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K-EARTH 101’s “Totally 80’s Live” & FKOA and Bobby Dee Presents “Your Real Life Playlist” feat. Boy George, Adam Ant, The Bangles and More at Honda Center on January 26th

January 5, 2018 by Jason DeBord

K-EARTH 101’s “Totally 80’s Live” and FKOA and Bobby Dee Presents “Your Real Life Playlist” will be happening at Honda Center on Friday, January 26th in Anaheim.  The show will feature live performances from Boy George, Adam Ant, The Bangles, Violent Femmes, Salt-N-Pepa, The Romantics, Tone Loc, A Flock of Seagulls, Grandmaster Flash and The Furious Five, Dramarama, Sugarhill Gang, and Nick Heyward of Haircut One Hundred, and it will all be hosted by Richard Blade.  [Read more…]

Filed Under: "On Tour" Dates & Announcements, Adam Ant, Boy George, Dramarama, Flock of Seagulls, Grandmaster Flash and The Furious Five, Nick Heyward of Haircut One Hundred, Salt-N-Pepa, Sugarhill Gang, The Bangles, The Romantics, Tone Loc, Violent Femmes Tagged With: 2018, 80's weekend #5, 80s, 90s, a flock of seagulls, adam ant, anaheim, axs, Bobby Dee Presents, boy george, Concert, dramarama, FKOA Presents, Grandmaster Flash and The Furious Five, honda center, information, K-EARTH, K-EARTH 101, KEARTH, live, location, Los Angeles, microsoft theater, Nick Heyward of Haircut 100, orange county, preview, richard blade, Romantics (The Romantics), Salt-N-Pepa, Sugarhill Gang, The Bangles, ticketmaster, tickets, Tone Loc, tour, violent femmes

Pet Shop Boys “Electric Tour 2013” at Copley Symphony Hall | San Diego, California | 10/8/2013 (Concert Review)

October 9, 2013 by Jason DeBord 8 Comments

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I had really high expectations for this, the latest Pet Shop Boys tour… yet somehow, as I sit down to write my thoughts about their show in San Diego at the Copely Symphony Hall last night, I am left a bit speechless… Not because I have nothing to say about it, but because I have this swirling flood of thoughts in my mind, and can’t seem to form a coherent approach to the whole thing. Maybe it was the overpowering strobe lights that disrupted the circuitry in my brain. Maybe it’s because they put on one of the most brilliant shows of the year.  The cover of the tour program reads, “TURN IT ON”.  Not a mere concert, it was a full blown, avant-garde stage production of the highest order, with credit also due to Stuart Price with his music production and programming, Creative Director/Designer Es Devlin and Stage Director/Choreographer Lynne Page, the two colorful dancers (Merry Holden and Tom Herron) with their interesting costumes and stage presence, and many others behind the scenes. Just when you expect that they should have peaked by now, they keep blazing new paths in music and life. Real artists, they create new work (in the studio and on stage) with a palette featuring colors all their own. They obviously put a lot of thought into not just sharing their music (old and new, hits and deep cuts), but creating a captivating and memorable experience. Though the visuals were mind blowing, the arrangements were amazing, Neil’s voice sounded better than ever, and the sound quality within the venue was superb.

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Filed Under: Concert Reviews, Copley Symphony Hall, Live Nation, Live Rock Music, News, & Events, Meet & Greet / Meet The Artist, Pet Shop Boys, San Diego California Tagged With: 2013, 80s, alternative, axis, British, chris low, chris lowe, Concert, Concert Review, copley symphony hall, dance, electric, electric tour, electric tour 2013, electronic, english, go west, house, live, meet and greet, neil tennant, new wave, north america, october 8, pet shop boys, petheads, premium, psb, richard blade, san diego, seats, set list, setlist, Synthpop, tickets, tour, uk, united states, venue, victor willis, video, village people, vip, vip package, will call, world tour

Berlin Featuring Terri Nunn at Saint Rocke | Hermosa Beach, California | 2/1/2013 (Concert Review)

February 3, 2013 by Jason DeBord 6 Comments

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There are a lot of variables that go into what makes a great live music experience – the band, your own personal connection with their music, how their music has touched your life, the venue, the energy of the crowd, supporting acts, and obviously a lot of other factors as well – and this was one of those shows that delivered on all of that and more.  Berlin featuring Terri Nunn headlined a show at Saint Rocke in Hermosa Beach Friday night, and it was an incredible show in an intimate setting that felt more like a friends and family atmosphere than the typical concert.  In addition, Berlin played a new material from their forthcoming studio album that was nothing less than fantastic – new songs that are distinctly Berlin yet fresh and exciting.  [Read more…]

Filed Under: Berlin featuring Terri Nunn, Concert Reviews, Hermosa Beach California, Live Rock Music, News, & Events, Queen Caveat, Saint Rocke, Spare Parts for Broken Hearts Tagged With: 2013, 80s, artist, band, beach cities, Berlin featuring Terri Nunn, california, Concert, concert photography, Concert Review, date, event, gig, hermosa beach, high definition, high resolution, live, Music, new wave, performance, Photo, photograph, photography, photojounral, photos, picture, pictures, queen caveat, review, richard blade, rock, saint rocke, set, set list, setlist, show, spare parts for broken hearts, take my breath away, Terri Nunn, the metro, video, youtube

Lost 80’s Live: A Flock of Seagulls, When In Rome UK, The Motels, Bourgeois Tagg, The Escape Club, Gene Loves Jezebel at The Crest Theatre | Sacramento, California | 8/10/2012 (Concert Review)

August 11, 2012 by Jason DeBord 4 Comments

Last night was quite an amazing concert event for fans of 80s music.  Under the banner of “Lost 80’s Live”, the one night show at the Crest Theatre in Sacramento featured performances by A Flock of Seagulls, When In Rome, The Motels, Bourgeois Tagg, The Escape Club, and Gene Loves Jezebel.  In addition to the incredible line up, the event was hosted and DJ’d by the legendary Richard Blade.  There was also a meet and greet opportunity made available for those who bought VIP tickets, which I participated in, and it was of course a thrill to meet the artists behind the music.  Essential, the show was a sextuple header. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Bourgeois Tagg, Concert Reviews, Crest Theatre, Escape Club, Flock of Seagulls, Gene Loves Jezebel, Lost 80's Live, Martha Davis and The Motels, Meet & Greet / Meet The Artist, Sacramento California, When In Rome (Clive Farrington, Original Lead Vocalist) Tagged With: 80s, artist, band, Bourgeois Tagg, california, Concert, concert photography, Concert Review, crest theatre, Flock of Seagulls, gene loves jezebel, gig, high resolution, Jason DeBord, live, Lost 80's Live, martha davis, Martha Davis and The Motels, Michael Aston, Music, performance, Photo, photograph, photography, photos, review, richard blade, Sacramento, set, set list, setlist, show, The Escape Club, tour, video, When In Rome UK, youtube

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The Psychedelic Furs | James at Grand Theatre at Grand Sierra Resort & Casino | Reno, Nevada | 8/3/2019 (Concert Review + Photos)

“…hopefulness and lifting up and then deep, deep grief and then lifting up… because that seems to be the human experience right now, doesn’t it?”  Tim Booth of James, part of their co-headlining tour across North America with The Psychedelic Furs this summer, with one of their last stops in Reno at the Grand Theatre […]

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This article features the latest in an ongoing series of “Rock Talk” podcast audio interviews for the Rock Subculture Journal. Today’s guest is Ted Ottaviano with Book Of Love. The synth pop New Wave group continue to celebrate their 30th anniversary with the release of new music as part of 2016’s “MMXVI: The 30th Anniversary […]

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