Heart – Tower Theater – Upper Darby, PA – October 12, 2012 Photos by Jim Rinaldi © 2012. All rights reserved. Continue reading
Smash Mouth Return of the All Stars by Jay S. Jacobs Smash Mouth was one of the huge bands of the late Nineties, knocking hits out of the park with “Walking on the Sun,” “All Star” and their cover of the Monkees’ “I’m a Believer.” They originally formed in San Jose, CA, in 1994, when … Continue reading
Estelle – World Café Live – Philadelphia, PA – August 6, 2012 Photos by Jim Rinaldi © 2012. All rights reserved. Continue reading
Bebe Neuwirth Rare and Special Porcelain by Ronald Sklar Oh, snap! Morticia Addams was only one of many morphs in a continually evolving career. Bebe Neuwirth tells me this story, and it’s so Bebe Neuwirth (we’ll discuss in a moment): The “Lilith” part I auditioned for [on Cheers] was one scene. The character was described as … Continue reading
Lindsey Buckingham – World Café Live at the Queen – Wilmington, DE – June 11, 2012 Lindsey Buckingham spent quite a bit of time discussing the big machine and the small machine at his recent solo show. “The big machine” is of course Fleetwood Mac – a long-lived British blues band that became one of … Continue reading
Steve Winwood – Keswick Theater – Glenside, PA – May 30, 2012 Photo by Jim Rinaldi © 2012. All rights reserved. Continue reading
Leann Rimes – Keswick Theater – Glenside, PA – May 18, 2012 Photos by Jim Rinaldi © 2012. All rights reserved. Continue reading
Lucy Woodward Hooked on Swing by Jay S. Jacobs If you haven’t checked in on Lucy Woodward since her 2003 rocking hit single “Dumb Girls,” you’ve been missing a jazzy good time. You see, while Woodward had fun with the pop rock of her debut, her true passions have always been swing, torch and soul. … Continue reading
Krysten Ritter – Life Happens to the B—- in Apt. 23 by Jay S. Jacobs It’s a good week to be Krysten Ritter. On Wednesday night, her buzzworthy new sit-com Don’t Trust the B—- in Apt. 23, in which she plays the title character,premieres on ABC. Then Friday, her first starring film Life Happens – which she also … Continue reading
Melissa Manchester Think of Her as a Friend by Jay S. Jacobs “I think we can make it, one more time, if we try.” That line sort of sums up Melissa Manchester, and not just because it was a huge part of “Midnight Blue,” the songstress’ first huge hit single in 1975. In a career … Continue reading
