Category: Concerts

FILTER AND JULIEN-K AT THE ROXY 8/14/2012 I thought it was a good idea to get my pre-SSMF groove on, considering I probably can’t even attend the event this weekend.    And I was going to go to Vegas to see Julien-K, so this saves me a trip… I missed Filter last year when I opted… Continue reading FILTER AND JULIEN-K KILLER WEEK-DAY SHOW AT THE ROXY 8/14/2012

Originally posted on California Rock News 2012 Concerts:
    This show was pretty impressive.  I’m not familiar with his solo material, but it sounded really good.   His singing was pretty unreal- he hit some great high notes throughout the set.      He played a few solo tunes before breaking out with “Rainbow In The Dark”.   It…

  John 5 and Steve Harris Don, Eddie, Jim, Steve Harris, John 5 Sammy Hagar: Sammy Hagar, John 5 and Raf: That’s a bottle of Insania up there: Heavy metal chandelier: Metal DJ Will: Rock-N-Roll Industries

Originally posted on California Rock News 2012 Concerts:
  Barenaked Ladies Blues Traveler Cracker Big Head Todd and The Monsters What a horrible name for a tour package.   It’s almost so bad, it’s good.  And all of the bands have pretty goofy names as well.   I debated whether or not to go just based on the…

Originally posted on California Rock News 2012 Concerts:
What a killer combo this show was.   Phil X is a guitar genius and there usually isn’t a better way to spend a Monday night than with Steel Panther in Hollywood.  I finally caught Phil last month at The Whisky and his show was incredible- I bought some…

Originally posted on California Rock News 2012 Concerts:
Ringo Starr and His All Starr Band Rocked The Greek Theatre Los Angeles, CA 7/21/2012 It’s pretty much documented that the Greek is the best small outdoor amphitheater in America. Over the last 20+ years. I’ve seen some incredible shows in this fine theater. I hadn’t had a…

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ASIA FEATURING JOHN PAYNE 7/15/2012 WARNER PARK WOODLAND HILLS Like Great White and LA Guns, there are currently two versions of Asia.    Casual fans get confused about situations like these. I was a huge Asia fan in the early 80s.  They were my favorite band in 6th grade. …

I thought Howard Jones was kind of lame when I was a kid, but because there were only 10 videos in rotation on MTV at a time, I got to know his songs very well.   When I got a little older, I realized his music was really cool and I’ve been a fan of his… Continue reading HOWARD JONES THE CANYON CLUB June 13, 2012

Guitar- Top 20 John Petrucci Tommy Emmanuel Tony MacAlpine Allan Holdsworth Jamie Kime Satchel/ Russ Parrish Benjamin Woods Luis Villegas Doug Aldrich Phil X ERic Sardinas Vivian Campbell Paco de Lucia Steve Morse Vernon Reid Brad Gillis Joel Hoekstra Dan Sistos Joe Satriani Marc Bonilla Rafael Moreira FAVORITES THIS YEAR- John Petrucci, Tommy Emmanuel and… Continue reading MY FAVORITE LIVE MUSICIANS OF 2012 CONCERTS (SO FAR… MID-JULY)