Jeff Lynne’s ELO | September 11, 2016 | Hollywood Bowl | Hollywood, CA –...
Review by Shawn Perry
Photos by Mathew Imaging
Jeff Lynne and Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) are interchangeable, joined at the hip, together forever, you can’t have one without the other. Former...
The Beach Boys | Pet Sounds (50th Anniversary Edition) – Box Set Review
You won’t get much argument when it comes to declaring the Beach Boys’ Pet Sounds a pop milestone. In everything written about this album, “genius” and “masterpiece” are two...
Jethro Tull | Live At Madison Square Garden 1978 – DVD Review
OK, I admit it — I’m somewhat of a bootleg junkie, especially when it comes to rare concert video. Jethro Tull’s quirky satellite broadcast from New York City’s Madison Square...
Steven Wilson | May 12, 2018 | The Wiltern | Los Angeles, CA –...
Review by Shawn Perry
Photos by Ron Lyon
In 2017, Steven Wilson released To The Bone, his fifth studio album, and apparently took a step back to see how his snooty...
Zephyr | Zephyr – CD Review
To some, Zephyr may merely be a footnote in the history of hard rock, as well as notable for the earliest appearances of guitar legend Tommy Bolin. Perhaps they’re...
Robert Plant Presents The Sensational Space Shifters | Grace Potter & The Nocturnals |...
Review by Shawn Perry
Photos by Spud Johnson
Until tonight, I hadn’t seen Robert Plant since 2002 when he toured behind Dreamland, an incredibly dense, diverse album that helped pave...
Deep Purple/Blue Öyster Cult/Edgar Winter | August 12, 2007 | Pacific Amphitheatre | Costa...
By Shawn Perry
In the last few years, I've had some incredible close encounters with Deep Purple. There was the Blockbuster Pavilion show in San Bernardino, a simmering 100 degrees,...
Yes | August 30, 2016 | Orpheum Theatre | Los Angeles, CA – Concert...
Review by Shawn Perry
The fine line between bands with original members and bands without original members is becoming fuzzier and increasingly difficult to authenticate or castigate. These days, the...
The Magpie Salute | September 13, 2017 | Fonda Theatre | Hollywood, CA –...
Review by Shawn Perry
Photos by Kimberly Annette
Let the naysayers declare that rock is dead. As long as a few old-school practitioners with the right chops keep it real, rock...
Status Quo | The Frantic Four Reunion 2013: Live At Hammersmith Apollo (Back2SQ.1) –...
Boy is the crowd with Status Quo on their double live CD set, The Frantic Four Reunion 2013: Live At Hammersmith Apollo (Back2SQ.1). With over 100 million records sold...
