Third-Eye-Blind brought their famous groove-rock out of the 90’s to San Diego’s KAABOO in a way that made it sound fresh and extremely relevant. The band, forming in the early 90’s during that awesome…JUST AWESOME…time when Alternative-Rock was smashing the airwaves across America, was in tip-top shape, showing the passion that must’ve brought them together […]
I saw Sugar Ray in their heyday, back when 14:59 made fun of the claim that their 15 minutes was over, and Mark McGrath was as crazy on stage now as he was then. One of the earlier acts on the Grandview Stage at KAABOO, his Friday show saw a surprisingly large crowd for the […]
Many of my friends have accounts of their festival experiences with me and there always seems to be a standout group that just blows them away. Shovels & Rope was that band for me…hands down. But, you can’t really call them a band since there are only two of them, even though they sure sound […]
It’s been about a year since Jack Johnson played Farm Aid 2015, and that was the last time he stepped foot on an American stage until now…and if ever there was a stage designed for the likes of Jack Johnson, it is the San Diego exclusive…KAABOO Del Mar and one of the largest stages in […]
I came to KAABOO early on Saturday, day two of the non-festival mixperience, just to see this guy…Bryce Fox. The Indiana transplant to Los Angeles had some buzz around him leading up to his first festival performance and, spoiler alert…he killed it with a bittersweet moment on stage. The mid-westerner moved here to follow his […]
It’s been over 20 years since Axl, Slash, and Duff set foot on a stage together, and they proved their doubters wrong. Some would call it two decades in the making, but the reality of it is that, to the fans, Guns N’ Roses reunion is one MONTHS in the making! This tour seemed destined […]
For every incredible guitarist you know of, there are dozens (if not more) that are at least as good, if not better, that you haven’t heard of. That is, of course, unless you’ve heard of Sonny Landreth. I never knew this name before this year, and now I will never forget it. Sonny was the […]
Funk-rock musician Dan Reed steps out of his comfort-zone and hits the curve ball with ‘Fight Another Day.’ The Dan Reed Network (1) has been around since the 1980’s, hailing from the smooth-jazz style #1 hit “Steal Me”, but that might feel like eons ago compared to the hard rocking track “Divided” opening their 2016 return […]
Canadian Rocker Harry Hess has teamed up again with famed Swedish producer Daniel Flores in the sophomore album out from the band rock band First Signal . The follow up album to the successful first release underscores the Melodic Rock that First Signal is known for, with a return to Harry’s Hard Rock roots in a few […]
There is a very famous speech called “The Man In The Arena” by Theodore Roosevelt that is extremely inspirational and has been used by many a man (and woman) as strength and hope for overcoming challenges. One musician, and his children, saw this as a means to change the way their life around for the […]