Yes | Topographic Drama: Live Across America – CD Review

Topographic Drama — Live Across America was recorded over 12 concerts from February 2017. For this record, this incarnation of Yes — guitarist Steve Howe, keyboardist Geoff Downes, bassist...

Robin Trower | Live! 50th Anniversary Edition – Live Release Review

After striking gold with the Bridge Of Sighs album, guitarist Robin Trower became a hot commodity on the concert circuit. Live albums being all the rage in the 70s,...

Grateful Dead | Live At The Cow Palace: New Year’s Eve 1976 – CD...

A flood of live recordings resting idly in the vault, and the keepers of the Grateful Dead flame continue to dig for new and acute angles in which to...

The Who | Live At Shea Stadium 1982 – Live Release Review

The Who as a live unit is unquestionably on-topic when it comes to which rock bands dominate the concert circuit. Sorry Beatles and Stones fans, but this is one...

The Call Featuring Robert Levon Been Of B.R.M.C. | A Tribute To Michael Been...

On April 19, 2013, the surviving three members of the Call reunited for the first time in close to two decades. They were joined by bassist and vocalist Robert...

The Derek Trucks Band | Roadsongs – CD Review

The live animals that they are, the Derek Trucks Band has stirred the pot with yet another token from the road, Roadsongs. The double-disc set was recorded over two...

Jimmy Page & The Black Crowes | Live At The Greek – Live Release...

There’s a lot more to Jimmy Page & The Black Crowes’s Live At The Greek than we originally thought. A 25th anniversary set for 2025 features 36 tracks, including...

Rory Gallagher | Live At Montreux – Live Album Release

“I want to be playing when I'm 50,” Irish son Rory Gallagher stated rather matter-of-factly during a Beat Instrumental interview in June 1971. In all likelihood, the acclaimed blues...

Sister Rosetta Tharpe | Live In France: The 1966 Concert In Limoges – Live...

Sister Rosetta Tharpe isn’t exactly a name on the tip of everyone’s tongue. But if you have any interest in the origins of rock and roll, it’s a name...

The Tubes | Mondo Pulp: Live In Europe 2016 – CD Review

The Tubes have released their Mondo Pulp: Live In Europe 2016 to remind us all what we will be getting if we go see the quintet live these days....