Finally scored an actual record store day record on Record Store Day…which unbeknownst to me now comes twice a year. Rush singer and bass guitarist Geddy Lee’s lone solo album My Favorite Headache got the vinyl treatment for the first … Continue reading Album Review: Geddy Lee – My Favourite Headache (Vinyl)
The Black Keys hit a high note in their career proving they belong in the major leagues of touring rock acts as the duo from Akron, OH delivered a powerhouse set on Friday to their biggest audience ever in Portland, … Continue reading Concert Review: The Black Keys Open Their Garage Door in Portland
It came as a surprise when Coldplay announced their new double-album Everyday Life because for some reason, I thought the band planned to call it quits after A Head Full of Dreams. Whatever I heard, I didn’t buy it, and … Continue reading Album Review: Coldplay – Everyday Life
Nothing like the final show of the tour. Switchfoot closed their Fantastic Traveling Music Show on Sunday in Redding, CA at the Redding Civic Auditorium in a most fantastic way by delivering an unprecedented performance that featured an opening acoustic … Continue reading Concert Review: Switchfoot’s Fantastic Traveling Music Show Pure Gold
Photos and personal accounts from others give those of us who missed the early years of rock our only taste of experiencing the 70s music scene inside small, smoke filled clubs when the eventual greats were just getting started. But … Continue reading Concert Review: Sloan Finds a Following in Portland
Woo hoo! Hootie & the Blowfish is back. The band that plummeted back to earth just as quickly as their stratospheric rise to fame 25 years ago returns with Imperfect Circle, their first album in 14 years. I don’t even … Continue reading Album Review: Hootie & the Blowfish – Imperfect Circle
