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The Go-Go’s and The B-52s To Bring 80s Vibe Alive On Stage for Special Summer Engagements

June 25, 2013 by Jason DeBord 1 Comment

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The Go-Go’s and The B-52s started touring North America this month, and lucky fans in certain cities will be treated to co-headlining shows featuring both bands.  Each innovators in their own right, the groups each have innumerable hits from the past three decades.  While both have their own distinct sound of New Wave and pop rock, most of the songs are high energy and positive, and together I imagine create quite a party atmosphere. [Read more…]

Filed Under: "On Tour" Dates & Announcements, Go-Go's, The B-52s Tagged With: 80s, announcement, appearance, Athens, B-52's, b52s, band, belinda carlisle, california, Charlotte Caffey, Cindy Wilson, co-headliner, Concert, event, Fred Schneider, gig, Gina Schock, headliner, indie pop, Jane Wiedlin, joint, Kate Pierson, live, mountain winery, Music, performance, Pop, review, rock, saratoga, set, show, stage, the go-go's, tour

Jewel “Greatest Hits Tour” at Ovations LIVE! Showroom, Wild Horse Pass Hotel & Casino | Chandler, Arizona | 6/8/2013 (Concert Review)

June 9, 2013 by Jason DeBord 3 Comments

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“I’ve been losing my voice, so I’m probably going to be singing a lot of sweet, falsetto songs tonight.  I apologize for not being able to do more of my trademark growling and Janis Joplin screaming that I’m so famous for… but I’ll do what I can.”  A few songs into her set, how singer-songwriter Jewel framed her performance at Ovations LIVE! at Wild Horse Pass Hotel & Casino last night in Chandler, Arizona, well into her “Greatest Hits Tour”.   Having had an opportunity to meet her backstage before the show, where conversation was limited to whispering, I wasn’t too sure what to expect.  Amazingly, sitting in the audience, you would never have any idea that she was having any issues at all, as she put on an incredible showcase performance, reflective of her place in the music world as one of our most gifted vocalists in popular music today, with range, versatility, and emotion bursting out of every song.  Having penned over 500 songs, later in the show Jewel mentioned that no two shows are ever the same, yet in addition to the music she provided some personal insights into her life and journey in music, both of which seem forever intertwined.  It was really a fantastic evening, and her (mostly) solo, all acoustic show is definitely a must see in live music today.

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Filed Under: Chandler Arizona, Concert Reviews, Jewel, Live Rock Music, News, & Events, Meet & Greet / Meet The Artist, Wild Horse Pass Hotel & Casino, Wild Horse Pass Hotel & Casino Tagged With: album, Arizona, artist, band, Chandler, Concert, concert photography, Concert Review, country, folk, foolish games, gig, greatest hits, high resolution, jewel, jeweljk, live, meet and greet, Music, new, ovations live, Ovatons LIVE! Showroom, performance, Photo, photograph, photography, photos, platinum hit, Pop, pre-sale, review, rhino, rock, set, set list, setlist, show, single, stage, tour, united states, video, vip, who will save your soul, you were meant for me, youtube

Metric Continues ‘Synthetica’ Tour with Coachella Appearances and Headlining Dates in U.S. and Canada

March 21, 2013 by Jason DeBord 2 Comments

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Metric has thus far this year plotted out dates through June, with appearances at Coachella as well as their own headlining shows in and around the United States.  Having covered two of their shows last year, they are really a must see band with amazing music and songs from their latest studio album, Synthetica, get a lot of play on this tour. [Read more…]

Filed Under: "On Tour" Dates & Announcements, Metric Tagged With: 2013, announcement, canada live, cities, coachella, dates, locations, metric, Music, pre-sale, stage, synthetica, tickets, tour, u.s., united states

Visit & Tour of Hard Rock Hotel & Casino Las Vegas (Music Memorabilia Collection Photos & Pictorial)

January 7, 2013 by Jason DeBord Leave a Comment

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In my recent trip to Las Vegas to cover concerts, I visited the Hard Rock Hotel & Casino as “The Joint” – their official concert venue – is inside the resort.  The Hard Rock is world famous for their collection of music and rock and roll memorabilia, and the displays within this location is the most impressive I’ve seen.  [Read more…]

Filed Under: Collecting Artifacts & Memorabilia, Exhibits and Museums, Hard Rock Cafe Tagged With: Concert, costume, drums, gambling, gaming, guitar, Hard Rock Cafe, hard rock hotel, hard rock hotel and casino, Hawaii, instrument, jacket, Las Vegas, memorabilia, Music, music memorabilia, outfit, Photo, photography, pictorial, stage, studio, the joint, used, Wardrobe, worn

Visit & Tour of Hard Rock Cafe Maui (Memorabilia Pictorial)

January 7, 2013 by Jason DeBord Leave a Comment

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Last month I had an opportunity to check out the Hard Rock Cafe Maui in Old Lahaina Town.  During the visit, I took some photos of the music memorabilia on display to share in this article.

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Filed Under: Collecting Artifacts & Memorabilia, Exhibits and Museums, Hard Rock Cafe Tagged With: Concert, costume, drums, guitar, Hard Rock Cafe, Hard Rock Cafe Maui, Hawaii, instrument, jacket, Lahaina, Maui, memorabilia, Music, music memorabilia, old lahaina town, outfit, Photo, photography, pictorial, stage, studio, used, Wardrobe, worn

“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 9 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

Billy Idol at Hult Center for the Performing Arts | Eugene, Oregon | 10/28/2012 (Concert Review)

October 29, 2012 by Jason DeBord 10 Comments

“Thank you, Eugene, Oregon, for making my life so fucking great!”  That’s Billy Idol for you.  Billy Idol connects with people, and appreciates his fans.  He connects with people via his music, of course, but in a live performance, he does more than that…  and just as his language is uncensored, so are his connections with people.  As soon as he comes out onto the stage, his eyes dart about the audience, and you see him make these connections.  He seems to have an innate ability to connect with fans, and give them something back that suits them – a grin, a smile, a point with his finger and nod, a wry look, wide open eyes, the famous lip curl…  [Read more…]

Filed Under: Billy Idol, Concert Reviews, Eugene Oregon, Hult Center for the Performing Arts, The Shedd Institute Tagged With: 2012, 80s, artist, band, Billy Idol, billy morrison, Concert, concert photography, Concert Review, coverage, erik eldenius, eugene, event, generation x, gig, high resolution, hult center for the performing arts, Icon, Jason DeBord, live, mtv, Music, oregon, performance, Photo, photograph, photography, photos, Punk, rebel yell, review, rock, set, set list, setlist, show, stage, stephen mcgrath, steve stevens, the shedd institute

Billy Idol at Showbox SoDo | Seattle, Washington | 10/26/2012 (“Play My Birthday Billy Idol dot com” Concert) (Concert Review)

October 27, 2012 by Jason DeBord 10 Comments

The world needs Billy Idol.  The world needs cool, and it needs a bit of a rebel yell.  But it also needs dreamers.  And, sometimes, a crazy, impossible, outlandish dream can lead to great things.  And all of this was proven on an epic night in Seattle, as a young man with hope, ambition, persistence, and ingenuity leveraged the Internet in a way that lead to rock music legend and icon Billy Idol playing his 26th birthday party at the Showbox SoDo in Seattle last night.  I’ve seen Billy Idol many, many times over the years, but I can say without a doubt that last night’s special show featured the best audience I’ve ever been a part of at one of his concerts.  And in these challenging times we live in, it felt like everyone left their struggles and frustrations and all other negativity at the door, and embraced the awesome music and amazing live performance of Billy Idol and his band, as the put on a scorching show.  As just the second (by my count) U.S. date this year (with a third in Eugene tomorrow night), I believe it serves as evidence of the significant demand for fans to see Billy Idol play live.  He is one of my all-time favorite artist, has such a fantastic catalog of songs, and is one of the best live acts performing today accompanied by a peerless band and the incomparable Steve Stevens on lead guitar.  Cheers to Michael Henrichsen for having a dream and putting such effort into something that brings joy not just to himself, but everyone who loves Billy Idol who came to take part in it.  Michael certainly knows how to party, and he brought it to Seattle last night, in the form of the legendary Billy Idol.

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Filed Under: Billy Idol, Concert Reviews, Goldenvoice / AEG / Axs, Nite Wave, Seattle Washington, Showbox SoDo Tagged With: 2012, 80s, aeg, american red cross, artist, band, Billy Idol, billy morrison, birthday, charity, Concert, concert photography, Concert Review, cover band, coverage, erik eldenius, event, fan, generation x, gig, high resolution, Icon, Jason DeBord, live, media, michael henrichsen, mtv, Music, nite wave, northwest harvest food bank, party, performance, Photo, photograph, photography, photos, play my birthday, playmybirthdaybillyidol, press, Punk, rebel yell, review, rock, seattle, set, set list, setlist, show, showbox sodo, sodo, stage, stephen mcgrath, steve stevens, washington

Peter Gabriel at PH Live at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino | Las Vegas, Nevada | 10/5/2012 (Concert Review)

October 6, 2012 by Jason DeBord 4 Comments

So.  A classic album with heart and soul.  Last night Peter Gabriel played the PH Live at Planet Hollywood Resort & Casino in Las Vegas to the nearly filled 7,000 seat venue as part of his ‘Back to Front’ tour, which celebrates the 25th anniversary of his classic album, So.  In fact, the full So album was played as the third part of a concert running well over two hours, with the first two parts comprising music from other works.  It was definitely a dream concert for fans of the legendary artist, and he did not disappoint; his voice, to my ears, sounded better than ever.  In this day and age when albums as a musical framework unfortunately means less and less, it was something special to be part of this show celebrating the album that gave Mr. Gabriel his real mainstream success and identity as an innovative and ground-breaking solo artist.

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The B-52s at Harrah’s South Shore Room | Stateline, Nevada | 9/8/2012 (Concert Review)

September 9, 2012 by Jason DeBord 5 Comments

So I just saw the B-52s three months ago (to the day) at Ovations Live! in Arizona… and from the experience, knew that I wanted to see them again, at the earliest opportunity.  So last night I found myself at Harrah’s South Shore Room at Stateline, Nevada, to more or less repeat the awesome experience from earlier this year.  And the band – a favorite of mine since childhood – did not disappoint.  Given the differences in the venue – 100% seated at Ovations Live! and with a mix of options at the South Shore Room including a vast GA pit in front of the stage, the latter was a feature that was a huge benefit for experiencing their incredible music live.  The set list was also completely rearranged since the last show I attended, so it was very much a fresh and unique experience, and as always they put on a phenomenal show.  I’m left wondering, as I write this, when I might get to catch them again.

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