Yes | August 30, 2016 | Orpheum Theatre | Los Angeles, CA – Concert...

Review by Shawn Perry The fine line between bands with original members and bands without original members is becoming fuzzier and increasingly difficult to authenticate or castigate. These days, the...

Willie Nelson | Setlist: The Very Best Of Willie Nelson Live – CD Review

The Setlist series of live CDs draw together familiar live material with some rarer, more obscure tunes. Featuring remastered tracks, new liner notes, photos and additional bonus material, the...

Captain Beefheart & The Magic Band | Harpo’s Detroit Dec. 11, 1980 – CD...

In the early 70s, I first experienced Captain Beefheart and the Magic Band, and their own interpretation of music, thanks to a couple of albums my brother owned. In...

Aftershock | October 21 – 22, 2017 | Discovery Park | Sacramento, CA –...

Review & Photos by Kimberly Annette Discovery Park in Sacramento, California, was the spot to be Saturday (October 21) and Sunday (October 22) as the ground rumbled and quaked with...

Emerson, Lake & Palmer | September 30, 1997 | Humphrey’s By The Sea |...

Review by Shawn Perry Pretentious. Overbearing. Pompous. These adjectives and many more like them have been used to describe Emerson, Lake and Palmer (ELP) -- the progressive power trio whose...

Rich Robinson | Paper & Llama Blues – CD Review

All during and after his time with the Black Crowes, guitarist Rich Robinson has given us a lot of music. As he prepares to release more music in 2016...

Judas Priest | Epitaph – Blu-ray Disc Review

Is this the final chapter of Judas Priest, as Epitaph, the title of their 2013 concert Blu-ray Disc and DVD, implies? Or are we seeing a new beginning after...

Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young | August 19, 2006 | Saratoga Performing Arts Center...

Concert Review by Shawn Perry They say as you get older, you gain a greater and more appreciative perspective on certain things. Actually, I don’t know who “they” are —...

The Moody Blues | The Magnificent Moodies – 50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition –...

Before they collaborated with the London Festival Orchestra on Days Of Future Passed and took rock and roll to a new level of sophistication and artistry, the Moody Blues...

Robby Steinhardt | Not In Kansas Anymore – New Studio Release Review

Storm effects, wild riffing bass, guitar, and organ provide the bed to the opener “Tempest” off Robby Steinhardt’s first-ever solo album, Not In Kansas Anymore. Enlisting an impressive who’s-who of guests...