Foreigner – Live at the Rainbow ’78 FOREIGNER – LIVE AT THE RAINBOW ‘78 (2019) Featuring Lou Gramm, Mick Jones, Ian McDonald, Al Greenwood, Ed Gagliardi and Dennis Elliott. Directed by Derek Burbridge. Distributed by Eagle Vision. 75 minutes. Not Rated. With a few decades of hindsight, Foreigner is often dismissed as an adult contemporary power ballad band. And, yes, towards the end of their hit-making career in the mid-late 80s, they did tend to release a whole lot of smooch

Evanescence: Synthesis Live EVANESCENCE: SYNTHESIS LIVE (2018) Featuring Amy Lee, Will Hunt, Troy McLawhorn, Tim McCord, Jen Majura, Will B. Hunt, Dave Eggar, Susie Selter, David Campbell and Steve Trudell. Directed by P.R. Brown. Distributed by Eagle Vision. 130 minutes. Not Rated. There have been a lot of changes in Evanescence since their debut album Fallen became an out of the box smash in 2002. (They had released three EPs before that full-length smash). Fallen took the

OneRepublic: Live in South Africa ONEREPUBLIC: LIVE IN SOUTH AFRICA (2018) Featuring Ryan Tedder, Zach Filkins, Drew Brown, Eddie Fisher and Brent Kutzle. “Don’t Look Down” written by Sam Dunn. Directed by Scot McFadyen & Sam Dunn. Distributed by Eagle Rock Entertainment. 119 minutes. Not Rated. OneRepublic rarely gets much credit as a rock band, beyond their fan base. Perhaps because lead singer/songwriter Ryan Tedder is such a terrific commercial pop songwriter, specializin

The Bee Gees – One for All Tour: Live in Australia 1989 THE BEE GEES – ONE FOR ALL TOUR: LIVE IN AUSTRALIA 1989 (2018) Featuring Barry Gibb, Maurice Gibb, Robin Gibb, George Perry, Alan Kendall, Michael Murphy, Tampa Murphy, Linda Harmon, Phyllis St. James, Tim Cansfield, Vic Martin and Gary Moberley. Directed by Adrian Woods. Distributed by Eagle Rock Entertainment. 107 minutes. Not Rated. The Bee Gees were in kind of a weird place in 1989. About a quarter of a century into

Eagles of Death Metal – I Love You All the Time: Live at the Olympia in Paris EAGLES OF DEATH METAL – I LOVE YOU ALL THE TIME: LIVE AT THE OLYMPIA IN PARIS (2017) Starring Jesse Hughes, Joshua Homme, Dave Catching, Matt McJunkins, Julian Dorio, Eden Galindo and Tuesday Cross. Directed by Vincent Bordes and Julian Aïvadian. Distributed by Eagle Rock Entertainment. 91 minutes. Not Rated. There are few, if any, times in music history when a concert has had such a dramatic and tr

Classic Albums: The Beach Boys – Pet Sounds CLASSIC ALBUMS – THE BEACH BOYS: PET SOUNDS (2016) Featuring Brian Wilson, Mike Love, Al Jardine, Bruce Johnston, David Marks, Tony Asher, Karl Engemann, Mark Linett, Hal Blaine, Don Randi, Bruce Botnick, Helen Shapiro, Keith Altham, David WIld, Lucy O’Brien and archival footage of Dennis Wilson. Directed by Martin R. Smith and Matthew Longfellow. Distributed by Eagle Rock Home Entertainment.  91 minutes.  Not Rated. The records exp

MIKA – Sinfonia Pop MIKA: SINFONIA POP (2016) Featuring MIKA and L’Orchestra Sinfonica, Conducted by Simon Leclerc. Directed by Luigi Antonini. Distributed by Eagle Rock Entertainment.  93 minutes.  Not Rated. In the United States, there is a tendency of music fans to close our minds when they hear that a rock or pop star is doing a performance with a symphony orchestra.  We have the tendency to shake our heads and think: oh no, that is going to be seriously pretentious.  Pro

Grease Live! GREASE LIVE! (2016) Starring Julianne Hough, Aaron Tveit, Vanessa Hudgens, Carlos PenaVega, Carly Rae Jepsen, Keke Palmer, Kether Donohue, David Del Rio, Jordan Fisher, Andrew Call,  Mario Lopez, Ana Gasteyer, Elle McLemore, Wendell Pierce, Eve Plumb, Haneefah Wood, Sam Clark, Didi Conn, Barry Pearl, Yvette Gonzalez-Nacer, Noah Robbins, Joe Jonas & DNCE, Jon Robert Hall, Jeremy Hudson, Boyz II Men, Jessie J, Jeannie Klisiewicz and Cailan Rose. Screenplay by Rober

Katy Perry: The Prismatic World Tour Live KATY PERRY: THE PRISMATIC WORLD TOUR LIVE (2015) Featuring Katy Perry, Max Hart, Casey Hooper, Nathan Spicer, Adam Marcello, Joshua Moreau, Lauren “Elle” Ball, Cherri Black, Leah Adler, Khasan Bradsford, Lockhart Brownie, Bryan Gaw, Loriel Hennington, Malik LeNost, Scott Myrick, Cassidy Noblett, Tracy Shibata and Britt Stewart. Directed by Russell Thomas. Distributed by Eagle Rock Entertainment.  147 minutes.  Not Rated. Katy Perry re

Just Let Go – Lenny Kravitz Live JUST LET GO – LENNY KRAVITZ LIVE (2015) Featuring Lenny Kravitz, Craig Ross, Gail Ann Dorsey, Cindy Blackman Santana, George Lake, Harold Todd, Ludovic Louis, Michael Sherman, Erika Jerry, Yahzarah St. James and Jessica Wagner-Cowan. Directed by Paul Dugdale. Distributed by Eagle Rock Entertainment.  106 minutes.  Not Rated. Lenny Kravitz has put together a long career defying expectations.  Equal parts rock and soul, with a bit of jazz, count

CeeLo Green is Loberace: Live in Vegas CEELO GREEN IS LOBERACE - LIVE IN VEGAS (2013) Starring CeeLo Green, Veronika "V" Bozeman, Willie "Khujo" Knighton Jr., Robert "Tmo" Barnett, Cameron "Gipp" Gipp, Nikki Dalonzo, Maxine Hupy, Aja Depaolo, Alex Kaye, Meagan Kong, Amber Baker, Aisha Francis, Carolina Cerisola, Jessica Provencher, Kacie Noel Garland, Jordan Jackson and Bryan Watkins. Directed by Devin DeHaven. Distributed by Eagle Rock Home Video. 85 minutes. Not Rated. You

Eagles – Farewell I Tour: Live from Melbourne EAGLES – FAREWELL I TOUR: LIVE IN MELBOURNE (2005) Starring Don Henley, Glenn Frey, Joe Walsh, Timothy B. Schmit, Steuart Smith, Will Hollis, Greg Smith, Billy Armstrong, Chris Mosert, Al Garth, Scott Crago, Michael Thompson and David Wild. Directed by Carol Dodd. Distributed by Warner Strategic Marketing.   minutes.  Not Rated. It seems like the Eagles have had a farewell tour at least once a decade since they originally broke up

Busta Rhymes – Everything Remains Raw BUSTA RHYMES – EVERYTHING REMAINS RAW  (2004) Starring Busta Rhymes, Spliff Star and the Flipmode Squad. Directed by Devin DeHaven. Distributed by Red Distribution. 106 minutes.  Not Rated. The next time I see a Busta Rhymes show, remind me to bring my Gatorade. Between what seemed to be the endless hits and the idle on-stage banter, I found little time to catch my breath.  The funny thing is, I was just watching performance footage.  No

Carly Simon – Live from Martha’s Vineyard – The Classic Concert CARLY SIMON LIVE FROM MARTHA’S VINEYARD – THE CLASSIC CONCERT  (2004) Starring Carly Simon, Rick Marotta, Hugh McCracken, Jimmy Ryan, Robby Kilgore, Robbie Kondor, Michael Brecker, Tom “T-Bone” Wolk, Lani Groves, Kasey Cisyk and Frank Simms. Directed by Jeb Brian and Tony Mitchell. Distributed by Grandstand Entertainment.  70 minutes.  Not Rated. One problem with watching concerts on video is that a concert stage