Poison/Ratt | August 11, 2007 | Gibson Amphitheatre | Los Angeles, CA
By Chris Hlad
When I think of 80s music, the first thing that comes to mind is Glam Rock or Hair Bands. I don’t know who is responsible for coming...
Ronnie Montrose Remembered | January 23, 2016 | The Observatory | Santa Ana, CA...
Review by Darren Bennion
Photos by Ron Lyon
It was a large gathering of fans, friends and some of the greatest musicians of our time, joyfully and passionately joining together to...
Greg Lake | May 18, 2012 | Orpheum Theatre | Los Angeles, CA –...
Review by Shawn Perry
Photos by Ron Lyon
When I interviewed Greg Lake in February (2012), the singer, bassist and guitarist said his upcoming U.S. tour would be an opportunity...
Roger Hodgson | September 16, 2012 | Taste of Newport | Newport Beach, CA...
Review by Shawn Perry
Photos by Ron Lyon
When you go to see someone like Roger Hodgson perform, you realize how powerful and resounding certain songs can be. Certainly, “Dreamer,”...
Rival Sons |September 19, 2014 | The Observatory | Santa Ana, CA – Concert...
Review by Shawn Perry
Photos by Ron Lyon
For the first show behind their fourth album Great Western Valkyrie on home-turf California, Rival Sons let loose with a soulful, hard rockin’...
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...
Carl Palmer’s ELP Legacy | November 13, 2019 | Musikfest Café | Bethlehem, PA...
Review by Ralph Greco, Jr.
Photos by Joe Swarctz
Carl Palmer’s ELP Legacy rolled into the dinner theater space of the Musikfest Café of PA’s Arts Quest Center at Steel Stacks. On...
Lynyrd Skynyrd | August 8, 2014 | Pacific Amphitheatre | Costa Mesa, CA –...
Review by Junkman
Photos by Don Baker
On a lovely summer evening in Southern California, the "Freebird" touched down on some really old friends, sang them a few songs, then flew...
Heart, Joan Jett & The Blackhearts & Cheap Trick | August 23, 2016 |...
Review by Shawn Perry
Heart Photos by Charlie Steffens/Gnarlyfotos
Joan Jett Photo by Maria Huizinga
Cheap Trick Photos by Don Redondo
The mid to late 70s saw a radical shift in popular music....
David Gilmour | April 20, 2006 | Gibson Amphitheater | Los Angeles, CA –...
Concert Review by Shawn Perry
David Gilmour is, in so many ways, a hard nut to crack. Back in the mid 80s, he went to war with Roger Waters in...
