Gary Graff is an award-winning music journalist based in metro Detroit. In addition to Loudwire, he contributes regularly to Billboard, Ultimate Classic Rock, Media News Group, the Cleveland Plain-Dealer/Cleveland.com, Consequence, Music Connection, VenuesNow, United Stations Radio Networks and others. He reports every Friday on music news with Bob & Brian in the Morning on WHQG-FM in Milwaukee and periodically with the Drew & Mike podcast out of Detroit. He is the co-founder and co-producer of the Emmy Award-winning Detroit Music Awards. He was the founding editor of the MusicHound Essential Album Guide series and has co-written and edited books about Neil Young, Bob Seger, Bruce Springsteen, Rock & Roll Myths and, forthcoming, Alice Cooper.
Gary Graff
Tom Petty’s 1997 Fillmore Residency Gets Box Set Treatment
Famed 20-date run with Heartbreakers included several cover songs and many guest appearances.
Carlos Santana Collapses Onstage Due to ‘Medical Emergency’
Guitarist passed out approximately an hour into his set.
45 Years Ago: Led Zeppelin Shatter Attendance Records at the Silverdome
Rockers broke attendance record for single-act indoor concert.
30 Years Ago: How Queen Were Reborn at Freddie Mercury Tribute Concert
Tearjerking concert showed there might be more ahead for the band.
Six Reasons Motorhead’s ‘Iron Fist’ Deserves More Respect
There's plenty to like about the much-maligned 1982 album.
Edgar Winter, ‘Brother Johnny': Album Review
All-star tribute record, spearheaded by late blues-rock giant's younger sibling.
John Mellencamp’s ‘American Fool': Beyond ‘Jack and Diane’
There's more to his only No. 1 album than its two massive singles.
Jack White Launches Tour With Thrilling Detroit Show: Set List
Performance included new music, plus an impromptu proposal and wedding in front of thousands of fans.
Why Graham Nash Changed His Set List in Response to Ukraine War
"Humanity is either f---ed or glorious, and there's not a lot of in between."
Joe Satriani, ‘The Elephants of Mars': Album Review
Guitar hero offers another sonic travelogue while taking stock of the past two years.