Charlie Hall Merges Football and the Holidays with the Philly Specials By Jay S. Jacobs Charlie Hall had his share of adventures long before he became the producer and one of the driving forces of the Philly Specials – a popular musical group made up of three Philadelphia Eagles star offensive linemen, the recently retired … Continue reading
Waddy Wachtel, Leland Sklar, Russ Kunkel, Steve Postell & Denny Tedesco Keeping It In the Immediate Family By Jay S. Jacobs It may be a bit of an exaggeration to say that the Immediate Family – guitarist Danny “Kootch” Kortchmar, guitarist Waddy Wachtel, bassist Leland Sklar and drummer Russ Kunkel – played on most of … Continue reading
Ali McManus – Unbreakable (Desert Dreams) It is an over-used term to call someone’s music or their story inspirational, however just the fact that Ali McManus made Unbreakable is inspiring. McManus has been confined to a wheelchair since she was seven years old, is the survivor of 11 operations in her 21 years and has … Continue reading
Muna, Grace Mitchell & Huxlee – The Fonda Theatre – Los Angeles, CA – October 17, 2017 If you’re looking for great electronic alternative music, “I Know a Place” you can go. Muna is an all-girl band consisting of Katie Gavin, Josette Maskin, and Naomi McPherson. They recently announced two headlining California dates in conjunction … Continue reading
Stevie Nicks & The Pretenders – Wells Fargo Center – Philadelphia, PA – November 20, 2016 Click on thumbnails to see full-sized pictures. Photos by Chris Sikich © 2016 Continue reading
Fleetwood Mac – Wells Fargo Center – Philadelphia, PA – April 6, 2013 Photos by Jim Rinaldi © 2013. All rights reserved. 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
Vanessa Carlton Living the Fairytale by Jay S. Jacobs It’s never easy when you capture the world’s attention fully in your first shot – because no matter how well you do, people will give you a hard time when you try to follow it up. Vanessa Carlton knows this. Her first single “A Thousand Miles” … Continue reading
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