Cruise to the Edge | May 2-7, 2022 | Orlando, CocoCay & Labadee –...
Photos by Joe Schaeffer
Celebrating its 7th anniversary, the Cruise to the Edge (CTTE), the world’s greatest progressive rock experience, set sail out of Port Canaveral (Orlando) on May 2nd through ...
Ira Kantor’s Vinyl Confessions: ‘I’m Mississippi, Got The New York Blues’ (Forbert Comes Alive)
Photos courtesy of Steve Forbert
Between 1977 and 1978, at the height of the Bowery punk movement, a fresh-faced 22/23-year-old singing-songwriting Mississippian named Steve Forbert strove to make New York...
Ann Wilson & The Amazing Dawgs | May 9, 2022 | El Rey Theatre...
Review by Junkman
Photos by Criss Cain
To celebrate the recent release of her solo album Fierce Bliss, Heart singer Ann Wilson, along with her terrific band, The Amazing Dawgs, landed...
The Vivian Campbell Interview (2022)
By Greg Prato
Vivian Campbell’s resume is an impressive one, having played in three separate arena headlining bands over the years — Dio, Whitesnake, and Def Leppard. But it is...
Black Crowes | 1972 – New Studio Release Review
It’s the reunion that just keeps giving. Given their history, the Black Crowes could very well be walking on thin ice when it comes to their ongoing survival. This...
Matt Sorum | Double Talkin’ Jive – Book Review
Sure, he has played with The Cult, Guns N’ Roses, Velvet Revolver, and most recently joined Billy Gibbons on the ZZ Top guitarist’s “Big Bad Blues” tour. But we...
Transatlantic @ Morsefest | April 30, 2022 | New Life Fellowship | Cross Plains,...
Review by Shawn Perry
Photos by Jon Fiala
Morsefest is an annual, two-day celebration of Neal Morse and his music. The event has taken place at the New Life Fellowship church...
Robin Trower | No More Worlds To Conquer – New Studio Release Review
Tasty, tight, and pretty much terrific guitar playing is what we have come to expect from an elder statesman like Robin Tower, and this is what we get across...
Gentle Giant | Civilian – Lost Gem
Released in the spring of 1980, Gentle Giant's Civilian would mark the progressive rock band’s swan song. And even though guitarist Gary Green, keyboardist Kerry Minnear, singer Derek Shulman, bassist Ray...
Ann Wilson | Fierce Bliss – New Studio Release Review
Ann Wilson has some Fierce Bliss, her 2022 solo album, for us all. From the opener “Greed,” to the Zeppelinesque “Black Wing,” to deep originals and sailing covers, we get...
