Due to inclement weather in the Midwest and Northeast, Yes has been forced to move their House of Blues Cleveland date to Sunday, February 21st. Apparently their collectively cosmic vibes couldn’t thwart the massive amounts of snow currently being dumped in those areas, causing necessary adjustments to the tour schedule. All tickets purchased for the […]
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Contest: Win a copy of the new Plimsouls live CD!
In early January, I shared details and an MP3 from Live! Beg, Borrow & Steal, the forthcoming live album from The Plimsouls which will be released on vinyl and CD on February 23rd. The fine folks at Alive Records have given me an extra copy of the CD version of this title, which I’m happy […]
Good Listening: Bad English in Allentown, October ’89
“When I See You Smile” was one of those songs that I heard on the radio quite a few times, before I actually knew anything about the band behind the song. Bad English was the band, a supergroup of sorts featuring vocalist John Waite, former Journey members Neal Schon and Jonathan Cain, bass player Ricky […]
Don’t You Forget About Me
Good news for ’80s film buffs who have a Netflix account: You can stream Don’t You Forget About Me, the documentary about filmmaker John Hughes that at the moment remains unreleased in the U.S. (it’s available for sale in Canada), via Netflix’s Watch Instantly service. The doc is really well done, and it’s a nice […]
Cruisin’ for Leah…
Donnie Iris fans (c’mon, you know the song) will be delighted to read this week’s Scene Magazine cover story, a profile of Mark Avsec, longtime songwriter/producer/member of Donnie Iris and the Cruisers. ATV pal D.X. Ferris takes music fans under the hood for an interesting overview of Avsec’s career – from the very beginning to […]
Update: New location for Radio 92.3 Haiti Benefit and set times announced
There’s been a last minute location switch for the Radio 92.3 “Bands Together” Haiti Benefit Concert on Saturday evening. The new location for the show will be the Saddle Ridge in Parma, located at 5100 Pearl Road. Click here for directions to the Saddle Ridge. Here are the set times for Saturday night: Leah Lou […]
Judas Priest: Hell Bent for Grammy Awards
Judas Priest won a Grammy last night for the first time ever. I have to admit that when I heard this, I was kind of surprised to learn that Judas Priest hadn’t ever won a Grammy. And then, I started to get heart palpitations thinking that perhaps the band had won a Grammy for a […]
Show of the Week: Radio 92.3 Bands Together Haiti Benefit
This week’s show of the week was an easy choice to make. While my good pal CB sat at Melt, gorging himself with one of their signature half ton sandwiches, he sent me a quick text message. “mmmmphshowmmmmripofmmmmph*interrupted*” *belch* I realized that he was letting me know that I should pick this week’s show of […]
Blog: Lloyd Cole, Ticket Stub and Styx
Last night found yours truly at The Winchester, the scene of so many great previous musical experiences (with many more that are still to come). On the assigned agenda: An evening with Lloyd Cole, who was making a return appearance to the Winchester after a previous show there in 2006. Lloyd Cole has been on […]
Downloads: Support Haiti Relief with Wilco Downloads
Add Wilco to the list of artists/celebrities doing their part to assist with fund raising for Haiti relief. In exchange for a suggested donation of $15, fans can download two newly available soundboard Wilco shows for free via the official site. We have just posted two shows for free download on Wilcoworld, all we ask […]