Today we’re finishing up our Black History Month: Music Milestones series with 10 more milestones that took place in the 1990s through now. If you haven’t already, be sure to read the previous articles covering events from 1890 to 1939, from 1940 to 1959, and from 1960 to 1989! 1990s 1995 – Queen Latifah and Salt-N-Pepa win […]
Concert History
Black History Month: Music Milestones – 1960-1989
Today we’re continuing our Black History Month: Music Milestones series with 8 more important events that took place in the 1960s, 70s, and 80s. If you haven’t already, be sure to read the previous articles covering events from 1890 to 1939 and from 1940 to 1959! 1960s 1963 – Stevie Wonder becomes the youngest solo artist […]
Concert History
Black History Month: Music Milestones – 1940 to 1959
Today we’re continuing our Black History Month: Music Milestones series with 9 more important events that took place in the 1940s and 50s. If you haven’t already, be sure to read the previous article covering events from 1890 to 1939! 1940s 1945 – Sister Rosetta Tharpe releases “Strange Things Happening Every Day” In 1945, guitarist […]
Concert History
Black History Month: Music Milestones
In a continuation of our Black History Month series, today we’ll be focusing on music milestones for and by Black Americans. There’s a lot to cover, and I’m sure I didn’t even get it all, so today we’re covering the late 1800s until the end of the 1940s. Let’s go! Late 1800s 1892 – Sissieretta […]
Concert History
Essential Online Resources for Black History Month
Continuing our Black History Month coverage, I’d like to use this space to direct you to some of the most impactful resources I’ve found online. These are some of my favorites and well-deserving of your attention! She Shreds’ 130 Historic Black Women Guitarists and Bassists You Need To Know While doing some research for our […]
Tips & Tricks
Punk Rock Bookshelf: Black History Month Edition
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 […]
Concert News
Black History Month Performances, Events, and Releases
February is Black History Month in the United States. The event started off as a Black history week in 1926, and officially expanded to a full month in 1976. President Ford issued the first proclamation for the event in 1976, urging Americans to “seize the opportunity to honor the too-often neglected accomplishments of Black Americans […]
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Songs We Can’t Wait to Hear Live – January 2021 Update
It seems like not that long ago that we were ringing in the New Year. And yet, January is almost over already! Amid the hubbub of the start of 2021 and the presidential inauguration, quite a few artists released awesome new tunes! Let’s check out the top releases of the month. 1/1: The Dirty Nil […]
Interviews
Spotlight on: Pressure – New Single Out 2/19
This week we chatted with Simon Forsell, the lead guitarist of Swedish melodic rock band Pressure, about a lot of our favorite topics at Concert Archives like first/favorite concerts, bucket lists, concert plans, and more! Pressure’s Concert Archives What’s the first concert you went to? Simon Forsell: I went to a lot of concerts when […]
Interviews
Spotlight on: The Sonder Bombs – New album Clothbound out 1/29!
This week we chatted with Willow Hawks and Jimmy Wilkens about a lot of our favorite topics at Concert Archives like first/favorite concerts, bucket lists, concert plans, and more! Past Concerts Backstage Pass: What was the first concert that you went to? Willow: Oh my God. I think the first concert I was brought to […]
