Well dang – I was looking forward to a road trip to Michigan to catch the return of Yes after their recent “hiatus” from touring. It looks like that trip is going to have to wait, due to six months of doctor-ordered rest for lead singer Jon Anderson. Get well soon! The classic rock band […]
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CD Review: Journey – Revelation
The past couple of years have been turbulent ones for Journey. They released a new CD Generations that came out shortly before Sanctuary, the record company that released it, went belly up. Vocalist Steve Augeri ran into problems on the road that saw the band resort to taped vocals initially, and several days before starting […]
Concert Review: Eric Clapton – Blossom Music Center 5/31/08
I saw Eric Clapton this past weekend, hoping to recapture a bit of the “pinch yourself because it’s so unbelievably good” feeling that I got from last year’s Chicago based edition of Crossroads Guitar Festival. Crossroads 2007 will go down unquestionably as one of my favorite concerts that I’ve been lucky enough to attend. Crossroads […]
CD Review: The Smithereens – Live in Concert
When I pass on from this world, it is my hope that my next of kin will see within my musical collection, a large group of recordings from a particular group from New Jersey, called The Smithereens. If I have my way, curiosity will strike them, they’ll put one of the albums on, and a […]
Song of the Moment – David Wilcox – Mango
David Wilcox – Mango (live in Utah) Talkin’ ’bout old love…….and “found songs.”
Song of the Moment – Mark Knopfler – Back to Tupelo
Mark Knopfler – Back to Tupelo around the time of ‘clambake’ that old dream’s still rolling on sometimes there’ll be the feeling things are going wrong the morning star is fading lord, the mississippi’s cold you can still be marlon brando and the king of rock and roll but it’s a ways to go back […]
Find Your Own Way Home
Find Your Own Way Home is the name of the latest CD from veteran Illinois classic rockers REO Speedwagon. And the album is also the unlikely source of inspiration that led me through what would be an important period of personal exploration in 2007. I purchased the CD as part of a “can’t miss” three […]
Good Listening – Indigo Girls – In Cold Storage
I remember the time when I came so close to you Sent me skipping my class and running from school And I bought you that ring cause I never was cool What makes me think I could start clean slated The hardest to learn was the least complicated Indigo Girls – Least Complicated Young love. […]
Good Listening – Kathleen Edwards – World Cafe 5/16/08
I wrote previously about Kathleen Edwards following her mid-April appearance on David Letterman. And now, I’ve got a treat for you all. Quality well-recorded live stuff from Canada’s foul mouthed sweetheart isn’t an easy thing to find. In fact, with the exception of some Austin City Limits audio that was pretty far removed from the […]
Weezer debuts another classic video
The great rock band Weezer put the video for their latest ditty Pork and Beans online today. Thanks to Michael Gallucci over at Scene Magazine for hipping me to the vid! Gallucci writes: If you’re anything like us, you spend at least 65 percent of your workday watching YouTube videos. And we bet you’re gonna […]