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
I don’t get to see much indie rock much less local homegrown bands these days so when The Helio Sequence announced a show at Mississippi Studios in Portland, I got tickets before it was too late. Quite expectedly, they sold … Continue reading Concert Review: The Helio Sequence Gives Intimate Performance in Portland
Hey! A concert happened last night. Remember Bush? How about Live? You know, two of the 1990’s biggest rock acts. Well, you missed out. The ALTimate Tour featuring Bush and Live as co-headliners with Our Lady Peace as openers stopped … Continue reading Concert Review: Bush and Live Brush Aside Empty Seats and Pack Veterans Memorial Coliseum with Music
I’ve seen the future and the future belongs to Samantha Fish. She can sing. Boy, can she sing. And! She plays guitar. Not just a three-chord strum to help accentuate a song’s harmony. Samantha Fish shreds. Like Alex Lifeson shreds. … Continue reading Concert Review: Samantha Fish Intoxicates Portland
It’s been a few years since Duran Duran last made some ripples in the music world and even longer since their last studio album which was released in 2015. They toured that album, Paper Gods, seemingly forever and have since … Continue reading Concert Review: Duran Duran is Alive and Well
The next time Def Leppard holds a residency inside a small Las Vegas venue – don’t bother going. Because you will not want to see them in any other type of setting – ever again. The penultimate performance of the … Continue reading Concert Review: Def Leppard Refuses to Burn Out or Fade Away
Will the real REO Speedwagon please stand up. You see, I was fully prepared to write a casual little review for an expected conventional REO Speedwagon show at the well-attended and nearly 9,000 seat L.B. Day Amphitheater on Monday at … Continue reading Concert Review: REO Speedwagon Rolls and Makes Some Changes
Collective Soul and Gin Blossoms filled the 2,500 seats at the Cowlitz Ballroom on Sunday at Ilani Casino in Ridgefield, WA as the two bands close in on the end of their summer long Now’s the Time Tour in near … Continue reading Concert Review: All Charisma and Heart with Collective Soul and Gin Blossoms
Wow, what a show. The British invaded Portland on Monday coordinated by The Alarm who brought nearly 40 years of music along with a solid new album to a well-attended Aladdin Theater for their Sigma LXXXV Tour 2019. The Alarm … Continue reading Concert Review: The Alarm Wakes Up Portland
You can always tell when something materialized from the 1980s. Pastel colorsOak kitchen cabinetsPlastic Hoop earringsBig Hair And, rock music awash with synthesizers. Something Howard Jones makes no apologies for. Because why? He dominated the charts then and continues to … Continue reading Concert Review: Howard Jones Transforms in Portland
