Mark Knopfler | October 23, 2013 | Terrace Theatre | Long Beach, CA –...
Review by Shawn Perry
Photos by Ron Lyon
Not sure why Mark Knopfler chose Long Beach to open a short west coast tour, but I’m sure glad he did. I never...
Chubby Checker | It’s Pony Time / Let’s Twist Again – CD Review
Chubby Checker's It's Pony Time and Let's Twist Again are two albums representing what was known the early 1960s as the "dance craze" in music. Hitting it big with...
The Kinks | The Essential Kinks & Muswell Hillbillies (Legacy Edition) – CD Review
Now that Legacy Recordings has retained licensing rights to the Kinks catalog in the States for recordings made for RCA Records and Arista from 1971 to 1985, they have...
John Lennon | Mind Games (The Ultimate Collection) – Box Set Review
There are now six different ways to hear John Lennon’s Mind Games thanks to The Ultimate Collection. Believe it or not, a half-dozen mixes reveal more than you might...
Steve Hackett | Wuthering Nights: Live In Birmingham – CD Review
Marking the 40th anniversary of Wind & Wuthering, the last Genesis studio album Steve Hackett appeared on, the guitarist’s live set Wuthering Nights: Live in Birmingham, available on two...
Ian Anderson Presents Jethro Tull 50th Anniversary Tour | June 1, 2018 | Greek...
Review by Shawn Perry
Photos by Mauricio Alvarado
The line between Ian Anderson and Jethro Tull just got fuzzier.
Not that it wasn't fuzzy to begin with. More than a few fair-weather...
Whitesnake | June 6, 2015 | Pala Resort Starlight Theater | Pala, CA –...
Review by Bruce R Kilgour
When David Coverdale announced that The Purple Album, Whitesnake’s 12th studio release, would be a “re-imagination” of songs from his tenure in the Deep Purple...
Tommy Bolin | Definitive Teaser Collector’s Edition
After stints with Zephyr and James Gang, guitarist Tommy Bolin released Teaser, his debut solo album, in 1975. Around the same time, Ritchie Blackmore departed Deep Purple and the...
Rick Wakeman | Journey To The Centre Of The Earth The Legend Live From...
Out of all the classic rockers who have harnessed the power of the digital versatile disc (DVD), none have been quite as prolific as virtuoso keyboardist Rick Wakeman. With...
Journey, Pat Benatar & Loverboy | July 21, 2012 | San Manuel Amphitheater |...
Review by Annette Higby
Photos by Brian Tierney
A triple-bill featuring some of the 80s’ finest at the sacred ground of the US Festival — what more could you ask for?...
