Kansas | April 6, 2019 | Orpheum Theatre | Los Angeles, CA – Concert...
Review by Shawn Perry
Photos by Stevo Rood
Celebrating 40 years of Point Of Know Return, Kansas delivered two-and-a-half hours of their Midwestern-flavored, user-friendly progressive rock to an adoring houseful of...
Iron Maiden | Senjutsu – New Studio Release Review
Unlike so many of their peers, Iron Maiden is a band who refuses to rest on their laurels. Instead, they continue to pump out “new” music when others stick...
Vintage Feature: Leslie West Retraces His Steps Up The Mountain
By Shawn Perry
This piece originally appeared on the Classic Rock channel of About.com in 2003. At the time, Columbia/Legacy had reissued the first two Mountain albums — Climbing! And...
Various Artists | A Prog Rock Christmas – CD Review
A Prog Rock Christmas features members of Yes, Renaissance, Deep Purple,Utopia, Focus, Curved Air, Hawkwind, and a special guest performance by actor Malcolm McDowell. This collection runs around some holiday classics in...
(Literary) Voyage Of The Acolyte: The Steve Hackett Interview (2020)
By Ira Kantor
Despite being forced to end his most recent tour abruptly per the COVID-19 pandemic, guitar legend Steve Hackett remains as busy as ever.
After 50 years in the...
David Gilmour | March 24, 25 & 27, 2016 | Hollywood Bowl & The...
Review by Shawn Perry
Photos by Ron Lyon
It’s becoming ever more apparent that many of our musical heroes are aging and fading into the scenery (or as 2016 has proven,...
Robby Steinhardt | Not In Kansas Anymore – New Studio Release Review
Storm effects, wild riffing bass, guitar, and organ provide the bed to the opener “Tempest” off Robby Steinhardt’s first-ever solo album, Not In Kansas Anymore. Enlisting an impressive who’s-who of guests...
The Waterboys | Out Of All This Blue – CD Review
Supporting their 2019 North American tour, the Waterboys have released an EP called Out Of All This Blue. In this four-song collection, not to be confused with the 2017...
Edgar Winter | Brother Johnny – New Studio Release Review
When Johnny Winter died on July 16, 2014, many people wanted his brother Edgar to record a tribute album. But Edgar claimed he was simply too devastated at the...
Bob Weir | Ace (50th Anniversary Deluxe Edition) – Reissue Review
When a member of a famous band steps out to make a solo record, she or he usually recruits different musicians. Not Bob Weir. Once word got out about...
