Phish | August 3, 2021 | Ascend Amphitheater| Nashville, TN – Concert Review
Review by Shawn Perry
You’d never know there was anything amiss when Phish came to Nashville. A few weary souls wore their masks (me included), but for the most part,...
The Rolling Stones | A Bigger Bang: Live On Copacabana Beach – DVD Review
There’s nothing small about a Rolling Stones concert. The band has been regularly playing before crowds of 100,000 or more since 1969. Then came February 8, 2006. That’s when...
King Crimson | July 28, 2021 | Ryman Auditorium | Nashville, TN – Concert...
An Observation by Shawn Perry
After countless risqué “lockdown” videos with wife Toyah Wilcox, Robert Fripp is back in the driver’s seat on the Mothership Crimson. It’s impossible to not...
Why Wait? (It’s In There And It’s Gotta Come Out): The Kate Taylor Interview
By Ira Kantor
In 1971, at the apparent apex of the singer-songwriter movement, the lone daughter within one of popular music’s most iconic families released her wonderfully excitable debut album.
Soulful,...
The Black Crowes & Dirty Honey | July 20, 2021 | Ascend Amphitheater |...
Review by Shawn Perry
Dirty Honey Photos by Candice Fairorth & Mike Savola
The Black Crowes Photos by Jason Kempin/Getty Images for Live Nation
Thanks to bands like The Black Crowes and Dirty...
2021 Summer NAMM Show: Five That Caught Our Eyes & Ears
The pandemic reared its ugly head shortly after the 2020 NAMM Show in Anaheim. This lead to cancellations of the Summer NAMM show in 2020, followed by the larger...
Mr Big | Lean Into It (30th Anniversary Edition) – Reissue Review
A welcome 30th anniversary reissue, 1991's Lean Into It, the second studio album from Los Angeles band Mr. Big, gets the luxury treatment with high-end digital mastering from the...
Foghat | 8 Days On The Road – Live Release Review
Blue-rock quartet Foghat formed in 1971 when guitarist and singer “Lonesome” Dave Peverett, drummer Roger Earl and bassist Tony Stevens left Savoy Brown to set out on their own. They...
Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band | Trout Mask Replica – Lost Gem
Whether by detour or design, the antics of Frank Zappa and Captain Beefheart were enough to fan the flames of the misdirected idealism that eerily seeped out from the...
