Demi Lovato and Nick Jonas – Hersheypark Stadium – Hershey, PA – July 16, 2016 Click on thumbnails to see full-sized pictures. Photos by Ruth Bekele © 2016. Continue reading
Jane’s Addiction and Dinosaur Jr. – The Stone Pony Summer Stage – Asbury Park, NJ – July 16, 2016 Click on thumbnails to see full-sized versions of the pictures. Photos by Chris Sikich © 2016. Continue reading
Goo Goo Dolls Thinking Outside of the Boxes by Jay S. Jacobs It’s hard to believe that Goo Goo Dolls’ self-titled debut album came out 30 years ago. (Heads up, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.) Of course, back then they were a scrappy punk band in the vein of the Replacements on the Metal … Continue reading
Sum 41, Falling in Reverse, Motionless in White, The Word Alive, Tonight Alive, Whitechapel & Emarosa – Vans Warped Tour – Nikon at Jones Beach Theater – Jones Beach, New York – July 9, 2016 Click on thumbnails to see full-sized pictures. Photos by Mark Doyle © 2016 Continue reading
Athfest – Athens, GA – June 23-26, 2016 Athens, Georgia is a musical hotbed. Its annual Athfest (celebrating its 20th anniversary this year) is a great proving ground for the immense talent here, past and present. This year’s fest, which occurred during the weekend of June 24-26, featured old favorites and some great new faces … Continue reading
Ken Sharp – New Mourning (Jet Fighter Records) The power pop underground keeps on keeping on although the musical style has never captured the audience that its most rabid fans feel it deserves. A delirious mixture of rock crunch and bubble gum beats that has flirted with mainstream success since the 70s, the style has … Continue reading
MIKA: SINFONIA POP (2016) Featuring MIKA and L’Orchestra Sinfonica, Conducted by Simon Leclerc. Directed by Luigi Antonini. Distributed by Eagle Rock Entertainment. 93 minutes. Not Rated. In the United States, there is a tendency of music fans to close our minds when they hear that a rock or pop star is doing a performance with … Continue reading
Athfest 2016 – Athens, GA – June 23-26, 2016 Click on thumbnails to see full-sized pictures. Photos by Chris Sikich © 2016. Continue reading
Dead & Company – Citi Field – Queens, NY – June 25, 2016 Click on thumbnails to see full-sized pictures Photos by Ross Edmond © 2016 Continue reading
Dolly Parton – The Mann Center for the Performing Arts – Philadelphia, PA – June 15, 2016 Last Wednesday, one of the greatest musicians of all time graced the stage of The Mann — Dolly Parton. Playing a career-spanning set, Parton dazzled with her showmanship, on full display in every aspect of the brilliant performance. … Continue reading
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