Ezra Ray Hart – Rivers Casino – Philadelphia, PA – December 5, 2025 To paraphrase his royal purple badness, on Friday night Ezra Ray Hart partied like it was 1999. Ezra Ray Hart is an occasional side project “supergroup” featuring the lead singers of three big 1990s alt-rock bands – Mark McGrath of Sugar Ray, … Continue reading
AJ Croce – The Keswick Theatre – Glenside, PA – January 10, 2025 It’s rather amazing that the night of this show would have been the late Jim Croce’s 82nd birthday. Of course, the beloved singer Croce died way too young in a plane crash when he was only 30 years old, and his career … Continue reading
Rod Stewart & Cheap Trick – PPG Paints Arena – Pittsburgh, PA – August 26, 2023 The 1970’s certainly gave the world a crop of ageless and legendary performers. Such to the point is Sir Rod Stewart, who turned PPG Paints arena in Pittsburgh into a Las Vegas showroom and put on a first-class performance … Continue reading
Gilbert O’Sullivan It Wasn’t Out of the Question by Jay S. Jacobs For years, if American fans wanted to see 1970s sensation Gilbert O’Sullivan in concert, they would have to fly to Europe or Asia or something. You see, O’Sullivan, who was the best selling solo artist of 1972 – beating out the likes of … Continue reading
CeeLo Green is Lobarace: Live in Vegas You can tell by the title of this video of CeeLo Green’s recent residency in Sin City, the throw-back soul singer does not take any of the trappings of stardom too seriously. The dude wants to be the party and the party is in town. Of course, if … Continue reading
Well Worth the Waite: An Interview With John Waite by Ken Sharp The music scene is littered with loads of good rock and roll singers, but singularly distinctive, world class vocalists are few and far between. John Waite is one of those singers. With over three decades of music making, Waite has carved up massive … Continue reading
Craig Marks Wants His MTV! by Jay S. Jacobs Legend tells us the MTV blasted off on television on August 1, 1981 with the Buggles’ “Video Killed the Radio Star” – a song that was like a shot off the bow of the staid music world and became the channel’s own personal mission statement. However, … 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
Rod Stewart – It Had To Be You: The Great American Songbook (J Records) With this album, Rod Stewart gives up any pretense of trying to hold onto his rock and soul following. And that’s fine, he’s well into his late 50s now and rock and roll is supposed to be a young man’s game. He really … Continue reading
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