Peter Frampton – Finale The Farewell Tour | September 29, 2019 | Pechanga Theatre...
Photos by Joe Schaeffer
Peter Frampton played a two-hour set filled with hits, deep cuts and covers before a packed house at the Pechanga Resort Casino in Temecula. The show...
The Beatles | Abbey Road Anniversary Edition – Box Set Review
Following 50th anniversary editions of Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band and THE BEATLES (aka The White Album), Apple, in conjunction with Capitol/UME, has issued the Beatles' Abbey Road Anniversary...
Ira Kantor’s Vinyl Confessions: Mr. Bacharach Goes To Houston
At one time or another in your life you’ve sung some element of a Burt Bacharach song out loud.
With a virtual warehouse chock full of hit singles, the now...
Alliance | Fire And Grace – CD Review
Vocalist and bassist Robert Berry, guitarist Gary Pihl, and drummer David Lauser — collectively known as Alliance — have a new album for 2019 called Fire And Grace, the first...
Iron Maiden | September 14, 2019 | Banc of California Stadium | Los Angeles,...
Review & Photos by Charlie Steffens
Amid a multitude of “here today, gone tomorrows” in the music world, Iron Maiden has remained relevant. While a varied list of their songs...
John & Yoko: Above Us Only Sky | Blu-ray Disc Review
In 2018, John Lennon’s landmark 1971 solo album, Imagine, got a major reboot with a box set (Imagine – The Ultimate Collection), the Imagine and Gimme Some Truth documentaries,...
Remembering Ric Ocasek: New Wave’s “Magic” Man
By Ira Kantor
He wasn’t sexy or flashy. In fact, he was more praying mantis in look and demeanor. Yet the second Ric Ocasek’s monotonal vocals pronounced the phrase “Let...
Hawkestrel | The Future Is Us – CD Review
No one can say that Hawkestrel’s The Future Is Us doesn’t bring together an interesting mix of musicians. From the Hawkwind family, there are present and former members including...
Brian Wilson & The Zombies | September 12, 2019 | The Greek Theatre |...
Review by Shawn Perry
Photos by Stevo Rood
Beach Boys mastermind Brian Wilson paired with the Zombies sounds like a dream ticket on paper and…for the most part, it was in...
Jack Tempchin | One More Time With Feeling – CD Review
Songwriters Hall Of Fame inductee and Diamond status songwriter Jack Tempchin is best known for penning the Eagles' "Peaceful Easy Feeling" and co-writing "Already Gone." He also had a...
