The Classic West | July 15 & 16, 2017 | Dodger Stadium | Los...
Review by Shawn Perry
If you had brought the Eagles, Fleetwood Mac, Steely Dan, Journey, the Doobie Brothers and Earth, Wind & Fire together for a festival in the 1970s,...
Lynyrd Skynyrd | July 15, 2017 | Pacific Amphitheatre | Costa Mesa, CA –...
Review & Photos by Mimi Franco
Everyone knows the South knows how to party. Lynyrd Skynyrd set out to prove that when they brought their party to the Orange County...
King Crimson | June 21, 2017 | Greek Theatre | Los Angeles, CA –...
Review by Shawn Perry
As part of their 17-show “Radical Action Tour 2017,” King Crimson made a stop at the Greek Theatre for what can only be succinctly described as...
The Yardbirds | June 8, 2017 | Don The Beachcomber | Huntington Beach, CA...
Review by Shawn Perry
In 2011, I wrote a piece called 'Why The Yardbirds Will Always Matter,' based on interviews I had done with two of the band's founding members...
Roadcase Royale | May 31, 2017 | Coach House | San Juan Capistrano, CA...
Review & Photos by Mimi Franco
Things got loud at the Coach House for a Wednesday night as Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee and Heart guitarist Nancy Wilson...
Adrian Belew Power Trio | May 12, 2017 | Swyer Theatre – The Egg...
Review by David Gardiner
Photos by Stan Johnson
It was all about the fun with Adrian Belew at the Egg. Before he came out to play, one of his roadies did...
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...
The Last Waltz 40 Tour | April 13, 2017 | Orpheum Theatre | Los...
Review & Photos by Kimberly Annette
On Thanksgiving Day, November 25, 1976, a band simply called “The Band” played their final concert appropriately called The Last Waltz. The event was...
Billy Idol | March 13, 2017 | House of Blues | Anahiem, CA –...
Review by Shawn Perry
Rockin’ the cradle of love, Billy Idol made a stop at the brand-new House of Blues in Anaheim for a spectacular, somewhat short gig. Nevertheless, the...
Ann Wilson of Heart | March 12, 2017 | The Wiltern | Los Angeles,...
Review by Shawn Perry
It used to be that when members of bands went solo, it was over issues like bad blood and/or musical differences. That still happens in certain...
