Author’s Note: I used to write baseball articles for a now defunct website and I was given the opportunity to interview Kevin Cronin, singer for REO Speedwagon about the band opening the Tampa Bay Rays summer concert series in 2011. … Continue reading Flashback: My Interview with Kevin Cronin of REO Speedwagon
If 2020 proved difficult for established bands to keep the music alive, just consider the difficulty for a new band just starting to make some noise but yet without an album. Waking Bear, an indie rock band hailing from Olympia, … Continue reading Indie Rockers Waking Bear Not Hibernating for 2021
Neil Peart died. Thus for many, 2020 was already a year to forget less than two weeks in when on January 10 the announcement of Peart’s death three days earlier trickled out. It left a nation of Rush fans stunned. … Continue reading 2020: A Year in Music Review
Attending a concert often imparts an unimaginable impact on your senses leaving you in awe for days. It’s why we go! This was the norm until the coronavirus put a pause on live events and ended touring. After March, all … Continue reading How To Enjoy Watching Livestream Concerts
In many respects, it feels like years ago, but in March the country was shut down, because of the coronavirus pandemic, suspending one of the most vibrant economies in recent memory and ceasing everyday life overnight. All businesses were affected. … Continue reading Economic Impact of Coronavirus – Concerts Canceled
One primary reason this blog exists, died today. For the few who regularly read my posts you don’t know Bob Ziebell, nor would you. He’s not a musician, but he was an artist. Bob Ziebell was my editor at the Orange County Register and, if not for him, I can safely say I never would have turned a book I began in college into a writing career. He was kind and gentle. Grandfatherly. I once told him he was the Dan Marino of newspaper editors. I had no idea what I was doing as a writer much less a journalist … Continue reading Missing Bob Ziebell
When I heard that he was gone,I felt a shadow cross my heart… In the last nine months, I lost my dog suddenly to cancer, a got daily updates from my childhood best friend as his mom slowly died from … Continue reading Saying A Farewell to Our Kings
Suddenly … you were gone … from all the lives you left your mark upon. Sadly, today was inevitable. I did not know him personally nor did I ever meet him. However, outside my parents and brother I have known … Continue reading Missing Neil Peart
You can’t miss Black Suit Devil. Not so much because of the name – sure it’s memorable. Or how founding and sole member Andy Du Rego looks. Long black coat. Long dark beard. He certainly stands out. But once his … Continue reading Q&A with Black Suit Devil
Gin Blossoms broke into the music scene in 1993 with their hit songs “Hey Jealousy” and “Found Out About You” which helped close the grunge rock movement that started earlier in the decade. In retrospect, Gin Blossoms, along with others, … Continue reading Q&A with Scott Hessel – Drummer for Gin Blossoms
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