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....

Jethro Tull | Still Living In The Past – Box Set Review

There‘s never a dull moment in the Jethro Tull camp as music, both new and old, continues to flood the market. The cycle for the last few years has...

Journey | Columbia Reissues (1981 – 1996)

Long-term relationships are about as rare as encountering a unicorn, glimpsing the Loch Ness Monster, or discovering socks that mysteriously vanish in the dryer. Yet Journey has been able...

U2 | April 2, 2005 | Arrowhead Pond | Anaheim, CA

by Shawn Perry As I peered out over a sea of cell phones glowing up the Arrowhead Pond like Bic lighters from a time not so long ago,...

Bob Weir & RatDog | July 2, 2014 | Greek Theatre | Los Angeles,...

Review By Shawn Perry Photos by Bill "The Count" Harrity With Furthur on hiatus, Bob Weir & RatDog are doing the rounds in 2014, picking up the second leg of their...

The Jimi Hendrix Experience | Bold As Love – Box Set Review

In the ever-sprawling discography of Jimi Hendrix, Axis: Bold As Love, the second of three of Jimi Hendrix Experience studio albums recorded and released during the guitarist’s lifetime, is...

Emerson, Lake & Powell | Complete Collection – Box Set Review

Emerson, Lake & Powell were not Emerson, Lake & Palmer. But they came close and should have been bigger. The three-CD Complete Collection from Emerson, Lake & Powell pays...

Bon Jovi | New Jersey (Deluxe Edition) – CD Review

It was 1988 and MTV was chugging along strongly with bands like Bon Jovi and the album New Jersey, the follow-up to the massively successful Slippery When Wet. This...

ZZ Top & Jeff Beck | August 16, 2014 | The Joint | Las...

Review by Shawn Perry Photos by Junkman Talk about a dream team. When it was announced ZZ Top and Jeff Beck were getting together for a summer tour, I knew I...

Pink Floyd | The Early Years 1965 – 1972 – Box Set Review

Before The Dark Side Of The Moon, Pink Floyd was an underground band with a cult following and seven albums to their name. When Syd Barrett was the group’s...