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...

Roger Daltrey | October 19, 2011 | Nokia Theatre | Los Angeles, CA –...

The Who Tommy, the Who’s monolithic rock opera, may have sprung from the imagination of Pete Townshend, but its legacy transcends the guitarist’s own contributions. Perhaps the biggest effect Tommy...

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...

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...

AC/DC | November 13, 2008 | Madison Square Garden | New York, NY –...

Concert Review by Ralph Greco, Jr. The best surprise is no surprise. Through the kindness and contacts of my superfragilistic brother-in-law, I happened to score a pair of the hottest...

Lucinda Williams, JP, Chrissie & The Fairground Boys | August 26, 2010 | Queen...

Review by Shawn Perry Photos by Ron Lyon You couldn’t have asked for a better night or a better venue for the music of Lucinda Williams with a special appearance...

Ian Anderson | October 20, 2012 | Long Beach Terrace Theater | Long Beach,...

Review by Shawn Perry The secret is out: Jethro Tull and Ian Anderson may or may not be mutually exclusive. Anderson blurred the line even more when he released...

Martin Barre | September 23, 2016 | Lewis A. Swyer Theatre @ the Egg...

Review by Dave Gardiner Photos by Stan Johnson I remember seeing Jethro Tull’s second album, Stand Up, in the stores as a young teenager, and thinking the cover art by woodcarver...

Steven Wilson | June 12, 2015 | City National Grove of Anaheim | Anaheim,...

Review by Shawn Perry On the road behind his 2015 release Hand. Cannot. Erase., Steven Wilson and his band gave Anaheim over two hours of visceral, cerebral modern-day ‘prog’ delivered...

John Fogerty | July 25, 2023 | FirstBank Amphitheater | Franklin, TN – Concert...

Review by Shawn Perry If you want to talk about John Fogerty, you need to talk about his songs. That’s what he did in between playing them when he performed...