Taking Back Sunday – Cincinnati There are two things I’m a sucker for — Taking Back Sunday, and full album tours. The Tell All Your Friends Anniversary Tour surely delivered. … Read More
Concert Review: The Tubes at the Music Box in Atlantic City, NJ (10/25/19)
Nearly 45 years since the release of their debut album, the Tubes are still performing to this day. The San Franciscan band recently performed a show in Atlantic City, NJ … Read More
Concert Review: Brian Wilson with Special Guests The Zombies, Cincinnati, OH
Fun fact: you’ll see more actual Beach Boys on stage during a Brian Wilson concert than you will by the group that tours as The Beach Boys. The latter, of … Read More
Concert Review: King Crimson at The Met in Philadelphia, PA (09/23/2019)
Come October of this year, legendary prog rockers King Crimson will be celebrating a milestone: their critically acclaimed debut album, In the Court of the Crimson King, will be turning … Read More
Review: The Regrettes in Cleveland, Ohio
Image credit: The Clash Magazine My little sister once tweeted: God is a Woman, and her name is Lydia Night. The tweet was favorited by Night, as well as Dylan … Read More
Concert Review: Stray Cats, Rose Music Center, Huber Hts., OH
It’s been 40 years since Brian Setzer, Lee Rocker, and “Slim Jim” Phantom formed Stray Cats. You wouldn’t know it by seeing them today, as rock & roll as certainly … Read More
Concert Review: The Regrettes, Cincinnati, Oh
“I’ve never thought of us as a full punk band,” says The Regrette’s Lydia Knight, “because that felt wrong, and poser-ish to me. We wrote some punk songs.” Of course, … Read More
Concert Review: Kristin Chenoweth Live at the Hollywood Bowl
Another great evening at the Bowl, this time with another super talented woman taking center stage, broadway legend: Kristin Chenoweth. I arrived only knowing the basics about Kristin Chenoweth. Wicked. … Read More
Concert Review: Cyndi Lauper Live at the Hollywood Bowl
This past Saturday evening, I had the distinct pleasure of seeing a legend in concert for the second time. I first saw Cyndi Lauper live a few years back when … Read More
Concert Review: Bob Dylan Neil Young, London
Bob Dylan, Neil Young Live Combined age 151 – someone check the record books on coheadliners ever reaching such a milestone. Bob Dylan and Neil Young rocked Hyde Park, London, … Read More
Music Review: Rhye and Lloyd Bridges Live at the Hollywood Bowl
Review by Jason Blanco There is something to be said about enjoying a glass of wine on a summer evening whilst listening to live music in a crowd of strangers. … Read More
Concert Review: Rooney
It’s rare that an artist can make a small venue sound like a giant arena while still retaining that intimate feel. It’s even rarer when that artist is doing it … Read More
Concert Review: Patti Smith- The Met in Philadelphia 4/29/19
For a little over four decades, Patti Smith has been one of the most influential figures in punk rock music. Along with being a prolific singer/songwriter, Smith is also a … Read More
Concert Review: The Zutons, Manchester
The Zutons Live in Manchester The Zutons? You know them from that song, it was huge… ummm. “Valerie”! That’s the one. Except The Zutons had a song that ultimately was … Read More