Concert reviews are the lifeblood of the music section here at the Observer, where we covered more than 100 concerts this year. With every review, our critics wish to give you a detailed look ...

My concert year of more than two dozen shows incorporated ... Both playful and confident, Minaj traversed the stage at Capital One Arena in Washington, D.C., with blinking doe eyes and snarls ...

But the best part of his Milwaukee concert was his willingness to share ... But while the Wisconsin State Fair main stage show was canceled that night due to storms, Vampire Weekend was still ...

But after a year of countless concerts, it dawned on me that some of the best touring shows I got to ... watching Mick Jagger sprint around the stage at Empower Field this summer, just a month ...