbow (BMSR) show at Radio East. I’m thankful that it’s near my house and a delightful place to see an outdoor show, so even if I’m feeling oddly antisocial, I can typically make myself get out to see a show there. Even at my most awkward, I wasn’t missing this BMSR show, and I’m glad I didn’t. Black Moth Super Rainbow set my weekend vibe to a T.

Read More
MB @ Somergloom-01
Live MusicMatt BassReview

Live music review: Miracle Blood engulfs Davis Square at Somergloom, fire department called in

Matt Bass 555 Views ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  , 

Friday (August 7) evening marked night two of four of Somerville’s annual Somergloom Festival, and the first night at Davis Square’s iconic Crystal Ballroom. Fresh off a 15-date tour spanning the U.S. and Canada, Boston noise-punk power trio Miracle Blood brought a scorching, powerful set to the chandelier-clad ballroom and an eagerly awaiting hometown crowd as the band engulfed Davis Square at Somergloom Festival.

Read More
All 1 Thalia Hall Robert Dean
Live MusicReviewRobert Dean

Live music review: Legendary punks ALL played Chicago’s Thalia Hall for a rare treat

Robert Dean 644 Views ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  ,  , 

Whenever someone goes to see Descendents or ALL, there’s one universal truth: we’re all there, at least in part, to pay homage to Bill Stevenson, a legendary punk rock pioneer. The band played Chicago’s Thalia Hall on Wednesday, August 5.

Read More