Richie Kotzen is quite the talented musician. He recently released his 21st studio album, Salting Earth, on April 14th and is the only musician on the project, besides Julia Lage adding background vocals to “Make It Easy.” Kotzen really offers a…
Raw. Passion. Soulful. Bluesy. Real Country. All of these things identify Chris Stapleton’s sophomore effort, From A Room, Volume 1. Released exactly two years to the date of his debut Traveller on May 5th, the nine song project is the first of two…
It takes a virtuosic musician to be able to play prog rock, and the five core members, and 33 others playing with the Neal Morse Band at Morsefest 2015, show just how talented (and rehearsed) one must be to play this style of…
Joel performed his 40th residency show on Good Friday, his 86th career performance at The World’s Most Famous Arena. The depth of Billy Joel’s catalogue was on display during his 40th consecutive residency show at Madison Square Garden last night (Friday,…
Don McLean is an American treasure. There’s no two ways around it. Last night (Thurs, April 6th) at the B.B. King Blues Club & Grill, he showed the crowd why. Or rather, the crowd showed him why his music has…
After a six year break, American Idol Season 2 contestant Josh Gracin is back with an uplifting EP, and it’s quite good. Nothin’ Like Us, Part One was released in February and features six songs that represent the new direction he has taken.…
Huey Lewis and the News rocked the crowd at St. George Theater Sunday, February 26th. It was their first concert on Staten Island. Taking the stage around 7:40 pm, the band played for roughly 90 minutes. The evening was jam-packed evening…
Reba McEntire has accomplished a lot during her 40+ year career. One thing she’s never done is a gospel album, until now. It’s something she’s always wanted to do, but never has despite recording songs before, like “Sky Full Of…
LeAnn Rimes has built her kingdom with Remnants. Country with soul, soul with rock, and beautiful ballads are all contained within this album. The consistency of love is the theme here, and can be perhaps overdone at times. But, the…
Brad Paisley is quite the showman. In his first live concert DVD, Life Amplified World Tour: Live From WVU, Paisley pleases the West Virginia University crowd. Shot with 20 cameras in front of over 20,000 people on the WVU campus, the…
Although her last album, the concept project ARTPOP, didn’t exactly wow diehards, one of the exceptions being The Music Universe, Joanne takes another turn musically for Lady Gaga. Always known for her hi-tech pop sounding tunes that always had a…
Los Angeles has a rich history of rock and roll. Inside Metal: Pioneers of L.A. Hard Rock and Metal delivers candid interviews with some icons of rock that give fans a more in depth look at the scene. The two volume title includes interviews with Lars Ulrich (Metallica),…