The Rolling Stones | Voodoo Lounge Uncut – DVD Review

When the Rolling Stones reconvened after a five-year hiatus in 1989, the tours became more elaborate, bigger and frequent, as the band, the crew, the whole production became a...

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...

Fleetwood Mac | May 28, 2013 | Honda Center | Anaheim, CA – Concert...

Review by Shawn Perry Photos by Kimberly Annette Few bands have as colorful history as Fleetwood Mac. Let’s start with how they transformed themselves from basically an underground British blues band...

Joan Jett & the Blackhearts | July 25, 2013 | Pacific Amphitheatre | Costa...

Review by Shawn Perry Photos by Kimberly Annette If you’re coming to see Joan Jett, then you’re coming to hear short, catchy songs with tons of depth and intensity. That’s why...

Steve Hillage | Searching For The Spark – Box Set Review

Since he began playing guitar in the early 1960s, through his time with Gong and beyond as a solo artist and one half of System 7, Steve Hillage has...

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...

Mountain Jam X: A Family Affair – Concert Report + Photos

Hunter Mountain, NY Story & Photos by Stanley Johnson Hunter Mountain in the Catskills of New York has hosted Mountain Jam for the past decade. This year’s four-day festival’s highlight was...

Midnight Oil | Essential Oils – CD Review

The aptly named Essential Oils is a double CD compilation that pretty much spans the entire career of Australia's Midnight Oil - beginning with tracks from their 1978 self-titled...

The Beach Boys | October 16, 2011 | Phieffer Hall | Napierville, Il

Review and photos by Alex Kluft After 50 years, the songs of the Beach Boys remain timeless. Among their many honors and recognitions they are Rock & Roll Hall Fame...

Sammy Hagar & The Wabos | August 4, 2010 | Pacific Amphitheatre | Costa...

Review by Shawn Perry You have to envy a guy like Sammy Hagar. He’s played with some of rock’s greatest guitarists (Ronnie Montrose, Eddie Van Halen, Neal Schon, Joe Satriani)....