Enjoy The Darkness

Now that I’ve had almost a week to soak up selected contents (I still don’t have my copy yet) from the new Springsteen box set, I’m very happy to say that this set was more than worth the wait.  This past weekend, we had a really nice time at The Winchester with Springsteen author Lawrence […]

Waiting for Darkness

On Saturday night, we’ll celebrate the long awaited release of the Springsteen Darkness on the Edge of Town box set at The Winchester with Springsteen author Lawrence Kirsch, photographer Rocco Coviello and Springsteen tribute band Jersey.  Listen to V107.3 this week for your chance to win tickets to the event and a copy of the […]

Is there anybody listening?

Huge congrats go out to Sherry, the lucky recipient of the 20th anniversary deluxe edition box set for Empire by Queensryche.  Congrats! Now, while the title of this post was a slightly clever nod to a certain Queensryche song from the Empire album, today’s post actually has to do with listening parties. Those of you […]

The ATV Interview: David Wilcox

There are quite a few good shows in town this week, but I’m particularly excited about the pending Cleveland return for singer/songwriter (and Mentor, OH native) David Wilcox. His engaging blend of songs and stories first drew me in when I discovered his 1991 release Home Again (his third album and second major label release), […]

Setlist: Yoso at The Kent Stage, 8/19/10

I caught the Cleveland area debut of Yoso on Thursday night at The Kent Stage. Judging by the small number of folks in attendance, I’d say that most of you reading this right now probably missed the show, so I’ll be happy to fill in the gaps and let you know what you missed. Yoso is the new project featuring former Toto vocalist Bobby Kimball with former ’90s Yes guitarist Billy Sherwood (the creative mastermind of Yoso, who shifts to bass playing duties with this group) and original Yes keyboardist Tony Kaye (with a couple of auxiliary players filling out the lineup on guitar and drums). I’d classify the show as “good but not great,” which is not meant to be a slam – it’s just constructive criticism of the show that I saw.