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....
Scorpions & Cinderella | July 29, 2010 | Citizens Business Bank Arena | Ontario,...
Review by Shawn Perry
Photos by Steve Arndt
So this is it. Circling the globe on what is billed as their “farewell” trek, the Scorpions popped into the Inland Empire (San...
B.B. King | Janaury 6, 2011 | Wellmont Theatre | Montclair, NJ – Concert...
Review by Ralph Greco, Jr.
I just found out that after 60 years playing shows, B.B. King has only missed 18 performances! He apologized to the almost sold-out New Jersey...
Blue Öyster Cult & Foghat | July 25, 2010 | Pacific Amphitheatre | Costa...
Review by Shawn Perry
Photos by Ron Lyon
I’m starting to get used to the idea that certain bands — make that certain “older” bands — don’t necessarily have to...
Jackson Browne & David Lindley | July 23, 2010 | Greek Theatre | Los...
Review by Shawn Perry
Venues like the Greek Theatre were made for musicians like Jackson Browne. Picture this: a pleasant summer night at the hillside amphitheatre bordered by rustic...
Bad Company | July 17, 2010 | Pacific Amphitheatre | Costa Mesa, CA –...
Review by Shawn Perry
Sitting in the center of Pacific Amphitheater, with a clear and pleasant view of the stage, I thought about the number of times I had seen...
Yes & Peter Frampton | July 9, 2010 | Greek Theatre | Los Angeles,...
Review by Shawn Perry
Of all the lopsided bills I’ve seen, one that has always stuck out in my mind is when Yes and Peter Frampton played at Anaheim Stadium...
Styx, Foreigner & Kansas | May 18, 2010 | Gibson Amphitheatre | Los Angeles,...
Review by Shawn Perry
Good old clichés. The one about there being strength in numbers applies to this review. When you combine the record sales and hit singles of Styx,...
Million Dollar Quartet | Nederlander Theatre | New York, NY
Theater review by Ralph Greco, Jr.
On December 4th, 1956, Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Carl Perkins and Jerry Lee Lewis gathered at the infamous Sun Records recording studio...
Keith Emerson & Greg Lake | April 8, 2010 | Nokia Theatre | New...
Review by Ralph Greco, Jr.
Photo by hightea
It's been a while for us die-hard Emerson, Lake and Palmer fans. Sure, we got Carl Palmer coming through with Asia and...