Toto, Christopher Cross & The Romantics – The Mann Center – Philadelphia, PA – July 26, 2026 Toto supplied the night, baby, and Christopher Cross supplied the love. Well, that’s not completely fair, all three acts in this back-to-the-80s nostalgia tour had their share of love songs and their share of rockers – sometimes both … Continue reading
Todd Rundgren – The Keswick Theatre – Glenside, PA – July 12, 2026 Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Todd Rundgren returned home for two sold-out shows. Well at least to the Philadelphia area, sadly his home neighborhood venue, Upper Darby’s legendary Tower Theater, has been closed since soon after the pandemic. So he crossed … Continue reading
David Lee Roth – The Keswick Theatre – Glenside, PA – May 19, 2026 About four songs into David Lee Roth’s recent gig at the Keswick, my 20-something photographer turned to me and said, “That’s got to be the horniest 70-year-old I’ve ever seen.” He meant it – and I took it – as a … Continue reading
PAUL McCARTNEY: MAN ON THE RUN (2025) Featuring Paul McCartney, Denny Seiwell, Henry McCullough, Denny Laine, Laurence Juber, Steve Holley, Chris Thomas, Stella McCartney, Mary McCartney, Mick Jagger, Chrissie Hynde, Nick Lowe, Sean Ono Lennon and footage of Linda McCartney, Wings, John Lennon, George Harrison, Ringo Starr, George Martin and The Beatles. Directed by Morgan … Continue reading
Bruce Springsteen, Jon Landau & Scott Cooper Rocker Joins Producer and Director At a Screening of Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere in MoMA by Brad Balfour Through his film, Springsteen: Deliver Me from Nowhere, veteran director Scott Cooper chronicled rock superstar Bruce Springsteen’s personal and professional struggles during the conception of his 1982 album Nebraska. … Continue reading
10cc – Keswick Theatre – Glenside, PA – September 10, 2025 Last July, 10cc played in the Philly area for the first time in decades. In my review of that show, I closed out with the line: “Seeing 10cc live was a bucket list experience which was worth the wait. Let’s just hope they don’t … Continue reading
Various Artists – Play On: A Raspberries Tribute (Think Like A Key Music) Raspberries packed a whole lot of rocking in during their two years of recording. The Cleveland-based band featured Wally Bryson (guitars), Eric Carmen (vocals and multiple instruments), Jim Bonfanti (drums), Dave Smalley (bass) and later Scott McCarl (bass) and Michael McBride (drums). … Continue reading
Billy Idol & Joan Jett and the Blackhearts – TD Pavilion at The Mann – Philadelphia, PA – August 16, 2025 It was the ‘80s all over again at the Mann as two of the biggest names of pop-punk took dives into their popular songbooks. Both acts still have their angry young musical energy, even … Continue reading
My Chemical Romance & Alice Cooper – Citizen Bank Park – Philadelphia, PA – August 15, 2025 Rock will never die, or in this case we could say that alt rock will never die, either. This past weekend my associate and I had the pleasure of seeing New Jersey’s own My Chemical Romance and Alice … Continue reading
Styx, Kevin Cronin Band, Don Felder & Donnie Iris – The Pavilion at Star Lake – Burgettstown, PA – August 10, 2025 The Brotherhood of Rock: A Night of Classics at Star Lake The early August evening in southwestern Pennsylvania on Sunday, August 10, was thick with humidity and nostalgia in anticipation of four generations … Continue reading
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