ZZ Ward – City Winery – Philadelphia, PA – March 16, 2025 What does ZZ Ward have in common with Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Roy Orbison and Jerry Lee Lewis? Her latest CD Liberation has just been released on Sun Records, the legendary Memphis label which once upon a time discovered the members of the … Continue reading
Donny Osmond Starting Again by Ronald Sklar “Usually, when you take a big show on the road, you kind of scale it down, to save a little money and make a little money,” says legendary performer Donny Osmond. “Well, I’ve done the opposite. I’ve embellished it. I’m taking the entire production from Las Vegas and I’m bringing … Continue reading
Stephen Sanchez – Franklin Music Hall – Philadelphia, PA – December 6, 2023 A Stephen Sanchez show brings you back in time. If you don’t recognize the name, you would likely recognize his hit song, “Until I Found You.” In 2021, the song went viral on TikTok and launched him into mainstream media. The song … Continue reading
PRISCILLA (2023) Starring Cailee Spaeny, Jacob Elordi, Ari Cohen, Dagmara Domińczyk, Tim Post, Rodrigo Fernandez-Stoll, Luke Humphrey, Lynne Griffin, Dan Beirne, Olivia Barrett, Dan Abramovici, R Austin Ball, Evan Annisette, Stephanie Moore, Deanna Jarvis, Jorja Cadence, Josette Halpert, Stephanie Moran, Daniel Lipka, Raine Monroe Boland and Emily Mitchell. Screenplay by Sofia Coppola. Directed by Sofia … Continue reading
ELVIS (2022) Starring Austin Butler, Tom Hanks, Helen Thomson, Richard Roxburgh, Olivia DeJonge, Luke Bracey, Natasha Bassett, David Wenham, Kelvin Harrison Jr., Xavier Samuel, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Dacre Montgomery, Leon Ford, Kate Mulvany, Chaydon Jay, Josh McConville, Patrick Shearer, Adam Dunn, Yola Quartey, Alton Mason, Gary Clark Jr. and Anthony LaPaglia. Screenplay by Baz Luhrmann & … Continue reading
Suzi Quatro Looking at a Rock ‘n’ Roll Life with Little Suzi from Detroit By Jay S. Jacobs Suzi Quatro kicked open the door for women in rock and roll. But do her a favor, though, don’t think of her as a woman rocker. She is just a rocker, full stop. “I never thought of … Continue reading
Ann Wilson – The Keswick Theatre – Glenside, PA – April 6, 2017 Since her day job with Rock and Roll Hall of Fame group Heart is on “temporary” hiatus, Ann Wilson hit the road with her own band to share her own musical journey. (From some of her stage patter at the show, Wilson … Continue reading
ELVIS & NIXON (2016) Starring Michael Shannon, Kevin Spacey, Alex Pettyfer, Johnny Knoxville, Colin Hanks, Evan Peters, Sky Ferreira, Tracy Letts, Tate Donovan, Ashley Benson, Dylan Penn, Ritchie Montgomery, Danny McCarthy, Ian Hoch and Jeff Caperton. Screenplay by Joey Sagal & Hanala Sagal and Cary Elwes. Directed by Liza Johnson. Distributed by Bleecker Street. 86 … Continue reading
Kevin Spacey, Michael Shannon, Alex Pettyfer, Colin Hanks, Johnny Knoxville & Liza Johnson Dramatize a Famous Meeting of the Minds with Elvis & Nixon by Jay S. Jacobs There are few meetings in American history which are quite as surreal as the December 1970 pow wow between then President Richard Milhaus Nixon and the King … Continue reading
Warren Zanes Writing the Book on Tom Petty by Jay S. Jacobs Thirty years ago, Warren Zanes and his brother Dan led a hip rock band called The Del Fuegos. The Boston-based band released three albums on the cutting-edge Slash/WB label, gaining a cult following, but never quite making the breakthrough that was expected. … Continue reading
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