News and Reviews

News and reviews about music, concerts, events, technology and more by Stephen K. Peeples.

Wild Honey Orchestra plays Buffalo Springfield Alex marquee

Buffalo Springfield Again at Wild Honey Autism Benefit Show Feb. 17

It's the event of the season: The all-star Wild Honey Orchestra & Friends will play the music of pioneering folk-country-rock band Buffalo Springfield in a...

Love Band with Johnny Echols Weave Magic at Knitting Factory

The Love Band featuring Love co-founder Johnny Echols performed more than a dozen Love classics during a memorable set at the Knitting Factory in...

Derek & The Dominos ‘Layla’ Engineers Ron and Howard Albert: 1970 Flashback

Celebrating the 50th anniversary of the August-September 1970 Derek & The Dominos' sessions for "Layla and Other Assorted Love Songs" at North Miami's Criteria...
sinatra-a-voice-on-air-box

Frank Sinatra Centennial – ‘A Voice on Air’ Radio Collection

0
Exclusive Q&A with Frank Sinatra Boxed Set Producer Charles L. Granata & Associate Producer Martin Melucci UPDATED with more photos By Stephen K. Peeples Music fans worldwide celebrate...
kinky-friedman-loneliest-man-cover-no-title

Is Kinky Friedman ‘The Loneliest Man I Ever Met’?

Notorious Texas Troubadour Wrapped Coast-to-Coast 'Bi-Polar' Tour at McCabe's Dec. 5-6, 2015 By Stephen K. Peeples The night after Kinky Friedman finished recording “The Loneliest Man...
mintz

Mintz Memoir Recounts Friendship with John Lennon & Yoko Ono

URL SlugAfter resisting repeated requests over the years, media veteran Elliot Mintz has finally penned a heartfelt, yet revealing memoir flashing back on his...
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers PR photo, 1977

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers: Hogtown Boys Make Good (1977)

This article about Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers by Stephen K. Peeples first appeared in Rock Around The World magazine, October 1977. Tom Petty casually...
twanguero

‘El Twanguero’ Diego Garcia Q&A with Stephen K. Peeples

URL SlDouble Latin Grammy-winning guitarist/vocalist/composer "El Twanguero" (Diego Garcia) spoke about his latest album, "Carreteras Secundarias Vol. II" ("Backroads Vol. II") with Grammy-nominated producer...
Armadillo Rising poster art by Micael Priest

Armadillo Rising – Wittliff Collection Rocks 1970s Austin Music Scene

Bill Wittliff and The Wittliff Collections' "Armadillo Rising: Austin's Music Scene in the 1970s" event attracted a standing-room-only audience of Texas music and pop...

Herb Pedersen Q&A on Earl Scruggs, 03-31-12

Folk-country-rock-bluegrass-Americana legend Herb Pedersen (Vern & Ray, The Dillards, Desert Rose Band, Loafer's Glory) spoke with this reporter for a few minutes on Saturday,...