John Fogerty In Conversation With David Wild | October 16, 2015 | Clive Davis...
by Shawn Perry
Every once in a while, on this rock and roll rollercoaster I’ve been riding on, there comes an event that cannot be missed. Seeing singer, songwriter...
Rush | Grace Under Pressure: Super Deluxe Edition – Box Set Review
After Rush finally broke with 2112, they tended to refine and progress with each new album. When it came to the 1980s, that process had to conform to a...
Dave Davies | June 7, 2013 | Coach House | San Juan Capistrano, CA...
Review by Shawn Perry
Photos by Anjani Lynn White
Now that the Kinks have pretty much ceased to exist, it’s been left to Ray and Dave Davies, the band’s leading lone...
The Derek Trucks Band | Roadsongs – CD Review
The live animals that they are, the Derek Trucks Band has stirred the pot with yet another token from the road, Roadsongs. The double-disc set was recorded over two...
Last in Line | February 1, 2019 | Whisky a Go Go | Hollywood,...
Review & Photos by Charlie Steffens
Hollywood’s Whisky a Go Go was packed with a throng of people who had come in from the rain to see Last in Line....
Page & Plant | May 13, 1995 | San Diego Sports Arena | San...
Review by Shawn Perry
It had been a while since I'd seen Jimmy Page and Robert Plant together, but not as long as one may think. In 1988, I went...
Deep Purple | Machine Head (Super Deluxe Edition) – Box Set Review
Over a half-century later, Deep Purple’s landmark Machine Head is still turning — ahem — heads. So, it only stands to reason, is this digital age of supersonic upgrades,...
Ted Nugent & Laura Wilde | July 16, 2013 | Grove of Anaheim |...
Review by Shawn Perry
Photos by Kimberly Annette
It had been 25 years since I last saw Ted Nugent in concert, and oh my, how things have changed. In 1988, When...
Deep Purple & Foghat | August 12, 2015 | Pacific Amphitheatre | Costa Mesa,...
Review by Shawn Perry
Photos by Ron Lyon
Who’d have thought that in 2015, you could see Foghat and Deep Purple together on the same bill. At the fair, no less....
Concert Review: Adrian Belew Power Trio & Stick Men Featuring Tony Levin & Pat...
Review by Bruce Forrest
Photos by Laura Kirazian
Having attended concerts since 1975, I consider myself a pretty good authority on what works (or doesn’t work) in a live performance....
