Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band | Harpo’s Detroit Dec. 11, 1980 – CD...
In the early 70s, I first experienced Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band, and their own interpretation of music, thanks to a couple of albums my brother owned. In...
Keith Emerson & Greg Lake | Live From Manticore Hall – CD Review
The dynamic duo of Keith Emerson and Greg Lake (two-thirds of Emerson, Lake and Palmer) went on tour in 2010. Four years later, Live From Manticore Hall captures nine...
John Fogerty | 50 Year Trip: Live At Red Rocks – DVD/CD Review
John Fogerty is in fine form celebrating his half-century in music on 50 Year Trip: Live At Red Rocks, available on CD, vinyl and DVD. Filmed and recorded on...
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...
REO Speedwagon | Live At Moondance Jam – CD/DVD Review
There is a lot to be said for American classic rock bands that survive over four decades. REO Speedwagon is one such band, forming on the college campus of...
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...
Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young | Live At The Fillmore East, 1969 – Live...
After their first big public appearance at Woodstock in 1969, David Crosby, Stephen Stills, Graham Nash, and Neil Young spent the rest of that most tumultuous year touring and writing songs for their...
John Wetton | Akustika: Live In Amerika / Akustika II: Return To Amerika –...
As a singer, bassist and songwriter who played with Asia, UK, King Crimson, Uriah Heep and Roxy Music, John Wetton was a giant on the prog music scene. The...
Marillion | A Sunday Night Above The Rain – CD Review
I remember first hearing Marillion in a Tower Records store in NYC in 1983. I was taken by lead singer Fish and his Peter Gabriel-like vocals and the group’s...
Jimi Hendrix Experience | Music, Money, Madness . . . Jimi Hendrix In Maui...
One night in the free-flowing 1980s, I saw Rainbow Bridge on TV, and was both confused and exhilarated. Of course, I wanted to see Jimi Hendrix, and he shows...
