Posts From Thomas K. Arnold
Blondie & The Damned 2022 Tour Review—The Punk Era Lives!
A jubilant celebration of the hard-to-categorize band’s career, from its pop-punk beginnings through its swift spread into a wide range of musical styles.
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Burton Cummings of the Guess Who: 2025 Live Review
The nearly two-hour concert was a joyous time-travel back to the heyday of the hit machine of the late 1960s and early ’70s responsible for such hits as “These Eyes,” “Laughing,” “No Time,” “Undun” and, of course, “American Woman.”
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Jimmy Webb Performs His Classic Songs: Concert Review
His masterful compositions have been recorded by Glen Campbell, the 5th Dimension, Johnny Rivers and many others.
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Eric Clapton 2024 Concert: Energetic But Not Inspiring—And Short on Hits
The veteran guitar hero delivered a solid, but not spectacular, 90-minute set that consisted mostly of old blues covers.
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The Beach Boys Live in 2024: Still Plenty of Fun, Fun, Fun
“America’s Band” are still delivering the California dream, with the promise of sun, surf, and endless summers.
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Alice Cooper Live in 2024: ‘Like Something Out of a Time Warp’
If the early moments of the show had audience members feeling as though they were 18 again, the encore left them feeling liberated, free and defiant.
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Sass, Style & Vigor: The Rolling Stones Live in Los Angeles
The group delivered an exhilarating performance that belied what one might expect of a group of senior citizens touring under the sponsorship of the AARP.
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Richie Furay, Retiring, Says Farewell in Rousing Concert: Review
If his April 2024 show at the Coach House in Orange County, Calif., is any indication of what the iconic country-rock pioneer can still do, let’s hope his “final farewell” is about as final as the Kiss farewell tour of 2000.
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Neil Young & Crazy Horse Live in 2024: Review
Young’s voice has never sounded better, and his guitar playing was absolutely ferocious.
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Denny Laine: The Bittersweet Benefit Concert—Review
The Troubadour concert featured many stars and members of his band to raise funds for his medical expenses. He died one week later
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