The Moody Blues | January 19, 2005 | Pechanga Resort & Casino | Temecula,...
Review by Shawn Perry
There aren’t enough superlatives to describe the magical allure of the Moody Blues. If you throw aside the flash, gimmicks and clothing lines, there are...
Bryan Ferry | April 19, 2014 | Santa Barbara Bowl | Santa Barbara, CA...
Review by Shawn Perry
Photos by Kimberly Annette
At first glance, you can see how Bryan Ferry emits an air of well-suited simpatico and suave temperament — a mix of Hugh...
The Alan Parsons Project | I Robot (Super Deluxe) – Box Set Review
Recorded at Abbey Road Studios, The Alan Parsons Project’s I Robot was released in 1977. That was the year, you might recall, when spaceships and robots were all the...
Suzi Quatro | The Girl From Detroit City – Box Set Review
I first heard of Suzi Quatro from the 1970s sitcom Happy Days. She played hip-slapping, leather-wearing bass-playing singer Leather Tuscadero on the show, but Quatro has been making music...
David Coverdale | White Snake & North Winds (Reissues) – CD Review
Way back in the day - 1977 and 1978, to be exact - David Coverdale put his considerable vocal and songwriting efforts into two solo albums. Reissued over 30...
Furthur Festival | July 25, 1998 | Shoreline Amphitheatre | Mountain View, CA –...
By Shawn Perry
When Jerry Garcia passed away in 1995, the Grateful Dead's 30-year musical odyssey of magic and mischief came to an abrupt end. As legions of Deadheads bade...
Steven Wilson | June 12, 2015 | City National Grove of Anaheim | Anaheim,...
Review by Shawn Perry
On the road behind his 2015 release Hand. Cannot. Erase., Steven Wilson and his band gave Anaheim over two hours of visceral, cerebral modern-day ‘prog’ delivered...
Pete Townshend | Universal Reissues – CD Review
From Universal’s treasure trove of treats comes no less than 12 remastered solo CDs from Pete Townshend. Anyone who doubts the creative powers of the Who leader need look...
Yes | The Yes Album (Super Deluxe Edition) – Box Set Review
Now that Dolby Atmos is all the rage for audiophiles, it only makes sense to add that to a list of other remixes, ripe and ready to package with...
Toto | 40 Trips Around The Sun – CD Review
Toto is one of those great musical collectives that people (hopefully unintentionally) tend to define by two hits from their most successful album — “Rosanna” and “Africa.” I’m putting...
