Montrose | September 9, 2011 | Coach House | San Juan Capistrano, CA

Review by Shawn Perry Photos by Ron Lyon and Jim McCluney Montrose — the band — was one of those cool 70s groups teeming with talent and ambition. It was only...

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....

King Crimson | June 28, 1995 | Copley Hall | San Diego, CA –...

Review by Shawn Perry To quote Robert Fripp, King Crimson can "rip out of the boundaries and shred wallpaper at three miles..." And who is more qualified to describe the potency...

Elvis Costello & Lucinda Williams | August 18, 2009 | Greek Theatre | Los...

Review by Shawn Perry You really have to respect a musician like Elvis Costello. Here’s a guy who’s been on the public radar screen for over 30 years,...

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...

Lita Ford | January 11, 2014 | M15 Concert, Bar & Grill | Corona,...

Review by Shawn Perry Photos by Jeff Serpa Protocol used to dictate that a woman past the mid-century mark who still wants to rock needs to reevaluate her priorities. Fortunately, Lita...

Beth Hart & Quinn Sullivan | February 5, 2022 | The Saban | Beverly...

Review by Junkman Photos by Charlie Steffens For the most part, things in 2022 have started off right. After the obvious issues with COVID-19 and all its ramifications put the kibosh...

Black Country Communion | June 10, 2011 | City National Bank Grove of...

Review by Shawn Perry From Crosby, Stills & Nash (and later Young) to Asia to the Traveling Wilburys to Chickenfoot — supergroups often sound better on paper than on stage....

Jeff Lynne’s ELO | September 11, 2016 | Hollywood Bowl | Hollywood, CA –...

Review by Shawn Perry Photos by Mathew Imaging Jeff Lynne and Electric Light Orchestra (ELO) are interchangeable, joined at the hip, together forever, you can’t have one without the other. Former...

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...