Long Beach Blues Festival | August 30-31, 2008 | Rainbow Lagoon Park | Long...

Concert Review by Shawn Perry Hot, hot, hot. That might be a good way to describe the 29th annual Long Beach Blues Festival. The music was hot, the food was...

Frank Marino & Mahogany Rush | July 18, 2008 | B.B. King Blues Club...

Concert Review by Ralph Greco, Jr. The place was nearly full to capacity, the staff was, as usual, welcoming and efficient, the food tops, my buddy Mike was with me...

Fish | June 18, 2008 | B.B. King Blues Club | New York, NY...

Concert Review by Ralph Greco, Jr. My friend Bob and I braved the murky depths that is New York City traffic, drove down to B.B. King Blues Club and Grill,...

Robert Plant & Alison Krauss | June 10, 2008 | WaMu Theater | New...

Concert Review by Ralph Greco, Jr. Mary, sweet Mary, the sands dey are a-burnin’! I caught up with Robert Plant and Alison Krauss on the road in support of their...

Rush | May 11, 2008 | Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre | Irvine, CA – Concert...

Concert Review by Junkman I’m a guy that likes to go to live events. Rock concerts in particular. I’ve seen many good ones, many not so good. A few years...

Asia | May 4, 2008 | The Coach House | San Juan Capistrano, CA

Concert Review by Shawn Perry I remember first hearing about Asia and thinking they were on their way to becoming the greatest band in the world. To my way of...

Jethro Tull | November 28, 2007 | New Jersey Performing Arts Center | Newark,...

by Ralph Greco, Jr. Joking that his and guitarist Martin Barre’s combined ages add up to 121 years, Ian Anderson led the latest incarnation of Jethro Tull through two...

Shaw/Blades | November 9, 2007 | The Coach House | San Juan Capistrano, CA

by Junkman Again As a musician, I love a good jam session. I’ve spent many nights in a fellow musician’s living room banging on a box or phone book (I’m...

Neil Young | October 30, 2007 | Nokia Theatre | Los Angeles, CA –...

by Shawn Perry You don’t typically get the whole picture of what Neil Young is all about in one sitting. The multifaceted musical chameleon is in constant motion — recording...

Leo Kottke | September 19, 2007 | The Concert Hall | New York, NY...

By Ralph Greco, Jr. I’m not so sure where Leo Kottke falls in the realm of musical styles. He’s certainly regarded as an accomplished acoustic guitarist, having played with everybody...