Archive for the 'Live Shows' Category


Jamey Johnson At The Wiltern

I didn’t want to go to the Wiltern. I’d already been back and forth to Hollywood earlier in the day. And in L.A. there’s substandard public transportation, so you have to drive, which is why we all believe Howard Stern is our best friend. And I fired up all three map apps and compared and […]

The Oscars

And the winner is… MUSIC! Come on. The Grammys are over-debated, the performances not only leaked, but promoted. But when Queen came on the stage to rock us… THEY DID! Generations have passed. Our parents are either deceased or in the old folks’ home. We rockers, who grew up with the Beatles, we remember, this […]

The Beach Boys At The Vilar

Catch a wave and you’re sittin’ on top of the world That’s one thing that’s been lost in the rewriting of sixties history, the optimism. We had hope, we believed we could conquer, we believed life was not limited, and the goal was to go to California, ride the waves and hook up with a […]

Nathaniel Rateliff & the Night Sweats Live In Vail

They’re the antidote. You’re standing there thinking it’s 1969, that it’s all about bands and being able to play and… Then you realize it’s pop and hip-hop that dominate the media, and you wonder…WHAT IS GOING ON? We’re still adjusting to the internet era, we’re still adjusting to streaming, all the focus is on record […]