Cowboy Junkies – Sellersville Theater – Sellersville, PA – March 11, 2013 Photos by Danielle Speiss © 2013. All rights reserved. Continue reading
Alan Light Stands Before the Lord of Song With Nothing on His Lips But “Hallelujah” by Jay S. Jacobs There are certain songs that feel like they were born as classics: the world knew and loved them from their release date. Immediate standards like “Something,” “Bridge Over Troubled Water,” “My Girl” and “Imagine” were fully … Continue reading
Anne Hathaway, Amanda Seyfried, Eddie Redmayne, Samantha Barks and Tom Hooper – Bringing a Broadway Classic to the Big Screen with Les Misérables by Brad Balfour Based on the legendary Victor Hugo novel – by way of the operatic stage musical created around it – the recently released cinematic version of Les Misérables spans 17 … Continue reading
Lulu – B.B. King’s Blues Club – New York, NY – February 16, 2013 Photos by Jim Rinaldi © 2013. All rights reserved. Continue reading
Lulu To Lulu With Love by Jay S. Jacobs It’s almost impossible to believe that in a music career which has lasted about 50 years, with multiple hit singles, several TV series and a good amount of movie work, that Lulu has never played a full concert in New York City. That will all change this week … Continue reading
Bryan Adams – The Merriam Theater – Philadelphia, PA – January 25, 2013 Photos by Deborah Wagner © 2013. All rights reserved. Continue reading
The Tubes – White Punks on Hope by Ken Sharp Despite issuing a string of artistically inventive albums – The Tubes, Young and Rich, Now and Remote Control and a celebrated live stage spectacle showcasing the wild theatrics of lead singer Fee Waybill – by the turn of the ‘80s The Tubes were quickly going … Continue reading
The Perks of Being The Wallflowers by Ronald Sklar Jakob Dylan and his mates craft a Wallflowers reunion album, which means the boys are back in town. Wallflowers roll call! Ready — and: Jakob Dylan (lead vocals), Greg Richling (bass), Rami Jaffee (keyboards), Stuart Mathis (guitar) and Red Hot Chili Peppers/Pearl Jam drummer Jack Irons. And they’re … Continue reading
Wang Chung Abducted by the 80s by Jay S. Jacobs Copyright ©2012 PopEntertainment.com. All rights reserved. Posted: December 6. 2012. From The Urban Dictionary: “wang chung Going out and having fun, in a vague, undefined kind of way (since no one ever knew what Everybody Wang Chung Tonight meant, exactly).” There you have it. Plenty of … Continue reading
OneRepublic, The Wanted, Karmin, Bridgit Mendler, Hot Chelle Rae, Ed Sheeran, Cher Lloyd and Olly Murs Backstage at the 2012 Q102 Jingle Ball – Rockin’ in Philly By Jackie Speiss and Deborah Wagner http://www.popentertainment.com/jingleball2012.htm Copyright ©2012 PopEntertainment.com. All rights reserved. Posted: December 8, 2012. When Q102’s Jingle Ball holiday concert rocked Philadelphia the other night, … Continue reading
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