Random note: I learned via Darren / He’s A Whore that SNL/Dylan/Hall & Oates guitarist G.E. Smith was at one time, married to Gilda Radner. I had no idea. Did you? You learn something new everyday on this internet thing. Buddy Guy with G.E. Smith – Damn Right, I’ve Got The Blues Speaking of other […]
Category: Concert Reviews
Guest Blog: New Kids on the Block at Quicken Loans Arena 10-3-08
Today’s guest blog comes courtesy of my rock and roll bro Corey at Rabble Rousin’ Since ’77. Last Thursday night, I had a vision and realized that I needed to get in touch with Corey to have him blog his experiences as a lifelong New Kids on the Block fan in attendance for the NKOTB […]
Setlist: Styx @ House of Blues 8-24-08
In the moments before Styx took the stage at House of Blues in Cleveland, “Wake Up Little Susie” by The Everly Brothers played at elevated volume through the sound system. There was significance behind the song choice that likely was unnoticed by most of the crowd in attendance. Susie Young, wife of longtime Styx guitarist […]
Setlist: Night Ranger 7-5-08 at Mix 107.7 Summerfest – Dayton, OH
I wrote this up for Chris Akin after my Dayton trip to attend the Mix 107.7 Summerfest, but never got around to posting it here. Thanks to Dayton photographer Chris A. who went to the show with me, I also have some photos to share from the experience. Night Ranger Mix 107.7 Summerfest 10 Fraze […]
Setlist: Extreme @ House of Blues 8-6-08
The new Extreme album Saudades de Rock officially hit the streets this past Tuesday. (purchase) Listen to the full album via AOL right here. Prior to the album’s official release, I had the opportunity to see the Cleveland date of the current reunion tour at House of Blues, which found the band anchoring a musician’s […]
Good Listening: Gov’t Mule and Dave Matthews Band
This is part two of promised posts to “rock your weekend.” I had to pull the Black Keys post that was up earlier offline (hopefully temporarily.) So we’ll skip ahead to the second planned post. It was practically Jam Band Week here in Cleveland – The Black Crowes were at the House of Blues for […]
The week in review – Mark Knopfler live in Dayton, OH, etc.
My fellow Vinyl friends, it is a good day here at the Vinyl Empire. If a tree falls… After nearly a month, the tree that fell in my back yard is being removed, no thanks to my neighbor (whose yard this tree was formerly in.) After he went AWOL, I decided to pursue my original […]
Good Listening: The Brought Low
So I mention The Yayhoos in one of my recent posts, and lo and behold, the spirit of the Yayhoos saw fit to deliver a genuine real rock and roll band to a club right down the street from my house last night. I walked a quick block from my house to The Hi-Fi Concert […]
Quick Hits – Judas Priest, Summertime, Kanye West
Another busy week in the can, thank goodness! First, a rock and roll recap from the week that was…. I saw quite a bit of live music this week, including: The New Frontiers / Below Jupiter / Liza Bundy at the Beachland Tavern on Monday night (recap here.) Wednesday night, I saw what was (believe […]
Hangin’ in Cleveland with The New Frontiers
Life continues to make sure that I have a complete understanding of the word “busy.” While I have a spare moment, I want to take a second to document a great musical experience that I had on Monday night at the Beachland Ballroom with a great band out of Dallas, TX called The New Frontiers. […]