Peter Hook and The Light: September 14, 2013 at The Trocadero, Philadelphia

September 21, 2013 | Posted in LIVE MUSIC | By

Peter Hook and the Light, on stage at The Trocadero, September 14, 2013

Peter Hook celebrates the music and legacy of Joy Division and New Order On September 14, 2013, legendary bassist Peter Hook took to the stage at the also legendary Trocadero Theatre in Philadelphia, and delighted fans with nearly three solid

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Adam Ant at the Keswick Theatre: Concert Review

August 20, 2013 | Posted in LIVE MUSIC | By

Adam Ant in concert at the Keswick Theatre

Adam Ant Brings Antmusic to the Keswick August 15, 2013 at the Keswick Theatre in Glenside, Pennsylvania Perhaps one of the most surprising musical comebacks in recent years has been that of Adam Ant, the English rocker who exploded on

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Is It Time For a Fan Convention in South Jersey?

August 18, 2013 | Posted in CONVENTIONS | By

convention dealer's room

Is It Worth Trying To Start Up a New Fan Convention? Or are small, fan-run conventions becoming obsolete in this internet age? As someone who has attended, and vended, at numerous fan-run conventions for almost twenty years now, of course

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Peter Gabriel Back to Front 2012 Tour Review

September 23, 2012 | Posted in CLASSIC ROCK, LIVE MUSIC | By

Peter Gabriel on stage September 21, 2012 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

In May 2012, Peter Gabriel announced that he would be touring this fall to mark the 25th anniversary of his massively successful 1986 album So. So brought Gabriel’s music to a largely new, mainstream audience in the 80s…

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Roger Waters Brings the Wall Live to Philadelphia: Three Nights in Review

November 14, 2010 | Posted in CLASSIC ROCK, LIVE MUSIC | By

Roger Waters performing The Wall on November 11, 2010. Photograph by the author, sockii.

On November 8, 9 and 11, 2010, Roger Waters brought his triumphant 30th anniversary tour of Pink Floyd’s The Wall to the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Previously I wrote about the specifics of the show and the updated staging of The Wall in my review of the Madison Square Garden performance on October 5, 2010…

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