Gallery: May 14, 2017 Kiefer Sutherland at Gruene Hall – New Braunfels, TX
The scene: A rustic barn-type venue in middle-of-nowhere North Texas called Gruene Hall in New Braunfels, Texas. A sold out crowd. This is clearly a…
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AltWire Concert Review: Evanescence – Dallas, TX 10/28/16
Dallas’ Southside Ballroom was the host of the debut show for Evanescence, 2016. The tour comes just before the Christmas release of a complete vinyl…
AltWire Concert Review – Rob Thomas 09/24/16
Allen, Texas, and I’m brought face to face with the tour manager for Rob Thomas. “Two songs”, he says, referring to the amount I’m allowed…
AltWire Concert Review – Counting Crows 09/24/16
Que the smoke as the house lights dim to black. Silhouettes make their way across stage to their assigned spots, and my heart races. No…
AltWire Concert Review: Def Leppard – Dallas, TX – August 24th, 2016
August, Texas, outdoor venue. Only one thing could bring me out of my air-conditioned comfort on a dog day summer Monday night- Def Leppard. The…
Chris Isaak – The Man In Red – An AltWire Concert Review
Speeding into the Winstar Casino & Global Event Center like a (slightly lost) bat out of hell, I stumbled through valet at 8:47pm, for a…
Paris Radio: Artists To Watch
Just a few weeks ago I was exposed to this new block of musical radiance called “Paris Radio”. When my editor gave me this assignment,…
Slicing Open the Digital Vein -2016 David Cook Tour
As maybe all of you now know from my album review of David Cook’s Digital Vein release, I love this album. So, of course I…
Review: Gwen Stefani – “This is What the Truth Feels Like”
Gwen Stefani shines in her latest release. Read our review below. Make me like you? I could get used to this. I used to…
David Cook: Cutting Open the Digital Vein
First of all… when David Cook opens his mouth it literally makes my heart happy. My heart jumps up, grows little stick-figure feet, and begins to…
Hall & Oates: Class of 2016
Fans of my columns should know by now that, as the song says, I’m only happy when it rains. However, it’s hard to be any…
Prince: In Memoriam 1958-2016
Prince Rogers Nelson (1958-2016) Being alive in the same world as Prince is something I always took for granted. Even today, with the deafening…
Def Leppard- 10 Points through the eyes of a stranger (NSFW)
a.k.a. the profile of a writer and her salvation I can’t remember how old I was when my father came home with Def Leppard’s LP ,…