Album Review: Dirty Honey’s ‘Mayhem and Revelry Live’
Review: Dirty Honey ‘Mayhem and Revelry Live’ By Charlie Steffens (This review is featured on Rock and Blues Muse.) https://www.rockandbluesmuse.com/2025/02/18/review-dirty-honey-mayhem-and-revelry-live/ There have been many prominent bands who wait years to release their first live album. It’s a bold endeavor to press your live, in-concert act onto vinyl for the masses to hear; some opt […]
Ultimate Jam Night
It’s been a while since my last blog post. (It’s easier to post my babies on Instagram.) Anyway, I was thinking about a year in review. There were many shows. Many photos shot. Many classic moments. More hearing loss! A few weeks ago I had drove up to The Whisky to check out Ultimate Jam […]
Motley Crue Celebrates the 35th Anniversary of Dr. Feelgood
I wrote this piece for the Motley Crue Dr. Feelgood 35th anniversary box set, which will be available on November 22, 2024. When we started this band, all we needed Needed was a laugh Years gone by, I’d say we’ve kicked some ass (Nikki Sixx) First they took Hollywood. Then they took the world. Their […]
Lynch Mob Smoke The Whisky
Lynch Mob recently played Hollywood’s Whisky a Go Go, a stop on the band’s Final Ride Tour, and it was a 90-minute rock show that will long be remembered by the people who came out to see them. The hard rock band which was formed by ex-Dokken guitarist George Lynch in 1990, had announced last […]
Jane’s Addiction at YouTube Theater — Los Angeles, CA — August 13, 2024
A couple of dates into the new North American tour and Jane’s Addiction played to a sold-out crowd at the 6,000-seat YouTube Theater in Los Angeles. The original lineup of Perry Farrell (vocals), Dave Navarro (guitar), Eric Avery (bass), and Stephen Perkins (drums) performed a 90-minute set of 14 songs from the band’s first four […]
Overhead Surf At This Year’s Lexus U.S. Open Of Surfing
Fins to the left!Huntington PierFriday, August 9, 2024 Last Friday I drove down to Huntington Beach to check out a little bit of the U.S. Open of Surfing. Making it there at daybreak, I watched some pre-competition surfing from some of the women who would be battling it out with each other in the actual […]
Sandpiper: In Memoriam
I hope somewhere deep in your hearts Sandpiper will live on.
The Mandrake Project Tour – Bruce Dickinson at The Observatory on April 15, 2024
Bruce Dickinson The Observatory Santa Ana, California April 15, 2024 Bruce Dickinson has long been recognized as one of the greatest singers in the business. As front man of Iron Maiden, he has been making music and performing for over four decades. Dickinson’s solo career began not long after his entry into Maiden. Celebrating the […]
Flogging Molly’s Shamrock Rebellion
Flogging Molly’s Shamrock Rebellion Oak Canyon Park Silverado, California March 16, 2024 Don’t pinch me. I’m Irish! Flogging Molly at Shamrock Rebellion The spacious grounds of Oak Canyon Park, a pleasant venue nestled in the Santa Ana Mountains of eastern Orange County was the site for the first date of Flogging Molly’s inaugural Shamrock Rebellion. […]
Lizzy Borden Slays the Whisky a Go Go
Lizzy Borden Whisky a Go Go West Hollywood, California February 23, 2024 It has always been a pleasure driving up to the Sunset Strip to see bands play The Whisky. Thanks to Kelli at Metal Blade Records, Liz at Earsplit PR, and Larry at KNAC.COM, I obtained a ticket and photo credential to see Lizzy […]