Posts From Thomas K. Arnold

Performing Hit After Hit, Chicago Is Still Chicago: Concert Review

The “cool kids” may not have listened to them, but decades after they formed Chicago still delivers the goods.

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Don McLean Keeps Fans Guessing at Pair of 2023 Shows

Don McLean stands apart from everyone, if for no other reason than that there’s never been another song quite like “American Pie.”

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Michael Nesmith’s Evening of Music and Stories: 2019 Review

In concert, Nez still beamed with the youthful exuberance and playful goofiness that marked his years on ‘The Monkees’ TV show

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Roxy Music’s ‘Tight and Compelling’ Reunion Comes to L.A.—Review

The band assembled a remarkable set consisting of 18 songs drawn fairly evenly from their eight studio albums.

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Blondie & The Damned Live in San Diego—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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Roger McGuinn Solo Concert Review: Still Soaring at 79

Accompanied only by his own guitars and banjo, the founder of the Byrds performed songs going back more than 50 years, and still sounded fantastic.

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The Monkees’ ‘Farewell Tour’ Review: ‘1966 All Over Again’

Credit is due Dolenz and Nesmith for keeping alive the spirit, as well as the sound, of the Monkees. Their televised impishness continues to translate well.

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The Smithereens & Marshall Crenshaw: Live Review

The band’s sold-out concert was as much a joyous celebration of the life, and songs, of their former leader as it was a good old rock ’n’ roll show.

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The Tubes’ Blistering Live Set: 2019 Review

The band delivered an energetic two-hour set of blistering rock ’n’ roll, injected with an ample dose of weirdness. It was as though time had stood still.

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