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...
Eric Clapton | The Lady In The Balcony: Lockdown Sessions – CD/DVD Review
As mostly everyone the world over was, touring bands and solo artists were significantly affected by the COVID-19 shutdown. Eric Clapton, who has been quite vocal on this score,...
Chicago | July 28, 2011 | Pacific Amphitheatre | Costa Mesa, CA –...
Review by Sara Escalante
Photos by Ron Lyon
As the sun began to set on a warm summer night at the Orange County fair grounds, groups of crochet bearing baby...
Paul McCartney | Memory Almost Full (Limited Edition) – CD Review
I rarely bother with reissues of new records, even if they include DVDs. And I especially won't go out of my way for a reissue of an album I...
Rush | Signals (40th Anniversary Super Deluxe Edition) – Box Set Review
I clearly recall asking “Where’s Alex?” when first spinning Rush’s Signals when it was released in 1982. The ninth studio album from the Canadian trio of Alex Lifeson, Geddy Lee,...
Mickey Hart | The Mickey Hart Collection – CD Review
Drum solos at Grateful Dead shows were anything but ordinary drum solos. The uninitiated may have thought it was the perfect time to grab a beer and take a...
Leo Kottke | September 19, 2007 | The Concert Hall | New York, NY...
By Ralph Greco, Jr.
I’m not so sure where Leo Kottke falls in the realm of musical styles. He’s certainly regarded as an accomplished acoustic guitarist, having played with everybody...
Roger Waters | October 6, 2006 | The Hollywood Bowl | Hollywood, CA –...
Concert Review by Shawn Perry
Six months after seeing David Gilmour and Rick Wright play the former’s new solo album in its entirety along with a choice selection of Pink...
Santana | Corazon Tour | August 19, 2015 | Mohegan Sun Arena | Uncasville,...
Review by Donna Erichsen
Photos by George Bekris
Carlos Santana, a man whose career spans decades, is still so relevant. The opening songs at the Mohegan Sun Arena were homage to...
Ian Anderson | October 20, 2012 | Long Beach Terrace Theater | Long Beach,...
Review by Shawn Perry
The secret is out: Jethro Tull and Ian Anderson may or may not be mutually exclusive. Anderson blurred the line even more when he released...
