The Kinks
Taj Mahal
Sha Na Na
Fillmore West
San Francisco, CA
The Move
Cold Blood
Albert King
Fillmore West
San Francisco, CA
Grateful Dead
AUM
Flying Burrito Bros.
Avalon Ballroom
San Francisco, CA
Spirit
Nazz
James Cotton Blues Band
…
Read moreNov 15 2023
The Kinks
Taj Mahal
Sha Na Na
Fillmore West
San Francisco, CA
The Move
Cold Blood
Albert King
Fillmore West
San Francisco, CA
Grateful Dead
AUM
Flying Burrito Bros.
Avalon Ballroom
San Francisco, CA
Spirit
Nazz
James Cotton Blues Band
…
Read moreNov 1 2023
Over the years there have been many arguments concerning which year produced the best rock album. While this is most probably arrived at via a subjective view point, there is a serious case to be made for the year 1966;…
Read moreOct 26 2023
Today on the Rock & Roll is a State of Mind blog, we travel back in time to 1967 and take a look at Privilege, an obscure film that was part of the the rock & roll landscape. Of…
Read moreOct 18 2023
BOB DYLAN
GRATEFUL DEAD
Oakland Stadium
Oakland, CA
IGGY POP
The Austin Opera House
Austin, TX
BRYAN FERRY
Greek Theatre
U.C. Berkeley
Berkeley, Ca
PERMANENT VACAION TOUR
AEROSMITH
Dokken
White Lion
Lakeland Civic Center
Lakeland, FL
WORLD TOUR '88
AC…
Read moreOct 12 2023
Vince Taylor, while not widely known to US rock fans, was an influential part of the European rock scene in the late 50's and early 60's. While not widely known to US rock fans, Taylor was an influential part of…
Read moreOct 4 2023
From the awwwards.com site :"Long before the digital era and the design disciplines that emerged with it, there was a unique canvas, reaching a visual audience of millions; every designer dreamed of working on a vinyl record album cover. Invented…
Read moreSep 13 2023
Led Zeppelin
L.S.U. Assembly Center
Baton Rouge, LA
Led Zeppelin
Earl's Court
London, UK
Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band
Keystone Hall
Kutztown State College
Kutztown, PA
Ramones
CBGB's
NYC
John Cale & The Only Ones
Paradiso
Amsterdam, Netherlands
…
Read moreAug 30 2023
Elvis Costello & The Attractions
The Bottom Line
NYC
SET LIST
(The Angels Wanna Wear My) Red Shoes
Waiting for the End of the World
Read moreAug 16 2023
The Year Rock Went to Pieces (Mitchell Cohen, Music Aficionado)
“In 1978, rock music resembled a combat zone more than a community. The divisions had been visible for most of the decade, with the fraying of any notion that the…
Read moreJul 28 2023
RAISING HELL TOUR '86
RUN DMC
WHODINI
LL COOL J
Municipal Auditorium
Nashville, TN
"All Hell Breaks Loose at a Run-D.M.C. 'Raising Hell' Rap Concert in California: 'I am great--get it straight--that`s what I say--my name is Run--I`m number…
Read moreJul 20 2023
The Cramps
Eldorado
Paris, France
SETLIST
TV Set
(Ronnie Cook & The Gaylads cover)
(Ronnie Dawson cover)
(The Sonics cover)
NOTE: SET LIST INCOMPLETE
Back In Black Tour '80
…
Read moreJun 28 2023
From Canadian Broadcast Radio: "It was easy to trace the marketing of rock all the way back to its origins with Elvis Presley and his wily manager Colonel Tom Parker. I'm sure we all remember the story of how the…
Read moreJun 22 2023
Today's blog post is about Swinging London; a moment in time that reconfigured the music, fashion, movies and books of the youth culture.
“There came a moment when London first shook off the coils of hidebound British society, the…
Read moreJun 21 2023
As I remember it, the 1980s was a decade in which the genre known as basic meat & potatoes rock & roll began to undergo a myriad of changes. The punk rock revolution was underway but didn't really become a…
Read moreJun 18 2023
It's a beautiful morning on a Sunday
which always reminds me of rock & roll songs that are all about Sundays!
Blue Sunday is track 10 on the Doors’ fifth album Morrison Hotel, which was released in February 1970.…
Read moreJun 16 2023
Today on the Rock & Roll is a State of Mind blog, we celebrate the 54th anniversary of what many regard as one of the very first rock festivals...Monterey Pop!
While Monterey Pop wasn’t the first music festival ever held…
Read moreJun 15 2023
Jun 8 2023
Johnny Pierre on stage with the Freelance Vandals circa 1978
“In 1978, rock music resembled a combat zone more than a community. The divisions had been visible for most of the decade, with the fraying of any notion that the…
Read moreJun 5 2023
The early, much-romanticized years of the ‘70s -- when Lester Bangs was starting to inspire a generation of imitators – were a time when print advertising relied on a lot more words than it usually does today, and when it…
Read moreJun 2 2023
It's Time For Our Weekly Collection Of
Random Articles From The World Wide Web!
Appreciating Little Village: A Humble Supergroup
Lux Interior: Where On Earth Did You Come From??
Read moreJun 1 2023
As a songwriter, I've always enjoyed writing in a wide variety of musical genres but the rock & roll genre has always been my favorite genre.
More often than not, rock & roll music has always been there to help…
Read moreMay 31 2023
In a June 1975 article in Creem magazine, Lester Bangs, while writing about how the impact of the breakup of the Beatles, captured some of the angst that existed in rock & roll music: “Name me one…
Read moreMay 29 2023
Back in the early 1960’s, rock band logos were never quite as important as they are today in this age of branding. Over the years, official logos became an essential item that every band needed to have in order promote…
Read moreMay 28 2023
EXHIBITION OVERVIEW
"For the first time, a major museum exhibition examines the instruments of rock and roll. One of the most important artistic movements of the twentieth century, rock and roll's seismic influence was felt across culture and society. Early…
Read moreMay 26 2023
It's Time For Our Weekly Compendium Of
Random Rock & Roll Articles From Around The World!
The Rolling Stones At Oakland Coliseum, November 9, 1969
‘Ready Steady Go!’—Britain’s Groundbreaking Rock TV Series
Eric Burdon: The Hellraiser Who Had It All…
Read more