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They say you can never go back home again, well maybe sometimes you can. Alcatrazz recently released their album, Born Innocent. Their first full-length studio album in 34 years is faithful to their signature, 1980’s melodic hard-rock character. Founding members, Graham Bonnet (former vocalist with Rainbow and MSG), Jimmy Waldo-keyboards, and Gary Shea-bass, return, along […]
The moment the band broke into their first song for soundcheck, I knew it was going to be an outstanding show. LA-based Contemporary blues/rock, Dennis Jones Band, was at the legendary Coach House in San Juan Capistrano to perform a Livestream concert, presented by Alert the Globe. Dennis Jones has successfully been performing, writing and […]
Greg’s step-father. Flip Wilson. Two British documentarians. Surprise party. Robert Kardashian. Cue cards. An Assistant Director. “Screenplay” by Syd Field. Girl in the laundromat. Literary agent. Variety classified ad. Free option (with strings). David Jacobs. Staff writer gets the axe. A riddle? More like notches. That shaped the key. Which unlocked the door to my […]
Levi Blom, the talented and rising singer/songwriter from Butte, Montana, has released his newest EP, Shiftin’ Gears, a truly outstanding collection of songs which will leave listeners craving for more. Shiftin’ Gears is available through multiple retail outlets including the official Levi Blom website, www.leviblom.com, and can be found on several online digital platforms such as iTunes and Spotify. Raw energy […]
Social Distancing in mind I invited a single friend over, opened the door and, asked, “Where’s the booze? “Her Reply? “I don’t know.” I look over at the Tv, flashing on the screen, 11 minutes, and 35 seconds till the live stream begins. “I think we can make it, but if we miss the first […]
Sometimes when you find yourself at the end of your rope, that could very well be the perfect place to be. When you are at the end of your rope you have two choices. You can let go of that metaphorical safety line and give yourself no option but to push forward and let the […]
Hello out there!! Breaking news: There is a drive-in movie and 2 live drive-in concerts at the Westfield North County Mall in Escondido, Aug. 14-16, details below under the Center for the Arts. Some restrictions apply. More breaking news: SAN DIEGO BLUES FESTIVAL GOES VIRTUAL Sept. 12, the 10th annual AimLoan.com San Diego Blues Festival will […]
Would you pay $8.50 to see the Beatles perform? In the late summer of 1964 that was a lot of money for a boy not quite ten years old. It was all the money I had earned mowing lawns. I was saving to up to buy a Schwinn Stingray bicycle. You know, the cool Malibu […]
Needless to say, in 2020, we face new challenges. I’ll cut to the chase. Here are some ways the live performance industry is changing, and obstacles we may face going into 2021. Musicians have quickly adapted to live streaming, if they weren’t doing it already. In my case, I’d streamed casually over the past few […]