The Keith Emerson Trio – CD Review
Not every unearthed rare recording from the greatest vintage rock guys and gals is always worth listening to. The sound quality from bygone eras or hastily recorded tracks off...
Elvis Presley | Elvis Is Back! (Legacy Edition) – CD Review
Following his two-year stint in the U.S. Army, Elvis Presley released two seminal albums in 1960 and 1961: Elvis Is Back! and Something For Everybody. Fifty years later, the...
Greg Lake | Magical – Box Set Review
Greg Lake’s Magical is a well-deserved career-spanning 91-track, seven-CD set. Like Lake’s band mate Keith Emerson and the Variations, we get all the solo albums, plus some tasty rare gems...
Aerosmith | December 3, 2012 | Staples Center | Los Angeles, CA – Concert...
Review by Shawn Perry
Photos by Charles Epting
They came, they saw, they rocked the house!
And I was pleasantly surprised…for good reason. In my eyes, Aerosmith is one of the...
Keith Emerson & Greg Lake | April 8, 2010 | Nokia Theatre | New...
Review by Ralph Greco, Jr.
Photo by hightea
It's been a while for us die-hard Emerson, Lake and Palmer fans. Sure, we got Carl Palmer coming through with Asia and...
Eric Clapton | The Lady In The Balcony: Lockdown Sessions – CD/DVD Review
As mostly everyone the world over was, touring bands and solo artists were significantly affected by the COVID-19 shutdown. Eric Clapton, who has been quite vocal on this score,...
Heaven & Hell | August 11, 2009 | Greek Theatre | Los Angeles, CA...
Review by Shawn Perry
Going in, I pretty much knew what to expect: gloomy, doomy, ominous, and darkness rolling in a slathering of slick metallic riffs, commanding vocals...
Yes & Peter Frampton | July 9, 2010 | Greek Theatre | Los Angeles,...
Review by Shawn Perry
Of all the lopsided bills I’ve seen, one that has always stuck out in my mind is when Yes and Peter Frampton played at Anaheim Stadium...
Jared James Nichols | August 21, 2013 | The Roxy Theatre | Los Angeles,...
Review by LA Butler
Photos by Kimberly Annette
The dark and cozy upstairs performance space On the Rox at the Roxy hosted an all- rock line up that included Jared James...
Kansas | February 20, 2010 | Bergen Performing Arts Center | Englewood, NJ –...
Review by Ralph Greco, Jr.
I went in scared, I left emboldened.
I have seen Kansas a few times in my life. Going way back to 1978 when they...
