Jezebel: Concerts

Like a Banshee

Erin Gloria Ryan — Sun, 14 Aug 2011 15:00:00 EDT

Budapest, Hungary, Aug 12: Lead Singer Skin (Deborah Anne Dyer) of British band Skunk Anansie performs on the stage during the Sziget Festival on the Shipyard Island. The Sziget Festival is one of the biggest European cultural events, featuring art exhibitions, literary and theatrical performances, and above all music concerts. (AP Photo,MTI, Balazs Mohai) More »

Shakira Is A Fan Of _________________

Erin Gloria Ryan — Thu, 25 Nov 2010 15:35:00 EST

BARCELONA, SPAIN - NOVEMBER 24: Shakira brandishes a large fan in her ongoing quest to prove that her hips are, in fact, telling the truth. (Photo by Robert Marquardt/Getty Images)

Bieber Fever Continues To Consume Jezebel

Katy Kelleher — Sun, 10 Oct 2010 16:14:00 EDT

[Just kidding! But here is a picture of Bieber in Hawaii on October 9th. Image via Bauer-Griffin]

"The Most Important Night Of My Life": On Seeing Your Favorite Band For The Very First Time

Hortense Smith — Sat, 24 Apr 2010 15:55:00 EDT

Regardless of how you feel about Taylor Swift, it's hard not to get a little teary-eyed upon reading David L. Ulin's LA Times piece recalling his night out at a Taylor Swift concert with his 11-year-old daughter, Sophie. More »

Video Vixens: Great Performances

Marisa Meltzer — Tue, 23 Mar 2010 16:40:00 EDT

Writer Marisa Meltzer, author of the new book 'Girl Power: The Nineties Revolution in Music', has curated a miniseries of contemporary women's music for us this week. After the jump, Marisa's second feature, favorite concert footage by female artists. More »

Lilith Fair Returning In 2010

Hortense Smith — Sat, 25 Apr 2009 11:30:00 EDT

Sarah McLachlan's Lilith Fair festival, the concert tour that celebrated female artists while raising money for women's charities, is reportedly going to return in 2010. Which acts do you think will join the tour? [PerezHilton] More »

I May Be Too Old To Rock, But Thankfully, The Breeders Are Not

Jessica G. — Mon, 14 Jul 2008 13:00:00 EDT

People — writers, fans, music executives — don't really know what to do with an aging female musician. I'm not talking about someone like Celine Dion or Cher, whose popularity was never based on some amorphous idea of coolness or relevance. I'm not even talking about our beloved Liz Phair, who still plasters short, tight dresses on her meticulously muscled frame and projects an image of socially desirable sexuality. I'm talking about Patti Smith, who was interviewed by Deborah Solomon in this weekend's New York Times Magazine and asked more than one question about her use of conditioner and reigning status as "the queen of split ends." And even more so, I'm talking about Kim Deal, the lead singer of the Breeders and former Pixies bassist who headlined a big summer concert yesterday in Brooklyn to support the Breeders' April release, Mountain Battles. More »