Tom Jones | September 29, 2016 | Wellmont Theater | Montclair, NJ – Concert...
Review by Ralph Greco, Jr.
I hate to be such an obvious punster, but it’s ‘not unusual’ for Tom Jones to present a near-perfect two-hour concert. The iconic singer might...
The Beatles | The Capitol Albums Vol. 1 – Boxset Review
I admit I was a slightly disconcerted in 1987 when the Beatles rolled out their precious catalog on compact disc, and they decided to release the British versions instead...
X, Meat Puppets & Mike Watt | December 23, 2017 | The Observatory |...
Review by Shawn Perry
Photos by Ron Lyon
It’s a tradition that X plays a series of shows in Los Angeles in late December. Hard to say if the holidays have...
Van Halen | June 12, 2012 | Honda Center | Anaheim , CA –...
Review by Shawn Perry
Photos by Ron Lyon
I vaguely remember someone’s backyard in Norwalk; the world famous Whisky a Go Go in Hollywood; Cars of the Stars and Planes of...
Dave Davies | June 7, 2013 | Coach House | San Juan Capistrano, CA...
Review by Shawn Perry
Photos by Anjani Lynn White
Now that the Kinks have pretty much ceased to exist, it’s been left to Ray and Dave Davies, the band’s leading lone...
Todd Rundgren’s The Individualist – Digressions, Dreams & Dissertations – Book Review
About 20 years ago, Todd Rundgren floated several samples of his then memoir-in-progress on PatroNet, his ahead-of-its-time fan-based subscription service that afforded his followers, among other things, the opportunity...
Blue Öyster Cult | The Columbia Albums Collection – Box Set Review
There is big and then there is huge (that's what she said). Blue Öyster Cult's The Columbia Albums Collection set is huge. BÖC (or Soft White Underbelly as they...
Eddie Vedder | July 6, 2011 | Terrace Theater | Long Beach, CA
Review by Ron Lyon & Shawn Perry
Photos by Ron Lyon
“Hello Long Beach…”
Three words Eddie Vedder apparently thought he’d never put together. But as someone who spent his formative...
Frank Marino & Mahogany Rush | July 18, 2008 | B.B. King Blues Club...
Concert Review by Ralph Greco, Jr.
The place was nearly full to capacity, the staff was, as usual, welcoming and efficient, the food tops, my buddy Mike was with me...
The Who – Tommy (Super Deluxe Edition) – Box Set Review
The Who were at the end of their rope when they went in to record their rock opera Tommy. The decadent rock and roll lifestyle and destructive tendencies of...
