The Beatles | Revolver (Special Edition) – Box Set Review
There’s been a long-running debate about which Beatles album is the greatest, and it usually comes down to Revolver and Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band — for entirely...
Kansas | April 26, 2017 | The Wiltern | Los Angeles, CA – Concert...
Review by Shawn Perry
Photos by Ron Lyon
Taken at face value, Kansas is viewed as another American band with a few hits in the 70s and 80s. Of course, there’s...
Pat Benatar & Neil Giraldo w/ Berlin | July 23, 2014 | Pacific Amphitheatre...
Review by Shawn Perry
Photos by Ron Lyon
You have to love these package bills at the Orange County Fair. Three days after celebrating the music of the late 60s and...
Tedeschi Trucks Band | October 19, 2011 | The Egg | Albany, NY
Review and photos by Stanley Johnson
Prior to the Tedeschi Trucks Band concert at the Egg in Albany, NY I made a list of the many times I had see...
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,...
Deep Purple | Phoenix Rising – DVD Review
The history of Deep Purple is a colorful joyride with a high turnover and its share of ego clashing. Ritchie Blackmore, in particular, could be described as a...
Long Beach Blues Festival | August 30-31, 2008 | Rainbow Lagoon Park | Long...
Concert Review by Shawn Perry
Hot, hot, hot. That might be a good way to describe the 29th annual Long Beach Blues Festival. The music was hot, the food was...
George Thorogood & The Destroyers | March 7, 2015 | Garde Arts Center |...
Review by Donna Erichsen
Photos by George Bekris
After 40 years on the road, George Thorogood and the Destroyers rocked the house with a good and solid show of pure raw...
Electric Light Orchestra | Epic Reissues – CD Review
Round two of Electric Light Orchestra’s 35th Anniversary reissue campaign is in full swing with three pivotal albums from the band’s diverse catalogue: On The Third Day, Face The Music,...
The Jeff Healey Band | House On Fire – CD Review
The Jeff Healey Band's House On Fire features 11 songs of studio rarities and demos recorded between 1992 and 1998. The is an interesting mix of both covers and...
