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kansas, Reviews
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KANSAS Many years ago when I first heard Kansas I was immediately drawn to their music for their sheer musicianship. The beauty of their arrangements, the vocals, the songwriting, all were amazing. I remember the last time I saw this band live was at Roosevelt Stadium in NJ in the late 70’s. I was blown away […]
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mindi abair, Reviews
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I didn’t know what to expect when I showed up on assignment to cover Mindi’s show at the Del Mar Fair. My first reaction was, I must say, surprised. First off, as truth in advertising may require, I’m not much of a smooth jazz fan. However, when Mindi came out with her band, “The Boneshakers” […]
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kc and the sunshine band, Reviews, scahill
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June is upon us once again, the sun is shining, the smell on sunscreen is the air, and so are the sounds of the hustle and bustle emulating from the Del Mar Fairgrounds. On June 5th, the fair festivities at the Del Mar Fairgrounds began once again, this summer’s fair theme is ‘A Fair to […]
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michael reilly, Reviews, ridin south
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RIDIN SOUTH Mike Reilly remembers his first Rock album – THE ALLMAN BAND (’69). And he remembers when, the following year, he bought an album that totally changed his life – Freddy King’s Getting Ready. Mike, now thirteen, was ready-ready to play the Blues. Mike was sitting in with the likes of JOE COCKER and […]
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Reviews, whitesnake
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Whitesnake are on the road in America, and they are taking no prisoners. David Coverdale is fronting one of the strongest bands of his career, and while the show is all his, he shares the glory and plays well with the other kids in the playground. If this band shows up in your neck of […]
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boxmasters
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The Boxmasters came to Temecula to close out their brief 2015 Tour to a packed house at Monte De Oro Winery. The Boxmasters show was well received in advance of their upcoming fourth album entitled “Somewhere Down The Road.” The album is scheduled for release later this year. (The Boxmasters Article – BackStage360) Having lived […]
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foreigner, harrahs
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The iconic rock band brought their arsenal of hits (and a ton of energy) to Harrah’s Rincon Casino Teasing the crowd with the first few notes of “Double Vision” the stage was lit with bright blue lights and a large “F” logo. When the band burst onto the stage, they were immediately met with a […]
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trixter
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By McKenna Filijan As a 19-year old girl and someone with no background knowledge of who Trixter is, my assumptions of their music were not completely wrong after a swift Google image search brought up pictures of a stereotypical longhaired dude band from the late 80’s. After getting a good image of glam rock and […]
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dead rock west, Reviews
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By Jeff Gould On Sunday March 8th, 2015, a large crowd flocked to “Belly Up Tavern” in Solana Beach for a night of great American folk rock and country music, and flawless entertainment. Gracing the stage with their enormous talent…Dead Rock West, an eclectic folk rock band featuring the beautifully orchestrated harmonies of Cindy Wasserman […]
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drops, hardmanpr
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FM – HEROES and VILLAINS FM is back at it again! With Frontiers Records’ release of “Heroes and Villains” hitting the UK and Europe on April 20th and April 21st in North America, this marks the 9th studio album release for the acclaimed British rock band since the band’s beginning in 1984. Their 30-plus year […]