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The Temptations Review featuring Dennis Edwards at Thunder Valley Casino Resort | Lincoln, California | 2/13/2016 (Concert Review + Photos)

February 18, 2016 by Jason DeBord Leave a Comment

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“Ladies and gentlemen, let me take you back…” Dennis Edwards, as original lead singer of legendary Motown band The Temptations from 1968-1976, 1980-1984 and 1987- 1989, he truly did take the sold out crowd at Thunder Valley back to a different era on Saturday night, leading his Temptations Review band through hit after hit.  But it wasn’t just the music, but the performance and delivery, the costumes, the charm… it all worked together beautifully in recreating a show that is how I might imagine it might have been way back when.  World One Presents’ “Valentine’s Soul Jam” for 2016 included hours of top notch entertainment, with leading performances by Dr. Funk’s Mind, Body and Soul Band as well as R&B, soul, and funk icon Carl Carlton, best known for his cover of “Everlasting Love” and early 80s hit, “She’s A Bad Mama Jama”.  A celebration of the 60’s, 70’s, 80’s and beyond, all three artists brought a ton of energy to the stage and engaged the audience throughout the show. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Body and Soul Band, Carl Carlton, Concert Reviews, Dr. Funk's Mind, Lincoln California, Live Rock Music, News, & Events, The Temptations Review featuring Dennis Edwards, Thunder Valley Resort and Casino, World One Presents Tagged With: 2016, california, carl carlton, Concert, concert photos, Concert Review, dave gahan & soulsavers, dennis edwards, dr. funk, funk, lincoln, live, mind body and soul, motown, pano hall, photography, photos, Rhythmm Epkins, show, soul, the temptations, the temptations review, thunder valley, thunder valley casino, thunder valley casino resort, tickets, valentine's soul jam, video, world one presents, worldone presents

Seal at The Fox Theater | Oakland, California | 2/5/2016 (Concert Review + Photos)

February 9, 2016 by Jason DeBord Leave a Comment

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“So what’s up Oakland?  I’m the one who’s up?  Oh baby, you just made my day.  Thank you.  I’m up, we’re all up tonight.  Well, far be it from me to state the obvious, but it’s incredible being here tonight.  It’s such a privilege to be able to play for you; to sing for you.  Every day I wake up and I have the to opportunity to do this, this thing that we love, I kiss the ground.  You’ve got a lot going on in your great city this weekend.  Well, apart from me; but thank you very much.  One of the reasons we’re up here… to have fun.  Which is essentially the message I want to give to everyone tonight, whether you’re in the back, whether you’re in the middle, whether you’re right at the end, I want you to have fun and understand that I see you.  I feel you.”  The multi-Grammy Award winning singer-songwriter, Seal, taking a moment to express his feelings to a packed Fox Theater in Oakland on the eve of Super Bowl weekend.  Having met the incredible vocalist years ago – that last bit about seeing and feeling the audience – that could not be more true.  Seal has been prolific since his splash in music with “Crazy” back in 1991, with his own original work as well as fantastic covers of classic songs, particularly in the soul genre.  With this one off show this past week, the focus was on his latest (ninth) studio album, 7, released by Warner Bros. last year, with a compelling set list framed by some of his biggest hits.  One of the most earnest and talented live performers in music today, he did not disappoint with an engaging show that left me revisiting his catalog and dreaming about seeing him in concert again soon. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Another Planet Entertainment, Concert Reviews, DJ Funklor, Fox Theater, Live Rock Music, News, & Events, Oakland California, Red Devil Lounge Presents, Seal Tagged With: 2016, artist, band, california, Concert, concert photography, concert photos, Concert Review, crazy, dj funklor, Fox Theater, gig, high resolution, kiss from a rose, live, Music, Oakland, performance, Photo, photograph, photography, photos, R&B, red devil presents, review, rock, Seal, set, set list, setlist, show

Jefferson Airplane’s Paul Kantner Passes Away at 74: Concert Photography Tribute

January 29, 2016 by Jason DeBord Leave a Comment

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Paul Kantner, co-founder, guitarist, singer and songwriter of Jefferson Airplane, passed away at age 74 yesterday.  He was at the center of 60’s counterculture and psychedelic rock and roll.  I had an opportunity to see him perform live about a year ago, as part of his “Jefferson Starship Performs & Celebrates The Music of Jefferson Airplane 50th Anniversary”.  Interestingly, another 60s icon Leonard Nimoy passed away the day before, and was on my mind as I watched that show.  Nimoy’s last tweet seemed poignant then and even more now:  “A life is like a garden. Perfect moments can be had, but not preserved, except in memory. LLAP.”
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Filed Under: Editorials & Opinons, Jefferson Starship (Jefferson Airplane) Tagged With: 2016, 45th anniversary, 50th anniversary, 74, Concert, concert photos, Died, jefferson airplane, jefferson starship, live, passes away, paul kantner, photo gallery, photos, show, tour, tribute

The Rock Subculture Journal 2015 Year In Review (Top 10 Live Music Concerts, Top 10 Albums, Top 100 Songs, and more…)

January 10, 2016 by Jason DeBord Leave a Comment

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As with my 2012, 2013, and 2014 Year in Review features, this feature looks back on a year of music with a summary of the highlights.  This year, I attended about 50 shows, with hundreds of different sets of incredible talent and music to make sense of, not to mention trying to keep up with all of the studio releases from artists, new and old.  This is my attempt to (subjectively) share my favorites of the year, from live shows to new songs and albums.  You can also check out my Top 100 Concert Photos of 2015 in that separate article.

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Filed Under: 2015 Year In Review, Concert Reviews, Editorials & Opinons, Live Rock Music, News, & Events, Year in Review Tagged With: 2015, Aerosmith, album of the year, alternative, alternative rock, artist, band, best of, Billy Idol, Chvrches, Concert, concert of the year, concert photos, Concert Review, concert tickets, dance, dave gahan, disco, dj, Duran Duran, edm, electro, electronic, English Beat, florence + the machine, foals, funk, Garbage, grimes, group, howard jones, indie pop, indie rock, live, martin gore, meg myers, metric, Morrissey, Music, New Order, performance, photography, photos, Pop, Punk, R&B, Rap, remix, rock, song of the year, soul, Ting Tings, top 10, top 10 albums, top 10 songs, top ten, top ten albums, top ten concerts, top ten songs, wolf alice, year in review

Jason DeBord’s Top 100 Concert Photos of the Year: The Rock Subculture Journal 2015 Year In Review

January 10, 2016 by Jason DeBord Leave a Comment

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This is the first of my 2015 “Year In Review” articles. As with my articles in 2012, 2013, and 2014, I reviewed a sampling of my concert photos from 2015 and compiled some of my favorites and stopped when I hit 100 photos in total. Please also check out my companion 2015 Year in Review article, which covers my Top 10 Albums, Top 10 Songs, Top 10 Concerts and more. [Read more…]

Filed Under: 2015 Year In Review, Concert Reviews, Editorials & Opinons, Live Rock Music, News, & Events, Year in Review Tagged With: 2015, 2015 year in review, band, best, best photos, camera, Concert, concert photography, concert photos, dave gahan, Duran Duran, English Beat, gig, group, Heart, howard jones, Huey Lewis and the News, images, live, martin gore, MS MR, Music, Photo, photog, photography, photos, picture, pictures, Pop, portrait, rock, show, top, tour, year in review

Morrissey at The Masonic | San Francisco, California | 12/29/2015 (Concert Review + Photos)

January 1, 2016 by Jason DeBord 1 Comment

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“Spread open your Golden Gates…” Morrissey always has an interesting little quip before delving into the first song of the night, and what he prepared from The Masonic in San Francisco was appropriate enough.  Having seen him one other time this year – in San Jose in July (phenomenal show!) – he seems to be increasingly jubilant this year… a turn of fortunes for sure.  He also seems much more comfortable in his own skin, and more confident (with a stellar band bringing his music alive in a way that eclipses all iterations that have come before it).  He was also quite chatty with this latest engagement on Tuesday night, abandoning at least some of the darkness fans have become accustomed to (though he did make a remark about looking to find him in a monastery eight miles south of Vienna in the future).  There is often a unique theme for each show by way of matching outfits for the band, and with this show, they all wore “Morrissey for President” t-shirts.  We can only image.  As one of my all-time favorite artists, I see him as often as I can, and it seemed most fitting to make this show my final one for 2015.  He remains one of just a few artists that can still give me that chill down my spine and make me feel like I am witnessing something genuine and important (kicking in at this show with “How Soon Is Now?”).  Morrissey has a way of bringing up feelings of nostalgia and fusing it with his new works to create something special.  [Read more…]

Filed Under: Concert Reviews, Live Nation, Live Rock Music, News, & Events, Morrissey, San Francisco California, The Masonic (formerly Nob Hill Masonic Auditorium) Tagged With: 2015, autobiography, california, capitol music, Concert, concert photography, concert photos, Concert Review, event center, gig, harvest records, live, live nation, mondavi, Morrissey, moz, Music, performance, San Francisco, set, set list, setlist, show, the masonic, The Smiths, tour, World Peace Is None of Your Business

The Bird And The Bee at Social Hall SF | San Francisco, California | 10/28/2015 (Concert Review + Photos)

October 31, 2015 by Jason DeBord Leave a Comment

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“Fuck you, Greg!  Just kidding!”  What the audience playfully shouted at Inara George of The Bird And The Bee (on cue and at her direction) as she recorded video of the crowd with a borrowed phone, to share with the other half of their duo who is not joining her on this short, rare tour hitting just four cities in the U.S. (Pasadena, San Francisco, Chicago, and Minneapolis).  Supporting their first all-original album since 2009 with the newly released Recreational Love, that crowd has certainly been waiting with great anticipation to see the act, in whole or part, for the better part of five years (in which time just a handful of dates have been played).  The packed collection of fans at Social Hall SF in San Francisco (just below and part of Goldenvoice’s Regency Ballroom) was not disappointed, as Inara George and her band played through The Bird And The Bee favorites, old and new.  Going by the quality and energy of the show, you wouldn’t know that live shows are not something that they do continuously, as it was a brilliant concert and the unique studio sound was recreated faithfully and, of course, at the heart of it all were Inara’s unique vocals.  Definitely worth turning out for one of these rare shows, and short of that, checking out the new album, which takes them in a new direction while retaining that unique distinct, singular, signature sound. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Alex Lilly, Concert Reviews, Goldenvoice / AEG / Axs, Live Rock Music, News, & Events, San Francisco California, Social Hall SF, The Bird And The Bee Tagged With: 2015, alex lilly, bird and the bee, Concert, concert photos, Concert Review, goldenvoice, greg kurstin, hall & oates, inara george, live, photography, photos, recreational love, San Francisco, set list, setlist, social hall, social hall sf, the bird and the bee

A Special Evening with Dave Gahan & Soulsavers at The Theatre at Ace Hotel | Los Angeles, California | 10/19/2015 (Concert Review + Photos)

October 22, 2015 by Jason DeBord Leave a Comment

“We’re going to play a few songs now that you might know.  You’ve been very patient; thank you very much.  You also might not know them as well…”  Dave Gahan, bridging the main set of Soulsavers material and their encore, which featured two songs from his first two solo records and two from Depeche Mode’s Songs of Faith and Devotion.  Making his debut performance with Soulsavers, they previewed  the newly recorded material from Angels & Ghosts, which will be released on Friday.  Dave Gahan has reunited for a second album as Dave Gahan & Soulsavers, as well as announced a very limited set of concerts with a 10-piece band at very small and intimate venues in the U.S. and Europe, with this first one happening at The Theatre at Ace Hotel in Los Angeles on Monday night. The album, Angels & Ghosts, is his second collaboration with producer Rich Machin and the tour takes them to New York, London, Berlin, Paris, and Milan.  It all creates a framework to showcase Mr. Gahan’s ability to transcend the work of Depeche Mode into territory that allows him to reveal his own unique gifts, artistry, and vision.  A peek into the soul of a man who is very complex, as well as a foundation with which to truly hear his voice soar to new heights and lyrics that provide real vulnerability.  Decidedly not “a Depeche Mode show”, but a rare experience for fans to see another side of one of the most talented artists of our generation.  Unforgettable.

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Filed Under: Concert Reviews, Dave Gahan & Soulsavers, Depeche Mode, Live Nation, Live Rock Music, News, & Events, Los Angeles California, The Theatre at Ace Hotel Tagged With: 2015, ace hotel, ace theatre, album, all of this and nothing, angels and ghosts, announcement, Concert, concert photography, concert photos, Concert Review, dates, dave gahan, dave gahan & soulsavers, dave gahan and soulsavers, dave gahan with soulsavers, delta machine, delta machine tour, depeche mode, high resolution, ian glover, live, live nation, london, Los Angeles, martin gore, milan, new york, paris, performance, Photo, photograph, photography, photos, picture, pictures, review, rich machin, set, set list, setlist, show, soulsavers, the light the dead see, the theatre at ace hotel, tickets, tour, united artists theater

Wolf Alice at The Chapel | San Francisco, California | 10/15/2015 (Concert Review + Photos)

October 21, 2015 by Jason DeBord Leave a Comment

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I usually start off my reviews with a quote, but Wolf Alice don’t spend too much time talking on stage, and their concert at The Chapel in San Francisco Thursday night was a bit too chaotic and kinetic for chit chat; they let the music speak for itself.  I’ve been fortunate enough to catch all three of their San Francisco shows in 2015 (their debut at Popscene at Rickshaw Stop in March and follow-up at The Independent in May), but their most recent show – fueled by the June release of their debut album My Love Is Cool – was their best yet.  They are, in my opinion, the most exciting new band recording and performing today.  They continue to develop their many gifts and talents with their songwriting and originality, and their live concerts serve as a showcase for how amazing they are at recreating their rich and complex, multi-layered sound on stage.  But back to that album…  for me personally, it is the Album of the Year.  Truly, the best album of the past several years.  Every song is a gem.  They are THE band to watch.

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Howard Jones (The Songs, The Piano, and The Stories) at City Winery Napa | Napa, California | 10/9/2015 (Concert Review + Photos)

October 14, 2015 by Jason DeBord Leave a Comment

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“Lyrics is everything to me…”  The very thoughtful and contemplative Howard Jones, during his intimate solo show (“The Songs, The Piano, and The Stories) at City Winery Napa on Friday night, leading into his heartfelt hit song, “Life In One Day”.  The lengthy set was split between his solo performance and stories about each song, delivered with warmth, honesty, and wit, in an authentic, humble manner.  The format proved to be an amazing way in which to begin to get to know (funny enough) the man behind the music, which is something I always approach with a little trepidation (at least one favorite 80s icon proved to be a disappointment a few years ago – I wish I could “unexperience” that show).  But Howard Jones proved to be a man the audience liked to get to know well…  Mr. Jones is really not just an incredible artist, but an incredible man and I really appreciate his efforts to openly share about his fascinating life as well as pass along some life lessons.  He does this in his traditional electric shows as well, but it’s not quite the same as him settling into his seat behind his keyboard with the mic volume set for discussion as well as playing, with an equally relaxed audience sitting around him.   If you’ve ever seen one of Howard Jones’ electric live shows, I would highly recommend checking out one of these solo shows as well, as it is a totally different experience and maybe even more gratifying and entertaining.  I loved every second of it, and plan to go to another one the next time the opportunity arises.  My highest recommendation.

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“…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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This article features the latest in an ongoing series of “Rock Talk” podcast audio interviews for the Rock Subculture Journal.  Today’s guest is Darryl McDaniels, best known as DMC with Run-D.M.C. (he prefers to be called “D”).  D was a featured guest at Sac-Con in Sacramento this past weekend, promoting his authentic foray into the […]

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This article features the latest in an ongoing series of “Rock Talk” podcast audio interviews for the Rock Subculture Journal. The first guest for 2015 is Dick Dale, a legend in music, regarded as both “The King of the Surf Guitar” and the “Father of Heavy Metal”.  Now 77 years old, Mr. Dale is well […]

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