Archive for the 'Live Shows' Category


Re-Cruel World

Bob! I was there. Devo was on fire. The boys don’t slow down, and the fact that they are playing tracks like Going Under, Gates of Steel and Smart Patrol with such fervor shows that they respect the core audience. But it looked like nobody came just to hear Whip It and move on anyway. […]

Cruel World

https://cruelworldfest.com It was Coachella for Generation X, and it was GREAT! Not that I’d planned to go. But Kathy Valentine extended an invitation months ago and I’m not going to say no to her. But as the date approached I asked myself, did I really want to hang with the unwashed masses outside the Rose […]

Dave Chappelle At Queen Elizabeth Theatre

I was mesmerized by the vibe. I won’t say we haven’t had that spirit here in music since 1969, but it’s been gone for quite a while. You didn’t know what to expect. When it comes to a music show of an established act… The set list is online, as are YouTube videos, and it’s […]

Mailbag

Subject: Re: John Boylan On Little River Band Hey Bob, First of all, I love John Boylan. And I owe my career as a record producer to the coincidental fact that the REO album, You can tune a Piano, but you can’t Tuna fish, got horribly behind schedule, John was committed to produce Little River […]