Grateful Dead | May 19-21, 1995 | Las Vegas, NV – Concert Review

Review by Shawn Perry This review originally appeared in Whatzup Magazine, June 1995 The Grateful Dead have made the Las Vegas trek an annual event that usually falls on a week-end...

Tesla | October 22, 2025 | House of Blues | Las Vegas, NV –...

Review & photos by Joe Schaeffer It’s hard to believe but 2026 will mark the 40th anniversary of Tesla’s superb debut album, Mechanical Resonance. The band hasn’t lost a beat...

Brian Setzer Orchestra | 15th Anniversary Christmas Rocks Tour! | December 22, 2018 |...

Review by Shawn Perry Photos by Joe Schaeffer There are countless traditions that spring into action during the holidays. For 15 years, Brian Setzer and his "orchestra" have been tapping the...

America | December 7, 2014 | Saban Theatre | Beverly Hills, CA – Concert...

Review & Photos by Charlie Steffens America, ironically formed in England by three Americans (the late Dan Peek, Dewey Bunnell, and Gerry Beckley), brought 70s magic to a most appreciative...

Yes | March 6, 2013 | Orpheum Theatre | Los Angeles, CA – Concert...

Review by Shawn Perry Photos by Ron Lyon It’s not your Grandfather’s Yes anymore. Just don’t tell that to the fans (many grandparents themselves) resistant to the perpetual change the band...

Ian Anderson | September 18, 2014 | Segerstrom Hall | Costa Mesa, CA –...

Review by Shawn Perry It’s taken a little while to sink in, but I think I’ve finally figured out why Ian Anderson has put Jethro Tull — the band not...

Aerosmith & Slash | April 8, 2014 | Whisky A Go-Go | Hollywood, CA...

Review by Junkman Photos by Ron Lyon Aerosmith made a rare appearance at the Whisky A Go-Go to officially announce their “Let Rock Rule” summer tour with Slash Featuring Myles Kennedy and the Conspirators....

Peter Frampton | November 4, 2006 | Cerritos Center For The Performing Arts |...

Concert Review by Shawn Perry You can say all you want about Peter Frampton’s ascension to superstardom taking off like a flaring comet, but you can’t deny the man’s talent...

Heaven & Earth’s World Premiere Album Release Party For DIG | April 10, 2013...

Following the adage — “if you want to be big, you have to think big” — Heaven & Earth and their burgeoning record label Quarto Valley Records pulled out...

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...