Posted August 7, 2012 at 8:30 am | No comments
Most music journalists meticulously pore over recordings both live and studio of each band at an upcoming festival, making note of which bands will likely put on a good live show that warrants coverage. They will learn what the members of the bands look like and will know the history of each band well enough for an impromptu interview in the press area. But not this guy. This guy likes to go in blind, guns a-blazin’ with little to no idea what he’s in for musically. Call it lazy, that’s OK. I just have a more exciting time at festivals. Here’s who excited and surprised me at Lollapalooza 2012.
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Posted August 6, 2012 at 12:37 pm | No comments
Extreme summer heat and a forecast for severe thunderstorms would fail to prevent thousands of new wave and retro rockers from filling The Filene Center at Wolf Trap in Vienna, Virginia, as Squeeze and The B-52s were on tap for an evening of feel good music and memories.
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Posted August 2, 2012 at 2:05 pm | 2 comments
When it was announced that Duran Duran would be one of four headlining music artists chosen to perform at a special gala concert to be held July 27, 2012 at London’s Hyde Park to celebrate the opening day ceremonies of the 2012 London Summer Olympics, I very much looked forward to this momentous show.
Posted in: Concert Reviews, Reviews
Posted July 26, 2012 at 4:57 pm | No comments
Lita Ford is one of rock ‘n roll’s most rabid and most recognized front woman of the 80’s.
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Posted July 26, 2012 at 9:07 am | 4 comments
Aerosmith and Cheap Trick stormed into the Izod Center in NJ on July 24th for their Global Warming Tour.
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Posted July 22, 2012 at 2:14 pm | 4 comments
For the better part of the last four decades, KISS has set the standard by which all live rock performances are judged and on the heels of these iconic rockers for the last thirty years have been the similarly bombastic live antics of Mötley Crüe.
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Posted July 20, 2012 at 1:34 pm | One comment
Asia is a progressive rock supergroup featuring an all-star progressive rock lineup of keyboardist Geoff Downes, formerly of Yes and the Buggles; guitarist Steve Howe, formerly of Yes and GTR; drummer Carl Palmer of Emerson, Lake and Palmer; and lead vocalist John Wetton, formerly of King Crimson.
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Posted July 20, 2012 at 12:14 pm | One comment
Earlier this year we had a chance to catch the Led Zeppelin tribute band, Lez Zeppelin, crank out some heavy Zep riffs at the State Theater in Virginia. And they rocked the house, garnering standing ovations, pumping fists and Zep fans singing along throughout the show.
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Posted July 16, 2012 at 10:23 am | One comment
Bret Michaels of Poison screamed to the ravenous crowd at the Newark Prudential Center on July 11th when they Def Leppard thundered into town.
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Posted July 13, 2012 at 2:14 pm | 2 comments
Did you know if you looked up the word “Arena Rock” in the dictionary, there was photo of Def Leppard?
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