ONCE WERE BROTHERS: ROBBIE ROBERTSON AND THE BAND Featuring Robbie Robertson, Ronnie Hawkins, Dominique Robertson, Jonathan Taplin, John Simon, Elliott Landy, David Geffen, Bruce Springsteen, Eric Clapton, Martin Scorsese, Van Morrison, Peter Gabriel, Taj Mahal, Jann Wenner, George Semkiw, Grant Smith, John Hammond, Jimmy Vivino, Bill Scheele, John Scheele, Larry Campbell and archival footage of Levon Helm, Rick Danko, Richard Manuel, Garth Hudson, George Harrison and Bob Dyl

Ann Wilson – The Keswick Theatre – Glenside, PA – April 6, 2017 – Photo by Jay S. Jacobs © 2017 Ann Wilson – The Keswick Theatre – Glenside, PA – April 6, 2017 Since her day job with Rock and Roll Hall of Fame group Heart is on “temporary” hiatus, Ann Wilson hit the road with her own band to share her own musical journey. (From some of her stage patter at the show, Wilson does not appear to be in any hurry to get back to her famous band.) The “Ann Wilson of Heart” tour is a l

Drew Brown and Ryan Tedder of OneRepublic perform at the American Airlines and Mastercard Present OneRepublic at The Fillmore Philadelphia on November 29, 2016 in Philadelphia, PA. (Photo by Lisa Lake/WireImage) OneRepublic – The Fillmore – Philadelphia, PA – November 29, 2016 OneRepublic played at The Fillmore on Tuesday, November 29 and did not disappoint. I grew up listening to the bands’ progress and I’ve seen them come up with some hits and some not so popular songs. Now

Goo Goo Dolls – Robby Takac and Johnny Rzeznik Goo Goo Dolls Thinking Outside of the Boxes by Jay S. Jacobs It’s hard to believe that Goo Goo Dolls’ self-titled debut album came out 30 years ago.  (Heads up, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.)  Of course, back then they were a scrappy punk band in the vein of the Replacements on the Metal Blade label formed by two college students from Buffalo, New York, Johnny Rzeznik and Robby Takac. That was back in the days when bands could work

Toby Lightman – World Café Live – Philadelphia, PA – December 3, 2014 – photo copyright 2014 Jim Rinaldi. Toby Lightman – World Café Live – Philadelphia, PA – December 3, 2014 The first we ran across Toby Lightman was when we were asked to interview her in 2004.  She was a young Philly-based artist who had been discovered by Wyclef Jean and producer Peter Zizzo, who was red hot from discovering Avril Lavigne and Vanessa Carlton.  Lightman was targeted for the same heights, he

Charlotte Martin CHARLOTTE MARTIN A SHORE THING by JAY S. JACOBS Everybody wants to be loved.  That’s why we do most of the things we do in life.  Even more than most, people in the arts crave acceptance.  However, sometimes it is enough to just get a strong reaction. Case in point, Charlotte Martin.  With the release of her first major label full-length CD, On Your Shore, (she had also released the acclaimed EP In Parentheses and an indie album) she has been getting rapturou