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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 2 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

Hotel/Resort Review: Hilton Los Angeles / Universal City – Universal City, California

December 12, 2012 by Jason DeBord 1 Comment

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This is part of a continuing series of my impressions and experiences staying at various hotels and resorts while traveling to attend concerts worldwide. This review is for The Hilton Los Angeles / Universal City in Universal City, California. I would recommend this hotel based on my short one-night stay for an event at Gibson Amphitheatre, which is walking distance from the property. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Hotel & Resort Reviews, Southern California, Travel Tagged With: advisor, city walk, citywalk, hilton, hilton los angeles, hilton los angeles universal city, Hotel, hotel review, opinion, photos, resort, review, theme park, travel, trip, universal city, universal studios

“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

“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 10 Comments

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 28 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

Juice Newton Acoustic Trio at Yoshi’s San Francisco | San Francisco, California | 11/13/2012 (Concert Review)

November 14, 2012 by Jason DeBord 6 Comments

“We’d like for you guys to participate in this, because otherwise it just sits on its ass”.  Music legend Juice Newton’s typically blunt and modest preface to the tremendous 80s country/pop crossover hits “Queen of Hearts” mixed with “Love’s Been a Little Bit Hard on Me”, as performed flawlessly (with audience providing the “clap-clap, clap” beat) at Yoshi’s in San Francisco in probably the most intimate show I’ve been to all year.  The Juice Newton Trio, which was all acoustic strings with Jay Cawley and Danny Dugan both on guitars and providing backing vocals, Juice Newton stressed that this was a different sort of challenge and endeavor for her… a live concert sans the full band, which required the selection from of incredible songs from her catalog to be rearranged for a completely different result.  And that result – simply amazing songs with the most artful delivery by one of the best vocalists in the business – was very moving and definitely sets the bar for soulful live music performances in small, intimate venues.

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Filed Under: Concert Reviews, Juice Newton, Live Rock Music, News, & Events, Meet & Greet / Meet The Artist, San Francisco California, Yoshi's San Francisco Tagged With: 2012, 80s, acoustic, angel of the morning, artist, autograph, band, break it to me gently, Concert, concert photography, Concert Review, country, crossover, danny dungan, gig, grammy, guitar, high resolution, Jason DeBord, jaw cawley, juice newton, juice newton acoustic trio, juice newton trio, live, love's been a little bit hard on me, meet and greet, Music, performance, Photo, photograph, photography, photos, Pop, queen of hearts, review, San Francisco, set, set list, setlist, show, singer, songwriter, the sweetest thing, tour, vocals, voice, Yoshi's

Hotel/Resort Review: The Beverly Hilton – Beverly Hills, California

October 31, 2012 by Jason DeBord 1 Comment

This is part of a continuing series of my impressions and experiences staying at various hotels and resorts while traveling to attend concerts worldwide. This review is for The Beverly Hilton in Beverly Hills.  I would recommend this hotel based on my short one-night stay for an event in Beverly Hills. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Hotel & Resort Reviews, Southern California, Travel Tagged With: 90210, advisor, Beverly Hills, hilton, Hotel, hotel review, opinion, photos, resort, review, the beverly hilton, travel, trip

Hotel/Resort Review: The Maxwell Hotel Seattle – Seattle, Washington

October 31, 2012 by Jason DeBord Leave a Comment

This is part of a continuing series of my impressions and experiences staying at various hotels and resorts while traveling to attend concerts worldwide. This review is for The Maxwell Hotel in Seattle, Washington.  I had a great stay and give very high marks along with my recommendation [Read more…]

Filed Under: Hotel & Resort Reviews, Pacific Northwest, Travel Tagged With: advisor, Downtown, Hotel, hotel review, maxwell hotel, opinion, photos, resort, review, seattle, space needle, travel, trip, washington

Hotel/Resort Review: Hilton Eugene & Conference Center – Eugene, Oregon

October 31, 2012 by Jason DeBord 1 Comment

This is part of a continuing series of my impressions and experiences staying at various hotels and resorts while traveling to attend concerts worldwide. This review is for the Hilton Eugene & Conference Center Hotel.  A great stay for anyone attending an event at the Hult Center next door, with Hilton quality. [Read more…]

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Hotel/Resort Review: Homewood Suites Seattle Downtown – Seattle, Washington

October 31, 2012 by Jason DeBord 2 Comments

This is part of a continuing series of my impressions and experiences staying at various hotels and resorts while traveling to attend concerts worldwide. This review is for the Homewood Suites Hotel – Seattle Downtown for a stay in October 2012. [Read more…]

Filed Under: Hotel & Resort Reviews, Pacific Northwest, Travel Tagged With: advisor, Downtown, hilton, Homewood Suites Hotel, Hotel, hotel review, opinion, Photo, photos, resort, review, seattle, travel, trip, washington

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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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