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No Doubt at Jimmy Kimmel Live! Block Party | Hollywood, California | 1/8/2013 (Concert Review)

January 9, 2013 by Jason DeBord 5 Comments

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No Doubt served as the special musical guest for Jimmy Kimmel Live! last night, as part of a special episode debuting the new 11:35 PM time slot.  In addition to performing two songs for the benefit of the television audience, the band put on a good number of additional performances for this concert with eight songs in total, which was awesome for the fans in attendance who either got free tickets through 1iota or won them from the World Famous KROQ.  Having just seen the band about a month ago as part of their seven-night residency at The Gibson Amphitheatre, it was awesome to catch them again so soon, and again opening with the title track to their latest album, Push and Shove.  During the high energy mini-concert, the band made some news by announcing that they will be doing a world tour starting this Summer.  As with the Gibson gig, the members of the Anaheim band (Tony Kanal, Tom Dumont, Adrian Young, Stephen Bradley, and Gabriel McNair) seemed to be having the time of their lives on stage, and were dressed to the nines in their own stylish versions of tuxedos.  Brilliant show and awesome crowd.

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Filed Under: Concert Reviews, Hollywood California, Jimmy Kimmel Live! Outdoor Block Party, Live Rock Music, News, & Events, No Doubt Tagged With: 2013, 2013 tour, Adrian Young, artist, band, block party, Concert, concert photography, Concert Review, Gabriel McNair, gig, gwen stefani, high resolution, january 2013, Jason DeBord, jimmy kimmel, jimmy kimmel live, jkl, kroq, live, Music, new album, news, no doubt, outdoor, performance, Photo, photograph, photography, photos, push and shove, review, set, set list, setlist, show, Stephen Bradley, Tom Dumont, video, youtube

Imagine Dragons at The Independent | San Francisco, California | 1/5/2013 (Concert Review)

January 6, 2013 by Jason DeBord 0 Comments

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“Tonight we’re doing something that means something…”  Imagine Dragons front man Dan Reynolds from the stage last night, commenting on the $10,000 raised for Children’s Hospital & Research Center Oakland, in conjunction with Brad Brooks as supporting band, KFOG, and Another Planet Entertainment, as well as The Independent, who played host to the amazing concert put on by the Las Vegas-based alternative band.  Imagine Dragons, about to launch their first headlining concert series this Spring, put on an incredible performance to the sold out 500-capacity venue for this special one-off fundraiser.  In stark contrast to the band’s explosive success over the past year, Dan and his group seem very humble and grounded; appreciative of their fans and career trajectory.  Having had an opportunity to see them twice in as many months, I can say that they are one of the most exciting bands to see play live today, and I suspect that by the end of this year, they will be playing much, much bigger venues to huge crowds, as word spreads that they are a must-see band with fantastic music.

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Filed Under: Another Planet Entertainment, Brad Brooks, Concert Reviews, Imagine Dragons, Live Rock Music, News, & Events, San Francisco California, The Independent Tagged With: 2013, artist, band, benefit, california, charity, Concert, concert photography, Concert Review, date, gig, high definition, high resolution, imagine dragons, Jason DeBord, live, Music, performance, Photo, photograph, photography, photos, picture, pictures, review, San Francisco, set, set list, setlist, show, video, youtube

Imagine Dragons Launch First Headline Tour for Spring 2013 in North America

January 5, 2013 by Jason DeBord 0 Comments

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Imagine Dragons will be showcasing their amazing album, Night Visions, as part of their first headlining tour, which will travel across the United States and Canada during the Spring of 2013.  Tickets are being sold by Live Nation. [Read more…]

Filed Under: "On Tour" Dates & Announcements, Imagine Dragons Tagged With: 2013, announcement, Concert, details, event, imagine dragons, news, night visions, north american, presale, radioactive, show, tickets, tour, venue

The Black Keys at The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino | Las Vegas, Nevada | 12/30/2012 (Concert Review)

December 31, 2012 by Jason DeBord 0 Comments

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The Black Keys played the first of two special New Year’s Eve show at The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel and Casino last night, and delivered the special mix of garage/blues/indie rock to what appeared to be a sold out crowd in the Las Vegas venue.  Having seen them earlier this year at Sleep Train Arena, which was a phenomenal show, I knew what to expect but was still blown away by the brilliance of this drums and guitar duo, who played through old and new material, including hits from one of 2011’s best albums, El Camino.  On a personal note, as my 58th concert of the year, I can’t imagine a better way to close out an incredible year of live music.  The Black Keys have no other purpose on stage other than to put on a rocking show and get their fans jumping with authentic rock and roll.

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Filed Under: Concert Reviews, Divine Fits, Goldenvoice / AEG / Axs, Las Vegas Nevada, Live Rock Music, News, & Events, The Black Keys, The Joint at Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Tagged With: aeg, aeg live, artist, band, Black Keys (The Black Keys), Concert, concert photography, Concert Review, Dan Auebach, december 30, divine fits, El Camino, gig, hard rock hotel and casino, high resolution, Jason DeBord, live, Music, Patrick Carney, performance, Photo, photograph, photography, photos, review, rock, set, set list, setlist, show, the joint, the joint at the hard rock hotel and casino, videos, youtube

The Killers at Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas in The Chelsea Ballroom | Las Vegas, Nevada | 12/29/2012 (Concert Review)

December 30, 2012 by Jason DeBord 6 Comments

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“I would kind of skim through and look at the influences that they had, you know… if it was Megadeath, nothing against Megadeath, it just wasn’t gonna be the guy that I was gonna call…”  As per tradition, The Killers front man Brandon Flowers reminisces about the fortuitous twist of fate in his life which lead to his musical partnership with guitarist Dave Keuning in the City Life section of their local Las Vegas Weekly more than a decade ago, though I’m not really sure if it is a tradition for the benefit of the audience or his own grounding in life.  Regardless, the audience in the second and final night of the sold out show at the 4,000 capacity Chelsea Ballroom at The Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas were treated to an amazing show by the home town band that reimagined an 80s New Wave sound over a decade ago with great success.  Maybe his now traditional on stage retelling of the anecdote is more out of tribute to the happenstance from which this music and their careers were born rather than being insightful, as the crowd was heavy with hardcore, long-time fans of the band, who traveled for this show from all over the U.S., and even overseas to see what was for me, and some I talked with after the show, the best show that the band has put on… a really great night with a perfect mix of old and new material that pushed the show well into the next day on this special New Year’s Eve weekend.

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Filed Under: Concert Reviews, Las Vegas Nevada, Live Rock Music, News, & Events, Louis XIV, Most Thieves, The Cosmopolitan, The Killers Tagged With: 2012, artist, band, brandon flowers, Concert, concert photography, Concert Review, cosmopolitan, Cosmopolitan of Las Vegas, dave keuning, December 29, gig, high definition, high resolution, Jason DeBord, live, louis XIV, mark stoermer, most thieves, Music, performance, Photo, photograph, photography, photos, review, ronnie vannucci jr, set, set list, setlist, show, the chelsea ballrom, the killers, video, youtube

B.B. King Announces 2013 North American Tour

December 17, 2012 by Jason DeBord 0 Comments

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Music legend B.B. King’s New Year’s Eve show in Florida will continue on a steady schedule through the end of April thus far, as his North American tour for the first part of 2013.  [Read more…]

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Journey at Neal S. Blaisdell Arena in Honolulu | Oahi, Hawaii | 12/14/2012 (Concert Review)

December 16, 2012 by Jason DeBord 0 Comments

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I was fortunate enough to see the second gig on Journey’s 2012 concert tour, which was at Stateline, Nevada in South Lake Tahoe (see prior review).  As mentioned at the time, it was an unforgettable evening, and one of the best concerts of the year for me, and if I had the opportunity, that I’d like to see them again before year end.  I was able to make that dream come true Friday night, this time seeing the second to the last show of 2012, and the second of three special concerts at the Neal S. Blaisdell Arena in Honolulu, Hawaii, on the island of Oahu.  It was a much different show (more on that later), and just as enjoyable as the first, as the legendary band played pop and rock music standards that have stood the test of time for decades.  Definitely a great send off to an amazing year for concerts.

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Filed Under: BAMP Project, Concert Reviews, Honolulu Oahu Hawaii, Journey, Live Nation, Live Rock Music, News, & Events, Neal S. Blaisdell Arena Tagged With: 2012, 80s, Arnel Pineda, artist, bamp project, band, Concert, concert photography, Concert Review, Deen Castronovo, gig, Hawaii, high resolution, Honolulu, Jason DeBord, Jonathan Cain, journey, live, live nation, meet and greet, Music, Neal S. Blaisdell Arena, Neal Schon, performance, Photo, photograph, photography, photos, review, rock, Ross Valory, set, set list, setlist, show, singer, tickets, tour, video, vocalist

“Not So Silent Night” by Live 105 (Night 2, #NSSN) at Oracle Arena | Oakland, California | 12/8/2012 (Concert Review)

December 10, 2012 by Jason DeBord 2 Comments

As noted yesterday, Not So Silent Night (NSSN) is Live 105’s “Annual Holiday Rock Show”, with 2012 being the first year it spans two consecutive nights.  This second night featured headliner The Killers, along with M83, Passion Pit, Tegan and Sara, GROUPLOVE, and Imagine Dragons.  Again, I was very, very impressed at how extremely well managed this multi-artist event was on both nights.  Oracle Arena again served as host to six amazing acts in about seven hours time, with very brief breaks in-between.  I found the two night show to be such a great event to attend, to have an opportunity to see so many great bands back to back, with a stellar closing set by The Killers.

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Filed Under: Concert Reviews, GROUPLOVE, Imagine Dragons, Live Rock Music, News, & Events, M83, Not So Silent Night (NSSN), Oakland California, Oracle Arena, Passion Pit, Special Events, Tegan and Sara, The Killers Tagged With: #nssn, 2012, ambient, annual, artist, artists, band, bands, california, Concert, concert photography, Concert Review, electronic, event, festival, folk, garage, gig, grouplove, high resolution, holiday, imagine dragons, Jason DeBord, jingle punx, live, live 105, live nation, livenation, m83, Music, new wave, Night 2, Oakland, Oracle Arena, passion pit, performance, Photo, photograph, photography, photos, Pop, Punk, review, rock, set, set list, setlist, shoegaze, show, songs, stage, synth, Synthpop, tegan and sara, the killers

“Not So Silent Night” by Live 105 (Night 1, #NSSN) at Oracle Arena | Oakland, California | 12/7/2012 (Concert Review)

December 8, 2012 by Jason DeBord 1 Comment

Not So Silent Night (NSSN) is Live 105’s “Annual Holiday Rock Show”, with 2012 being the first year it spans two consecutive nights.  This first night featured headliner Jack White, along with The Shins, Metric, Of Monsters and Men, The Gaslight Anthem, Two Door Cinema Club, and Our Vinyl Vows.  I’ve never been a fan of traditional, outdoor festivals (for a variety of reasons), but this was an extremely well organized multi-artist event that can serve as a model for how to do them right, and comprised an excellent line-up of artists.  The packed Oracle Arena was treated to seven great acts in under seven hours.  It was a really fantastic evening celebrating the work of some really great bands, with Jack White closing things out with a really amazing performance.

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Filed Under: Concert Reviews, Gaslight Anthem, Jack White, Live 105, Live Nation, Live Rock Music, News, & Events, Metric, Not So Silent Night (NSSN), Oakland California, Of Monsters And Men, Oracle Arena, Our Vinyl Vows, Special Events, The Shins, Two Door Cinema Tagged With: #nssn, 2012, ambient, artist, band, california, Concert, concert photography, Concert Review, electronic, event, folk, garage, gaslight anthem, gig, high resolution, Jack White, Jason DeBord, live, live 105, live nation, livenation, metric, Music, new wave, Night 2, not so silent night, Not So Silent Night 2012, Oakland, of monsters and men, Oracle Arena, our vinyl vows, performance, Photo, photograph, photography, photos, Pop, Punk, review, rock, set, set list, setlist, shoegaze, show, synth, Synthpop, the shins, two door cinema, two door cinema club

No Doubt at Gibson Amphitheatre (Night 6, #NDnight6) | Universal City, California | 12/04/2012 (Concert Review)

December 5, 2012 by Jason DeBord 22 Comments

“You’re singing the words to the new songs…  I can’t express… how happy I am that it touched you and connected to you… thank you for that… it’s the greatest feeling ever.”  Gwen Stefani taking a moment (one of many) to chat with her fans at the sold out show at the 6,200 capacity Gibson Amphitheatre in Universal City – the sixth of their “Seven Night Stand” special residency shows running late November through tomorrow.  Having recently released their first new album in 11 years, Push and Shove, the audience of mostly dedicated fans flocked from all over the U.S. and beyond to see this amazing band perform live truly better than ever.  In addition to putting on a phenomenal show, front woman Stefani took many moments to reach out to fans – sometimes literally – and all the members of the Anaheim band (Tony Kanal, Tom Dumont, Adrian Young, Stephen Bradley, and Gabriel McNair) seemed to be having the time of their lives on stage.  Hopefully this will serve as a prelude to a full tour next year, given the reception of these shows and the strength of the new album, which is fantastic.  Truly an epic night that will not be forgotten by those lucky enough to have attended this show or one of the others.

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Filed Under: Best Coast, Concert Reviews, Gibson Amphitheatre, Kitten, Live Nation, Live Rock Music, News, & Events, No Doubt, Universal City California Tagged With: #NDnight6, 2012, Adrian Young, artist, band, best coast, Blaqk Audio, Concert, concert photography, Concert Review, december 2012, Fitz and The Tantrums, Gabriel McNair, gibson amphitheater, gibson amphitheatre, gig, grouplove, gwen stefani, high definition, high resolution, IO Echo, Jason DeBord, jjamz, kitten, kittens, live, live nation, livenation, Music, new album, Nico Vega, Night 6, no doubt, no doubt night six, Noise of Rumors, november 2012, performance, Photo, photograph, photography, photos, push and shove, review, set, set list, setlist, show, Stephen Bradley, The Aggrolites, Tom Dumont, universal amphitheater, universal citywalk, universal studios, video, youtube

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