David Lee Roth – The Keswick Theatre – Glenside, PA – May 19, 2026 About four songs into David Lee Roth’s recent gig at the Keswick, my 20-something photographer turned to me and said, “That’s got to be the horniest 70-year-old I’ve ever seen.” He meant it – and I took it – as a … Continue reading
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Billie Eilish: Hit Me Hard and Soft – The Tour Live in 3D (A PopEntertainment.com Movie Review)
BILLIE EILISH – HIT ME HARD AND SOFT (LIVE IN 3D) (2026) Featuring Billie Eilish, Finneas O’Connell, Andrew Marshall, Solomon Smith, Abraham Nouri, Tom Crouch, Jane Horner, Ava Horner and James Cameron. Written by Tarik Mikou & Billie Eilish. Directed by Billie Eilish and James Cameron. Distributed by Paramount Pictures. 114 minutes. Rated PG-13. When … Continue reading
The Maine, Nightly, Grayscale & Broadside – 9:30 Club – Washington (A PopEntertainment.com Concert Review)
The Maine, Nightly, Grayscale & Broadside – 9:30 Club – Washington, DC – April 19, 2026 The Maine Transforms 9:30 Club, D.C. into an Electrifying Experience Washington D.C.’s legendary 9:30 Club was packed wall-to-wall as roughly 1,200 fans filled the sold-out venue for a night headlined by The Maine. With support from Broadside, Grayscale, and … Continue reading
Marty Stuart and His Fabulous Superlatives – Colonial Theater – Phoenixville (A PopEntertainment.com Concert Review)
Marty Stuart and His Fabulous Superlatives – Colonial Theater – Phoenixville, PA – April 18, 2026 Marty Stuart and his crack band brought their “country boy rock and roll” to the Philly area the other night, taking no prisoners in a guitar-vibed hoe down from one of the tightest units out of Nashville. An intoxicating … Continue reading
Bella Kay – The Wiltern – Los Angeles (A PopEntertainment.com Concert Review)
Bella Kay – The Wiltern – Los Angeles, CA – April 1, 2026 Gracing the stage at The Wiltern in Los Angeles, indie pop singer-songwriter Bella Kay was greeted by an enthusiastic audience who cheered loudly as she radiated the room with her smooth vocals and bright smile. Supporting Ricky Montgomery in his sold out … Continue reading
Eric Lutes – Life is a Roaring Success
Eric Lutes Life is a Roaring Success By Ronald Sklar Eric Lutes has never chased the easy version of a creative life. That instinct – toward challenge rather than comfort – runs straight through his new film project, The Roaring Game. It’s a rare collaboration that pulled him back into the particular alchemy of independent … Continue reading
Ronald Lee Oliver on Chip Oliver – Those Were the Days
Ronald Lee Oliver on Chip Oliver Those Were the Days By Ronald Sklar The late Chip Oliver’s life reads like a parable of late-1960s America: discipline and rebellion, muscle and mysticism, Hollywood lights and San Francisco communes. Told here through the voice of his younger brother, Ronald Lee Oliver, it’s also a story about family … Continue reading
Blaine Lotz – Answering the Cattle Call
Blaine Lotz Answering the Cattle Call By Ronald Sklar Blaine Lotz doesn’t just sell cattle – he conducts them. Listening to him talk about auctioneering is like hearing a jazz musician explain improvisation: part discipline, part instinct, part invisible rhythm that lives in the body. A Kansas native born into a multigenerational auction family, Blaine … Continue reading
Damiano David – The Fillmore – Philadelphia (A PopEntertainment.com Concert Review)
Damiano David – The Fillmore – Philadelphia, PA – December 6, 2025 Damiano David – lead singer of the globally successful rock band Måneskin – hit the stage at The Fillmore Philadelphia last night as part of his recently launched solo career. Known for his powerful vocals and dynamic stage presence, Italian born David’s first … Continue reading
Emerson Hart of Ezra Ray Hart – Rocking the 90s and the Holidays
Emerson Hart of Ezra Ray Hart Rocking the 90s and the Holidays by Jay S. Jacobs If you were going to a lab to cobble together a 90s alt-rock supergroup, it would be hard to come out with a stronger lineup than Ezra Ray Hart. The band is made up of the lead singers of … Continue reading