Artists & Events Covered by BackStage360
Los Angeles based, Mindi Abair and the Boneshakers, releases their first studio album, “The EastWest Sessions”, on September 15, 2017, and its everything a rock/blues album should be…and more! Multi-award winning, saxophonist, Mindi Abair, is a powerhouse of an artist in her own right but when she decided to enlist the talents of The Boneshakers, […]
Opening tonight’s show at Mattress Firm Amphitheatre in Chula Vista was the Menzingers, who are an American punk rock band from Scranton, Pennsylvania, that formed in 2006. The band consists of Greg Barnett (vocals, guitar), Tom May (vocals, guitar), Eric Keen (bass) and Joe Godino (drums). To date, the band has released five studio albums, […]
Andrew and Michele Melnyk came to know of the multi-talented, Ron Artis II through their son, Michael, who is an accomplished musician in his own right. They tracked Ron down via the internet, and invited him and his family into their home for a private concert and birthday celebration. Their guests were treated to a […]
I’m not trying to sound pretentious in any way; however, only a few albums that I review actually end up in my personal playlist. Wayland’s Rinse & Repeat is one of those few. I’ve been listening to this album for nearly two months now, and it’s become a personal favorite. It feels like Arena/AOR rock […]
New York based, Americana troubadours, JD & the Straight Shot, released their sixth studio album on September 15, 2017, and it is pure joy! “Good Luck and Good Night”, is an all acoustic album filled with track after track of beautifully arranged blues ballads, spiritual and inspirational stories of redemption and celebration of the American […]
On the first day of KAABOO the iconic Dave Mason from Traffic hit the stage to a mostly older audience that remembers this great artist from back in their day. Opening with songs like “ONLY YOU KNOW AND I KNOW” FOLLOWED UP BY “MR. FANTASY”, “LOW SPARK OF HIGH HEEL BOYS” and continued with hit after […]
At best I am a casual fan of Ben Harper, that is, I know of him and have enjoyed what I’ve heard, but by no means have I ever sought out his music. Sitting in the 2nd row of the historic Uptown Theater in Kansas City, in a seat left vacant when my friend’s girlfriend […]
When camp meets rock and roll enter the TUBES. When they hit the stage at this years KAABOO FESTIVAL the crowd that was there knew exactly what to expect. The crowd, mostly of an older audience, were prepared for the onslaught of old fashion rock and roll with all the pomp and circumstances that the […]
Peter Frampton and Steve Miller rolled into Costa Mesa’s Pacific Amphitheatre on Wednesday night and gave us all a lesson on how to deliver a “No Holds Barred” rock and roll/blues show that delighted their SoCal fans. What an awesome show it was. This review will concentrate on the Peter Frampton Performance that night but […]