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“I feel like I’ve gone to a different place with this one,” Ed Kowalczyk says of The Flood and the Mercy, his second solo album. “I really feel like I’ve hit a different stride, and I definitely think it’s the start of a new era for me.” Since 2009—when he left Live, the widely-loved band […]
Working under the apt nameplate The White Buffalo, singer/songwriter Jake Smith has resolutely charted his own single-minded course for more than a decade. An imposing figure with a voice to match, a resonant, roughhewn baritone, Smith writes about rebels, outsiders and troubled souls battling their way through the obstacles life throws in their paths, telling […]
I first heard Donavon through Jack Johnson and found myself flashing back to my college days. Back in those days it was coffee houses and singer-songwriters. When I saw Donovan’s concert this past weekend at KAABOO it took me right back to the first time I heard him. He played on the main stage in the […]
I’ve been a a fan of and following Bonnie since the very beginning of her career. I’ve had the distinct pleasure of working with her for three shows back in 2007. She still brings it every time out! This year at KAABOO was no different. She covered all the hits from her GRAMMY winning catalogue […]
BELLA DONNA In 1976 when the album Rumors came out, I was blown away. I listened to this album non stop for at least a year. I must admit I was a huge Fleetwood Mac fan before that album came out but this was different. Recently, I had the pleasure of meeting and interviewing the […]
BOSTON And so the debate continues. The release of their first album in 1976 (Boston) is one of the best selling debut albums ever made with over 17 million copies sold. At that time disco may have been king but the bands guitar harmonies and solos soon made royalty. Only Guns N’ Roses had out-sold […]
The second annual Horton’s Hayride was hosted at the Port of Los Angeles, in San Pedro, California. The atmosphere of the show was geared towards the lovers of all things fast and loud. Classic cars,completed with a best in show competition, which Jim himself presented the trophy and prize money of $400 for first place. […]
Award wining artist, Diana Krall brought her Wallflower World Tour to SoCal last night to the delight of a packed house at Humphreys. On a cool crisp evening Diana seemed to have the crowd mesmerized as she and the band pumped out some of the fans favorites. Although this particular stop didn’t include the “Orchestra […]
VAN HALEN As it turns out, the rumors of Van Halen’s demise have been greatly exaggerated. Was it only just several weeks ago that naysayers were populating what passes for the modern-day town square — Twitter, Facebook and the comments sections of popular rock websites — pronouncing all kinds of gloom and doom about Van […]
KENNY WAYNE SHEPHERD I must admit when I first heard Kenny Wayne was opening for Van Halen I was a little perplexed. But his set was electric and on point. The blues were alive that night and it was a perfect segue to Van Halen who was headlining the evening. I didn’t think the die […]