Posts by Marc Lacatell

On Friday the 13th, complete with an extremely rare, full, harvest moon, living legends and two of the founding members of The Who, took to the stage to rock Boston’s Fenway Park. For the band’s Moving On! Tour, Roger Daltrey (vocals), Pete Townshend (guitar/vocals) along with their touring band that features Simon Townshend (guitar/vocals), Loren Gold (keyboardist), […]

Boston’s golden funk-rockers, Extreme, brought their greatest hits, fan-favorites and a few brilliant covers to their home-away-from-home at the Hampton Beach Casino Ballroom in New Hampshire on August 24. Together now, for over thirty years, the band demonstrated their impeccable ability to engage with their fans while weaving their uncanny musicianship together – for over […]

“Let me welcome you ladies and gentlemen, I would like to say hello. Are you ready for some entertainment? Are you ready for a show?” These words, most familiar to die-hard Queen fans, as the lyrics that Freddie Mercury used to introduce “Let Me Entertain You” from the band’s album Jazz and as a live […]

The name of the tour says it all and John Fogerty’s ‘My 50 Year Trip’ tour leaves no stone unturned with a lively two-hour set that celebrates his tenure with the legendary Creedence Clearwater Revival, his iconic solo career and tributes to the artists that have helped shape him as a musician and consummate showman! […]

British heavy metal rockers, Iron Maiden, descended upon the Xfinity Center in Mansfield, Massachusetts on August 1, to join forces with their legion of loyal fans for their Legacy of the Beast tour. And, for the performance tonight, Maiden has continued their tradition of opening their set each night by blasting their cover version of […]

On Friday, July 26, blues music icon, Joe Bonamassa and his band delivered a two-plus hour clinic at the Rockland Trust Bank Pavilion. After the house music came to a hard stop, promptly at the scheduled start time of 8 o’clock, Joe Bonamassa made his way to the stage and after a quick wave to […]

Peter Frampton and his band did not let any barriers whatsoever stand in their way as they delighted his bevy of fans with hits, deep cuts and choice cover songs on July 9th, at the Rockland Trust Bank Pavilion in Boston. The legendary guitarist not only brought his classic riffs and unmistakable voice to the […]

Duff McKagan, fresh off of an extremely successful reunion tour with Guns n’ Roses, is now celebrating a new venture. The Seattle-born, multi-instrumentalist and now solo artist has just kicked off his first tour in support of Tenderness, his stripped-down, soulful and well-crafted first solo album. With the help from Shooter Jennings and his band, […]

Out on the streets in Boston on May 2t8th, it was a cold, windy, rainy and rather awful night. However, just inside the Royale, Los Angeles’ Starcrawler took to the stage and turned on the heat. With a devilish and furious set, that left the audience’s jaws dropped and their eyes wide-open in awe, this […]

Day two, of the Boston Calling Festival on Saturday May 25th, packed a harder punch with a more eclectic mix of artists. Tame Impala headlined the night and carried on their tradition of performing their mellow music that was doused with a psychedelic twist. Anderson .Paak brought his party to the stage with his colorful […]

Celebrating its tenth installment as Boston’s leading music festival, Boston Calling invited several alumni back to perform along with new faces and names at Harvard’s Athletic Complex in Allston, MA. Headlining the first night on May 24th, Twenty One Pilots brought the drama with fire, flair, and fun for one an all. Greta Van Fleet’s […]

Lauded as the ‘Guitar Event of the Year’, the Experience Hendrix Tour once again presented a star-studded concert and celebration with legendary artists who banded together to pay homage to the late, great – Jimi Hendrix and his music at the Lowell Auditorium (Lowell, MA)  on 4/4/19. This event featured Billy Cox, Eric Johnson, Jonny […]

As usual, Gary Clark Jr. delivered a knockout performance via his six string – this time at Boston’s House of Blues on 3/29/19. Photos by Marc Lacatell  

[rating=10.00] Rival Sons, a genuine rock and roll outfit hailing from Long Beach, California, are readying the release of their gritty and soulful sixth studio album, Feral Roots. This five-headed monster boasts the combined talents of Jay Buchanan (vocals/rhythm guitar), Scott Holiday (lead guitar), Michael Miley (drums), Dave Beste (bass) and secret weapon, Todd Ogren […]

It wasn’t a sold-out arena this time around for the Lindsey Buckingham, the Grammy-award winning and Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductee. However, it was indeed a sold-out theater in historic downtown Boston, that drew in his fans that craved to see and hear him perform hits and deep cuts from both his tumultuous […]

Bob Weir & Wolf Bros brought their inaugural tour to Boston’s Wang Theater on 11/15/18. The city, home to many memorable Grateful Dead show and Dead spinoff tours in past years, had the new trio which features Jay Lane (drums) and Don Was (upright bass) cover many eras of the Dead catalog, alongside covers and […]

It’s a happy conundrum trying to describe an artist such as Ron Gallo. Wise beyond his years, Gallo brought a stellar and memorable performance in support of his most recent release, Stardust Birthday Party – to Allston’s Brighton Music hall on November 11th. Celebrating a fan’s birthday on stage before the music even started, Gallo […]

Just prior to the World Series kicking off in Boston, The Record Company rocked Landsdowne Street’s House of Blues on10/19/18. Glide’s Marc Lacatell capture the band in its blues-rock element, as the band offered a firey set of greasy guitar rock.

Would you give up everything for a song? This lofty question is first posed during the captivating trailer of director Scott Smith’s Chasing the Blues. The question is then individually answered by multiple characters during the film itself as Blues creatively weaves brilliant comedic performances and dialog in and out of its dark and villainous […]

Like turning water into wine, Rich Robinson’s latest post-Black Crowes musical project turned the Casino Ballroom in Hampton Beach, New Hampshire into a church for the night of September 15th. The setting was complete with a bevy of doting followers that enveloped the stage as he and his fellow bandmates delivered almost two hours of […]