My wish to hear a Savatage tune (or two) was finally granted on Trans-Siberian Orchestra’s ‘Beethoven’s Last Night’ tour.

In Cooperstown, N.Y.: First of all, it was cold. I myself kinda liked the spate of very, very early fall weather we were having in the northeast, but having to sit on a metal bleacher for over three hours with the temps hovering in the 50s … You May AlsoRead More

Adrian Belew had never been more on top of his game and – solo, at least – had never had a more energetic band back him.

At Hirsch Memorial Coliseum, Shreveport, Louisiana: I was 15 and the concert experience was pretty new to me when my aunt pointed her Mustang down I-20 toward Shreveport with her best friend and her nephew (that would be me) in tow. You May Also Like: No related posts.

In Boston After experiencing the first two minutes of this Pat Metheny Group concert, there was no doubt that Boston-area fans just plain love the man. You May Also Like: Pat Metheny, May 16, 2019: Shows I’ll Never Forget Pat Metheny, “You Are” from ‘From This Place’ (2019): One TrackRead More

Frank Sinatra would have been 97 last Monday. His mystery still lingers with me, as does the memory of a concert — one of Sinatra’s last — when he recaptured all of that complexity. You May Also Like: Frank Sinatra’s ‘Lite-Up Time’ Shows Were the Last of Their Kind

For many Southern-born Americans, Memorial Day weekend is a coming out party for the upcoming season — an un-official first day of summer, if you will. You May Also Like: Whisperin’ Bill Anderson, April 28, 2018: Shows I’ll Never Forget LCD Soundsystem, Aug. 5, 2016: Shows I’ll Never Forget

At the El Rey Theater, Los Angeles I don’t get to see concerts like I used to. Back in college, it seemed like I saw something every couple of weeks. You May Also Like: Alice Cooper, Oct. 28, 2016: Shows I’ll Never Forget The Everly Brothers, Oct. 30, 1998: ShowsRead More

In Boston OK, lemme get this part out of the way: I was really, really excited to see the name “Gillian Welch” on the FleetBoston Pavilion marquee. You May Also Like: How Norah Jones Examined a Deep Hurt on ‘… Little Broken Hearts’ Norah Jones – ‘Pick Me Up OffRead More

To those Bruce Springsteen fans who decided to sit out this tour: You had no idea what you passed up.