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John Waite - Anything Waite is the voice behind numerous hits by the Babys, When I See You Smile by Bad English and solo gems like Change and Missing You and now hes back on the scene with a brand new solo EP called Anything Read the full John Waite - Anything review

Bruce Cockburn Celebrates 50 Years with Hits Album and Tour Bruce Cockburn has reached a major milestone in his illustrious career and is celebrating the 50-year mark with a hits compilation and a North American tour Read the full Bruce Cockburn Celebrates 50 Years with Hits Album and Tour review

5 Star: Five Star - Ann Wilson - Fierce Bliss Ann Wilson has put out so much good music away from Heart that it is perhaps unfair to label Fierce Bliss as her strongest solo effort ever. Read the full Five Star - Ann Wilson - Fierce Bliss review

The String Cheese Incident - Into the Blue Its been half a decade since The String Cheese Incident has popped with new music so Into the Blue will be especially welcome, although at only four songs the effort will leave fans hungry for more. Read the full The String Cheese Incident - Into the Blue review

Caught In The Act: Journey And Toto Rock Chicago Rob Grabowski caught Toto and Journey In The Act during show at at the Allstate Arena on Monday, May 2, 2022, in Rosemont, Ill. Check out Robs great photos and Tom Antonsons review! Read the full Journey And Toto Rock Chicago review

Travel News, Trips and Tips: Tulsa's Big Music Year Tulsa, Oklahoma is about to become famous worldwide for something connected to an artist who is not from Tulsa. That artist is Bob Dylan Read the full Tulsa's Big Music Year review

Caught In The Act: Buddy Guy and Ronnie Baker Brooks Rob Grabowski caught Buddy Guy and Ronnie Baker Brooks In The Act during show at the Rialto Square Theatre on Saturday, Feb. 26, 2022, in Joliet, Ill. Read the full Buddy Guy and Ronnie Baker Brooks review

Mother's Day Gift Ideas Want to get mom a little something extra this Mothers Day? Here we suggest a few items that are guaranteed to bring her a big smile! Read the full Mother's Day Gift Ideas review

Still at Work: Men at Work's Colin Hay on Tour Behind New Solo Album Colin Hay, the frontman for Men at Work, is in the midst of a North American tour that continues through the middle of May in support of his new solo album Read the full Still at Work: Men at Work's Colin Hay on Tour Behind New Solo Album review

Caught In The Act: Candlebox Unplugged In Chicago Kevin Martin and Brian Quinn of Candlebox perform an acoustic show at City Winery on Monday, April 25th Read the full Candlebox Unplugged In Chicago review

Caravan of Pain: The True Story of the Tattoo the Earth Tour The story is told in such a way that the reader will have a ton of fun as Alderman reminisces and many of course will wish they had been there through it all. Read the full Caravan of Pain: The True Story of the Tattoo the Earth Tour review

Get To Know... THE DEV The Orlando Weekly, published in their home town, has named THE DEV Best Rock Act for 2022, an accolade they also took home in 2021. Read the full THE DEV review

Caught In The Act: Mike Campbell and The Dirty Knobs Rob Grabowski caught Mike Campbell and The Dirty Knobs In The Act during show at Park West on Wednesday, April 2, 2022, in Chicago. Check out Robs great photos! Read the full Mike Campbell and The Dirty Knobs review

Hot In The City: April and May Concerts Our look at the Arizona music scene delves into the upcoming concert calendar. Here are some were really looking forward to, and man are they good ones! Read the full April and May Concerts review

Live: Beth Hart Live In Phoenix Harts latest album is an homage to heavy rock legends Led Zeppelin and she began her show with a couple selections from A Tribute to Led Zeppelin Read the full Beth Hart Live In Phoenix review

Road Trip: Time to Go to Ireland! Whether you want to trace your Irish lineage, walk in the footsteps of beloved Irish rock band U2, see the rugged Cliffs of Moher, sing sea shanties in Galway or kiss the Blarney Stone, it's all there waiting for you. Read the full Time to Go to Ireland! Road Trip

Classics: 30 Years of 'Weird Al' Yankovic's Off the Deep End Off the Deep End is 30 years old. Its not the best Yankovic record. But really, the best Weird Al Yankovic record is whichever one was released closest to your 10th birthday Read the full Classics: 30 Years of 'Weird Al' Yankovic's Off the Deep End review

Caught In The Act: Jimmie Vaughan Rob Grabowski caught Jimmie Vaughan In The Act during show at the Des Plaines Theatre on Friday, March 25, 2022, in Des Plaines, Ill. Check out Robs great photos! Read the full Jimmie Vaughan review

Travel News, Trips and Tips: Products Edition Spring 2022 Were always on the hunt for items thatll make traveling a little bit easier and this time out our column looks at some cool things thatll add comfort to your travels. And as always, these items can be used at home too. Read the full Products Edition Spring 2022 review

Caught In The Act: Animals As Leaders Rob Grabowski caught Animals As Leaders In The Act during show at the House of Blues on Monday, April 4, 2022, in Chicago. Check out Robs great photos! Read the full Animals As Leaders review

Easter Gift Guide Soon the Easter Bunny will be making his rounds, bringing candy and other goodies to children the world over. Adults like Easter gifts too, and here we offer some ideas for things you might want to give a friend or family member Read the full Easter Gift Guide review

Sites and Sounds: Joe Bonamassa's Keeping the Blues Alive at Sea II After having to be postponed twice because of the pandemic, Joe Bonamassas Keeping the Blues Alive at Sea is set to once again rock the Mediterranean Sea. Read the full Joe Bonamassa's Keeping the Blues Alive at Sea II review

RockPile: Spotlight on Omnivore Records Part 2 We wrap up our tribute to Omnivore Records with a look at another great batch of releases including releases from The Rave-Ups, Steve Goodman, The Left Banke and Lizard Music Read the full Spotlight on Omnivore Records Part 2 review

Caught In The Act: The Darkness Live In Chicago Rob Grabowski caught The Darkness In The Act during show at the Park West on Wednesday, March 30, 2022, in Chicago. Check out Robs great photos and review! Read the full The Darkness Live In Chicago review

Sites and Sounds: Spring Festivals Springtime is here and that means it is time to take to the great outdoors and enjoy some live music! Here are our picks for some of the seasons most intriguing festivals. Read the full Spring Festivals review

Root 66: Hank Williams- MacKenzie Grant- Dan Ashley- Jimmy Carter Our spotlight on Americana music includes a listen to a long awaited release from MacKenzie Grant along with gospel artist Jimmy Carter, country music legend Hank Williams and Bay Area journeyman Dan Ashley. Read the full Hank Williams- MacKenzie Grant- Dan Ashley- Jimmy Carter review

Caught In The Act: Dirty Honey and Mammoth WVH's The Young Guns Tour In Chicago Chicagos House of Blues played host to The Young Guns Tour featuring co-headliners Dirty Honey and Mammoth WVH on March 16th. Read the full Dirty Honey and Mammoth WVH's The Young Guns Tour In Chicago review

Live from Celebrity Theatre: The Marshall Tucker Band For the first time in 20-years, seminal Southern rockers The Marshall Tucker Band came to Phoenix to perform in the city’s historic theater in the round, Celebrity Theatre Read the full The Marshall Tucker Band review

MorleyView: ProgJect's Michael Sadler (Saga) Morley speaks to Saga icon Michael Sadler about the new supergroup ProgJect that also features Jonathan Mover. Ryo Okumoto, Mike Keneally, and Matt Dorsey. Read the full ProgJect's Michael Sadler (Saga) MorleyView

RockPile: Spotlight on Omnivore Recordings, Part 1 We love Omnivore Recordings! The indie label has been around about a dozen years now, digging up and reissuing tasty and obscure releases that have long been unavailable Read the full Spotlight on Omnivore Recordings, Part 1 review

Live: Buddy Guy and Colin James Live in Arizona Metropolitan Phoenix was rocking the blues on March 16 as the legendary Chicago blues man Buddy Guy took the stage at the Chandler Center for the Arts along with opening act Colin James Read the full Buddy Guy and Colin James Live in Arizona review

Sites and Sounds: Welcome to Rockville 2022 It seems like it wasnt that long ago that Daytona Beach was rumbling with the sound of metal and hard rock music at the Welcome to Rockville festival Read the full Welcome to Rockville 2022 review

Caught In The Act: Daughtry, Black Stone Cherry and Lyell Live 2022 Chris Daughtry of Daughtry performs at the Rialto Square Theatre on Tuesday, March 8, 2022, in Joliet, Ill. Check out Tom Antonsons review and Rob Grabowskis photos! Read the full Daughtry, Black Stone Cherry and Lyell Live 2022 review

RockPile: St. Patrick's Day Edition For your St. Paddys Day listening pleasure, we recommend some new music either by Irish artists or others who have the St. Paddys Day spirit. Read the full St. Patrick's Day Edition review

MorleyView: Genevieve Racette Morley talks to Montreal-based singer-songwriter Genevieve Racette about her brand new album Satellite. Read the full Genevieve Racette MorleyView

Travel News, Trips and Tips: John Mellencamp, Kenny Rogers, More We explore fun activities involving John Mellencamp, Kenny Rogers, Nik Wallenda and Fox & Locke in Leipers Fork, TN Read the full John Mellencamp, Kenny Rogers, More review

Slash Week: Slash Caught In The Act In Chicago Rob Grabowski caught Slash featuring Myles Kennedy and The Conspirators In The Act during show at the Riviera Theatre on Wednesday, March 2, 2022, in Chicago, Ill. Read the full Slash Rocks Chicago review

Caught In The Act: Ghost Live In Chicago Rob Grabowski caught Ghost In The Act during show at the Allstate Arena on Friday, Feb. 18, 2022, in Rosemont, Ill. Check out Robs great photos! Read the full Ghost Live In Chicago review

Slash Week: Slash featuring Myles Kennedy and The Conspirators Rock Chicago Slash featuring Myles Kennedy and the Conspirators made a stop in the Windy City with the The River is Rising Tour Read the full Slash featuring Myles Kennedy and The Conspirators Rock Chicago review

International Women's Day 2022 For International Womens Day we honor the work of women of the musical arts. These are some of our favorite recent woman-made album releases. Read the full International Women's Day 2022 review

Slash Week: Slash feat. Myles Kennedy and The Conspirators - 4 This new album dubbed 4 from Slash featuring Myles Kennedy and the Conspirators is 10 tracks and 44 minutes of pure bliss not only for guitar lovers, but also for any rock n roll fan overall Read the full Slash feat. Myles Kennedy and The Conspirators - 4 review

Caught In The Act: Volbeat Rock Chicago Rob Grabowski caught Volbeat In The Act during show at the Allstate Arena on Friday, Feb. 18, 2022, in Rosemont, Ill.. Check out Robs great photos Read the full Volbeat Rock Chicago review

Scorpions – Rock Believer By now Scorpions fans know what the band sounds like and they never stray too far from their signature sounds, thats why the band continues to rack up rock believers of all ages. Read the full Scorpions – Rock Believer review

Sites and Sounds: Boca de Oro Festival The 6th annual Boca de Oro festival celebrating literary, visual and performing arts and culture is once again set to take place in Santa Ana, California Read the full Boca de Oro Festival review

The Blues: Mike Zito- Eric Gales- Ricci/Krown- Sam Moss For this installment of The Blues, Kevin Wierzbicki tells us about new releases from Mike Zito, Eric Gales, Ricci/Krown and Sam Moss Read the full Mike Zito- Eric Gales- Ricci/Krown- Sam Moss review

Hot In The City: Jake Owen, Rick Wakeman, Chicago, More To Rock AZ Heres a look at some of the concerts coming to Arizona that are presented by the celebrated promoter Danny Zelisko Presents. Read the full Jake Owen, Rick Wakeman, Chicago, More To Rock AZ review

Live: Allman Family Revival Organized by his son Devon Allman several years ago, the annual Allman Family Revival shows honor the memory of Gregg and his music with performances of his material, both solo and with the Allman Brothers Read the full Allman Family Revival review

Caught In The Act: Eddie Vedder Live In Chicago Rob Grabowski and Tom Antonson caught Pearl Jam frontman Eddie Vedder In The Act during show at Auditorium Theatre on Thursday, Feb. 9, 2022, in Chicago. Check out Toms review and Robs photos Read the full Eddie Vedder Live In Chicago review

Caught In The Act: Sheila E and The E-Train Live in Chicago Rob Grabowski and Jamie Ludwig caught Sheila E. and The E-Train In The Act during show at the City Winery in Chicago on February 5, 2022. Check out Jamies review and Robs photos! Read the full Sheila E and The E-Train Live in Chicago review

Beth Hart - A Tribute to Led Zeppelin Blues rocker Beth Hart, a frequent collaborator with Joe Bonamassa, takes on the heaviest blues rockers of all time, Led Zeppelin Read the full Beth Hart - A Tribute to Led Zeppelin review

Travel News, Trips and Tips: Vilnius Counting Down to 700th Birthday Vilnius, the capital city of Lithuania, will be turning 700-years-old on January 25, 2023. The celebration of the momentous occasion has already begun Read the full Vilnius Counting Down to 700th Birthday review

Rock Reads: Dale Bozzio's Life Is So Strange Heres the life story so far of Dale Bozzio (born Dale Consalvi) the frontwoman of Missing Persons. And oh what a story it is! Read the full Rock Reads: Dale Bozzio's Life Is So Strange review

Passport: Small Island Big Song - Our Island Small Island Big Song is a collective of musicians from various islands of the Pacific and Indian oceans, places as disparate as Mauritius, Taiwan, Hawaii, New Zealand, Borneo, Tahiti and others. Read the full Small Island Big Song - Our Island review

Lochness Monster - Working for a Future Loch Ness Monster, that mythical (some say) sea creature, is said to be from Scotland. However, this Lochness Monster, the band, is from Miami, Florida Read the full Lochness Monster - Working for a Future review

Spencer Elliott - SE3 Its rare to find instrumental albums with so many pieces that sound so much like actual songs (albeit, without lyrics and vocals). SE3 is just such a rare bird Read the full Spencer Elliott - SE3 review

Hot In The City: Allman Family Revival- Bruce Dickinson- Buddy Guy- More This time out our spotlight on the Arizona music scene looks at some of the exciting concerts coming to the Phoenix area Read the full Allman Family Revival- Bruce Dickinson- Buddy Guy- More review

Saxon - Carpe Diem Carpe diem of course means seize the day and thats something that British metal band Saxon knows quite a bit about Read the full Saxon - Carpe Diem review

Root 66: The Whitmore Sisters - Ghost Stories Music is charming country and Americana but clearly the star instruments here are the voices of the sisters. Read the full The Whitmore Sisters - Ghost Stories review

Sites and Sounds: Kraken Music Fest You might know that a kraken is a mythical sea monster but it is also one monster of a music festival thats coming to the Orlando Read the full Kraken Music Fest review

Live: Paris Chansons Live In Phoenix A magical evening of French music played out in Phoenix on Saturday, January 26 as the seven-piece band Paris Chansons transformed the music theater at the Musical Instrument Museum (MIM) into a lively Parisian music hall Read the full Paris Chansons Live In Phoenix review

Caught In The Act: Samantha Fish Live In IL Rob Grabowski caught Samantha Fish In The Act during show at the Piazza on Thursday, Jan. 13, 2022, in Aurora, Ill. Check out Robs great photos! Read the full Samantha Fish Live In IL review

Road Trip: Daytona Beach - Beyond the Sand, Part 1 In honor of January 25, 2022 being National Plan for Vacation Day this edition of Road Trip features one of America's prime vacation destinations, Daytona Beach Read the full Daytona Beach - Beyond the Sand, Part 1 Road Trip

MorleyView: Blue Oyster Cult Legend Albert Bouchard Morley recently spoke to Blue Oyster Cult legend Albert Bouchard about his latest release, "Imaginos: Bombs Over Germany", and a host of other topics. Read the full interview

NRBQ - Dragnet Theres a dragnet out! The authorities are looking for NRBQ who are accused of twangin and sangin and otherwise perpetrating instances of unmitigated fun. Read the full NRBQ - Dragnet review

The Blues: Ladies Edition -Joanne Shaw Taylor, Sue Foley and more Kevin Wierzbicki takes a listen to new released from rockin ladies like Joanne Shaw Taylor, Sue Foley, Patti Parks and more for this new installment of Get The Blues Read the full Ladies Edition -Joanne Shaw Taylor, Sue Foley and more review

Get To Know... Get to Know: Loveland Duren Explain 'The Memphis Thing' While acts like Elvis Presley and B.B. King may have put Memphis on the musical map, it is artists like Loveland and Duren who keep the fire burning. Read the full Get to Know: Loveland Duren Explain 'The Memphis Thing' review

Caught In The Act: Nita Strauss Live In Chicago Rob Grabowski caught Nita Strauss In The Act during show at Reggie's on Dec. 15, 2021 in Chicago, Ill. Check out Robs great photos! Read the full Nita Strauss Live In Chicago review

Caught In The Act: Bret Michaels' Christmas Show Rob Grabowski caught Bret Michaels In The Act during the Poison frontmans Christmas Party To Chicago last month. Check out Robs great photos and a review by Tom Antonson Read the full Bret Michaels' Christmas Show review

MorleyView: Sordal For my money, you can't get a better songwriter than Stein Roger Sordal. This Norway native is always honing his craft, dividing his time between prog-metal giants Green Carnation and his own solo material Read the full Sordal MorleyView

Legends Play the Beatles While this compilation of Beatles covers is new, the recordings themselves are not. Read the full Legends Play the Beatles review

Travis - The Invisible Band (Deluxe Edition) Scottish band Travis have released a newly remastered version of catalog favorite The Invisible Band in conjunction with 2021 being the 20th anniversary Read the full Travis - The Invisible Band (Deluxe Edition) review

Jon Stancer - In Light Of Singer/songwriter Stancer has a very gentle, calm style of singing but he tackles some pretty heavy topics on this six-song EP. Read the full Jon Stancer - In Light Of review

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