A blog from Concert Archives
As promised, here are seven more awesome bands that aren’t-all-dudes for you to listen to this Women’s History Month – and hopefully catch live post-pandemic. Check out the first post if you haven’t already, as well as last week’s post. Sincere Engineer Sincere Engineer is one of the last bands I discovered live pre-covid. I got stuck […]
March is Women’s History Month, so let’s take a look at some awesome films by and about women who rock! From the early days of rock and soul to punk rock to modern alternative rock, there’s something here for everyone. Janis: Little Girl Blue (2015) We can’t talk about women in rock without talking about […]
As promised, here are six more awesome bands that aren’t-all-dudes for you to listen to this Women’s History Month – and hopefully catch live post-pandemic. Check out the first post if you haven’t already, and come back next week for some more awesome bands! The Regrettes The Regrettes’ sophomore album How Do You Love? was […]
For the next three Tuesdays of Women’s History Month, I wanted to share with you some of my favorite bands/artists that aren’t all men. Meet Me @ The Altar Meet Me at the Altar is one of the hottest ‘new’ bands out there right now, and for good reason. Their tunes are pop-punk perfection (just […]
Happy Black History Month! Continuing with our BHM theme, this week we’re highlighting books by Black authors that provide a different perspective on the history and cultural influence of Black musicians and industry professionals. Last week we covered several BHM music events, so check that out if you missed it since many of them are […]
Happy Black Friday, Backstage Pass readers! We hope you had a wonderful holiday yesterday (maybe you watched the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade?). To kick off the holiday shopping season, I thought I’d share my top gift ideas for concert lovers! There may not have been many traditional concerts this year, but there’s still plenty of […]
It’s been quite dreary here in Maryland the past few days, and I’ve wanted nothing more than to curl up on the couch with a good book and a cup of cocoa. Nonetheless, work calls, and so I decided to curate for you all a glimpse into my personal library and some of my favorite […]
It’s been nearly 7 months since I’ve last been to a (real, in person) concert. While the livestreamed concerts have been great, and the idea of drive-ins seems alluring (albeit too expensive for a solo attendee), nothing beats being up front at a show. Since there’s not many opportunities for that nowadays, and because the […]
It’s been 140 days since I’ve last been to a concert. From someone who was going to multiple shows a week for the past few years, it’s been a big adjustment. While the livestreams have been great, it’s been hard for me to find the time to tune in, and I still miss the traditional […]
So you’ve logged all your concerts into Concert Archives, but now what do you do with all those tickets stubs? If you’re like me, you may have a box or a drawer full of random ticket stubs, guitar picks, and setlists from over the years. Since there aren’t as many new events happening, now’s the […]