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
2018 marked a decline in the number of concerts attended from last year’s 20. Just 15 (still enough) with 18 bands seen, Metallica the only repeat. Like all years, I saw an array of styles ranging from folk to heavy … Continue reading Top 10 Concerts of 2018
The ultimate concert experience not only features a great band along with great sound but the venue plays a part in the overall success and enjoyment of the evening. Sure, professional musicians playing their best can certainly make up for … Continue reading Best Concert Venues
One way to upgrade your catalog of songs is simply to strip them down to just vocals and your first love. Howard Jones, singer and songwriter of so many 80s hits that sometimes also sound so 80s, launched a thoroughly original idea into his Solo – The Songs And The Stories tour that features just him and the instrument he first started on – the piano. That’s it. No band, no guitars, drums or the ever present synths in all those popular favorites. Granted it wasn’t an actual piano, a keyboard selected to piano which worked just fine as Jones … Continue reading Concert Review: Songs, Stories and Some Soul on the Howard Jones Solo Tour
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