Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers | October 15 & 16, 2002 | Olympic Auditorium...
An eyewitness road report from Ken Wait
Hi everybody! Busy month for Pettyheads, eh? Saw the 10/15 on the big screen, but the stereo mix wasn't even "monoed-out." Even worse,...
Yes | August 23, 2002 | Universal Amphitheatre | Los Angeles, CA – Concert...
Review by Shawn Perry
So, here's my dilemma: I think Yes might be one of the most resilient bands in history. And I'll tell you why. For one, they keep...
The Who | August 16, 2000 | Verizon Amphitheater | Irvine, CA – Concert...
Review by Shawn Perry
Some 30 years ago, the strength and magic behind The Who was their raw and primal approach to making music. This was never more apparent then...
REM | August 9, 1999 | Greek Theatre | Los Angeles, CA – Concert...
By Lora Watters
Were they to follow through with a plan Bill Berry loosely proposed in a 1991 interview to break up one minute after midnight on New Year's Eve...
The Rolling Stones | February 11, 1999 | Arrowhead Duck Pond | Anaheim,...
Review by Shawn Perry
Maybe they truly are the World's Greatest Rock n' Roll Band. In the last year and a half, I've seen the Rolling Stones twice. They have...
Furthur Festival | July 25, 1998 | Shoreline Amphitheatre | Mountain View, CA –...
By Shawn Perry
When Jerry Garcia passed away in 1995, the Grateful Dead's 30-year musical odyssey of magic and mischief came to an abrupt end. As legions of Deadheads bade...
Gov’t Mule | May 23, 1998 | Charlottesville, VA – Concert Review
By Stuart Lynch
"Where's my Mule!, Where's my MULE!" belted out Warren Haynes as his band Gov't Mule rocked out another set for the crowd in Charlottesville, Virginia, at the...
The Rolling Stones | April 17, 1998 | Carrier Dome | Syracuse, NY –...
By Dave Gardiner
It takes years of concert-going to catch an event like this. And my good fortune resulted from a ticket to the center of the floor where the...
Deep Purple | January 29, 1998 | House of Blues | Hollywood, CA –...
Review by Shawn Perry
Deep Purple is a dinosaur that refuses to die. That's the only way I can assess their continued existence. Unlike other bands who have stuck it...
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...