Ian Anderson | September 18, 2014 | Segerstrom Hall | Costa Mesa, CA –...
Review by Shawn Perry
It’s taken a little while to sink in, but I think I’ve finally figured out why Ian Anderson has put Jethro Tull — the band not...
John Wetton | Akustika: Live In Amerika / Akustika II: Return To Amerika –...
As a singer, bassist and songwriter who played with Asia, UK, King Crimson, Uriah Heep and Roxy Music, John Wetton was a giant on the prog music scene. The...
The Who | January 28, 2013 | Honda Center | Anaheim, CA – Concert...
Review by Shawn Perry
Photos by Maria Younghans, Karen LeBrun & Ron Lyon
Tonight, it was the Who in Anaheim. Two nights before during an award ceremony at the NAMM show,...
The Rolling Stones | May 15, 2013 | Honda Center | Anaheim, CA –...
By Shawn Perry
Whenever the Rolling Stones come to town, it becomes an adventure for me to see them. And it starts by not planning anything beforehand — no...
David Gilmour | April 20, 2006 | Gibson Amphitheater | Los Angeles, CA –...
Concert Review by Shawn Perry
David Gilmour is, in so many ways, a hard nut to crack. Back in the mid 80s, he went to war with Roger Waters in...
Roger Daltrey | August 10, 2013 | Pacific Amphitheatre | Costa Mesa, CA –...
Review by Shawn Perry
Photos by Ron Lyon
The last time I saw Roger Daltrey twice in one year was in the summer of 1980 when the Who swung through...
Progressive Nation 2009 | August 29, 2009 | Greek Theatre | Los Angeles, CA
Review by Shawn Perry
Oh my, how progressive rock has changed since the glorious days of yonder. No longer limited to the old-school-mega-gear-head-in-the-galaxy-quasi-time-signature-antics of King Crimson, Genesis, ELP,...
Jethro Tull | Songs From The Wood: The Country Set – Box Set Review
Jethro Tull's Songs From The Wood, their 10th studio album, is a rural, folksy affair that shows off the band's progressive interplay. With a theme revolving around folklore and...
The Pretenders | February 27, 2003 | The Wiltern | Los Angeles, CA –...
Review by Shawn Perry
"The thing with your website is that there are no articles about chick rockers and that might make the reader think that you are...chauvinistic..." And so...
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...
