Live shows returned (mostly) unbounded in 2022 leaving the coronavirus blues behind and by spring it seemed like nothing ever happened. Attending concerts, I think, has gotten a bit old. Certainly the violence that continues to plague Portland weighs heavily … Continue reading Best Concerts of 2022
That was damn good. A sentiment a fan said in the elevator after the show and one I wholly concur. Actually, Kansas rocked. Kansas – the band from Topeka, Kansas – played to a near sold-out crowd of 1,500 on … Continue reading Concert Review: Kansas Carries On 50 years Later
So much for concerts. Last year, I indicated a desire to review more albums in my post “Top 10 Albums Reviewed in 2019” which covered those released in 2019 and older records. That’s how few albums I generally reviewed during … Continue reading Top 10 Best Albums of 2020
Mere days away from seeing Kansas for the first time… …and the country shuts down because of coronavirus. Dang. The show was postponed until after Thanksgiving then postponed again to 2021. Kansas might just get a boost from all this … Continue reading Album Review: Kansas – The Absence of Presence
I don’t review albums all that much, something I’d like to reverse in the future since it costs far less than attending concerts and theoretically I can post more often. Unfortunately, I don’t have the writing aptitude to regularly review … Continue reading Top 10 Albums Reviewed for 2019
In past years, I’ve found the joy of looking through the dust bins of music history at independent record stores but especially antique malls where occasionally you find a solid record collection to browse through. I usually don’t find anything … Continue reading Album Review: Kansas – Point of No Return
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