Deep Purple/Blue Öyster Cult/Edgar Winter | August 12, 2007 | Pacific Amphitheatre | Costa...
By Shawn Perry
In the last few years, I've had some incredible close encounters with Deep Purple. There was the Blockbuster Pavilion show in San Bernardino, a simmering 100 degrees,...
Yes Featuring Jon Anderson, Trevor Rabin & Rick Wakeman | August 26, 2018 |...
Review & Photos by Shawn Perry
The tale of two bands called Yes continues to unravel some astonishing revelations in the wake of one-upmanship, especially when it comes to the...
Matchbox Twenty | July 3, 2023 | Bridgestone Arena | Nashville, TN – Concert...
Review by Shawn Perry
After numerous delays, Matchbox Twenty finally made it to Nashville. Their concert at the Bridgestone Arena had originally been scheduled for August 5, 2020, but the...
Anderson Rabin Wakeman | November 22, 2016 | Orpheum Theatre | Los Angeles, CA...
Review by Shawn Perry
Photos by Ron Lyon
“More Yes than Yes” is how some have described the experience of seeing Anderson Rabin Wakeman. That’s debatable, but certainly not without merit...
Greg Lake in New York – April 2012
Gibson’s Hit Factory & Tarrytown Music Box Theatre
New York City & Tarrytown, NY
Review by Ralph Greco, Jr.
Photos by Peter M. Parrella and Mary Ann Burns
Like most of you, when...
Pretenders | September 19, 2023 | La Maroquinerie | Paris, France – Concert Review
Review by Shawn Perry
When I found myself inside La Maroquinerie to see the Pretenders, I couldn’t help but notice two American women: one was loud, squarely positioned on the...
Rush | July 25, 2007 | Verizon Wireless Amphitheater | Irvine, CA – Concert...
by Shawn Perry
When I think in terms of durability as applied to the rock and roll game, I think of Rush. Somehow, they've survived the trends, tribulations...
Robert Plant Presents The Sensational Space Shifters | Grace Potter & The Nocturnals |...
Review by Shawn Perry
Photos by Spud Johnson
Until tonight, I hadn’t seen Robert Plant since 2002 when he toured behind Dreamland, an incredibly dense, diverse album that helped pave...
Robert Plant & Alison Krauss | June 10, 2008 | WaMu Theater | New...
Concert Review by Ralph Greco, Jr.
Mary, sweet Mary, the sands dey are a-burnin’! I caught up with Robert Plant and Alison Krauss on the road in support of their...
Styx & Don Felder | February 2, 2018 | The Venetian | Las Vegas,...
Review by Ralph Greco, Jr.
Photos by Marai Huizinga
A rock band residency in Las Vegas is a special animal. Strict attention to time constraints, staging across spaces built long before...
