Greetings music lovers! It’s time for another trip to the Stereo Dictator’s massive musical archives in search of a show of sonic and social significance to the rock and roll community. Today’s installment is in memory of a true rock and roll legend, Ronald Belford Scott, better known as the Problem Child himself, Bon Scott. […]
The Church celebrates 30 years with special acoustic show at The Winchester
Our friends at The Winchester added mucho amounts of sunshine to our day with the announcement that they’ve booked the church for a special 30th anniversary acoustic gig on Saturday, April 17th! the church “An Intimate Space” 30th Anniversary Acoustic Tour 2010 After three decades together, the church return to North America for a special […]
Setlist: Clapton/Beck At the O2
Warning: As the title suggests, setlist spoilers are ahead. If you’re attending any of this week’s shows, you might want to move on from this post. Or, if you’d like a possible preview of what you can expect, this post is for you. I won’t be in attendance unfortunately, but after seeing the following setlist […]
R.I.P.: Doug Fieger of The Knack
Sad news: Doug Fieger, founding member/vocalist for The Knack, passed away over the weekend after a six year battle with cancer. I never saw The Knack personally, but every time I think of the band, inevitably my mind drifts to the following moment in Reality Bites (this would be a good time for a small […]
New Release Update: “Dreamhouse,” the new album from Steve Poltz
Good news for Steve Poltz fans – the former Rugburns frontman (and co-writer of Jewel’s “You Were Meant For Me”) recently unleashed his latest CD, titled Dreamhouse, on the unsuspecting masses. The new album is available now on CD or digital download, and there’s a vinyl pressing on the way! From Steve: My new CD […]
Eric Clapton announces Crossroads Guitar Festival 2010
This year was looking like it might be the first one in a while to be festival-free on my concert schedule. After attending on average, 3-4 festivals each year for the past few years, my cranky concert going self was telling me that it might be time for a break. But I didn’t count on […]
Cheap Date: Free In-Store with Pretty & Nice at Blue Arrow Records
Our pals at Sixty Seconds of Heaven (recently transplanted from Boston) dropped us a line to spread the word about a cool in-store that they’re doing next Wednesday (2/17) at Blue Arrow Records. Their former Beantown neighbors Pretty & Nice will be in town for a show at Case Western, and they’ve convinced the band […]
Concert Calendar: Yes, Marc Cohn & Ben Folds
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 […]
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 […]