Rod Stewart & Cheap Trick – PPG Paints Arena – Pittsburgh, PA – August 26, 2023 The 1970’s certainly gave the world a crop of ageless and legendary performers. Such to the point is Sir Rod Stewart, who turned PPG Paints arena in Pittsburgh into a Las Vegas showroom and put on a first-class performance … Continue reading
REO Speedwagon & Levon – The Capitol Theatre – Wheeling, WV – June 20, 2023 REO Speedwagon brought their legendary music and live show to the Capitol Theater in Wheeling, WV. The sold-out theater was treated to a 90-minute set that covered many of the band’s hits and albums spanning most of the 50-plus years … Continue reading
Dave Mason & Orleans – Keswick Theatre – Glenside, PA – June 2, 2023 Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Dave Mason (he was inducted as a member of Traffic) has had a long, winding, fascinating career. He has had a stellar career as a sideman: as Wikipedia explains, “Over the course of his career, … Continue reading
Bobby Colomby and John Scheinfeld Explain What the Hell Happened to Blood, Sweat and Tears by Jay S. Jacobs “What goes up, must come down.” That line is not just the opening salvo of 1960s and 1970s hitmakers Blood, Sweat and Tears’ classic smash hit single “Spinning Wheel,” but it also is sadly a pretty … Continue reading
Gilbert O’Sullivan Driven to Tour Again, Naturally By Jay S. Jacobs Gilbert O’Sullivan sure believes in making up for lost time. The 1970s hitmaker – who had three chart-topping hits in the US, “Alone Again (Naturally),” “Clair” and “Get Down” – had not played a live gig in the US since 1973 when he did … Continue reading
Big Star – Ardmore Music Hall – Ardmore, PA – December 6, 2022 Perhaps you’ve heard the legend. An unknown rock band puts out a debut album on an imprint on of a record label more well-known for rhythm-based artists. The album gets good critical buzz, but only sells a handful of copies. The group … Continue reading
Roxy Music & St. Vincent – TD Pavilion at The Mann – Philadelphia, PA – September 15, 2022 “It was fun for a while…” Roxy Music touched down in Philadelphia for their first tour in 11 years, celebrating the band’s 50th Anniversary in their own inimitable style. Touring for the first time since getting inducted … Continue reading
Styx, REO Speedwagon & Loverboy – Freedom Mortgage Pavilion – Camden, NJ – August 13, 2022 Forty years ago this lineup would have filled a stadium. At the time, Styx, REO Speedwagon and Loverboy had three of the five totally essential albums (Paradise Theater, Hi Infidelity and Get Lucky, in order) in the wildly popular … Continue reading
It Was Fifty Years Ago Today: A Tribute to the Beatles – Keswick Theatre – Glenside, PA – June 14, 2022 It Was Fifty Years Ago Today is a group tour in which five former pop stars cover a slew of Beatles songs – specifically from the albums Rubber Soul and Revolver – as well … Continue reading
BILLY JOEL IN BLACK AND WHITE (2022) Featuring Billy Joel, Tommy Byrnes and Mark Rivera. Directed by Steven Cohen. Distributed by Sony Pictures Home Entertainment. 49 minutes. Not Rated. Billy Joel has long since given up on being a recording artist – his last pop album was River of Dreams in 1993, and he did … Continue reading
PopEntertainmentblog.com 