The Wrecking Crew! – Film Review

Here's a documentary that tells one of the most important stories in rock and roll history. It's not flashy and bouncy like a lot of the modern rock docs...

Dave Stewart & Friends | September 29, 2012 | Troubadour | West Hollywood,...

Review by Chantel Donnan Photos by Ron Lyon The evening’s entertainment was slated as “Dave Stewart and Friends.” Outside LA’s Troubadour, fans were lined around the block and making excited...

Van Halen & Kenny Wayne Shepherd | July 14, 2015 | Irvine Meadows Amphitheatre...

Review & Photos by Charlie Steffens Since playing backyard parties in their native Pasadena, and the clubs along Hollywood’s Sunset Strip in the 70s, Van Halen has maintained a loyal following....

The Tubes | Mondo Pulp: Live In Europe 2016 – CD Review

The Tubes have released their Mondo Pulp: Live In Europe 2016 to remind us all what we will be getting if we go see the quintet live these days....

Rival Sons |September 19, 2014 | The Observatory | Santa Ana, CA – Concert...

Review by Shawn Perry Photos by Ron Lyon For the first show behind their fourth album Great Western Valkyrie on home-turf California, Rival Sons let loose with a soulful, hard rockin’...

Lita Ford | January 11, 2014 | M15 Concert, Bar & Grill | Corona,...

Review by Shawn Perry Photos by Jeff Serpa Protocol used to dictate that a woman past the mid-century mark who still wants to rock needs to reevaluate her priorities. Fortunately, Lita...

Gary Moore | Essential Montreux – Box Set Review

Blues-rock guitarist Gary Moore is Ireland’s answer to Jimi Hendrix and Stevie Ray Vaughn. Having earned his stripes with Thin Lizzy, Moore embarked on a solo career in the...

Whitesnake | Live In 84 – Back To The Bone – DVD/CD Review

Whitesnake’s 1984 Slide It In album spawned such hits as “Love Ain’t No Stranger,” “Guilty Of Love,” “Slow & Easy” and the title track. The band’s leader and singer...

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...

California Breed | May 28, 2014 | Whisky A Go-Go | Hollywood, CA –...

Review by Shawn Perry Photos by Ron Lyon In 1976, I stepped into the Whisky A Go-Go and saw Van Halen for the first time. I had serious doubts I would...