Not too long ago, when rock was about having a good time, letting your hair down and creating chaos and anarchy, four guys got together in Hollywood and formed a band. NYC guitarist Kristy Majors hooked up with west coast front man Steve Summers and laid the foundation for their dream band. They worked, wrote songs […]
The September night began with American Idol season 11 winner Phillip Phillips opening up the show. Phillips show went over well with all of the energized crowd. It was a very relaxing set that had you tapping your feet and singing along, especially with a few of the more well-known songs such as “Gone Gone […]
Warpaint, the L.A. quartet who seemed to be the perfect opener for an undisputed headliner like Depeche Mode. Their music had a dreamy alt-rock vibe much like older pink Floyd when they were in their experimental stage. Walking around I noticed the crowds were wearing (mostly black) t-shirts advertising decades of Depeche Mode tours and […]
Opening tonight’s show at Mattress Firm Amphitheatre in Chula Vista was the Menzingers, who are an American punk rock band from Scranton, Pennsylvania, that formed in 2006. The band consists of Greg Barnett (vocals, guitar), Tom May (vocals, guitar), Eric Keen (bass) and Joe Godino (drums). To date, the band has released five studio albums, […]
Peter Frampton and Steve Miller rolled into Costa Mesa’s Pacific Amphitheatre on Wednesday night and gave us all a lesson on how to deliver a “No Holds Barred” rock and roll/blues show that delighted their SoCal fans. What an awesome show it was. This review will concentrate on the Peter Frampton Performance that night but […]
Mattress Firm Amphitheatre is a 20,500 seat Amphitheatre located in Chula Vista, California. It is one of the larger concert venues in the San Diego area. I had “media access” tickets so I could review the show; however, I purchased Two tickets in the 4th row up front because I knew this was going to […]
Recently, I had the pleasure of seeing Ministry live at San Diego’s House of Blues. There was only one opening band HO99O9, pronounced “Horror” and they started the party right. HO99O9 are Hip-hop for people who don’t normally listen to much hip-hop. The band was more hardcore, thrash and speed metal sounding but without any […]
If you are looking for a great time with some great bands then look no further than Brick by Brick in San Diego. Saturday night was the place to be. This was the night Flotsam and Jetsam hit the stage with supporting acts DVT, Warpath and CAGE. All three bands played hard and heavy. I […]
Beautiful evening for a concert and Grand Funk Railroad proved tonight that the “American Band” can still rock. The band whose songs were a main staple on the radio and who racked up hits during the ’70s filled up the Grandstand Stage at San Diego’s own Del Mar Fair racetrack. Grand Funk is one of […]
Being a Musician, especially growing up in the 70’s and 80’s, you had a wide spectrum of guitar heroes to mentor your playing and influence the path for the new generation of guitarist being created. I started with Jimi Hendrix, Uli Jon Roth, Richie Blackmore, Jimmy Page, Michael Schenker, Rick Derringer, Eddie Van Halen, Randy […]