The Dixie Dregs-guitarist Steve Morse, bassist Andy West, violinist Allen Sloan, keyboardist Steve Davidowski and drummer Rod Morgenstein-are back celebrating a 45h anniversary reunion tour. It would be in your best interest to see them!

Telecasters and Stratocasters isa massive piece of Richie Kotzen stuff and well worth diving into head first for slow jams, heavy rockin’ and lots of funk mixed with rock from this talented artist’s past.

I’m sure Steve Hackett and his absolutely stellar band-Roger King (keyboards), Gary O’Toole (drums/percussion/vocals), Rob Townsend (saxes/flutes/keys/percussion), Jonas Reingold (bass/twelve string) and Nad Sylvan on vocals-have their off nights. You can’t play as many shows as the ex-Genesis ax man does and not have your ups and downs. But I am here to attest, that in the four times I have seen Mr. Hackett and his 5-piece, he has continues to amaze me.

Beginning their new 10-song Power collection with “Puritans,” a dramatic piano vocal piece, that turns into a messy jam near its end, the trio Staring Into Nothing pretty much grabs the listener with their deep lush production, commercial prog noodlings and keeps up the attack throughout.

First time through or on this rerelease you’re not gonna find too much fault with John Hiatt’s Slow Turning. Originally released in 1998, this 9th album from the singer/songwriter/guitarist/ gave Hiatt his big hit, the title track here. But the rest of the 11 songs are just as masterful little country rock commercial ditties.

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Joe Lynn Turner, one of the seminal voices in heavy rock, blew through The Cutting Room last week like a hellion. With a seasoned 4-piece behind him-Dr. Gary Zappa playing keyboards, Rob DiMartino bass, Angus Clark guitar and Charlie Z drumming-this was a kinetic hour and a half, mainly made up of tunes from famous band’s Mr. Turner has fronted.

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