Picture Of The Day: “The Weight”

Sep 21, 2019 | Music, Picture of the Day

Playing For Change had musicians around the world — including a couple you might recognize— play an iconic classic rock tune, and the result is simply beautiful....

Movie Review: “Linda Ronstadt, The Sound Of My Voice”

Sep 13, 2019 | Movies, Music

I have written several times of my admiration for Linda Ronstadt, whose singing voice was silenced a decade ago by Parkinson’s Disease. Now comes “Linda Ronstadt: The Sound Of Her Voice,” a documentary that reminds us how robust her talents were,...

Lock Up Those Phones

Sep 9, 2019 | Music

A few years ago, I interviewed Graham Dugoni about his new invention, Yondr, a pouch you put your phone in while attending a concert. The pouch remains locked until you leave, or even if you just have to go to the lobby to check with the babysitter. But while...

Truly Dumb Songs

Aug 9, 2019 | Music

I see that the band War, which had a few hits in the late seventies, is playing one of the St. Louis casinos tonight. Well, not the whole band. It’s one of the original guys with a new backing group, while the other originals are touring under the name Low...

Enough With The Encores

Jul 22, 2019 | Music

It’s time to do away with the concert tradition of encores. There’s no need for the band to finish a tune, wave to the crowd, walk off, wait for a few minutes, then return to the stage to do another song or two. During the time they’re gone, most...

Concert Review: Heart & Sheryl Crow

Jul 11, 2019 | Blog, Music

Ann Wilson has always had one of the greatest voices in rock and roll. When we saw her last year opening for Jeff Beck and Paul Rodgers (read my review here), we were pleasantly surprised to hear that she still had it. Unfortunately, she only performed a couple of...