Paul Rodgers | July 27, 2011 | Pacific Amphitheatre | Costa Mesa, CA
Review by Alex Jacard
Photos by Ron Lyon
Walking towards the Pacific Amphitheatre, located within the Orange County Fairgrounds complex, I thought about the controversy this venue has experienced since...
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers | October 2, 2010 | Verizon Amphitheater | Irvine,...
Review by Shawn Perry
Sitting here at the Verizon Amphitheater in Irvine, amongst a gathering of some 20,000, I reminded of two friends, two Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers fans....
Widespread Panic | October 22, 2010 | Greek Theatre | Los Angeles, CA –...
Review by Shawn Perry
Photos by by Colin Vereen
Floating steadily in the jam band stream, Widespread Panic are true negotiators of musical peaks and valleys. Isolatable yet cohesive, you could...
The Steve Miller Band | July 21, 2011 | Pacific Amphitheatre | Costa Mesa,...
Review by Shawn Perry
Photos by Ron Lyon
“Summertime and the Steve Miller Band go together like peanut butter and jelly…”
So said the man on the corner, scalping tickets and making...
Bob Dylan | July 15, 2011 | Pacific Amphitheatre | Costa Mesa, CA
Review by Mateo Carlin
Photos by Jim McCluney
There was an air of excitement in Costa Mesa, not only for the grand opening of the 2011 Orange County Fair, but...
Eddie Vedder | July 6, 2011 | Terrace Theater | Long Beach, CA
Review by Ron Lyon & Shawn Perry
Photos by Ron Lyon
“Hello Long Beach…”
Three words Eddie Vedder apparently thought he’d never put together. But as someone who spent his formative...
Tower of Power | May 28, 2011 | The Greek Theatre | Los Angeles,...
Review by Junkman
Funk. A word that is familiar to most of us, but not necessarily defined correctly. Loosely translated, it can be described as the sweaty, stinky, state of...
Concert Review: Max Weinberg 7 | June 24, 2011 | Hyatt Regency ...
Review by Julie Richards & Pam Hales
Photos by Jim McCluney
The Max Weinberg 7, plus Bill Champlin (formerly of Chicago)
and special guest Mindi Abair, kicked off the first of 15...
Concert Review: Deep Purple | June 24, 2011 | Greek Theatre | Los...
Ian Gillan, Don Airey & Steve Morse
Review by Shawn Perry
Photos by Junkman
The one thing everyone seemed to be saying when I told them I was going to see Deep...
Rush | June 20, 2011 | The Gibson Amphitheatre | Los Angeles, CA...
Review by Shawn Perry
Photos by Ron Lyon
with additional photos by Allan Tellias
Without a “new” studio album to promote, some musical artists have to get wildly creative when they hit...
