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End Of An Era: 10th (And Final) California Beer Festival Returns to Ventura

End Of An Era: 10th (And Final) California Beer Festival Returns to Ventura

CBF Has shaken things up for the Grand Finale, in the spirit of great memories, this year’s theme is Throwback! Saturday Boots & Brews Country Music Festival Kicks off the weekend with some country favorites, featuring a star-studded country music lineup of Montgomery Gentry, Deana Carter, Sundance Head (Season 11 winner on ‘The Voice’), Arnie Newman […]

Dynazty – Firesign

Dynazty – Firesign

If you consider who is on the list of “Pioneering Bands of Hard Sounds”, you can’t help but wonder what the Scandinavians put into the water as musicians from the north of Europe occupy two thirds of this ranking. DYNAZTY from Stockholm are no exception. DYNAZTY was formed in early 2008 by guitarists Love Magnusson and Mikael Laver […]

Alice Cooper – A Paranormal Evening

Alice Cooper – A Paranormal Evening

Alice Cooper returned to Temecula in a spectacular show at Pechanga Resort and Casino. We were on hand for “A Paranormal Evening with Alice Cooper” at Pechanga’s very intimate twelve hundred seat theater. An Alice Cooper show is much more than just an awesome rock concert; it’s a fantastic theatrical show as well. He still […]

Aerosmith Is Coming! The Legendary Rock Band Announces Las Vegas Residency “AEROSMITH: DEUCES ARE WILD”

Aerosmith Is Coming! The Legendary Rock Band Announces Las Vegas Residency “AEROSMITH: DEUCES ARE WILD”

America’s all-time top-selling rock ‘n’ roll band, Aerosmith, is bringing the heat to the Las Vegas Strip with their headlining residency, AEROSMITH: DEUCES ARE WILD. Shows begin Saturday, April 6, 2019 at Park Theater at the new Park MGM resort. Aerosmith’s Las Vegas residency, promoted by Live Nation and MGM Resorts International, will bring you face to face with America’s Greatest Rock ‘N’ Roll band in […]

Johnny Mathis Helps Bring “High Hopes” To Brain Injury Program

Johnny Mathis Helps Bring “High Hopes” To Brain Injury Program

Driving into Newport Beach is somewhat confusing to the senses. You exit the freeway onto a six lane road that looks like it was designed by the Disney imagineers of Tomorrow Land.  Everything is clean, every business entrance is spacious and inviting, and the driveway up to the Hyatt Regency Newport Beach could double as […]

Brainstorm – Midnight Ghost

Brainstorm – Midnight Ghost

The chain of circumstantial evidence is long and speaks for itself: Brainstorm’s new album, Midnight Ghost, is a veritable milestone. There are plenty of reasons for this, starting with the initial compilation of ideas through the meticulous development of the song arrangements and concentrated production at Sebastian ‘Seeb’ Levermann’s (Orden Ogan) Greenman Studios to the […]

Enuff Z’Nuff – Diamond Boy

Enuff Z’Nuff – Diamond Boy

Enuff Z’Nuff formed in 1984, out of the mean streets of Blue Island, Illinois.  The roads they have traveled have been long and not without their fair share of pebbles, rocks and boulders. They have the tenacity that kept them driving forward through it all.  Most notably right from the starting line as their record […]

2019 Dates Announced For Mariah Carey “The Butterfly Returns”

2019 Dates Announced For Mariah Carey “The Butterfly Returns”

As she returns to the Las Vegas stage this Friday for her headlining residency, Mariah Carey, the iconic chanteuse and best-selling female artist of all time with over 200 million records sold, has announced five new dates from Feb. 13 through Feb. 21, 2019 for “The Butterfly Returns” at The Colosseum at Caesars Palace. Social: .@MariahCarey announces 5 dates in 2019 for #Vegas residency #TheButterflyReturns […]

Godsmack – When Legends Rise

Godsmack – When Legends Rise

The day was hot and humid but it didn’t really matter due to the fact that I was going to see Godsmack and Shinedown, two of my favorite bands.  This review will concentrate on Godsmack’s performance.  Look for Shinedown’s review also in this Issue.  The drive to the Oklahoma City Amphitheater was smooth and without […]