Blink-182 Live At Mystic Lake Ampitheater Prior Lake, MN USA Review by Andy Olson Photos by Jeff Mozey

All The Pop Punk Things! One of the premier pop punk bands has made their return to the land of over 10,000 lakes. Grammy nominated Blink-182 was here to show off some new tunes and classic songs for all the fans in attendance. Fortunately, it had stopped raining right before the gates opened to the […]

Double Vision Foreigner Experience Seeing Double @ The Bomb Factory Concert Review

Shane Zeher – Lead Vocals Russ D. Contreras – Guitar Dan Nelson – Keyboards James Young – Bass Jason Greene – Drums There was nothing foreign about it! Talk about an opening act that showed up to “win the race.” The stage performance provided by Shane Zeher was an energy that would make having those […]

Killer Queen Is The Bomb Concert Review

(KILLER QUEEN) – UK’S Premiere Tribute to Rock and Roll’s most brilliant leading front man, (FREDDIE MERCURY) and (QUEEN). (PATRICK MYERS) portrayed as (MERCURY) pays an empathetic tribute to the late pop icon. Not to sound cliché, sent shivers down your spine as he plays the piano in the spotlight none other than “Bohemian Rhapsody.” […]

Ted Nugent Rockin’ America Again Concert Review

Freedom isn’t free! A Rock & Roll Show That Had Some On One Knee, Guitar Pitch Clear, Crisp, and Clean I Was Hearing Tones I had never heard before, filling The Room. Backed By A Full Size American Flag, The Red, The White, and The Blue This Three-Piece Rock Show Was None Other than Patriotic […]

Concert Review: Gino Vannelli Date: January 24, 2013 Venue: Variety Playhouse City: Atlanta, GA

After 28 years of hearing my father praise Canadian singer Gino Vannelli as one of the greatest musicians of all time, I was starting to think this man was a myth. Sure I’d heard his music, I’d stared at his hair in pictures, and I’d grown up hearing stories about the soulful singer. His absence […]

Madonna June 12, 2012 Olympic Stadium Rome, Italy

The best thing that ever happened to Madonna was the emergence of Lady Gaga as the “it girl” of pop music the past couple of years. With her status as a role model, trailblazer and fashion icon severely threatened, it was time for the Material Girl to reinvent herself. First point of attack was a […]

Idina Menzel Fair Park Music Hall Dallas, TX June 13, 2012

While the storm clouds were gathering outside the Fair Park Music Hall in Dallas, Texas, a perfect evening was forming inside under a bright star – a television and Broadway star that is – named Idina Menzel. Read more » By Joel Weisberg

The Stone Roses Heineken Music Hall Heineken, Amsterdam June 12, 2012

For the past six years, since I’ve moved from Manchester, England to Amsterdam, it truly has become my home away from home. Last night, I was reminded of what I left behind when my home town’s finest, the mercurial Stone Roses, performed at the Heineken Music Hall. The recently reunited band is warming up on […]

Van Halen American Airlines Center Dallas, TX June 20, 2012

Walking back to the car following Van Halen’s performance at the American Airlines Center in Dallas, I was reminded of an analogy made by VH fan Henry Rollins, the former lead singer of Black Flag and the Rollins Band on his recent decision to stop performing music. To paraphrase, he said, “If you had a […]

Concert Review – Snow Patrol Date: May 16, 2012 Venue: South Side Music Hall City: Dallas, TX

It was a step down from previous appearances in Dallas, but the results were still the same. A sold-out crowd gathered within the close confines of the South Side Music Hall to pay homage to Northern Ireland’s favorite export, Snow Patrol. Though the band is playing in smaller venues these days, their show is still […]