Halestorm & Rival Sons | June 5, 2015 | Grove Of Anaheim | Anaheim,...
Review by Junkman & Shawn Perry
Photos by Junkman
Anaheim got two of the best modern rock bands making the rounds these days — Pennsylvania-based rockers Halestorm and Long Beach’s own...
Ten Years After | Recorded Live & Alvin Lee | The Last Show –...
Once Ten Years After's performance in the Woodstock film cemented their command of the concert stage, it was only a matter of time before Chrysalis would want a full...
Rory Gallagher | Irish Tour ’74 – CD Review
Celebrating the 40th anniversary of release of Rory Gallagher's Irish Tour '74, Eagle Rock and Sony are behind a double-CD Special Edition and seven-CD/single-DVD boxset. It may seem like...
Bohemian Rhapsody: No Breakthru Biopic But Flush With Killer Moments
Warning: I take all things Queen very seriously.
Since age eight, this has been my favorite band. I consider it my personal mission to extol the greatness — both in...
Greg Lake | Greg Lake & Manoeuvres – CD Review
On the heels of receiving a honorary degree from the Conservatorio Nicolini in Piacenza, Italy — the very first honorary degree for music the prestigious university has ever awarded...
Asia | May 4, 2008 | The Coach House | San Juan Capistrano, CA
Concert Review by Shawn Perry
I remember first hearing about Asia and thinking they were on their way to becoming the greatest band in the world. To my way of...
Elvis Presley | Christmas With Elvis And The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra – CD Review
The holidays wouldn’t be the same without the King, so this season
RCA Records and Legacy Recordings decided to spice things up with
Christmas With Elvis And The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra,...
Joe Satriani & Steve Morse Band | August 31, 2013 | The Orpheum Theater...
Review by Shawn Perry
Photos by Ron Lyon
With Chickenfoot on break, guitarist Joe Satriani returned to the studio to record Unstoppable Momentum, his 14th solo album. And like any self-respecting...
Jack Russell’s Great White & M.O.B. | May 4, 2012 | Coach House |...
Review by Shawn Perry
Photos by Glen Willis
OK, I’ll say it: It’s kind of surreal for me to see local, hometown musicians — people you knew about when they were...
Billy Joel | The Hits – CD Review
The 40th anniversary of Billy Joel’s first solo album, the often maligned, sometimes forgotten and supposedly terribly mixed Cold Spring Harbor comes around 2011. For now, the wonderfully stripped...
