Cowboy Junkies – Ardmore Music Hall – Ardmore, PA – April 9, 2022 Almost 35 years on from their breakthrough 1988 album The Trinity Sessions – and closer to 40 years since this family act formed in Canada – Cowboy Junkies’ sound is still unique. The mixture of old-school country lament, morose lyrics and Margo … Continue reading
John Oates Keeping It Grounded on the Road with Stories and Songs By Jay S. Jacobs John Oates knows a thing or two about popular music. After all, he has spent most of his adult life as half of the rock and soul duo Daryl Hall and John Oates, one of the biggest selling hitmaking … Continue reading
REO Speedwagon – Tropicana Showroom – Atlantic City, NJ – December 4, 2021 REO Speedwagon brought out thousands of excited fans on Saturday night to the Tropicana Casino in Atlantic City, NJ. While most of the crowd fell in the fifty something category, younger fans were represented too, as this band keeps bringing it fifty-three … Continue reading
Opeth & Mastodon – Boch Center – Boston, MA – November 18, 2021 Photos by Ross Edmond © 2021 Continue reading
BRIAN WILSON: LONG PROMISED ROAD (2021) Featuring Brian Wilson, Jason Fine, Al Jardine, Don Was, Bruce Springsteen, Elton John, Nick Jonas, Jim James, Jakob Dylan, Gustavo Dudamel, Linda Perry, Taylor Hawkins, Steven Page, Bob Gaudio, Blondie Chaplin, Stephen Kalinich, Melinda Wilson and Andy Paley. Written by Brent Wilson and Jason Fine. Directed by Brent Wilson. … Continue reading
The Rolling Stones – The Dome at America’s Center – St. Louis, MO – September 26, 2021 Photos by Jim Rinaldi © 2021 Continue reading
Ken Sharp – Miniatures (Jet Fighter) Miniatures couldn’t be a more apt title for the latest album by singer/songwriter power pop artist Ken Sharp. None of these 32 (count ‘em, 32!) songs clocks in at even two minutes long, and the shortest is the album-closing title track which clocks in at 37 seconds. However, just … Continue reading
Blackmore’s Night – Nature’s Light (earMusic) Although guitarist and songwriter Ritchie Blackmore is undoubtedly best known as an original member of classic rock staples Deep Purple and as the leader of the early metal band Rainbow, he has been in this band – together with his wife, singer Candice Night – longer than he was … Continue reading
Late British Deejay John Peel’s Legendary Radio Sessions Are Findable Again by Brad Balfour Back when I was a rebel-rock whippersnapper, the British/UK scene – and by association, that meant Ireland and Scotland as well – were considered pop culture highlands that one wanted to visit and climb. Going to England was the idea; to … Continue reading
Jaan Uhelszki Creem Rising to the Top By Jay S. Jacobs “America’s Only Rock ‘N’ Roll Magazine.” That’s a pretty brash statement. A little defiant. Perhaps even a touch naïve. That’s why the catchphrase fit the legendary rock mag Creem – the magazine was proudly all of those things. Born in Detroit in the late … Continue reading
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